Hua ʻōlelo Flashcards
ka ʻae
Yes
ke aha
what (only in questions)
ke akamai
smart
ʻaʻole
no
au
I
1.SG PRO
e
vocative marker
ʻekahi
one (only in counting)
ʻelua
two
ka haʻawina
lesson
assignment
homework
he
a, an
ka ʻīlio
dog
ke kaʻa
car
ke kanaka
person, guy
singular, refers to males only
nā kānaka
people, guys
plural, refers to either sex
ke kāne
man
kēia
this
refers to speaker’s space
kēnā
that
refers to listener’s space
kēlā
that
refers to other space; non-SAPs
ke kolohe
rascal
mischievous
loa
very
mau
plural marker
ka moʻo
gecko
lizard
ka nani
pretty
ka noho
chair
to sit
to live (i.e. to dwell)
to stay
ka nui
big
large
great
ʻoe
you
2.SG PRO
ka pōhaku
rock
stone
ka pono
righteous
proper
correct
ka pōpoki
cat
ka pua
flower
ka uʻi
beautiful
handsome (for people)
ka wahine
woman
wife
girlfriend
nā wāhine
women
wives
girlfriends
pili helu
mathematics
a
and (with verbs and sentences)
ke aloha
love
hello
goodbye
ʻekolu
three
ka hale
house
building
ka haole
white person
English
American
foreign
ka haumāna
student
ka hauʻoli
happy
ka hou
new
again
ka iʻa
fish
ka inoa
name
ke kahiko
old
ke kaikamahine
girl
ke kaumaha
sad
heavy
ke keiki
child
ke keiki kāne
boy
kona
his
her
kou
your
koʻu
my
ke kula
school
ke kumu
teacher
ka liʻiliʻi
small
ka lole
clothes
dress
cloth
ka mahalo
to thank
to admire
to respect
to appreciate
ka maiʻa
banana
ka maikaʻi
good