Looking for practical Dombe to Hawaiian phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Dombe 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: pick five Hawaiian phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Salibonani
Aloha
Ngiyabonga
Mahalo
Ubusuku obuhle
Aloha kakahiaka
Uhlanga oluhle
Aloha ʻauinalā
Ubusuku obuhle
Aloha ahiahi
Lala kahle
Aloha pō
Siyaphinda
A hui hou
Hamba kahle
Aloha
Ubani igama lakho?
O wai kou inoa?
Igama lami nguJohn
O koʻu inoa, ʻo John
Unjani?
Pehea ʻoe?
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi
Pili ka ʻike ʻana iā ʻoe
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Uta kuta chiRungu?
Kōkua ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo Pelekānia?(ko-ku-a oe ee ka o-le-lo pe-le-ka-nia)
Ndi ndakuta Hindi zvakanaka.
Aia nō ka ʻōlelo Hindi ʻole au(ai-a no ka o-le-lo hin-di o-le)
Ndi ndinzwisise.
Aʻole au e ʻike(a-o-le au ee ee-ke)
Ndapota kuta zvishoma.
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo i ka manawa(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo ee ka ma-na-wa)
Ungazvitaura zvakare?
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo hou?(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo how)
Chikamu chechimbuzi chiri kupi?
O nā wahi e noho ai?(o na wa-hi e no-ho ai)
Ndingasvika sei kumusoro kwekugara?
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)
Tendeuka kuruboshwe.
E huli i ka ʻākau(e hu-li ee ka a-ka-u)
Tendeuka kurudyi.
E huli i ka hema(e hu-li ee ka he-ma)
Enda mberi.
E hele pololei(e he-le po-lo-lei)
Mitero inodhura zvakadini?
Ehia ka uku?(e-hi-a ka u-ku)
Tikiti imwe, ndapota.
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)
Iri kure here kubva pano?
Pāʻoihana kēia mai kēia?(pa-o-i-ha-na ke-ia mai ke-ia)
Ndakanyura.
Ua nalowale au(ua na-lo-wa-le au)
Ndingatenga sei kadhi reSIM?
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.
Ehe
Āe
Aih
Aʻole
Zvichida
Pono paha
Ndinobvumirana
Ke ʻae nei au
Ndinopikisa
Ke nānā ʻole au
Izvozvo zvinonzwika zvakanaka
He mea maikaʻi ia
Unofungei?
He aha kāu manaʻo?
Unogona kundibatsira here?
E kōkua ana ʻoe iaʻu?
Ndiri kuda rubatsiro
Ke pono nei au i ke kōkua
Mirira kwechinguva
E kali i kekahi manawa
Ndine hurombo
E kala mai
Hapana dambudziko
Aʻohe pilikia
Makorokoto
Aloha wau ia ʻoe
Makorokoto ezuva rekuzvarwa
Hauʻoli lā hānau
Iva nerwendo rwakanaka
E mālama i kāu huakaʻi
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kupi yehamba yechitima?
Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?(Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?)
Kupi yehamba yebhazi?
Aia i hea ke koho?(Aia i hea ke koho?)
Ndeipi chikuva?
O wai ke alanui?(O wai ke alanui?)
Ndeipi nguva inobva?
He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?(He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?)
Iyi ndiyo nzira yakarurama?
He ala kūpono kēia?(He ala kūpono kēia?)
Iri pedyo pano
Aia i loko o kēia wahi(Aia i loko o kēia wahi)
Iri kure nepanotangira
Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi(Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi)
Unogona kundiratidza pamepu?
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?(E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?)
Mira pano, ndapota
E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu(E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu)
Inotora nguva yakareba?
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.
Iri chingani?
Ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai?(ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai)
Iri kutengesa kwazvo
O ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia(o ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia)
Une chimwe chiri kutengesa chiri pasi?
He mea cheaper anei kāu?(he mea cheaper anei kāu)
Ndingabhadhara nekadhi here?
E hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka?(e hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka)
Ndinoda tafura yevaviri
Makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua(makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua)
Chikwereti, ndapota
Ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu(ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu)
Sevhisi yakasanganisirwa here?
E komo pū ana ka lawelawe?(e komo pū ana ka lawelawe)
Ndiri vegetarian
He meaʻai ʻai au(he meaʻai ʻai au)
Hapana chikafu chinopisa, ndapota
E ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono(e ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono)
Iri rinonaka
He mea ʻono kēia(he mea ʻono kēia)
Ndingawana menyu here?
E hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu?(e hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu)
Girazi remvura, ndapota
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.
Fona mapurisa
E kāhea i ke aupuni
Fona amburensi
E kāhea i ka ʻauʻau
Ndiri kuda chiremba
Pili au i ke kanaka mālama
Ndiri kurwara
E ʻike au i ka maʻi
Ndine allergy kumapere
He ʻeha koʻu i nā pāpaʻi
Papi chipatara chiri pedyo?
Aia i hea ka lāʻau mālama kokua?
Zvinorwadza pano
E ʻeha ana i kēia wahi
Ndakakanganwa pasipoti yangu
Ua nalowale koʻu pepa hoʻokipa
Unogona kufona hotera yangu?
E kāhea anei ʻoe i koʻu wahi noho?
Rubatsiro!
Kōkua!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ndiwe wakanaka
He mea maikaʻi ke ʻike iā ʻoe(Heh meh-ah mai-kee kay ee-keh ee-ah oh-eh)
Ngatironge musangano
E hoʻomaikaʻi kā mākou hui(Eh hoh-mah-kai kah mah-kou hoo-ee)
Ndeipi nguva inokodzera kwauri?
Aia i ka hora kūpono no ʻoe?(Ih ah-ee ee kah hoh-rah koo-pu-no no oh-eh)
Ndichatumira mushumo nhasi
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)
Tingataure mangwana here?
E hiki anei ke kamaʻilio i ke aupuni?(Eh hee-kee ah-nay keh kah-mah-ee-lee-oh ee keh ow-poo-nee)
Ndapota tsvaga faira rakabatanidzwa
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)
Ndatenda nenguva yako
Mahalo no kāu manawa(Mah-hah-loh no kah-oo mah-nah-vah)
Ndiri kutarisira kushanda newe
Ke nānā aku nei au e hana pū me ʻoe(Kay nah-nah ah-koo nay ow eh hah-nah poo meh oh-eh)
Ungajekesa ipapo here?
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)
Nditende kuti ndidzoke kwauri
E ʻoluʻolu e hoʻi mai au(Eh oh-loo-oh-loo eh ho-ee my ow)
Nguva yekupedzisira iChishanu
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.