Looking for practical Bikol to Hawaiian phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Bikol 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.
Bookmark this page for offline review, share it with a travel buddy, or open the Bikol to Hawaiian translator to paste your own messages and get an instant translation.
Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Kamusta
Aloha
Salamat
Mahalo
Magandang umaga
Aloha kakahiaka
Magandang hapon
Aloha ʻauinalā
Magandang gabi
Aloha ahiahi
Magandang gabi
Aloha pō
Kita-kits
A hui hou
Paalam
Aloha
Ano an ngaran mo?
O wai kou inoa?
An ngaran ko si John
O koʻu inoa, ʻo John
Kamusta ka?
Pehea ʻoe?
Naimbag na makilala ka
Pili ka ʻike ʻana iā ʻoe
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Nag-uusap ka ninyo sa Ingles?
Kōkua ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo Pelekānia?(ko-ku-a oe ee ka o-le-lo pe-le-ka-nia)
Dai ako maray mag-Ingles.
Aia nō ka ʻōlelo Hindi ʻole au(ai-a no ka o-le-lo hin-di o-le)
Dai ako nakakaintindi.
Aʻole au e ʻike(a-o-le au ee ee-ke)
Pakiusap, mag-istorya ka ninyo nang mabagal.
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo i ka manawa(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo ee ka ma-na-wa)
Pwede mo bang ulitun iyon?
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo hou?(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo how)
Saan an banyo?
O nā wahi e noho ai?(o na wa-hi e no-ho ai)
Paano ako makakarating sa sentro kan syudad?
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)
Liko sa wala.
E huli i ka ʻākau(e hu-li ee ka a-ka-u)
Liko sa kanan.
E huli i ka hema(e hu-li ee ka he-ma)
Diretso lang.
E hele pololei(e he-le po-lo-lei)
Maano an pasahe?
Ehia ka uku?(e-hi-a ka u-ku)
Isang tiket, pakiusap.
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)
Malayo ba ini sa digdi?
Pāʻoihana kēia mai kēia?(pa-o-i-ha-na ke-ia mai ke-ia)
Nawawara ako.
Ua nalowale au(ua na-lo-wa-le au)
Saan ako makakabili nin 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.
Oo
Āe
Dili
Aʻole
Baka
Pono paha
Sang-ayon ako
Ke ʻae nei au
Dili ako sang-ayon
Ke nānā ʻole au
Mayo na
He mea maikaʻi ia
Ano sa sa iyo?
He aha kāu manaʻo?
Pwede mo akong tulungan?
E kōkua ana ʻoe iaʻu?
Kailangan ko ng tulong
Ke pono nei au i ke kōkua
Maghintay ka sandali
E kali i kekahi manawa
Pasensya na
E kala mai
Walang anuman
Aʻohe pilikia
Congratulations
Aloha wau ia ʻoe
Maligayang kaarawan
Hauʻoli lā hānau
Mag-ingat sa biyahe
E mālama i kāu huakaʻi
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Saan an rilesan?
Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?(Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?)
Saan an bus stop?
Aia i hea ke koho?(Aia i hea ke koho?)
Anong plataporma ini?
O wai ke alanui?(O wai ke alanui?)
Anong oras ini aalis?
He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?(He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?)
Tama ba an daan na ini?
He ala kūpono kēia?(He ala kūpono kēia?)
Malapit lang ini
Aia i loko o kēia wahi(Aia i loko o kēia wahi)
Malayu ini sa lugar na ini
Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi(Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi)
Pwede mo ba akong ipakita sa mapa?
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?(E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?)
Huminto ka dito, pakiusap
E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu(E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu)
Haro ka oras an kailangan?
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.
Magkano ini?
Ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai?(ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai)
Mahal masyado ini.
O ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia(o ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia)
Mayda ka bang mas barato?
He mea cheaper anei kāu?(he mea cheaper anei kāu)
Pwede ba akong magbayad gamit an card?
E hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka?(e hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka)
Gusto ko sanang mesa para sa duwa.
Makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua(makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua)
An bayad, paki.
Ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu(ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu)
Nakaapod an serbisyo?
E komo pū ana ka lawelawe?(e komo pū ana ka lawelawe)
Vegetarian ako.
He meaʻai ʻai au(he meaʻai ʻai au)
Dai sana maanghang na pagkaon.
E ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono(e ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono)
Masarap ini.
He mea ʻono kēia(he mea ʻono kēia)
Pwede ko bang makuha an menu?
E hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu?(e hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu)
Isang baso na tubig, paki.
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.
Tawaga an pulis
E kāhea i ke aupuni
Tawaga an ambulansya
E kāhea i ka ʻauʻau
Kailangan ko an doktor
Pili au i ke kanaka mālama
Nagrarasa ako na masakit
E ʻike au i ka maʻi
May allergy ako sa mani
He ʻeha koʻu i nā pāpaʻi
Asin an pinakamalapit na ospital?
Aia i hea ka lāʻau mālama kokua?
Masakit digdi
E ʻeha ana i kēia wahi
Nawara an sa akong passport
Ua nalowale koʻu pepa hoʻokipa
Maaari mo bang tawagan an sa akong hotel?
E kāhea anei ʻoe i koʻu wahi noho?
Tulungan mo ako!
Kōkua!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Masaya akong makilala ka
He mea maikaʻi ke ʻike iā ʻoe(Heh meh-ah mai-kee kay ee-keh ee-ah oh-eh)
Mag-iskedyul kita nin miting
E hoʻomaikaʻi kā mākou hui(Eh hoh-mah-kai kah mah-kou hoo-ee)
Anong oras an maganda para saimo?
Aia i ka hora kūpono no ʻoe?(Ih ah-ee ee kah hoh-rah koo-pu-no no oh-eh)
Ipadara ko an report ngonyan
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)
Pwede kita makausap bukas?
E hiki anei ke kamaʻilio i ke aupuni?(Eh hee-kee ah-nay keh kah-mah-ee-lee-oh ee keh ow-poo-nee)
Pakisabi an file na nakasabit
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)
Salamat sa imo oras
Mahalo no kāu manawa(Mah-hah-loh no kah-oo mah-nah-vah)
Naghihintay ako na makatrabaho ka
Ke nānā aku nei au e hana pū me ʻoe(Kay nah-nah ah-koo nay ow eh hah-nah poo meh oh-eh)
Pwede mo bang linawin an puntong iyan?
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)
Babalikan kita
E ʻoluʻolu e hoʻi mai au(Eh oh-loo-oh-loo eh ho-ee my ow)
An deadline ay Biyernes
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.