Looking for practical Hawaiian to Irish phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Hawaiian phrase first, then the Irish translation (Irish) — 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 Irish.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Irish-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Aloha
Dia dhuit(dee-ah gwitch)
Mahalo
Go raibh maith agat(guh rev mah agat)
Aloha kakahiaka
Dia dhuit ar maidin(dee-ah gwitch air mah-din)
Aloha ʻauinalā
Dia dhuit ar an tráthnóna(dee-ah gwitch air on trawn-oh-na)
Aloha ahiahi
Dia dhuit ar an oíche(dee-ah gwitch air on ee-ha)
Aloha pō
Oíche mhaith(ee-ha wah)
A hui hou
Feicfidh mé tú níos déanaí(fek-hee may too nees day-nee)
Aloha
Slán(slawn)
O wai kou inoa?
Cad is ainm duit?(kad is an-im gwitch)
O koʻu inoa, ʻo John
John is ainm dom(John is an-im dum)
Pehea ʻoe?
Conas atá tú?(kun-as a-taw too)
Pili ka ʻike ʻana iā ʻoe
Tá áthas orm bualadh leat(taw aw-has orm bool-ah lat)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Kōkua ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo Pelekānia?
An labhraíonn tú Béarla?(ko-ku-a oe ee ka o-le-lo pe-le-ka-nia)
Aia nō ka ʻōlelo Hindi ʻole au
Ní labhraím Hindis go maith(ai-a no ka o-le-lo hin-di o-le)
Aʻole au e ʻike
Ní thuigim(a-o-le au ee ee-ke)
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo i ka manawa
Léigh go mall, le do thoil(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo ee ka ma-na-wa)
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo hou?
An féidir leat é sin a rá arís?(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo how)
O nā wahi e noho ai?
Cá bhfuil an seomra folctha?(o na wa-hi e no-ho ai)
Pehea e loaʻa ai au i ke kūlana o ke kūlanakauhale?
Conas a théim go lár na cathrach?(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
Cas ar chlé(e hu-li ee ka a-ka-u)
E huli i ka hema
Cas ar dheis(e hu-li ee ka he-ma)
E hele pololei
Téigh díreach(e he-le po-lo-lei)
Ehia ka uku?
Cén méid atá ar an táille?(e-hi-a ka u-ku)
E ʻoluʻolu, hoʻokomo i ka pepa hoʻokipa hoʻokahi
Ticéad amháin, le do thoil(e o-lu-o-lu ho-o-komo ee ka pe-pa ho-o-ki-pa ho-o-ka-hi)
Pāʻoihana kēia mai kēia?
An bhfuil sé i bhfad ó anseo?(pa-o-i-ha-na ke-ia mai ke-ia)
Ua nalowale au
Táim caillte(ua na-lo-wa-le au)
E nā wahi e loaʻa ai ka kaʻa SIM?
Cá háit ar féidir liom cárta SIM a cheannach?(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
Tá(Tah)
Aʻole
Níl(Neel)
Pono paha
B'fhéidir(Fay-deer)
Ke ʻae nei au
Aontaím(An-tee-im)
Ke nānā ʻole au
Ní aontaím(Nee an-tee-im)
He mea maikaʻi ia
Téann sé go maith(Tay-awn shay guh mah)
He aha kāu manaʻo?
Cad a cheapann tú?(Kad a khan-tuh)
E kōkua ana ʻoe iaʻu?
An féidir leat cabhrú liom?(An fay-dur lat kaw-roo ly-um)