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Sentence Comprehension Quiz #1
This quiz is for students who know some basic Pepeke sentence patterns.
Your goal is to read the English prompt for each question and then decide which of the given answers best matches the prompt.
The patterns included are the following:
- “something is somewhere or somewhen” (Pepeke Henua)
- “something is in a particular state or condition” (Pepeke Painu ʻAʻano)
- “something is doing something” (Pepeke Painu Hamani/Hehele)
We hope you enjoy this fairly easy quiz which is the first in a set of “sentence comprehension” quizzes.
Select the best Hawaiian amswer matching the English prompt.
Nonoʻa Quiz on Kinoʻō and Kinoʻā #2
This is the second of two quizzes for all students who have learned about the difference between “Kinoʻō” and “Kinoʻā” possessives and the Hawaiian pronouns (papani). That is, you should understand the difference between “o-class” and “a-class” possessives.
Nonoʻa Quiz on Kinoʻō and Kinoʻā #1
This is the first of two quizzes for all students who have learned about the difference between “Kinoʻō” and “Kinoʻā” possessives and the Hawaiian pronouns (papani). That is, you should understand the difference between “o-class” and “a-class” possessives.
Memeʻa Quiz #5
This quiz is the third of three which will test (1) your ability to understand basic Hawaiian sentences, and (2) to add the correct missing word in each sentence from the answers provided. This quiz is best suited, therefore, for students who already know some basic Pepeke sentence patterns.
This quiz is one step more difficult than Memeʻa Quiz #4 because we have left out some of the helpful pictures in order that you focus on the written language to get a feeling of the context.
The patterns included are the following:
- “something is somewhere or somewhen” (Pepeke Henua)
- “something is in a particular state or condition” (Pepeke Painu ʻAʻano)
- “something is doing something” (Pepeke Painu Hamani/Hehele)
We are sure you will have fun figuring out which memeʻa you should use to fill in the gap in each sentence prompt. Read the sentences out loud to yourself and try to get a feeling for where the poʻo, piko, and ʻawe are.
The vocabulary is drawn from lesson 0604V Memeʻa Content Words. There is no English translation for the sentence prompts, so if you need help working out the meanings, refer to the Wehewehe Wikiwiki dictionary portal.
Uihā! E kau ma ka lio a holo!
Memeʻa Quiz #4
This quiz is the second of three which will test (1) your ability to understand basic Hawaiian sentences, and (2) to add the correct missing word in each sentence from the answers provided. This quiz is best suited, therefore, for students who already know some basic Pepeke sentence patterns.
The patterns practiced are the following:
- “something is somewhere or somewhen” (Pepeke Henua)
- “something is in a particular state or condition” (Pepeke Painu ʻAʻano)
- “something is doing something” (Pepeke Painu Hamani/Hehele)
We are sure you will have fun figuring out which memeʻa you should use to fill in the gap in each sentence prompt. Read the sentences out loud to yourself and try to get a feeling for where the poʻo, piko, and ʻawe are. Use the pictures to help you with context.
The vocabulary is drawn from lesson 0604V Memeʻa Content Words. There is no English translation for the sentence prompts, so if you need help working out the meanings, refer to the Wehewehe Wikiwiki dictionary portal.
Uihā! He hana hoʻonanea ke aʻo ʻōlelo ʻana!
Memeʻa Quiz #3
This quiz is the first of three which will test (1) your ability to understand basic Hawaiian sentences, and (2) to add the correct missing word in each sentence from the answers provided. This quiz is best suited, therefore, for students who already know some basic Pepeke sentence patterns.
The patterns practiced are the following:
- “something is somewhere or somewhen” (Pepeke Henua)
- “something is in a particular state or condition” (Pepeke Painu ʻAʻano)
- “something is doing something” (Pepeke Painu Hamani/Hehele)
We are sure you will have fun figuring out which memeʻa you should use to fill in the gap in each sentence prompt. Read the sentences out loud to yourself and try to get a feeling for where the poʻo, piko, and ʻawe are. Use the pictures to help you with context.
The vocabulary is drawn from lesson 0604V Memeʻa Content Words. There is no English translation for the sentence prompts, so if you need help working out the meanings, refer to the Wehewehe Wikiwiki dictionary portal.
Uihā! E nanea i ka hana!
Memeʻa Quiz #2
Memeʻa Quiz #1
Cumulative Quiz #1 for Kaʻi
Greetings and Numbers (OOVC-CH1 2020-11-02)
This lesson covers some simple greetings which are useful every day, as well as the numbers from zero to ten in Hawaiian. Also discussed is the distinction between numbers for counting to oneself and numbers for summarizing quantity.
Video Outline
- Some useful greetings and other short expressions
- Online resource to allow you to listen to native speaker greetings (Kaniʻāina)
- Numbers from zero to ten
Length: 55 minutes
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Macrons, Word Stress, and Articles (OOVC-CH1 2020-10-26)
In this video lesson, Kaliko explains “macrons” (the small lines often written above vowelsand called “kahakō” in Hawaiian), penultimate word stress and how to pronounce Hawaiian words, as well as some simple articles such as “a”, “that”, “this”, and “the” which are called “kaʻi” in Hawaiian.
Note that I originally called the video “Kahakō, Kaʻi, and Memeʻa” but a few minutes after class started, we veered off course and I ended up talking about word stress, which actually was a great topic to approach at this time! So although we got to the part about “kaʻi” (articles), we never made it to my final intended point (“memeʻa” content words), so that topic will be left for another day.
Video Outline
- Macrons (kahakō) are the lines written above a vowel only
- Word Stress in Hawaiian
- Showing primary word stress with examples
- Introduction to Hawaiian “Kaʻi” (articles)
- he, kēlā, kēia, ka, ke
- The “KEAO” rule for “ka” and “ke”
Length: 53 minutes
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- Class notes by kumu Kaliko (PDF)
- Kaʻi & Memeʻa Lesson Sheet (PDF)
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