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Common Hawaiian to Latin phrases

100 practical Hawaiian to Latin phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Hawaiian to Latin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Hawaiian phrase first, then the Latin translation (Latin) — 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 Latin.

Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Latin-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.

  1. Aloha

    Salve (sal-way)

  2. Mahalo

    Gratias tibi (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Aloha kakahiaka

    Bonum mane (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Aloha ʻauinalā

    Bonum postmeridianum (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Aloha ahiahi

    Bonum vesperum (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Aloha pō

    Bona nox (boh-nah nox)

  7. A hui hou

    Vide te postea (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Aloha

    Vale (wah-leh)

  9. O wai kou inoa?

    Quod est nomen tuum? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. O koʻu inoa, ʻo John

    Nomen meum est Iohannes (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. Pehea ʻoe?

    Quomodo es? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Pili ka ʻike ʻana iā ʻoe

    Te convenire mihi iucundum est (tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. Kōkua ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo Pelekānia?

    Loquerisne Anglice? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Aia nō ka ʻōlelo Hindi ʻole au

    Non bene loquor Hindi. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Aʻole au e ʻike

    Non intellego. (Non intellego.)

  4. E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo i ka manawa

    Quaeso, lente loquere. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo hou?

    Potesne id iterum dicere? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. O nā wahi e noho ai?

    Ubi est latrina? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Pehea e loaʻa ai au i ke kūlana o ke kūlanakauhale?

    Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. E huli i ka ʻākau

    Dextra verte. (Dextra verte.)

  9. E huli i ka hema

    Sinistra verte. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. E hele pololei

    I ad rectum. (I ad rectum.)

  11. Ehia ka uku?

    Quot est merces? (Quot est merces?)

  12. E ʻoluʻolu, hoʻokomo i ka pepa hoʻokipa hoʻokahi

    Unum tessera, quaeso. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. Pāʻoihana kēia mai kēia?

    Estne longum a hic? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Ua nalowale au

    Ego sum perditus. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. E nā wahi e loaʻa ai ka kaʻa SIM?

    Ubi possum emere SIM card? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. Āe

    Ita

  2. Aʻole

    Non

  3. Pono paha

    Fortasse

  4. Ke ʻae nei au

    Consentio

  5. Ke nānā ʻole au

    Non consentio

  6. He mea maikaʻi ia

    Bene sonat

  7. He aha kāu manaʻo?

    Quid censes?

  8. E kōkua ana ʻoe iaʻu?

    Potesne me adiuvare?

  9. Ke pono nei au i ke kōkua

    Auxilium mihi opus est

  10. E kali i kekahi manawa

    Exspecta paulisper

  11. E kala mai

    Me paenitet

  12. Aʻohe pilikia

    Nullum problema

  13. Aloha wau ia ʻoe

    Felicitaciones

  14. Hauʻoli lā hānau

    Felix natalis dies

  15. E mālama i kāu huakaʻi

    Felix iter habeas

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?

    Ubi est statio ferriviaria? (Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)

  2. Aia i hea ke koho?

    Ubi est statio bus? (Ubi est statio bus?)

  3. O wai ke alanui?

    Quae est suggestus? (Quae est suggestus?)

  4. He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?

    Quo tempore discedit? (Quo tempore discedit?)

  5. He ala kūpono kēia?

    Estne haec via recta? (Estne haec via recta?)

  6. Aia i loko o kēia wahi

    Prope est hic (Prope est hic)

  7. Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi

    Longius est ab hoc (Longius est ab hoc)

  8. E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?

    Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa? (Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)

  9. E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu

    Siste hic, quaeso (Siste hic, quaeso)

  10. Ehia ka manawa e lawe ai?

    Quot tempus capit? (Quot tempus capit?)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. Ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai?

    Quot hoc constat? (ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai)

  2. O ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia

    Id nimis carum est. (o ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia)

  3. He mea cheaper anei kāu?

    Habesne quidquam cheap? (he mea cheaper anei kāu)

  4. E hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka?

    Possumne solvere charta? (e hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka)

  5. Makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua

    Velim mensam pro duobus. (makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua)

  6. Ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu

    Ratio, quaeso. (ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu)

  7. E komo pū ana ka lawelawe?

    Estne servitium inclusum? (e komo pū ana ka lawelawe)

  8. He meaʻai ʻai au

    Vegetarianus sum. (he meaʻai ʻai au)

  9. E ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono

    Nulla cibi acida, quaeso. (e ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono)

  10. He mea ʻono kēia

    Hoc est deliciosum. (he mea ʻono kēia)

  11. E hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu?

    Possumne habere menu? (e hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu)

  12. He ipu wai, e ʻoluʻolu

    Poculum aquae, quaeso. (he ipu wai, e ʻoluʻolu)

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. E kāhea i ke aupuni

    Vocā polīciam

  2. E kāhea i ka ʻauʻau

    Vocā ambulantiam

  3. Pili au i ke kanaka mālama

    Medicum mihi opus est

  4. E ʻike au i ka maʻi

    Māla mē sentio

  5. He ʻeha koʻu i nā pāpaʻi

    Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

  6. Aia i hea ka lāʻau mālama kokua?

    Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

  7. E ʻeha ana i kēia wahi

    Hic dolet

  8. Ua nalowale koʻu pepa hoʻokipa

    Passum meum perdidī

  9. E kāhea anei ʻoe i koʻu wahi noho?

    Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

  10. Kōkua!

    Auxilium!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. He mea maikaʻi ke ʻike iā ʻoe

    Te convenire pulchrum est (Heh meh-ah mai-kee kay ee-keh ee-ah oh-eh)

  2. E hoʻomaikaʻi kā mākou hui

    Conventum constituamus (Eh hoh-mah-kai kah mah-kou hoo-ee)

  3. Aia i ka hora kūpono no ʻoe?

    Quot hora tibi convenit? (Ih ah-ee ee kah hoh-rah koo-pu-no no oh-eh)

  4. E hoʻouna ana au i ka report i kēia lā

    Reportum hodie mittam (Eh hoh-oo-nah ah-nah ow ee kah reh-port ee kay-ah lah)

  5. E hiki anei ke kamaʻilio i ke aupuni?

    Possumusne cras loqui? (Eh hee-kee ah-nay keh kah-mah-ee-lee-oh ee keh ow-poo-nee)

  6. E ʻoluʻolu e ʻike i ka faila i hoʻopili ʻia

    File adiunctum invenias, quaeso (Eh oh-loo-oh-loo eh ee-keh ee kah fie-lah ee ho-oh-pee-lee ee-ah)

  7. Mahalo no kāu manawa

    Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo (Mah-hah-loh no kah-oo mah-nah-vah)

  8. Ke nānā aku nei au e hana pū me ʻoe

    Spero ad te laborare (Kay nah-nah ah-koo nay ow eh hah-nah poo meh oh-eh)

  9. E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hoʻomaikaʻi i kēlā kiko?

    Potesne illud punctum explicare? (Eh hee-kee ah-nay ee-ah oh-eh keh hoh-mah-kai ee kay-lah kee-koh)

  10. E ʻoluʻolu e hoʻi mai au

    Permitte me ad te redire (Eh oh-loo-oh-loo eh ho-ee my ow)

  11. O nā lā pau o ka Pōʻalima

    Terminatio est Veneris (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.

  1. He aha ka hora?

    Quot hora est? (he ah-ha ka ho-ra)

  2. Ekolu ka hora

    Tertia hora est. (e-ko-lu ka ho-ra)

  3. I kēia lā

    Hodie (ee kay-ah lah)

  4. I ka lā ʻapōpō

    Cras (ee kah lah ah-poh-poh)

  5. I ante lā

    Heri (ee ahn-teh lah)

  6. Pōʻakahi

    Dies Lunae (po-ah-kah-hee)

  7. Pōʻalua

    Dies Martis (po-ah-loo-ah)

  8. Pōʻakolu

    Dies Mercurii (po-ah-koh-loo)

  9. Kahi

    Unus (kah-hee)

  10. Lua

    Duo (loo-ah)

  11. Ekolu

    Tres (e-ko-lu)

  12. Umi

    Decem (oo-mee)

  13. Hana i ka hoʻokahi

    Centum (hah-nah ee kah ho-oh-kah-hee)

  14. Pālua

    Dimidium (pah-loo-ah)

  15. O nā mea hou

    Plus (oh nah meh-ah ho)

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