Looking for practical Khasi to Hawaiian phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Khasi phrase first, then the Hawaiian translation (Hawaiian) — 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 Hawaiian.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Hawaiian-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.
Kumno
Aloha(Kumno)
Khublei
Mahalo(Khublei)
Khyndai
Aloha kakahiaka(Khyndai)
Khublei sngi
Aloha ʻauinalā(Khublei sngi)
Khublei miet
Aloha ahiahi(Khublei miet)
Balei miet
Aloha pō(Balei miet)
Ngi phah khublei
A hui hou(Ngi phah khublei)
Ngi khlem shai
Aloha(Ngi khlem shai)
Kaei ka kyrteng jong phi?
O wai kou inoa?(Kaei ka kyrteng jong phi?)
Ka kyrteng jong nga ka dei John
O koʻu inoa, ʻo John(Ka kyrteng jong nga ka dei John)
Kumno phi long?
Pehea ʻoe?(Kumno phi long?)
Ka dei ban pynshang
Pili ka ʻike ʻana iā ʻoe(Ka dei ban pynshang)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Phi khublei English?
Kōkua ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo Pelekānia?(ko-ku-a oe ee ka o-le-lo pe-le-ka-nia)
Ngim khublei Hindi bha
Aia nō ka ʻōlelo Hindi ʻole au(ai-a no ka o-le-lo hin-di o-le)
Ngim tip satang
Aʻole au e ʻike(a-o-le au ee ee-ke)
Kylli khublei shynrang
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo i ka manawa(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo ee ka ma-na-wa)
Phin lah ban kylli biang?
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo hou?(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo how)
U shang ba kham shong?
O nā wahi e noho ai?(o na wa-hi e no-ho ai)
Kumno nga lah ban poi sha ka shnong?
Pehea e loaʻa ai au i ke kūlana o ke kūlanakauhale?(pe-he-a e lo-a-i ai au ee ke ku-la-na o ke ku-la-na-kau-ha-le)
Pynsang sha khmat
E huli i ka ʻākau(e hu-li ee ka a-ka-u)
Pynsang sha kyllang
E huli i ka hema(e hu-li ee ka he-ma)
Kiew shaduh
E hele pololei(e he-le po-lo-lei)
Kumno ka dor ka jingle?
Ehia ka uku?(e-hi-a ka u-ku)
Ka ticket wei, sngewbha
E ʻoluʻolu, hoʻokomo i ka pepa hoʻokipa hoʻokahi(e o-lu-o-lu ho-o-komo ee ka pe-pa ho-o-ki-pa ho-o-ka-hi)
U kham khyndiat na shwa?
Pāʻoihana kēia mai kēia?(pa-o-i-ha-na ke-ia mai ke-ia)
Nga la khlad
Ua nalowale au(ua na-lo-wa-le au)
Kumno nga lah ban thied ka SIM card?
E nā wahi e loaʻa ai ka kaʻa SIM?(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.
Aei
Āe
Em
Aʻole
Balei
Pono paha
Nga pynïaid
Ke ʻae nei au
Nga ym pynïaid
Ke nānā ʻole au
Kane ka long ka kham bha
He mea maikaʻi ia
Kumno phi iakren?
He aha kāu manaʻo?
Phi lah ban iarap ia nga?
E kōkua ana ʻoe iaʻu?
Nga donkam ia ka iarap
Ke pono nei au i ke kōkua
Shong shuwa
E kali i kekahi manawa
Nga khublei
E kala mai
Ym don ka jingeh
Aʻohe pilikia
Khublei
Aloha wau ia ʻoe
Khyndiat ka sngi ba san
Hauʻoli lā hānau
Khublei ia ka jingleit kaba shongkun
E mālama i kāu huakaʻi
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kae ka thain kyllang?
Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?(Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?)
Kae ka shong thain?
Aia i hea ke koho?(Aia i hea ke koho?)
Kae ka phang?
O wai ke alanui?(O wai ke alanui?)
Ka por jong ka phang ka dei?
He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?(He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?)
Kae ka lynti ba biang?
He ala kūpono kēia?(He ala kūpono kēia?)
Ka long shen ha kane ka bynta.
Aia i loko o kēia wahi(Aia i loko o kēia wahi)
Ka long jylliew na kane ka bynta.
Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi(Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi)
Pynpaw ia nga ha ka map?
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?(E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?)
Pyrkhat ha kane, sngewbha.
E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu(E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu)
Kae ka por ka jia?
Ehia ka manawa e lawe ai?(Ehia ka manawa e lawe ai?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Shen kham ka jingkyrshan?
Ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai?(ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai)
Ka long shibun bha
O ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia(o ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia)
Iaiñ phi don kawei pat kaba kham shang?
He mea cheaper anei kāu?(he mea cheaper anei kāu)
Nga lah ban pyndep da ka card?
E hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka?(e hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka)
Nga kwah ka tawkhyndew na kawei
Makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua(makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua)
Ka bill, sngewbha
Ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu(ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu)
Ka jingpynkhreh ka don hapoh?
E komo pū ana ka lawelawe?(e komo pū ana ka lawelawe)
Nga long u briew ba khlaw
He meaʻai ʻai au(he meaʻai ʻai au)
Sngewbha, khlem ka jylliew
E ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono(e ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono)
Kane ka dei ka jylliew
He mea ʻono kēia(he mea ʻono kēia)
Nga lah ban ioh ka menu?
E hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu?(e hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu)
Ka khyndew na ka glass, sngewbha
He ipu wai, e ʻoluʻolu(he ipu wai, e ʻoluʻolu)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Thoh ka police
E kāhea i ke aupuni
Thoh ka ambulance
E kāhea i ka ʻauʻau
Nga donkam doctor
Pili au i ke kanaka mālama
Nga khlem sngewbha
E ʻike au i ka maʻi
Nga don ka allergy sha ki peanut
He ʻeha koʻu i nā pāpaʻi
Kae ka hospital kaba dang shong jngai?
Aia i hea ka lāʻau mālama kokua?
Ka khia ha kane
E ʻeha ana i kēia wahi
Nga la pynduh ia ka passport
Ua nalowale koʻu pepa hoʻokipa
Peh, phah thoh ia ka hotel jong nga?
E kāhea anei ʻoe i koʻu wahi noho?
Khublei!
Kōkua!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ka long ka jingkyrmen ban ia poi bad phi
He mea maikaʻi ke ʻike iā ʻoe(Heh meh-ah mai-kee kay ee-keh ee-ah oh-eh)
Khamai ngin pynlong ia ka jingïalang
E hoʻomaikaʻi kā mākou hui(Eh hoh-mah-kai kah mah-kou hoo-ee)
Kaei ka por ka long kaba bha na phi?
Aia i ka hora kūpono no ʻoe?(Ih ah-ee ee kah hoh-rah koo-pu-no no oh-eh)
Ngin ai ka report mynta ka sngi
E hoʻouna ana au i ka report i kēia lā(Eh hoh-oo-nah ah-nah ow ee kah reh-port ee kay-ah lah)
Ngin lah ban kren shen?
E hiki anei ke kamaʻilio i ke aupuni?(Eh hee-kee ah-nay keh kah-mah-ee-lee-oh ee keh ow-poo-nee)
Sngewbha, peit ia ka file kaba la attach
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻike i ka faila i hoʻopili ʻia(Eh oh-loo-oh-loo eh ee-keh ee kah fie-lah ee ho-oh-pee-lee ee-ah)
Khublei shibun na ka por jong phi
Mahalo no kāu manawa(Mah-hah-loh no kah-oo mah-nah-vah)
Nga kwah ban trei bad phi
Ke nānā aku nei au e hana pū me ʻoe(Kay nah-nah ah-koo nay ow eh hah-nah poo meh oh-eh)
Phin lah ban pynshai ia katei ka point?
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hoʻomaikaʻi i kēlā kiko?(Eh hee-kee ah-nay ee-ah oh-eh keh hoh-mah-kai ee kay-lah kee-koh)
Khamai ngin phah ia phi shen
E ʻoluʻolu e hoʻi mai au(Eh oh-loo-oh-loo eh ho-ee my ow)
Ka por khatduh ka long ka sngi Pale
O nā lā pau o ka Pōʻalima(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.