Looking for practical Hawaiian to Ndau phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Hawaiian phrase first, then the Ndau translation (Ndau) — 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 Ndau.
Tip: read the Ndau 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
Mhoro
Mahalo
Ndatenda
Aloha kakahiaka
Mangwanani akanaka
Aloha ʻauinalā
Masikati akanaka
Aloha ahiahi
Manheru akanaka
Aloha pō
Usiku hwakanaka
A hui hou
Tichasangana zvakare
Aloha
Sara zvakanaka
O wai kou inoa?
Zita rako ndiani?
O koʻu inoa, ʻo John
Zita rangu ndiJohn
Pehea ʻoe?
Uri sei?
Pili ka ʻike ʻana iā ʻoe
Ndinofara kukuziva
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Kōkua ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo Pelekānia?
Unotaura Chirungu here?(ko-ku-a oe ee ka o-le-lo pe-le-ka-nia)
Aia nō ka ʻōlelo Hindi ʻole au
Handitauri Hindi zvakanaka.(ai-a no ka o-le-lo hin-di o-le)
Aʻole au e ʻike
Handinzwisise.(a-o-le au ee ee-ke)
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo i ka manawa
Ndapota taura zvishoma.(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo ee ka ma-na-wa)
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo hou?
Ungazvitaura zvakare here?(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo how)
O nā wahi e noho ai?
Chimbuzi chiri kupi?(o na wa-hi e no-ho ai)
Pehea e loaʻa ai au i ke kūlana o ke kūlanakauhale?
Ndingasvika sei ku nzvimbo yeguta?(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
Pinda kuruboshwe.(e hu-li ee ka a-ka-u)
E huli i ka hema
Pinda kurudyi.(e hu-li ee ka he-ma)
E hele pololei
Enda mberi.(e he-le po-lo-lei)
Ehia ka uku?
Mari yefare ingani?(e-hi-a ka u-ku)
E ʻoluʻolu, hoʻokomo i ka pepa hoʻokipa hoʻokahi
Tiketi imwe, ndapota.(e o-lu-o-lu ho-o-komo ee ka pe-pa ho-o-ki-pa ho-o-ka-hi)
Pāʻoihana kēia mai kēia?
Iko kure kubva pano?(pa-o-i-ha-na ke-ia mai ke-ia)
Ua nalowale au
Ndakakanganiswa.(ua na-lo-wa-le au)
E nā wahi e loaʻa ai ka kaʻa SIM?
Ndingatenga kupi 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
Ehe
Aʻole
Aih
Pono paha
Pangani
Ke ʻae nei au
Ndakubvumirana
Ke nānā ʻole au
Handibvumirani
He mea maikaʻi ia
Izvi zvinonzwika zvakanaka
He aha kāu manaʻo?
Unofungei?
E kōkua ana ʻoe iaʻu?
Ungandibatsira here?
Ke pono nei au i ke kōkua
Ndiri kuda rubatsiro
E kali i kekahi manawa
Mirira nguva shoma
E kala mai
Ndineurombo
Aʻohe pilikia
Hapana dambudziko
Aloha wau ia ʻoe
Makorokoto
Hauʻoli lā hānau
Makorokoto ezuva rekuzvarwa
E mālama i kāu huakaʻi
Iva nerwendo rwakanaka
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.