Looking for practical Hawaiian to Kituba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Hawaiian phrase first, then the Kituba translation (Kituba) — 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 Kituba.
Tip: read the Kituba 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
Mbote
Mahalo
Matondo
Aloha kakahiaka
Mbote na ntanga
Aloha ʻauinalā
Mbote na moke
Aloha ahiahi
Mbote na nsuka
Aloha pō
Malamu na lola
A hui hou
Tala moke
Aloha
Kende malamu
O wai kou inoa?
Nani na yo?
O koʻu inoa, ʻo John
Nani na ngai John
Pehea ʻoe?
Oyo olingi?
Pili ka ʻike ʻana iā ʻoe
Nionso na yo
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Kōkua ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo Pelekānia?
Oyo azali koloba Lingala?(ko-ku-a oe ee ka o-le-lo pe-le-ka-nia)
Aia nō ka ʻōlelo Hindi ʻole au
Nani nazali koloba Hindi malamu te(ai-a no ka o-le-lo hin-di o-le)
Aʻole au e ʻike
Nani nazali koyeba te(a-o-le au ee ee-ke)
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo i ka manawa
Soki, koloba na mbala moke(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo ee ka ma-na-wa)
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo hou?
Okoki koloba yango lisusu?(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo how)
O nā wahi e noho ai?
Bato ya mbala eza wapi?(o na wa-hi e no-ho ai)
Pehea e loaʻa ai au i ke kūlana o ke kūlanakauhale?
Nani nakoki kokende na centre ya ville?(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
Tika na ngonga ya mabele(e hu-li ee ka a-ka-u)
E huli i ka hema
Tika na ngonga ya likolo(e hu-li ee ka he-ma)
E hele pololei
Yaka na mbala moke(e he-le po-lo-lei)
Ehia ka uku?
Mbongo ya nzela ezali boni?(e-hi-a ka u-ku)
E ʻoluʻolu, hoʻokomo i ka pepa hoʻokipa hoʻokahi
Billet moko, s'il vous plaît(e o-lu-o-lu ho-o-komo ee ka pe-pa ho-o-ki-pa ho-o-ka-hi)
Pāʻoihana kēia mai kēia?
Eza mbali na awa?(pa-o-i-ha-na ke-ia mai ke-ia)
Ua nalowale au
Nani nazali na nzela te(ua na-lo-wa-le au)
E nā wahi e loaʻa ai ka kaʻa SIM?
Nani nakoki kotonga SIM card wapi?(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
Te
Pono paha
Pamba
Ke ʻae nei au
Nani na yo
Ke nānā ʻole au
Nani te na yo
He mea maikaʻi ia
Eza malamu
He aha kāu manaʻo?
Oyo olingi nini?
E kōkua ana ʻoe iaʻu?
Okanisa ngai?
Ke pono nei au i ke kōkua
Nalingi lisungi
E kali i kekahi manawa
Tika moke
E kala mai
Nasalisa
Aʻohe pilikia
Te na mabe
Aloha wau ia ʻoe
Mbote na yo
Hauʻoli lā hānau
Mbote na mokolo ya mbotama
E mālama i kāu huakaʻi
Zala na nzela ya malamu
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?
Nani esika ya ndako ya treni?(nani esika ya ndako ya treni)
Aia i hea ke koho?
Nani esika ya ndako ya bisi?(nani esika ya ndako ya bisi)