Looking for practical Hawaiian to Igbo phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Hawaiian phrase first, then the Igbo translation (Igbo) — 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 Igbo.
Tip: pick five Igbo phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
Bookmark this page for offline review, share it with a travel buddy, or open the Hawaiian to Igbo 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.
Aloha
Ndewo(Ndewo)
Mahalo
Daalụ(Daalụ)
Aloha kakahiaka
Ụtụtụ ọma(Ụtụtụ ọma)
Aloha ʻauinalā
Ehihie ọma(Ehihie ọma)
Aloha ahiahi
Mgbede ọma(Mgbede ọma)
Aloha pō
Ka chi fo(Ka chi fo)
A hui hou
Hụ gị n'anya(Hụ gị n'anya)
Aloha
Ka ọ dị(Ka ọ dị)
O wai kou inoa?
Kedu aha gị?(Kedu aha gị?)
O koʻu inoa, ʻo John
Aha m bụ John(Aha m bụ John)
Pehea ʻoe?
Kedu?(Kedu?)
Pili ka ʻike ʻana iā ʻoe
Ọ dị m ụtọ ịmata gị(Ọ dị m ụtọ ịmata gị)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Kōkua ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo Pelekānia?
Ị na-asụ Bekee?(ko-ku-a oe ee ka o-le-lo pe-le-ka-nia)
Aia nō ka ʻōlelo Hindi ʻole au
Anaghị m asụ Hindi nke ọma(ai-a no ka o-le-lo hin-di o-le)
Aʻole au e ʻike
Anaghị m aghọta(a-o-le au ee ee-ke)
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo i ka manawa
Biko sụpụta nwayọọ(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo ee ka ma-na-wa)
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo hou?
Ị nwere ike ikwu ya ọzọ?(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo how)
O nā wahi e noho ai?
Ebee ka ụlọ mposi dị?(o na wa-hi e no-ho ai)
Pehea e loaʻa ai au i ke kūlana o ke kūlanakauhale?
Kedu ka m ga-esi ruo etiti obodo?(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
Tụọ aka ekpe(e hu-li ee ka a-ka-u)
E huli i ka hema
Tụọ aka nri(e hu-li ee ka he-ma)
E hele pololei
Gaa n'ihu(e he-le po-lo-lei)
Ehia ka uku?
Elo ka ụgwọ njem?(e-hi-a ka u-ku)
E ʻoluʻolu, hoʻokomo i ka pepa hoʻokipa hoʻokahi
Otu tiketi, biko(e o-lu-o-lu ho-o-komo ee ka pe-pa ho-o-ki-pa ho-o-ka-hi)
Pāʻoihana kēia mai kēia?
Ọ dị anya site n'ebe a?(pa-o-i-ha-na ke-ia mai ke-ia)
Ua nalowale au
Echere m na m furu efu(ua na-lo-wa-le au)
E nā wahi e loaʻa ai ka kaʻa SIM?
Ebee ka m ga-azụta kaadị 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
Ee
Aʻole
Mba
Pono paha
O nwere ike
Ke ʻae nei au
A na m akwado
Ke nānā ʻole au
A naghị m akwado
He mea maikaʻi ia
O yiri ka ọ dị mma
He aha kāu manaʻo?
Kedu ihe ị chere?
E kōkua ana ʻoe iaʻu?
Ị nwere ike inyere m?
Ke pono nei au i ke kōkua
Achọrọ m enyemaka
E kali i kekahi manawa
Chere nkeji
E kala mai
Echegbula m
Aʻohe pilikia
Enweghị nsogbu
Aloha wau ia ʻoe
Nnọọ
Hauʻoli lā hānau
Ezi ụbọchị ọmụmụ
E mālama i kāu huakaʻi
Nwee njem dị mma
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?
Ebee ka ọdụ ụgbọ oloko dị?(Ebee ka odu ugo oloko di?)
Aia i hea ke koho?
Ebee ka ọdụ bọs dị?(Ebee ka odu bos di?)
O wai ke alanui?
Kedu ebe a na-apụ?(Kedu ebe a na-apu?)
He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?
Kedu oge ọ na-apụ?(Kedu oge o na-apu?)
He ala kūpono kēia?
Ọ bụ ụzọ ziri ezi?(O bu uzo ziri ezi?)
Aia i loko o kēia wahi
Ọ dị nso ebe a(O di nso ebe a)
Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi
Ọ dị anya site na ebe a(O di anya site na ebe a)
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?
Ị nwere ike igosi m na maapụ?(I nwere ike igosi m na mapu?)
E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu
Kwụsị ebe a, biko(Kwụsị ebe a, biko)
Ehia ka manawa e lawe ai?
Olee ogologo oge ọ na-ewe?(Olee ogologo oge o na-ewe?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai?
Ego ole ka nke a na-eri?(Ego ole ka nke a na-eri?)
O ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia
Nke a dị oke ọnụ.(o ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia)
He mea cheaper anei kāu?
Ị nwere ihe dị cheaper?(he mea cheaper anei kāu)
E hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka?
Enwere m ike ịkwụ ụgwọ site na kaadị?(e hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka)
Makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua
Achọrọ m tebụl maka mmadụ abụọ.(makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua)
Ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu
Biko, nye m ụgwọ.(ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu)
E komo pū ana ka lawelawe?
Ọ bụ ọrụ e tinyere?(e komo pū ana ka lawelawe)
He meaʻai ʻai au
Abụ m onye na-eri nri akwụkwọ.(he meaʻai ʻai au)
E ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono
Biko, enweghị nri na-atọ ụtọ.(e ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono)
He mea ʻono kēia
Nke a dị ụtọ.(he mea ʻono kēia)
E hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu?
Enwere m ike inweta menu?(e hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu)
He ipu wai, e ʻoluʻolu
Biko, nye m iko mmiri.(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
Kpọọ ndị uwe ojii
E kāhea i ka ʻauʻau
Kpọọ ambulance
Pili au i ke kanaka mālama
Achọrọ m dọkịta
E ʻike au i ka maʻi
Anọ m n'ahụhụ
He ʻeha koʻu i nā pāpaʻi
Enwere m ọrịa na mkpụrụ ara ehi
Aia i hea ka lāʻau mālama kokua?
Ebee ka ụlọ ọgwụ kacha nso dị?
E ʻeha ana i kēia wahi
O na-anu m ebe a
Ua nalowale koʻu pepa hoʻokipa
Akwụkwọ njem m furu efu
E kāhea anei ʻoe i koʻu wahi noho?
Ị nwere ike ịkpọọ ụlọ nkwari akụ m?
Kōkua!
Enyemaka!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
He mea maikaʻi ke ʻike iā ʻoe
Ọ dị m ụtọ izute gị(O di m uto izute gi)
E hoʻomaikaʻi kā mākou hui
Ka anyị hazie nzukọ(Eh hoh-mah-kai kah mah-kou hoo-ee)
Aia i ka hora kūpono no ʻoe?
Kedu oge dị gị mma?(Ih ah-ee ee kah hoh-rah koo-pu-no no oh-eh)
E hoʻouna ana au i ka report i kēia lā
M ga-eziga akụkọ ahụ taa(Eh hoh-oo-nah ah-nah ow ee kah reh-port ee kay-ah lah)
E hiki anei ke kamaʻilio i ke aupuni?
Ị nwere ike ikwu echi?(Eh hee-kee ah-nay keh kah-mah-ee-lee-oh ee keh ow-poo-nee)
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻike i ka faila i hoʻopili ʻia
Biko chọta faịlụ a na-ejikọta(Eh oh-loo-oh-loo eh ee-keh ee kah fie-lah ee ho-oh-pee-lee ee-ah)
Mahalo no kāu manawa
Daalụ maka oge gị(Mah-hah-loh no kah-oo mah-nah-vah)
Ke nānā aku nei au e hana pū me ʻoe
Anaghị m eche ihu ịrụ ọrụ na gị(Kay nah-nah ah-koo nay ow eh hah-nah poo meh oh-eh)
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hoʻomaikaʻi i kēlā kiko?
Ị nwere ike kọwaa nke a?(Eh hee-kee ah-nay ee-ah oh-eh keh hoh-mah-kai ee kay-lah kee-koh)
E ʻoluʻolu e hoʻi mai au
Ka m laghachiri gị(Eh oh-loo-oh-loo eh ho-ee my ow)
O nā lā pau o ka Pōʻalima
Ụbọchị ikpeazụ bụ Fraịdee(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.