Looking for practical Hawaiian to Acholi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Hawaiian phrase first, then the Acholi translation (Acholi) — 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 Acholi.
Tip: when a Acholi phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Hawaiian wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Aloha
Ayo(ah-yo)
Mahalo
Naki(nah-kee)
Aloha kakahiaka
Bok moti(bok mo-tee)
Aloha ʻauinalā
Bok nongo(bok non-go)
Aloha ahiahi
Bok obedo(bok oh-beh-do)
Aloha pō
Bok ngat(bok ngat)
A hui hou
Tye kany(tye kan-yee)
Aloha
Itye(ee-tye)
O wai kou inoa?
Iti ma ineno?(ee-tee mah ee-neh-no)
O koʻu inoa, ʻo John
Ineno John(ee-neh-no John)
Pehea ʻoe?
Iti ma inyo?(ee-tee mah een-yo)
Pili ka ʻike ʻana iā ʻoe
Gat ma inyo(gaht mah een-yo)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Kōkua ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo Pelekānia?
Itye konyo English?(ko-ku-a oe ee ka o-le-lo pe-le-ka-nia)
Aia nō ka ʻōlelo Hindi ʻole au
Nye konyo Hindi kanyim.(ai-a no ka o-le-lo hin-di o-le)
Aʻole au e ʻike
Nye neno.(a-o-le au ee ee-ke)
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo i ka manawa
Nye konyo tye kanyim.(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo ee ka ma-na-wa)
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo hou?
Itye konyo tye kanyim?(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo how)
O nā wahi e noho ai?
Iti kanyim ngat?(o na wa-hi e no-ho ai)
Pehea e loaʻa ai au i ke kūlana o ke kūlanakauhale?
Nye konyo kanyim ku city center?(pe-he-a e lo-a-i ai au ee ke ku-la-na o ke ku-la-na-kau-ha-le)
E huli i ka ʻākau
Konyo kuc.(e hu-li ee ka a-ka-u)
E huli i ka hema
Konyo kuc.(e hu-li ee ka he-ma)
E hele pololei
Tye kanyim.(e he-le po-lo-lei)
Ehia ka uku?
Iti kanyim ngat?(e-hi-a ka u-ku)
E ʻoluʻolu, hoʻokomo i ka pepa hoʻokipa hoʻokahi
One ticket, please.(e o-lu-o-lu ho-o-komo ee ka pe-pa ho-o-ki-pa ho-o-ka-hi)
Pāʻoihana kēia mai kēia?
Iti kanyim kanyim?(pa-o-i-ha-na ke-ia mai ke-ia)
Ua nalowale au
Nye konyo.(ua na-lo-wa-le au)
E nā wahi e loaʻa ai ka kaʻa SIM?
Iti kanyim ngat SIM card?(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.
Āe
Aye
Aʻole
Bila
Pono paha
Kweyo
Ke ʻae nei au
Ng'ato konyo
Ke nānā ʻole au
Ng'ato konyo ni
He mea maikaʻi ia
Okwero kany
He aha kāu manaʻo?
Ika kany?
E kōkua ana ʻoe iaʻu?
Ikwok kany?
Ke pono nei au i ke kōkua
Ng'ato konyo kany
E kali i kekahi manawa
Tye kany
E kala mai
Ng'ato konyo
Aʻohe pilikia
Bila kany
Aloha wau ia ʻoe
Tye kany
Hauʻoli lā hānau
Aye konyo
E mālama i kāu huakaʻi
Tye kany ma ng'ato
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?
Atye kany kwo?(Atye kany kwo?)
Aia i hea ke koho?
Atye kany bura?(Atye kany bura?)
O wai ke alanui?
Kati onyo kwo?(Kati onyo kwo?)
He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?
Nye kwo nongo?(Nye kwo nongo?)
He ala kūpono kēia?
Kik kwo gwen?(Kik kwo gwen?)
Aia i loko o kēia wahi
Okwang kany ici(Okwang kany ici)
Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi
Okwang kany piny(Okwang kany piny)
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?
Nye konyo i map?(Nye konyo i map?)
E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu
Doko ici, pe?(Doko ici, pe?)
Ehia ka manawa e lawe ai?
Nye kwo ngat?(Nye kwo ngat?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai?
Nye keken me?(Nye keken me?)
O ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia
Okwero keken(Okwero keken)
He mea cheaper anei kāu?
Itye keken me?(Itye keken me?)
E hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka?
Nye konyo kadi?(Nye konyo kadi?)
Makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua
Nye tye kany kwo(Nye tye kany kwo)
Ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu
Kaka, nyinga(Kaka, nyinga)
E komo pū ana ka lawelawe?
Kati kany me?(Kati kany me?)
He meaʻai ʻai au
Nye konyo wot(Nye konyo wot)
E ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono
Kati wot kany, nyinga(Kati wot kany, nyinga)
He mea ʻono kēia
Iti kany(Iti kany)
E hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu?
Nye konyo kadi me?(Nye konyo kadi me?)
He ipu wai, e ʻoluʻolu
Kadi me kic, nyinga(Kadi me kic, nyinga)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
E kāhea i ke aupuni
Yat ma police
E kāhea i ka ʻauʻau
Yat ma ambulance
Pili au i ke kanaka mālama
Nye konyo doctor
E ʻike au i ka maʻi
Nye konyo wot
He ʻeha koʻu i nā pāpaʻi
Nye konyo kany kic
Aia i hea ka lāʻau mālama kokua?
Kati ki hospital ma kany?
E ʻeha ana i kēia wahi
Okwero ineno
Ua nalowale koʻu pepa hoʻokipa
Nye tye konyo passport
E kāhea anei ʻoe i koʻu wahi noho?
Okwero yat ma hotel amoni?
Kōkua!
Yat!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
He mea maikaʻi ke ʻike iā ʻoe
Nye kany me(Nye kany me)
E hoʻomaikaʻi kā mākou hui
Dano kany oting(Dano kany oting)
Aia i ka hora kūpono no ʻoe?
Nye kany ma kany?(Nye kany ma kany?)
E hoʻouna ana au i ka report i kēia lā
Ngatye kany report kany(Ngatye kany report kany)
E hiki anei ke kamaʻilio i ke aupuni?
Nye kany ma kany tye?(Nye kany ma kany tye?)
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻike i ka faila i hoʻopili ʻia
Nye kany ma file kany(Nye kany ma file kany)
Mahalo no kāu manawa
Atye kany ma kany(Atye kany ma kany)
Ke nānā aku nei au e hana pū me ʻoe
Nye kany ma kany kany(Nye kany ma kany kany)
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hoʻomaikaʻi i kēlā kiko?
Nye kany ma kany tye?(Nye kany ma kany tye?)
E ʻoluʻolu e hoʻi mai au
Dano kany ma kany(Dano kany ma kany)
O nā lā pau o ka Pōʻalima
Kany kany Friday(Kany kany Friday)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.