Daily use common Hawaiian Sentences and Phrases

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To learn Hawaiian language, Phrases and Sentences are the important sections. Here you can easily learn daily use common Hawaiian sentences with the help of English pronunciation. Here is the list of English sentences to Hawaiian translation with transliterations. It also helps beginners to learn Hawaiian language in an easy way. In this section, we are separated into three levels of sentences to learn easily (Easy sentences, Hard sentences, and Difficult sentences). Sentence is a group of words, you may also learn Vocabulary words to learn Hawaiian language quickly and also play some Hawaiian word games so you get not bored. Basic-level sentences are useful in daily life conversations, so it is very important to learn all sentences in English and Hawaiian.

Hawaiian sentences and phrases

The below table gives the daily use common Sentences and Phrases in Hawaiian language with their pronunciation in English.

Easy sentences

Welcome	Welina
Thanks	Mahalo
Good	Maikaʻi loa
Enjoy	Nanea
Fine	Maikaʻi
Congratulations	Hoʻomaikaʻi
I hate you	Inaina wau iā ʻoe
I love you	Aloha wau iā ʻoe
I’m in love	Aloha au
I’m sorry	E kala mai iaʻu
I’m so sorry	E kala mai au
I’m yours	Nāu wau
Thanks again	Mahalo hou
How are you	Pehea ʻoe
I am fine	Maikaʻi au
Take care	E mālama
I miss you	Haʻi wau iā ʻoe
You're nice	Maikaʻi ʻoe
That’s terrible	He weliweli kēlā
That's too bad	ʻino loa kēlā
That's too much	Nui loa kēlā
See you	A hui hou
Thank you	Mahalo
Thank you sir	Mahalo iā ʻoe
Are you free	He manuahi ʻoe
No problem	ʻaʻole pilikia
Get well soon	E hoʻoikaika koke
Very good	Maikaʻi loa
Well done	Hana maikaʻi
What’s up	He aha lā
I can't hear you	ʻAʻole hiki iaʻu ke lohe iā ʻoe
I can't stop	ʻAʻole hiki iaʻu ke hoʻōki
I know	Maopopo iaʻu
Good bye	Aloha
Good idea	Manaʻo maikaʻi
Good luck	Pōmaikaʻi
You are late	Ua lohi ʻoe
Who is next?	ʻO wai ka hope?
Who is she?	ʻO wai ʻo ia?
Who is that man?	ʻO wai kēlā kanaka?
Who built it?	Na wai i kūkulu?
They hurt	Ua ʻeha lākou
She got angry	Ua huhū ʻo ia
She is a teacher	He kumu ia
She is aggressive	He hoʻomāinoino ʻo ia
She is attractive	He nani ʻo ia
She is beautiful	He nani ʻo ia
She is crying	Ke uē nei ʻo ia
She is happy	Hauʻoli ʻo ia
No way!	ʻaʻole iki!
No worries	ʻaʻohe hopohopo
No, thank you	ʻAʻole, mahalo

I'm so happy	Hauʻoli wau
I'm hungry	Pōloli wau
I'm able to run	Hiki iaʻu ke holo
I agree	ʻae au
I can swim	Hiki iaʻu ke ʻau
I can't come	ʻAʻole hiki iaʻu ke hele mai
He got angry	Ua huhū ʻo ia
He was alone	ʻO ia wale nō
He was brave	He koa ʻo ia
He likes to swim	Makemake ʻo ia e ʻauʻau
Don't be angry	Mai huhū
Don't be sad	Mai kaumaha
Don't cry	Mai uē
Come in	E komo mai
Come on	Hele mai
Can you come?	Hiki iā ʻoe ke hele mai?
Can I help?	Hiki iaʻu ke kōkua?
Can I eat this?	Hiki iaʻu ke ʻai i kēia?
Can I help you?	Hiki anei iaʻu ke kōkua?
Can I see?	Hiki iaʻu ke ʻike?
Are you going?	E hele ana ʻoe?
Are you hungry?	Pololi paha ʻoe?
Are you mad?	Huhū anei ʻoe?
Are you serious?	He koʻikoʻi paha ʻoe?
Are you sleeping?	Ke hiamoe nei ʻoe?
Can you do this?	Hiki iā ʻoe ke hana i kēia?
Can you help me?	Hiki iā ʻoe ke kōkua iaʻu?
Can you tell me?	Hiki iā ʻoe ke haʻi mai iaʻu?
Come on tomorrow	E hele mai i ka lā ʻapōpō
Come quickly	E hele koke mai
Could I help you?	Hiki iaʻu ke kōkua iā ʻoe?
Could you tell me?	Hiki iā ʻoe ke haʻi mai iaʻu?
Do not disturb!	Mai hoʻopilikia!
Do you hear me?	Aole anei oukou e hoolohe mai iaʻu?
Do you smoke?	Puhi anei ʻoe?
Have you eaten?	Ua ʻai anei ʻoe?
Have you finished?	Ua pau anei?
He can run fast	Hiki iā ia ke holo wikiwiki
He began to run	Hoʻomaka ʻo ia e holo
He did not speak	ʻAʻole ʻo ia i ʻōlelo
His eyes are blue	He uliuli kona mau maka
His smile was good	Ua maikai kona minoaka
How is your life?	Pehea kou ola?
How is your family?	Pehea kou ʻohana?
I am a student	He haumana au
I am going to study	E aʻo ana au
I am not a teacher	ʻAʻole wau he kumu
I am sorry	E kala mai iaʻu
I believe you	Ke manaʻoʻiʻo nei au iā ʻoe
I can do this job	Hiki iaʻu ke hana i kēia hana
I can run faster	Hiki iaʻu ke holo wikiwiki
I can’t believe it	ʻAʻole hiki iaʻu ke manaʻoʻiʻo
It happens	Ia hana

It is new	He mea hou
It is a long story	He moʻolelo lōʻihi
It looks like an bird	Me he manu lā
It really takes time	Pono ka manawa
It was really cheap	He kūʻai kūʻai maoli
It was so noisy	Ua walaau loa
It was very difficult	Ua paʻakikī loa
It wasn't expensive	ʻAʻole i pipiʻi
It wasn't necessary	ʻAʻole pono
Let me check	E nānā au
Let me say	E ʻōlelo wau
Let me see	E ʻike wau
May I come in?	Hiki iaʻu ke komo i loko?
May I help you?	Hiki iaʻu ke kōkua iā ʻoe?
May I join you?	Hiki iaʻu ke hui pū me ʻoe?
May I speak?	Hiki iaʻu ke ʻōlelo?
May I eat this?	Hiki iaʻu ke ʻai i kēia?
My father is tall	He lōʻihi koʻu makuakāne
My sister has a job	He hana ko'u kaikuahine
My sister is famous	Kaulana ko'u kaikuahine
My wife is a doctor	He kauka kaʻu wahine
No, I'll eat later	ʻAʻole, e ʻai au ma hope
Please come in	E ʻoluʻolu e komo mai
Please do that again	E ʻoluʻolu e hana hou i kēlā
Please give me	E ʻoluʻolu e hāʻawi mai iaʻu
She admired him	Ua mahalo ʻo ia iā ia
She avoids me	Hōʻalo ʻo ia iaʻu
She came last	Hele hope ʻo ia
She goes to school	Hele ʻo ia i ke kula
That house is big	Nui kēlā hale
That is a good idea	He manaʻo maikaʻi kēlā
That is my book	ʻO ia kaʻu puke
That is my son	ʻO ia kaʻu keiki
The dog is dead	Ua make ka ʻīlio
The river is wide	akea ka muliwai
There is no doubt	ʻAʻohe kānalua
They are playing	Ke pāʻani nei lākou
They are pretty	He nani lākou
They got married	Ua male lāua
They have few books	He kakaikahi ka lakou mau buke
They stopped talking	Ua ho'ōki lākou i ke kamaʻilio ʻana
This is my friend	ʻO koʻu hoa kēia
This bird can't fly	ʻAʻole hiki i kēia manu ke lele
This decision is final	ʻO kēia hoʻoholo hope loa
This is my book	ʻO kaʻu puke kēia
This is my brother	ʻO koʻu kaikunāne kēia
This is my daughter	ʻO kaʻu kaikamahine kēia
This is not a joke	ʻAʻole kēia he hoʻohenehene
This is surprising	He mea kahaha keia
This river is beautiful	Nani kēia muliwai
This story is true	He oiaio keia moolelo
We are happy	Hauʻoli mākou
Will it rain today?	E ua anei i kēia lā?
Will you go on a trip?	E hele anei ʻoe i kahi huakaʻi?

Will she come?	E hele mai anei ʻo ia?
Would you kill me?	E pepehi anei ʻoe iaʻu?
Would you love me?	Makemake ʻoe iaʻu?
Would you come here?	E hele mai ʻoe i ʻaneʻi?
You are a teacher	He kumu ʻoe
You are very beautiful	Uʻi loa nō ʻoe
You are very brave	He koa loa ʻoe
You broke the rules	Ua uhaki ʻoe i nā lula
You love me	Aloha ʻoe iaʻu
you love me or not	aloha ʻoe iaʻu a ʻaʻole paha
You make me happy	Hoʻohauʻoli ʻoe iaʻu
You may go	Hiki iā ʻoe ke hele
You should sleep	Pono ʻoe e hiamoe
You must study hard	Pono ʻoe e aʻo ikaika
Whose idea is this?	No wai kēia manaʻo?
Thanks for your help	Mahalo no kāu kōkua
Thank you for coming	Mahalo i kou hele ʻana mai
How about you	A pehea kou ʻano
How is your family	Pehea kou ʻohana
How to Say	Pehea e ʻōlelo ai
Good morning	Aloha kakahiaka
Good afternoon	Aloha awakea, Aloha Auinalā
Good evening	Aloha ahiahi
Good night	Aloha ahiahi
Happy birthday	Hauʻoli Lā Hānau
Happy Christmas	Mele Kalikimaka
Happy new year	Hauʻoli makahiki hou
Good to see you	Aloha ʻoe e ʻike iā ʻoe
I don't like it	ʻAʻole wau makemake
I have no idea	ʻAʻohe oʻu manaʻo
I know everything	ʻIke wau i nā mea a pau
I know something	ʻIke wau i kekahi mea
Thank you so much	Mahalo nui iā ʻoe
Thanks a million	Mahalo i ka miliona
See you later	A hui hou nō
See you next week	A ʻike iā ʻoe i kēia pule aʻe
See you next year	E ʻike iā ʻoe i kēia makahiki aʻe
See you soon	A hui hou koke iā ʻoe
See you tomorrow	A hui hou i ka lā ʻāpopo
Sweet dreams	Moeʻuhane hemolele
I’m crazy about you	Ua pupule wau iā ʻoe
I'm crazy with you	Ua pupule au me oe
Nice to meet you	Maikaʻi ka launa ʻana me ʻoe
It's very cheap	He makaʻu loa
Just a moment	He manawa wale nō
Not necessarily	ʻAʻole pono
That’s a good deal	He maikaʻi kēlā
You're beautiful	Uʻi ʻoe
You're very nice	Nani loa ʻoe
You're very smart	He akamai loa ʻoe
I really appreciate it	Mahalo nui wau
I really miss you	Aloha nui au iā ʻoe

Hard sentences

What is your name	ʻO wai kou inoa
Which is correct?	ʻO wai ka pololei?
Will you please help me?	E ʻoluʻolu anei ʻoe e kōkua mai iaʻu?
Will you stay at home?	E noho ʻoe ma ka home?
Do you need anything?	Pono ʻoe i kekahi mea?
Do you need this book?	Pono ʻoe i kēia puke?
Are you feeling better?	Ua maikaʻi paha ʻoe?
Are you writing a letter?	Ke kākau nei ʻoe i kahi leka?
Come and see me now	E hele mai e ike ia'u i keia manawa
Come with your family	E hele mai me kou ʻohana
I'm very busy this week	Paʻa loa au i kēia pule
There is a lot of money	Nui ke kālā
They are good people	He poe maikai lakou
We need some money	Pono mākou i ke kālā
What is your destination?	He aha kāu huakaʻi?
What are you doing today?	He aha kāu hana i kēia lā?
What are you reading?	He aha kāu e heluhelu nei?
What can I do for you?	He aha kaʻu e hana ai iā ʻoe?
What is the problem?	He aha ka pilikia?
What is the story?	He aha ka moʻolelo?
What is your problem?	He aha kou pilikia?
What was that noise?	He aha kēlā walaʻau?
When can we eat?	I ka manawa hea mākou e ʻai ai?
When do you study?	I ka manawa hea ʻoe e aʻo ai?
When was it finished?	I ka manawa hea i pau ai?
How about your family	Pehea kou ʻohana
Do you understand?	Maopopo anei iā ʻoe?
Do you love me?	Aloha anei ʻoe iaʻu?
Don't talk about work	Mai kamaʻilio e pili ana i ka hana
How can I help you?	Pehea e hiki ai iaʻu ke kōkua iā ʻoe?
How deep is the lake?	Pehea ka hohonu o ka loko?
I'm not disturbing you	ʻAʻole au e hoʻopilikia iā ʻoe
I'm proud of my son	Haʻaheo wau i kaʻu keiki
I'm sorry to disturb you	E kala mai i ka hoʻopilikia ʻana iā ʻoe
Is something wrong?	Ua hewa paha kekahi mea?
May I open the door?	Hiki iaʻu ke wehe i ka puka?
Thanks for everything	Mahalo no nā mea a pau
This is very difficult	He paʻakikī loa kēia
This is very important	He mea nui kēia
Where are you from	No hea mai ʻoe
Do you have any idea	He manao kou
I love you so much	Aloha nui wau iā ʻoe
I love you very much	Aloha nui au iā ʻoe
I’m in love with you	Aloha au iā ʻoe
I missed you so much	Nui koʻu minamina iā ʻoe
Let me think about it	E noʻonoʻo wau
Thank you very much	Mahalo nui loa
I can't stop thinking	ʻAʻole hiki iaʻu ke hoʻōki i ka noʻonoʻo
Will you stop talking?	E ho'ōki anei ʻoe i ke kamaʻilio ʻana?
Would you like to go?	Makemake ʻoe e hele?
Would you teach me?	E aʻo mai ʻoe iaʻu?

Where is your room?	Aia ma hea kou lumi?
Where should we go?	Ma hea mākou e hele ai?
Where is your house?	ʻAuhea kou hale?
Please close the door	E ʻoluʻolu e pani i ka puka
She agreed to my idea	Ua ʻae ʻo ia i koʻu manaʻo
That boy is intelligent	Naʻauao kēlā keiki
It was a very big room	He lumi nui loa ia
He can swim very fast	Hiki iā ia ke ʻauʻau wikiwiki loa
He accepted my idea	Ua ʻae ʻo ia i koʻu manaʻo
They loved each other	Ua aloha kekahi i kekahi
When will you reach?	I ka manawa hea ʻoe e hiki ai?
Where are you from?	No hea mai ʻoe?
Where are you going?	Hele ana ʻoe ihea?
We love each other	Aloha kāua
We obeyed the rules	Ua mālama mākou i nā lula
We started to walk	Hoʻomaka mākou e hele
We will never agree	ʻAʻole loa mākou e ʻae
We can make change	Hiki iā mākou ke hoʻololi
We cook everyday	Hoʻomoʻa mākou i kēlā me kēia lā
We enjoyed it	Ua hauʻoli mākou
What about you?	Pehea kou?
What are you doing?	E aha hana ʻoe?
What did you say?	He aha kāu i ʻōlelo ai?
What do you need?	He aha kāu mea e pono ai?
What do you think?	Pehea kou manaʻo?
What do you want?	He aha kou makemake?
What happened?	He aha i hana ai?
What is that?	He aha ia?
When was she born?	I ka manawa hea ʻo ia i hānau ʻia ai?
When will we arrive?	Ahea mākou e hōʻea ai?
Where are you?	Ma hea ʻoe?
Where does it hurt?	Ma hea kahi e ʻeha ai?
Where is my book?	Aia i hea kaʻu puke?
Where is the river?	Aia ma hea ka muliwai?
Who broke this?	Na wai i haki i kēia?
Why are you crying?	No ke aha ʻoe e uē nei?
I can't see anything	ʻAʻole hiki iaʻu ke ʻike i kekahi mea
I disagree with you	Kūʻē wau iā ʻoe
I like it very much	Nui koʻu makemake
I need more time	Makemake au i manawa hou
I want to sleep	Makemake au e hiamoe
I'm able to swim	Hiki iaʻu ke ʻau
I'm not a doctor	ʻAʻole wau he kauka
I'm taller than you	ʻOi aku koʻu kiʻekiʻe iā ʻoe
I'm very sad	Kaumaha loa au
Is he a teacher?	He kumu ia?
Is she married?	Ua male ʻo ia?
Is this book yours?	Nou anei keia puke?
Let's ask the teacher	E nīnau kāua i ke kumu
Let's go out and eat	E hele kāua e ʻai
Let's go to a movie	E hele kāua i kahi kiʻiʻoniʻoni

Difficult sentences

His opinion was not accepted	ʻAʻole i ʻae ʻia kona manaʻo
His proposals were adopted at the meeting	Ua aponoia kana mau manao ma ka halawai
How do you come to school?	Pehea ʻoe e hele ai i ke kula?
If I had money, I could buy it	Inā loaʻa iaʻu ke kālā, hiki iaʻu ke kūʻai
If you want a pencil, I'll lend you one	Inā makemake ʻoe i penikala, e hāʻawi aku au iā ʻoe
If he comes, ask him to wait	Inā hele mai ʻo ia, e noi iā ia e kali
If it rains, we will get wet	Inā ua, pulu mākou
If I studied, I would pass the exam	Inā aʻo wau, e puka au i ka hōʻike
My hair has grown too long	Ua lōʻihi loa koʻu lauoho
My mother is always at home	Aia koʻu makuahine ma ka hale mau
There are many fish in this lake	Nui nā iʻa ma kēia loko
There are many problems to solve	Nui nā pilikia e hoʻoponopono ai
There are some books on the desk	Aia kekahi mau puke ma ka pākaukau
There is nothing wrong with him	ʻAʻohe hewa iā ia
There was a sudden change in the weather	Ua loli koke ka lewa
There was nobody in the garden	ʻAʻohe kanaka i loko o ka māla
There was nobody there	ʻAʻohe kanaka ma laila
There were five murders this month	He ʻelima pepehi kanaka i kēia mahina
They admire each other	Mahalo kekahi i kekahi
They agreed to work together	Ua ʻae lākou e hana pū
They are both good teachers	He kumu maikaʻi lāua
We want something new	Makemake mākou i mea hou
We should be very careful	E akahele loa kakou
When can I see you next time?	I ka manawa hea e hiki ai iaʻu ke ʻike iā ʻoe?
When did you finish the work?	I ka manawa hea i pau ai ka hana?
When will you harvest your wheat?	Ahea oukou e ohi ai i kau palaoa?
Where do you want to go?	Ma hea ʻoe makemake e hele?
Where is the pretty girl?	Aia i hea ke kaikamahine u'i?
Which food do you like?	ʻO ka meaʻai hea kāu makemake?
Which is more important?	ʻO wai ka mea nui?
Which one is more expensive?	ʻO wai ka mea ʻoi aku ka pipiʻi?
Which way is the nearest?	ʻO ke ala hea kahi kokoke loa?
Which is your favorite team?	ʻO wai kāu hui punahele?
Which languages do you speak?	He aha nā ʻōlelo āu e ʻōlelo ai?
Which team will win the game?	ʻO wai ka hui e lanakila i ka pāʻani?
Why are you drying your hair?	No ke aha ʻoe e hoʻomaloʻo ai i kou lauoho?
Why are you late?	No ke aha ʻoe i lohi ai?
Why did you get so angry?	No ke aha ʻoe i huhū nui ai?
Why did you quit?	No ke aha ʻoe i haʻalele ai?
Why don't you come in?	No ke aha ʻoe e komo ʻole ai?

Why were you late this morning?	No ke aha ʻoe i lohi ai i kēia kakahiaka?
Why are you so tired today?	No ke aha ʻoe i luhi ai i kēia lā?
Would you like to dance with me?	Makemake ʻoe e hula me aʻu?
Would you come tomorrow?	E hele mai ʻoe i ka lā ʻapōpō?
You are always complaining	Ke hoʻopiʻi mau nei ʻoe
Thanks for your explanation	Mahalo no kāu wehewehe
Thanks for the compliment	Mahalo no ka mahalo
Thanks for the information	Mahalo no ka ʻike
Thanks for your understanding	Mahalo no kou hoʻomaopopo ʻana
Thank you for supporting me	Mahalo no kou kākoʻo ʻana mai iaʻu
I really miss you so much	Nui ko'u minamina ia oe
Happy valentine’s day	Hauʻoli lā aloha
Whose decision was final?	Na wai ka hoʻoholo hope loa?
Whose life is in danger?	Pilikia ke ola owai?
You are a good teacher	He kumu maikaʻi ʻoe
You can read this book	Hiki iā ʻoe ke heluhelu i kēia puke
You don't understand me	ʻAʻole maopopo ʻoe iaʻu
You have to study hard	Pono ʻoe e aʻo ikaika
Where do you have pain?	Ma hea kou ʻeha?
They are both in the room	Aia lāua i loko o ka lumi
That house is very small	Liʻiliʻi loa kēlā hale
Please give me your hand	E ʻoluʻolu e hāʻawi mai i kou lima
Please go to the school	E ʻoluʻolu e hele i ke kula
Please sit here and wait	E ʻoluʻolu e noho ma ʻaneʻi a kali
Please speak more slowly	ʻŌlelo lohi loa, ke ʻoluʻolu
My father is in his room	Aia koʻu makuakāne i loko o kona lumi
May I ask you something?	Hiki iaʻu ke nīnau iā ʻoe i kekahi mea?
May I ask you a question?	Hiki iaʻu ke nīnau iā ʻoe?
Is the job still available?	Loaʻa ka hana?
I arrived there too early	Ua hikiwawe loa au i laila
Do you have a family?	He ʻohana kāu?
Do you have any problem?	He pilikia paha kāu?
Do you have any idea?	He manaʻo kou?
Did you finish the job?	Ua hoʻopau ʻoe i ka hana?
Did you like the movie?	Ua makemake ʻoe i ke kiʻiʻoniʻoni?
Are we ready to go now?	Mākaukau anei mākou e hele i kēia manawa?
Would you like to come?	Makemake ʻoe e hele mai?
I don't speak very well	ʻAʻole maikaʻi kaʻu ʻōlelo

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