Looking for practical Hawaiian to Luganda phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Hawaiian phrase first, then the Luganda translation (Luganda) — 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 Luganda.
Tip: read the Luganda 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
Oli otya?(Oli otya?)
Mahalo
Webale(Webale)
Aloha kakahiaka
Osiibye otya?(Osiibye otya?)
Aloha ʻauinalā
Osiibye bulungi?(Osiibye bulungi?)
Aloha ahiahi
Osiibye otya?(Osiibye otya?)
Aloha pō
Lwaki olugendo?(Lwaki olugendo?)
A hui hou
Tugenda kutya?(Tugenda kutya?)
Aloha
Nkwagala(Nkwagala)
O wai kou inoa?
Erinnya lyo ani?(Erinnya lyo ani?)
O koʻu inoa, ʻo John
Erinnya lyange nze John(Erinnya lyange nze John)
Pehea ʻoe?
Oli otya?(Oli otya?)
Pili ka ʻike ʻana iā ʻoe
Nkwagala okukulaba(Nkwagala okukulaba)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Kōkua ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo Pelekānia?
Okwogera mu Lungereza?(ko-ku-a oe ee ka o-le-lo pe-le-ka-nia)
Aia nō ka ʻōlelo Hindi ʻole au
Sikozesa Hindi bulungi.(ai-a no ka o-le-lo hin-di o-le)
Aʻole au e ʻike
Sijja kumanya.(a-o-le au ee ee-ke)
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo i ka manawa
Nnyonnyola bulungi.(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo ee ka ma-na-wa)
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo hou?
Osobola okwogera buno buno?(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?
Nteekateeka owa city center?(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 mwoyo.(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
Ticket emu, please.(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 kirekera wano?(pa-o-i-ha-na ke-ia mai ke-ia)
Ua nalowale au
Ndi mu bubi.(ua na-lo-wa-le au)
E nā wahi e loaʻa ai ka kaʻa SIM?
Nneeyisa SIM card wano?(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
Ye
Aʻole
Nedda
Pono paha
Okwagala
Ke ʻae nei au
Nnaakuwandiika
Ke nānā ʻole au
Sikuwandiika
He mea maikaʻi ia
Kyo kyekirungi
He aha kāu manaʻo?
Otekayo ki?
E kōkua ana ʻoe iaʻu?
Osobola okundabira?
Ke pono nei au i ke kōkua
Nfuna obuyambi
E kali i kekahi manawa
Saba omukutu
E kala mai
Nsaba
Aʻohe pilikia
Tewali kibadde
Aloha wau ia ʻoe
Okwagaliza
Hauʻoli lā hānau
Okwagaliza ku lunaku lw'okuzaala
E mālama i kāu huakaʻi
Genda bulungi
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?
Ekitangaala ky'ekitanda?(ekitangaala ky'ekitanda)
Aia i hea ke koho?
Ekitangaala ky'ekitanda?(ekitangaala ky'ekitanda)
O wai ke alanui?
Ekitangaala ki?(ekitangaala ki)
He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?
Bwe ki ssaawa esigala?(bwe ki ssaawa esigala)
He ala kūpono kēia?
Okwetegeka kwe?(okwetegeka kwe)
Aia i loko o kēia wahi
Kiri wano wansi(kiri wano wansi)
Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi
Kiri mangu(kiri mangu)
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?
Osobola okundabira ku kaddde?(osobola okundabira ku kaddde)
E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu
Ggenda wano, please(ggenda wano, please)
Ehia ka manawa e lawe ai?
Tewali bungi ki?(tewali bungi ki)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai?
Kiki ky'ekitundu?(Kiki ky'ekitundu?)
O ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia
Ekitundu kyo kireetese.(o ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia)
He mea cheaper anei kāu?
Oli n'ekikadde ekirala?(he mea cheaper anei kāu)
E hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka?
Nneetaaga okwefuga ku kadi?(e hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka)
Makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua
Nneetaaga akatale ka abantu babiri.(makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua)
Ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu
Ekitabo, please.(ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu)
E komo pū ana ka lawelawe?
Okwetegereza kukyusiddwa?(e komo pū ana ka lawelawe)
He meaʻai ʻai au
Nze ndi omukazi wa mboga.(he meaʻai ʻai au)
E ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono
Tewali emmere eya kinyama, please.(e ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono)
He mea ʻono kēia
Ono mulungi.(he mea ʻono kēia)
E hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu?
Nneetaaga menu?(e hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu)
He ipu wai, e ʻoluʻolu
Ekikopo ky'amata, please.(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
Mpozzi polisi
E kāhea i ka ʻauʻau
Mpozzi ambulance
Pili au i ke kanaka mālama
Nfuna daktari
E ʻike au i ka maʻi
Ndi mu mbeera mbi
He ʻeha koʻu i nā pāpaʻi
Ndi mu bbeera ya nfuzi
Aia i hea ka lāʻau mālama kokua?
Okwetegereza hospital ey'ekyama?
E ʻeha ana i kēia wahi
Bikozesa wano
Ua nalowale koʻu pepa hoʻokipa
Nfuuse passport yange
E kāhea anei ʻoe i koʻu wahi noho?
Osobola okumpa mpozzi hotel yange?
Kōkua!
Mbadde!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.