Hawaiian Vocabulary and Sentence Chunks

Vocabulary flashcards covering common Hawaiian sentence structures, location inquiries, and verbs related to removal and communication.

Pono au e hele i laila.

I have to go there.

Pono au e hiki i laila.

I have to get/arrive there.

Pono au e noho ma laila.

I have to be/stay there.

Aia 'oe i hea?

Where are you? / Where were you?

Ma hea 'oe ma mua?

Where were you earlier?

Ma hea 'oe i hele ai?

Where did you go?

ma kahi o

instead

ka hua'ōlelo a'u i ho'ohana ai

the word that I used

Pili ia i ke 'ano o ka 'ōlelo.

It depends on / relates to the type of sentence.

pili

relates, connects to

lawe aku

take away

kāpae

remove, exclude, set aside

unuhi

pull out / extract

Wehe i kou pālule.

Take off your shirt.

Wehe i kēlā 'āpana.

Remove that part.

Wehe a'e.

Take it off / remove it

kuhi hewa

mistake / misunderstand / assume incorrectly

Mai kuhi hewa.

Don't misunderstand / don't assume incorrectly.

ka 'ōnaehana kākau

the writing system

No ka la'ana

for example

ma kekahi mau 'ano

in some types/ways/forms

Ua ho'ohana au i kēia hua'ōlelo.

I used this word.

E 'ōlelo penei.

Say it like this.