Looking for practical Bemba to Hawaiian phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Bemba phrase first, then the Hawaiian translation (Hawaiian) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Hawaiian.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Hawaiian-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Shani
Aloha
Natotela
Mahalo
Muli shani
Aloha kakahiaka
Muli shani
Aloha ʻauinalā
Muli shani
Aloha ahiahi
Shalenipo bwino
Aloha pō
Tukakutana
A hui hou
Twalumba
Aloha
Iwe ulishani?
O wai kou inoa?
Ndefwaya John
O koʻu inoa, ʻo John
Uli bwanji?
Pehea ʻoe?
Nashitasha kukumona
Pili ka ʻike ʻana iā ʻoe
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?
Kōkua ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo Pelekānia?(ko-ku-a oe ee ka o-le-lo pe-le-ka-nia)
Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino
Aia nō ka ʻōlelo Hindi ʻole au(ai-a no ka o-le-lo hin-di o-le)
Ndefwaya kumfwa
Aʻole au e ʻike(a-o-le au ee ee-ke)
Nimwandi ulukanda buteko
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo i ka manawa(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo ee ka ma-na-wa)
Ningaloleleko?
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo hou?(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo how)
Ili kuti ikalamba?
O nā wahi e noho ai?(o na wa-hi e no-ho ai)
Ningalileka shani ku city center?
Pehea e loaʻa ai au i ke kūlana o ke kūlanakauhale?(pe-he-a e lo-a-i ai au ee ke ku-la-na o ke ku-la-na-kau-ha-le)
Fumya kumwendo
E huli i ka ʻākau(e hu-li ee ka a-ka-u)
Fumya kumwendo
E huli i ka hema(e hu-li ee ka he-ma)
Enda pamo
E hele pololei(e he-le po-lo-lei)
Kuli shani ifyabukata?
Ehia ka uku?(e-hi-a ka u-ku)
Ticket imwe, nomba
E ʻoluʻolu, hoʻokomo i ka pepa hoʻokipa hoʻokahi(e o-lu-o-lu ho-o-komo ee ka pe-pa ho-o-ki-pa ho-o-ka-hi)
Kuli lishilu ukulya?
Pāʻoihana kēia mai kēia?(pa-o-i-ha-na ke-ia mai ke-ia)
Ndi lost
Ua nalowale au(ua na-lo-wa-le au)
Ili kuti nindeke SIM card?
E nā wahi e loaʻa ai ka kaʻa SIM?(e na wa-hi e lo-a-i ai ka ka-a sim)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Eya
Āe
Awe
Aʻole
Panga
Pono paha
Ndi bwino
Ke ʻae nei au
Ndi bwino na
Ke nānā ʻole au
Ilyo lishibukile
He mea maikaʻi ia
Uchite shani?
He aha kāu manaʻo?
Ushakufwa?
E kōkua ana ʻoe iaʻu?
Ndefwaya ifyakufwa
Ke pono nei au i ke kōkua
Leka ifi
E kali i kekahi manawa
Nshakufwa
E kala mai
Takwaba shani
Aʻohe pilikia
Nshakufwa bwino
Aloha wau ia ʻoe
Nashala bwino mu mwaka
Hauʻoli lā hānau
Ube na mulimo wabwino
E mālama i kāu huakaʻi
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima?
Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?(Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?)
Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi?
Aia i hea ke koho?(Aia i hea ke koho?)
Ninshi ni platform iyi?
O wai ke alanui?(O wai ke alanui?)
Ninshi ikalamba?
He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?(He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?)
Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino?
He ala kūpono kēia?(He ala kūpono kēia?)
Ili pamo na pano.
Aia i loko o kēia wahi(Aia i loko o kēia wahi)
Ili lishilu na pano.
Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi(Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi)
Ushibukishe pa mape?
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?(E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?)
Leka pano, chonde.
E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu(E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu)
Kuli shani?
Ehia ka manawa e lawe ai?(Ehia ka manawa e lawe ai?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ili shani?
Ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai?(ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai)
Ili lya kuli
O ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia(o ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia)
Muli na chimo chibulu?
He mea cheaper anei kāu?(he mea cheaper anei kāu)
Ningakupanga na kadi?
E hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka?(e hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka)
Ningakonda itabo lyakupanga abali babili
Makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua(makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua)
Icilanga, tapali
Ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu(ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu)
Ubufyashi bwakupanga?
E komo pū ana ka lawelawe?(e komo pū ana ka lawelawe)
Ndi mvegetarian
He meaʻai ʻai au(he meaʻai ʻai au)
Nshikala na fya spicy, tapali
E ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono(e ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono)
Ili lya bwino
He mea ʻono kēia(he mea ʻono kēia)
Ningakonda ifyalo?
E hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu?(e hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu)
Icupa ca mvula, tapali
He ipu wai, e ʻoluʻolu(he ipu wai, e ʻoluʻolu)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Tuma abashitisha
E kāhea i ke aupuni
Tuma ambulance
E kāhea i ka ʻauʻau
Nshikala na doctor
Pili au i ke kanaka mālama
Nshikala bwino
E ʻike au i ka maʻi
Ndi na allergy ku nsalu
He ʻeha koʻu i nā pāpaʻi
Ili kuti hospital ya pafupi?
Aia i hea ka lāʻau mālama kokua?
Kuli ububi pano
E ʻeha ana i kēia wahi
Nashitile passport yangu
Ua nalowale koʻu pepa hoʻokipa
Nawe tuma hotel yangu?
E kāhea anei ʻoe i koʻu wahi noho?
Chikondi!
Kōkua!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nashamukeni
He mea maikaʻi ke ʻike iā ʻoe(Heh meh-ah mai-kee kay ee-keh ee-ah oh-eh)
Tulefwaya ukusanga
E hoʻomaikaʻi kā mākou hui(Eh hoh-mah-kai kah mah-kou hoo-ee)
Ninshi ifikala bwino kwa iwe?
Aia i ka hora kūpono no ʻoe?(Ih ah-ee ee kah hoh-rah koo-pu-no no oh-eh)
Nizakutuma ifishina lelo
E hoʻouna ana au i ka report i kēia lā(Eh hoh-oo-nah ah-nah ow ee kah reh-port ee kay-ah lah)
Twafwaya ukusambilila lero?
E hiki anei ke kamaʻilio i ke aupuni?(Eh hee-kee ah-nay keh kah-mah-ee-lee-oh ee keh ow-poo-nee)
Nomba fwebo file iliko
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻike i ka faila i hoʻopili ʻia(Eh oh-loo-oh-loo eh ee-keh ee kah fie-lah ee ho-oh-pee-lee ee-ah)
Natotela pa nshita
Mahalo no kāu manawa(Mah-hah-loh no kah-oo mah-nah-vah)
Nifwaya ukushanda na iwe
Ke nānā aku nei au e hana pū me ʻoe(Kay nah-nah ah-koo nay ow eh hah-nah poo meh oh-eh)
Wakosa ukufumya icikomo?
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hoʻomaikaʻi i kēlā kiko?(Eh hee-kee ah-nay ee-ah oh-eh keh hoh-mah-kai ee kay-lah kee-koh)
Nizakukumbusha
E ʻoluʻolu e hoʻi mai au(Eh oh-loo-oh-loo eh ho-ee my ow)
Ishina lyakupela ni Lwapula
O nā lā pau o ka Pōʻalima(Oh nah lah pow oo kah poh-ah-lee-ma)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.