Looking for practical Hawaiian to Kiga phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Hawaiian phrase first, then the Kiga translation (Kiga) — 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 Kiga.
Tip: when a Kiga 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
Okwagala
Mahalo
Webale
Aloha kakahiaka
Osiibye bulungi
Aloha ʻauinalā
Osiibye bulungi
Aloha ahiahi
Osiibye bulungi
Aloha pō
Osiibye bulungi
A hui hou
Tugenda okukutana
Aloha
Nkwagala
O wai kou inoa?
Erinnya lyo ani?
O koʻu inoa, ʻo John
Erinnya lyange nze John
Pehea ʻoe?
Oli otya?
Pili ka ʻike ʻana iā ʻoe
Nneebwanga okukuyita
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Kōkua ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo Pelekānia?
Oli muwandiika kiingereza?(ko-ku-a oe ee ka o-le-lo pe-le-ka-nia)
Aia nō ka ʻōlelo Hindi ʻole au
Sikuwandiika Hindi bulungi.(ai-a no ka o-le-lo hin-di o-le)
Aʻole au e ʻike
Sikuganya.(a-o-le au ee ee-ke)
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo i ka manawa
Nkwenda okwandiika bulungi.(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo ee ka ma-na-wa)
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo hou?
Osobola okuwandiika ekyo na?(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo how)
O nā wahi e noho ai?
Ekitanda kiki?(o na wa-hi e no-ho ai)
Pehea e loaʻa ai au i ke kūlana o ke kūlanakauhale?
Nkwenda otya mu kiti?(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
Genda ku kkono.(e hu-li ee ka a-ka-u)
E huli i ka hema
Genda ku ddyo.(e hu-li ee ka he-ma)
E hele pololei
Genda mu maaso.(e he-le po-lo-lei)
Ehia ka uku?
Ekitundu kiki?(e-hi-a ka u-ku)
E ʻoluʻolu, hoʻokomo i ka pepa hoʻokipa hoʻokahi
Ekitanda emu, nyamba.(e o-lu-o-lu ho-o-komo ee ka pe-pa ho-o-ki-pa ho-o-ka-hi)
Pāʻoihana kēia mai kēia?
Kiki ekitundu okuva wano?(pa-o-i-ha-na ke-ia mai ke-ia)
Ua nalowale au
Ndi mu kwegendereza.(ua na-lo-wa-le au)
E nā wahi e loaʻa ai ka kaʻa SIM?
Nkwenda kutuuka wa 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
Eee
Aʻole
Oya
Pono paha
Wali
Ke ʻae nei au
Ndiinze
Ke nānā ʻole au
Sindiinze
He mea maikaʻi ia
Ekitanga kiza
He aha kāu manaʻo?
Oteka ki?
E kōkua ana ʻoe iaʻu?
Okwetegera?
Ke pono nei au i ke kōkua
Nfuna okwetegera
E kali i kekahi manawa
Leka akaseke
E kala mai
Ndi mwefwe
Aʻohe pilikia
Tera kintu
Aloha wau ia ʻoe
Nkwagala
Hauʻoli lā hānau
Okwagala omwaka omukya
E mālama i kāu huakaʻi
Okwetegera mu nsi
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?
Eri heza y'ekitabo?(Eri heza y'ekitabo?)
Aia i hea ke koho?
Eri heza y'ekibuga?(Eri heza y'ekibuga?)
O wai ke alanui?
Ekiyungiriro ki?(Ekiyungiriro ki?)
He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?
Ekitonde ki?(Ekitonde ki?)
He ala kūpono kēia?
Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?(Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?)
Aia i loko o kēia wahi
Eri wansi wano(Eri wansi wano)
Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi
Eri kure wano(Eri kure wano)
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?
Oyinza okundabira ku karita?(Oyinza okundabira ku karita?)
E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu
Mugume wano, nyabo(Mugume wano, nyabo)
Ehia ka manawa e lawe ai?
Ekitanga ki?(Ekitanga ki?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai?
Ekitanga ki?(ekitanga ki)
O ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia
Ekitanga ky'ekikula(ekitanga ky'ekikula)
He mea cheaper anei kāu?
Oli n'ekintu ekirungi?(oli n'ekintu ekirungi)
E hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka?
Nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi?(nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi)
Makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua
Nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri(nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri)