Looking for practical Hawaiian to Baoule phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Hawaiian phrase first, then the Baoule translation (Baoule) — 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 Baoule.
Tip: read the Baoule line out loud three times, then cover the Hawaiian side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Aloha
Akwaba
Mahalo
Medase
Aloha kakahiaka
Mema wo akye
Aloha ʻauinalā
Mema wo aha
Aloha ahiahi
Mema wo dɔnhwere
Aloha pō
Mema wo anadwo
A hui hou
Yɛbɛhyia bio
Aloha
Nante yie
O wai kou inoa?
Wo din de sɛn?
O koʻu inoa, ʻo John
Me din de John
Pehea ʻoe?
Ɛyɛ sɛn?
Pili ka ʻike ʻana iā ʻoe
Ɛyɛ me dɛ sɛ mehyia wo
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Kōkua ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo Pelekānia?
N'ka bô English?(ko-ku-a oe ee ka o-le-lo pe-le-ka-nia)
Aia nō ka ʻōlelo Hindi ʻole au
M'ni bô Hindi kô.(ai-a no ka o-le-lo hin-di o-le)
Aʻole au e ʻike
M'ni kâ.(a-o-le au ee ee-ke)
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo i ka manawa
Bê n'ka bô n'zi.(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo ee ka ma-na-wa)
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo hou?
N'ka bô n'zi kô?(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo how)
O nā wahi e noho ai?
Bô n'zi n'kô?(o na wa-hi e no-ho ai)
Pehea e loaʻa ai au i ke kūlana o ke kūlanakauhale?
M'ka bô n'zi kô n'kô?(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
Bê n'kô n'kô.(e hu-li ee ka a-ka-u)
E huli i ka hema
Bê n'kô bô.(e hu-li ee ka he-ma)
E hele pololei
Bê n'kô n'zi.(e he-le po-lo-lei)
Ehia ka uku?
N'ka bô n'zi bô?(e-hi-a ka u-ku)
E ʻoluʻolu, hoʻokomo i ka pepa hoʻokipa hoʻokahi
N'ka bô n'zi n'kô.(e o-lu-o-lu ho-o-komo ee ka pe-pa ho-o-ki-pa ho-o-ka-hi)
Pāʻoihana kēia mai kēia?
N'ka bô kô n'kô?(pa-o-i-ha-na ke-ia mai ke-ia)
Ua nalowale au
M'ni kô.(ua na-lo-wa-le au)
E nā wahi e loaʻa ai ka kaʻa SIM?
Bô n'zi n'kô 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.
Āe
Awi
Aʻole
Ala
Pono paha
Kouman
Ke ʻae nei au
M'ani
Ke nānā ʻole au
M'ani ala
He mea maikaʻi ia
N'kpa a yé
He aha kāu manaʻo?
N'kpa a yé kô?
E kōkua ana ʻoe iaʻu?
N'kpa a t'ô?
Ke pono nei au i ke kōkua
M'ani t'ô
E kali i kekahi manawa
Kô a n'kô
E kala mai
M'ani n'kô
Aʻohe pilikia
Ala n'kô
Aloha wau ia ʻoe
N'kpa a yé kô
Hauʻoli lā hānau
N'kpa a yé bô
E mālama i kāu huakaʻi
N'kpa a yé n'kô a bô
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?
N'kaha n'kro?(N'kaha n'kro?)
Aia i hea ke koho?
N'kaha n'kro a bus?(N'kaha n'kro a bus?)
O wai ke alanui?
N'kaha n'kro a platform?(N'kaha n'kro a platform?)
He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?
N'kaha n'kro a l'he?(N'kaha n'kro a l'he?)
He ala kūpono kēia?
N'kaha n'kro a yé?(N'kaha n'kro a yé?)
Aia i loko o kēia wahi
N'kaha n'kro a gban?(N'kaha n'kro a gban?)
Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi
N'kaha n'kro a fô?(N'kaha n'kro a fô?)
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?
N'kaha n'kro a m'kô?(N'kaha n'kro a m'kô?)
E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu
M'kaha n'kro a gban, s'il vous plaît(M'kaha n'kro a gban, s'il vous plaît)
Ehia ka manawa e lawe ai?
N'kaha n'kro a yé?(N'kaha n'kro a yé?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai?
N'kpa n'kpa?(How much?)
O ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia
O n'kpa kpa kpa.(o ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia)
He mea cheaper anei kāu?
N'zo n'kpa n'kpa?(he mea cheaper anei kāu)
E hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka?
N'zo kpa n'kpa n'kpa?(e hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka)
Makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua
M'bi n'kpa n'kpa n'kpa.(makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua)
Ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu
N'kpa n'kpa.(ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu)
E komo pū ana ka lawelawe?
N'zo n'kpa n'kpa?(e komo pū ana ka lawelawe)
He meaʻai ʻai au
M'bi n'kpa n'kpa.(he meaʻai ʻai au)
E ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono
N'zo n'kpa n'kpa.(e ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono)
He mea ʻono kēia
O n'kpa n'kpa.(he mea ʻono kēia)
E hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu?
N'zo n'kpa n'kpa?(e hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu)
He ipu wai, e ʻoluʻolu
N'kpa n'kpa n'kpa.(he ipu wai, e ʻoluʻolu)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
E kāhea i ke aupuni
Kɔlɔ bɔlɔ(kɔlɔ bɔlɔ)
E kāhea i ka ʻauʻau
Kɔlɔ ambilansi(kɔlɔ ambilansi)
Pili au i ke kanaka mālama
Mɛ sɔ dɔktɛ(mɛ sɔ dɔktɛ)
E ʻike au i ka maʻi
Mɛ fɛ siki(mɛ fɛ siki)
He ʻeha koʻu i nā pāpaʻi
Mɛ bɔ sɔkɔɔ n'ɛkɔ(mɛ bɔ sɔkɔɔ n'ɛkɔ)
Aia i hea ka lāʻau mālama kokua?
Bɔkɔ n'ɛ fɔlɔ bɔlɔ?(bɔkɔ n'ɛ fɔlɔ bɔlɔ)
E ʻeha ana i kēia wahi
E sɔ mɛn(e sɔ mɛn)
Ua nalowale koʻu pepa hoʻokipa
Mɛ fɔ pɔtɔ(mɛ fɔ pɔtɔ)
E kāhea anei ʻoe i koʻu wahi noho?
Wɔ bɛ kɔlɔ mɛ hɔtɛl?(wɔ bɛ kɔlɔ mɛ hɔtɛl)
Kōkua!
Bɔlɔ!(bɔlɔ)
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
He mea maikaʻi ke ʻike iā ʻoe
N'zo n'kpa(N'zo n'kpa)
E hoʻomaikaʻi kā mākou hui
N'kpa n'kɔ a n'kɔ(N'kpa n'kɔ a n'kɔ)
Aia i ka hora kūpono no ʻoe?
N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo?(N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo?)
E hoʻouna ana au i ka report i kēia lā
M'ɛ n'kpa bɔ n'kɔ(M'ɛ n'kpa bɔ n'kɔ)
E hiki anei ke kamaʻilio i ke aupuni?
N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo a n'kɔ?(N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo a n'kɔ?)
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻike i ka faila i hoʻopili ʻia
N'kpa n'kɔ n'kɔ n'zo(N'kpa n'kɔ n'kɔ n'zo)
Mahalo no kāu manawa
M'ɛ n'kpa bɔ n'zo(M'ɛ n'kpa bɔ n'zo)
Ke nānā aku nei au e hana pū me ʻoe
M'ɛ n'kpa bɔ n'zo n'kɔ(M'ɛ n'kpa bɔ n'zo n'kɔ)
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hoʻomaikaʻi i kēlā kiko?
N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo?(N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo?)
E ʻoluʻolu e hoʻi mai au
N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo(N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo)
O nā lā pau o ka Pōʻalima
N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo(N'kpa n'kɔ bɔ n'zo)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.