Common Phrases

Question 1

How are you?

Answer 1

Pehea ʻoe? (sg)
Pehea ʻolua? (dl)
Pehea ʻoukou? (pl)

Question 2

Fine, and you?

Answer 2

Maikaʻi, a ʻo ʻoe?

Question 3

What’s your name?

Answer 3

ʻO wai kou inoa?

Question 4

My name is …

Answer 4

ʻO … koʻu inoa

Question 5

Where are you from?

Answer 5

No hea mai ʻoe?

Question 6

I’m from …

Answer 6

No … mai au

Question 7

Pleased to meet you

Answer 7

Hauʻoli kēia hui ʻana o kāua

Question 8

Good morning

Answer 8

Aloha kakahiaka / Aloha awakea

Question 9

Good afternoon

Answer 9

Aloha ʻauinalā

Question 10

Good evening

Answer 10

Aloha ahiahi

Question 11

Goodbye / Good night

Answer 11

A hui hou / Aloha

Question 12

Good luck

Answer 12

Pomaikaʻi!

Maikaʻi Pomaikaʻi!

Question 13

Cheers/Good health!

Answer 13

Huli pau!

ʻŌkole maluna! (bottoms up - considered vulgar by some)

Question 14

Bon appetit

Answer 14

E ʻai kāua (dl),

E ʻai kākou (pl) - Let’s eat!

Question 15

I don’t understand

Answer 15

Maopopo iaʻu ʻole

Question 16

Please speak more slowly

Answer 16

E ʻōlelo mālie

Question 17

Please write it down

Answer 17

E kākau iho ʻoe

Question 18

Do you speak Hawaiian?

Answer 18

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi ‘oe?

Question 19

Yes, a little

Answer 19

ʻAe, he liʻiliʻi

Question 20

Excuse me/Sorry

Answer 20

E kala mai iaʻu!

Question 21

How much is this?

Answer 21

ʻEhia?

Question 22

Please

Answer 22

E ’olu’olu / Ke ’olu’olu

Question 23

Thank you

Answer 23

Mahalo

Question 24

Response

Answer 24

ʻAʻole pilikia
He mea iki
Ka hauʻoli naʻu

Question 25

Where's the toilet?

Answer 25

Aia i hea ka lua?

Question 26

I love you

Answer 26

Aloha Au Ia ʻOe / Aloha No Au Ia ʻOe

Question 27

Get well soon

Answer 27

E ola

Question 28

Help!

Answer 28

Kōkua! Kōkua mai! Hōlina!

Question 29

Fire!

Answer 29

Ahi!

Question 30

Stop!

Answer 30

Hoʻopau! Hoʻokū!

Question 31

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Answer 31

Mele Kalikimaka me ka Hauʻoli Makahiki Hou

Question 32

Happy Easter

Answer 32

Hau ʻoli Pakoa E ʻōlelo mālie Hau'oli Ka La i Ala Hou ai Ka Haku

Question 33

Happy Birthday

Answer 33

Hauʻoli lā hānau

Question 34

One language is never enough

Answer 34

ʻAʻole nō e lawa ka mākaukau ma hoʻokahi wale nō ʻōlelo