ALPHABET MATCHING GAME VOCABULARY FLASHCARDS
Why Learn Hawaiian?
International travel is made easier and more pleasant when you know Hawaiian. Your marketable skills in the global economy are improved when you master Hawaiian. Skills like problem solving, dealing with abstract concepts, are increased when you study Hawaiian. it fosters an understanding of the interrelation of language and human nature.
Hawaiian Alphabet & Pronunciation
The current official Hawaiian alphabet consists of 13 letters: five vowels (A, E, I, O, and U) and eight consonants (H, K, L, M, N, P, W, and ʻ). Alphabetic order differs from the normal Latin order in that the vowels come first, then the consonants. The five vowels with macrons – Ā, Ē, Ī, Ō, Ū – are not treated as separate letters, but are alphabetized immediately after unaccented vowels. The ʻokina is ignored for purposes of alphabetization, but is included as a consonant.
(ʻā)
(ʻē)
(ʻī)
(ʻō)
(ʻū)
(hē)
(kē)
(lā)
(mū)
(nū)
(pī)
(wē)
(ʻokina)
Basic Phrases in Hawaiian
Hello | Aloha (aloha) |
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Goodbye | Aloha |
Yes | Ae |
No | Aʻole |
Excuse me | E kala mai iaʻu |
Please | E 'oluʻolu |
Thank you | Mahalo |
You are welcome | Noʻu ka hauʻoli |
Do you speak english | Ōlelo Pelekania' oe? |
Do you understand | Maopopo anei iā 'oe? |
I understand | Maopopo iaʻu |
I do not understand | Aʻole maopopo iaʻu |
How are you | Pehea 'oe? |
Fine thanks | Maikaʻi mahalo! |
What is your name | O wai kou inoa? |
My name is | O_____ koʻu inoa |
Pleased to meet you | Noʻu ka hauʻoli ke 'ike aku iā' oe |
Hawaiian Grammar
Hawaiian Nouns
Man | Kāne |
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Woman | Wahine |
Boy | Keiki kāne ( ) |
Girl | He kaikamahine |
Cat | ʻōpū |
Dog | Ilio |
Fish | Iʻa |
Water | Wai |
Milk | Waiū |
Egg | Hua manu |
House | Hale |
Flower | Pua |
Tree | Kumulāʻau |
Shirt | ʻaki |
Pants | ʻōpua |
Hawaiian Adjectives
Colors in Hawaiian
Black | Eleʻele |
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White | Keʻokeʻo |
Red | ʻulaʻula |
Orange | Alani |
Yellow | Melemele |
Green | ōmaʻomaʻo |
Blue | Polū |
Purple | Poni |
Pink | ākala |
Gray | Hinahina |
Brown | Palaunu |
Numbers in Hawaiian
Zero | Ole |
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One | Ekahi |
Two | ʻElua |
Three | Ekolu |
Four | ʻEhā |
Five | Elima |
Six | Eono |
Seven | Ehiku |
Eight | ʻEwalu |
Nine | Nine |
Ten | Umi |
Eleven | He ʻumikumamākahi |
Twelve | Ke umikumamalua |
Twenty | Iwakālua |
Thirty | Kanakolu |
Forty | Hoʻokahi kanahā |
Fifty | Kanalima |
Sixty | Kanaono |
Seventy | Kanahiku |
Eighty | Kanawalu |
Ninety | Kanaiwa |
Hundred | Haneri |
Thousand | Tausani |
Hawaiian Verbs
To be | E |
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To have | Aia |
To want | Makemake |
To need | E nele |
To help | E kokua |
To go | E hele |
To come | E hele mai |
To eat | E ai |
To drink | E inu |
To speak | E olelo |
Building Simple Sentences
More Complex Hawaiian Sentences
And | A |
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Or | A i ʻole |
But | Aka, aka |
Because | No ka mea |
With | Me |
Also | Eia no hoi |
However | Aka, eia nae |
Neither | ʻaʻole nō |
Nor | ʻaʻole nō hoʻi |
If | Ina |
Then | Alaila |
Useful Hawaiian Vocabulary
Hawaiian Questions
Who | Ai la |
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What | He aha |
When | I ka wa |
Where | Ma hea |
Why | No ke aha mai |
How | Pehea |
How many | Ehia |
How much | Ehia |
Days of the Week in Hawaiian
Monday | Pōʻakahi |
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Tuesday | Pōʻalua |
Wednesday | Pōʻakolu |
Thursday | Pōʻahā |
Friday | Pōʻalima |
Saturday | Pōʻaono |
Sunday | Lāpule |
Yesterday | Inehinei |
Today | I kēia lā |
Tomorrow | āpōpō |
Months in Hawaiian
January | Ianuali |
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February | Pepeluali |
March | Malaki |
April | Apelila |
May | Mei |
June | Iune |
July | Iulai |
August | ʻAukake |
September | Kepakemapa |
October | Okakopa |
November | Nowemapa |
December | Kekemapa |
Seasons in Hawaiian
Winter | Hoʻoilo |
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Spring | Puna |
Summer | Kauwela |
Autumn | ʻaʻano |
Telling Time in Hawaiian
What time is it | Hola 'ehia kēia? |
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Hours | Hola |
Minutes | Mau minuke |
Seconds | Kekona |
O clock | Awakea |
Half | Hapalua |
Quarter past | ʻewalu i hala |
Before | Mamua |
After | Mahope iho |