Ka Papa Hua ʻŌlelo

māua

we (2, exclusive), e.g., s/he and I; my brother and I; Nālei and I

kāua

we (2, inclusive), e.g., you and I)

ʻolua

you (2)

lāua

they (2)

mākou

we (3+, exclusive), e.g., she, he and I; they (2) and I; my family and I

kākou

we (3+, inclusive), e.g., you, s/he, and I; you and I and someone else

ʻoukou

you (3+)

lākou

they (3+)

ka hāpai

pregnant

ka hānau

to give birth, to be born

ka hānau hope

to be born after, younger

ka hānau mua

to be born before, older

ke kapakapa

to use a nickname; nickname

ka lohe

to hear

ka welina

greeting (formal)

ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi

to speak Hawaiian

ke kani

sound, ringing

ka uē

to cry

ka hauʻoli

happy

ka hou

new, again

ke kamaʻāina

familiar with, to know someone

ka lōʻihi

long, tall

ka ʻōhule

bald

ka ʻoluʻolu

nice, pleasant

ka nui

large, big, plenty

ka hale

building, house

ka hale ola

hospital; lit., health building

ka hale maʻi

hospital; lit., sickness building

ka haukapila

hospital (from English)

ka haumāna

student

ka hiapo

eldest child

ka hoa aloha

friend, companion

ka hoa papa

classmate

ka inoa

name

ke kaikaina

younger sibling, same gender

ke kaikuaʻana

older sibling, same gender

ke kaikuahine

sister of a male

ke kaikunāne

brother of a female

ke kahu maʻi

nurse

ke kama

child, toddler

ke kamaiki

baby, small child

ke kamaliʻi

baby, child, toddler

ke kauka

doctor

ke kula kiʻekiʻe

high school

ke kumu

the reason, source

ke kupa

native-born

ka leo

voice

ka māhoe

twin

ka muli/ka muli loa

youngest child

ka ʻōpio, ka ʻōpiopio

youth, juvenile, teenager

i

in, on, at

ma

in, on, at

paha

perhaps

nā

the (plural)

kaʻu

my (“a” form, used for children, etc.)

kāu

your (“a” form, used for children, etc.)

kāna

his/her (“a” form, used for children, etc.)

ʻO wai kou inoa?

What (who) is your name?

ʻO wai lā?

Who indeed? (Used as a rhetorical question or when answer is unknown)

Aūē!

Oh! Oh dear! Oh boy! Alas! Too bad! Goodness!