Now we are going to learn how to use the word “au” to mean “I” as a subject of a sentence. For example, you will learn how to say, I will listen or I will be hungry. Repeat after me.
- E hoʻolohe ana au – I will listen.
- E heʻenalu ana au – I will go surfing.
- E nānā ana au – I will look.
- E hoʻike ana au – I will show or present.
- E aʻo ana au – I will teach.
- E hoʻomaka ana au – I will begin.
- E pōlolei ana au – I will be hungry.
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We shall now add more content to our sentence by adding at what time of day the event is going to occur. You will want to listen to these expressions several times until you can say them without being prompted first. For now, repeat them after me.
- i ke kakahiaka – in the morning
- i ke ʻawakea – in the middle of the day
- i ka ʻauinalā – in the afternoon
- i ke ahiahi – in the evening
- i ka pō – at night
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To indicate the time of day, just add it after the subject of the sentence, which in this case will be “au” meaning I, as we learned earlier in this section of our program. Listen and repeat after me. Hoʻomākaukau!
- E hoʻolohe ana au – I will listen.
- E hoʻolohe ana au i ke kakahiaka – I will listen in the morning.
- E heʻenalu ana au – I will go surfing.
- E heʻenalu ana au i ke ʻawakea. I will go surfing at noon.
- E nānā ana au. – I will look.
- E nānā ana au i ka ʻauinalā. I will look in the afternoon.
- E hoʻike ana au. – I will show.
- E hoʻike ana au i ke ahiahi. – I will show in the evening.
- E aʻo ana au. – I will teach.
- E aʻo ana au i ka pō. I will teach in the night.
- E hoʻomaka ana au. – I will begin.
- E hoʻomaka ana au i ke kakahiaka. – I will begin in the morning.
- E pōlolei ana au. – I will be hungry.
- E pōlolei ana au i ka ʻawakea. – I will be hungry in the middle of the day.
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Now it is the time for you to help me translate. Try to put together the Hawaiian for the following sentences. You will hear the coreect answer after a short delay.
- I will listen – E hoʻolohe ana au.
- I will go surfing – E heʻenalu ana au.
- I will look – E nānā ana au.
- I will show – E hoʻike ana au.
- I will teach – E aʻo ana au.
- I will begin – E hoʻomaka ana au.
- I will be hungry – E pōlolei ana au.
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Now, can you help me out again and include the time of day? Here they are once more for review.
- i ke kakahiaka – in the morning
- i ke awakea – in the middle of the day
- i ka ʻauinalā – in the afternoon
- i ke ahiahi – in the evening
- i ka pō – at night
Hoʻomākaukau!
- I will listen in the morning – E hoʻolohe ana au i ke kakahiaka.
- I will go surfing at noon. – E heʻenalu ana au i ke awakea.
- I will look in the afternoon. – E nānā ana au i ka ʻauinalā.
- I will show in the evening. – E hoʻike ana au i ke ahiahi.
- I will teach in the night. – E aʻo ana au i ka pō.
- I will begin in the morning. – E hoʻomaka ana i ke kakahiaka.
- I will be hungry in the middle of the day. E pōlolei ana au i ke awakea.
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