Here are some great words and short expressions you can use with your family and friends.
by Kaliko and Leiloke
- all of us
- kākou
- are you okay?
- maikaʻi ʻoe?
- ball
- pōpō, kinipōpō
- bathe
- (e) ʻauʻau
- be nice; please
- e ʻoluʻolu
- calm, calm down
- mālie
- “can do”, “fine”, “okay”
- «hiki nō!»
- car
- kaʻa
- cat
- pōpoki
- catch something
- hopu
- chicken
- moa
- clap hands
- paʻipaʻi lima
- cockroach
- ʻelelū
- cold (temperature)
- huʻihuʻi
- cold (the feeling)
- anuanu
- come here; come!
- hele mai; mai!
- delicious
- ʻono
- dog
- ʻīlio
- don’t do that!
- mai hana pēlā!
- don’t hit (w/hands)
- mai paʻi!
- don’t hit (w/something)
- mai hili!
- don’t touch it!
- mai hoʻopā!
- duck
- kakā; koloa
- eat together; a party
- pāʻina
- favorite
- punahele
- feeling hurt, in pain
- ʻeha
- food
- meaʻai
- give it to me
- (e) hāʻawi mai
- good
- maikaʻi
- good morning
- aloha kakahiaka
- got it!
- loaʻa! («loʻa!» for short)
- hand or arm
- lima
- Hi [name]
- Aloha e [name]
- hold hands
- paʻa lima
- hot
- wela
- how?
- pehea?
- how are you?
- pehea ʻoe?
- hurry up!
- ʻāwīwī!
- it’s me, me
- ʻo au
- it’s mine
- naʻu
- it’s you, you
- ʻo ʻoe
- it’s yours
- nāu
- leave it
- (e) waiho!
- let’s all eat!
- (e) ʻai kākou!
- let’s pray
- (e) pule kākou
- lizard, gecko
- moʻo
- milk
- waiū
- moon
- mahina
- no
- ʻaʻole
- no problem
- ʻaʻole pilikia
- none
- ʻaʻohe
- pig
- puaʻa
- play
- pāʻani
- rain
- ua
- ready; capable
- mākaukau
- roll sth to me i.e., ball
- (e) hoʻokaʻa mai
- sit; a chair
- noho
- sit down
- (e) noho; noho i lalo
- stand; stop
- (e) kū; kū i luna
- thank you
- mahalo
- throw sth up in the air
- (e) hoʻolele
- understood
- maopopo
- very good
- maikaʻi loa
- very pretty
- nani loa
- wait
- (e) kali
- walk carefully
- (e) akahele
- wash with soap
- (e) holoi me ke kopa
- watch out!
- (e) makaʻala!
- water
- wai
- you and I
- kāua
ʻŌlelo Online Virtual Classroom · kumu Kaliko Beamer-Trapp · Sheet revision 5 (February 2025)