Hawaiian Vocab and Idioms CH 13

‘ākau

right (direction); north

‘ao’ao

side, page

‘eke

bag, purse (ke)

hema

left (direction); south

hilahila

ashamed, embarrassed

ho’onoho

to set (as a table)

ho’opiha

to fill

hope

behind, back, after, later, last (final)

hua moa

egg

‘imi

to seek, to look for

ipu

container, cup, dish

kai

seaward

kapuahi

stove

kau

to place, to put

kāwele

towel, napkin

kī’aha

glass container

koiū

shoyu

kōpa’a

sugar

kuene

waiter

kumu

tree

laiki

rice

lalo

below, under

loko

inside

luna

above, on top of

mahina

month, moon

maka’u

afraid of, frightened

manakō

mango

mo’a

cooked

mua

before, in front of, first, previous

nūhou

news

nūpepa

newspaper

‘ō

fork

pahi

knife

palai

to fry

pi’i

to climb up

pōloli

hungry

puka aniani

window

puna

spoon (ke)

uka

inland

waena

between

waho

outside

waiho

to leave something, to deposit

wai hua ‘ai

fruit juice

waiū

milk

Ho’onoho i ka pākaukau

set the table

‘o au iho nō me ka aloha

I am with regards (letter closing)