Hawaiian words and phrases - Ch 4

aʻe

upward, sideways

ʻai

to eat; food

aku

away from the speaker

a me

and (with nouns)

ʻaʻohe

none, not any

e

imperative marker

ʻehā

four (4)

eia

here is

hāʻawi

to give

hele

to go

hele mai

to come

hoʻi

to return, come back, go back

i/iā

object marker; to, toward

iaʻu

me, to me

ino

downward; to descend

inu

to drink

kai

sea

kī

key

kiʻi

to fetch, to get (not "receive")

kino

body

kōkua

to help

kū

to stand

lawaiʻa

to fish; fisherman

luʻu

to dive

mai

toward the speaker

mālama

to preserve, to care for

manawa

time

paʻakai

salt

pākaukau

table

pali

cliff

papa ʻeleʻele

blackboard

pia

beer

pilikia

trouble

poi

pounded cooked taro

wai

water (fresh water)

waiwai

wealth, wealthy, rich

ʻaʻole pilikia

you're welcome (literally no problem)

e mālama pono (ʻoe i kou kino)

Take care (of your body). (A way of saying goodbye)

mahalo nui loa

Thanks very much

mai e ʻai

come and eat!