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OleloHawaii
Hawaiian Language Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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a | and/and when/when (used to connect verbs) |
a'a | small root |
a ahiahi iho | when it was evening |
ae | to consent/yes |
ae nei | just now/at present |
ahea? | when? future |
ahi | fire |
ahiahi | evening |
'ahinahina | gray |
'ai | to eat |
a'i | neck |
aia | there |
aia hele wawae | sidewalk/path |
aihea? | where? |
aihue | to steal |
'aina ahi ahi | dinner |
'aina awakea | lunch |
'aina kakahiaka | breakfast |
a i ole ia | if not it/or |
aka | but |
akaaka | to laugh |
aka ho'i | but besides that |
'akala | pink |
akamai | smart/clever |
'akau | right/north |
akemama | lungs |
ala | road/avenue |
alaila | then/there (of place) |
'alani | orange |
alelo/elelo | tongue |
ali'i | chief |
alia | not yet |
alia nae | but not yet |
alo | front of the house |
aloha | regards/to love/love |
aloha ahiahi | good evening |
aloha aku | hello to... |
aloha aku ia ia | (send)him/her love (tell)him/her "hello" |
aloha 'auinala | good afternoon |
aloha awakea | good morning/midday (usually 10am to 2pm) |
aloha kakahiaka | good morning |
a me | and/an with |
'anakala | uncle |
'anake | auntie |
aneane | nearly/almost |
ano | now |
ano ai | greetings/reply to "welina" |
anoano | seed |
ano'e | strange/peculiar |
anuenue | rainbow |
'au'au | to swim/to bathe |
anu'u | steps |
ao | world |
a'o | to learn/to teach |
a'ole/ole/a'ohe | no/not/none |
a'ole ho'i | but not |
a'ole i ole | could not but |
a'ole nae | not however |
a'ole no ho'i | not at all/by no means |
aouli | sky |
a pau | all |
a po ka la | all day |
apopo | tomorrow |
apopo kela la aku | day after tomorrow |
apu | cup |
a puni | round about |
au | era/period of time |
au | I/me |
aunai | by and by |
aue | oh dear/too bad |
auhea? | where? |
auhea 'oe | listen/give ear/"where are you?" |
auina la | afternoon |
aumoe | midnight |
auwae | chin |
awaawa | bitter |
awakea | noon |
e | yes/new/strange |
ea | air/calling attention |
'ekahi | one |
'elua | two |
'ekolu | three |
eke | bag |
'eha | four |
ehia? | how many? |
'ehiku | seven |
eia | here |
eia ho'i kekahi | another point |
eia kekahi | again/besides |
'eiwa | nine |
'ele'ele/po'ele'ele | black |
e like me | according to |
'elima | five |
emo'ole | suddenly |
e noho nei | at the present time |
'eono | six |
'ewalu | eight |
ha'aha'a | humble/low |
ha'ele'ele/palaunu | brown |
hainaka | handkerchief |
haka kau | shelf |
hakaka | to fight |
haki | to break |
hale | house/building |
hale'aina | restaurant/cafe |
hale ho'ike'ike | museum |
hale ki'i'oni'oni | movie theater |
hale kinai ahi | fire station |
hale ku'ai | store |
hale ku'ai mea 'ai | grocery store |
hale ku'ai mea 'pa'ani | toy store |
hale ku'ai puke | book store |
hale kuke | kitchen |
hale la'au | wood frame house |
hale maka'i | police station |
hale maluna | roof |
hale pili | grass house |
hale pohaku | stone house |
hale puhi palaoa | bakery |
hale pule | church |
hale waihona puke | library |
hana | to work/to do |
hanai | to feed |
hana kolohe | to tease/to make trouble |
hanau | to give birth |
hapaha | 1/4 / quarter |
hapalua | 1/2 / half |
haukapila | hospital |
ha'ule'lau | Autumn/Fall |
haule | to fall |
ha'uli'uli | dark blue |
haumia | dirty |
haumana | student |
hau'oli | happy/joyful |
heaha? | what? |
he'enalu | surf |
hekili | thunder |
hele | to come/to go |
helehelena | face |
helu | to count |
heluhelu | to read |
hema | left/south |
hemo | to remove |
hiamoe | to sleep |
hiapo | first born child/oldest |
hiki | to be able/to arrive |
hikina | east |
hiki no | okay |
hikiwawe/koke | quickly |
hilahila | shy/shameful/embarrassed |
himeni | to sing/song/hymn |
ho'a | to turn on |
ho'ailona ho'oku | stop sign |
ho'anu | to cool |
hoewa'a | to paddle/to canoe |
ho'i | certainly/also |
hokele | hotel |
hoku | star |
hokulele | meteor |
hola | hour |
holo | to run/to hurry |
holoi | to wash/to clean |
honua | earth |
ho'ohui | combine/mix/blend |
Ho'o'ilo | Winter |
ho'oikaika kino | to exercise |
ho'okano | proud |
ho'ole | to deny/to refuse |
ho'olohe | to hear/to obey/to listen |
ho'olohi | to dillydally |
ho'oma'ema'e | to clean |
ho'omaha | to rest |
ho'omakaukau | to prepare |
ho'omo'a | to cook/to bake |
ho'onanea | to relax/serenity |
ho'opa | to touch |
ho'opa'a | to study/to hold fast |