Looking for practical Kiga to Hawaiian phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Kiga 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.
Okwagala
Aloha
Webale
Mahalo
Osiibye bulungi
Aloha kakahiaka
Osiibye bulungi
Aloha ʻauinalā
Osiibye bulungi
Aloha ahiahi
Osiibye bulungi
Aloha pō
Tugenda okukutana
A hui hou
Nkwagala
Aloha
Erinnya lyo ani?
O wai kou inoa?
Erinnya lyange nze John
O koʻu inoa, ʻo John
Oli otya?
Pehea ʻoe?
Nneebwanga okukuyita
Pili ka ʻike ʻana iā ʻoe
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Oli muwandiika kiingereza?
Kōkua ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo Pelekānia?(ko-ku-a oe ee ka o-le-lo pe-le-ka-nia)
Sikuwandiika Hindi bulungi.
Aia nō ka ʻōlelo Hindi ʻole au(ai-a no ka o-le-lo hin-di o-le)
Sikuganya.
Aʻole au e ʻike(a-o-le au ee ee-ke)
Nkwenda okwandiika bulungi.
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo i ka manawa(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo ee ka ma-na-wa)
Osobola okuwandiika ekyo na?
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo hou?(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo how)
Ekitanda kiki?
O nā wahi e noho ai?(o na wa-hi e no-ho ai)
Nkwenda otya mu kiti?
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)
Genda ku kkono.
E huli i ka ʻākau(e hu-li ee ka a-ka-u)
Genda ku ddyo.
E huli i ka hema(e hu-li ee ka he-ma)
Genda mu maaso.
E hele pololei(e he-le po-lo-lei)
Ekitundu kiki?
Ehia ka uku?(e-hi-a ka u-ku)
Ekitanda emu, nyamba.
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)
Kiki ekitundu okuva wano?
Pāʻoihana kēia mai kēia?(pa-o-i-ha-na ke-ia mai ke-ia)
Ndi mu kwegendereza.
Ua nalowale au(ua na-lo-wa-le au)
Nkwenda kutuuka wa 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.
Eee
Āe
Oya
Aʻole
Wali
Pono paha
Ndiinze
Ke ʻae nei au
Sindiinze
Ke nānā ʻole au
Ekitanga kiza
He mea maikaʻi ia
Oteka ki?
He aha kāu manaʻo?
Okwetegera?
E kōkua ana ʻoe iaʻu?
Nfuna okwetegera
Ke pono nei au i ke kōkua
Leka akaseke
E kali i kekahi manawa
Ndi mwefwe
E kala mai
Tera kintu
Aʻohe pilikia
Nkwagala
Aloha wau ia ʻoe
Okwagala omwaka omukya
Hauʻoli lā hānau
Okwetegera mu nsi
E mālama i kāu huakaʻi
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Eri heza y'ekitabo?
Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?(Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?)
Eri heza y'ekibuga?
Aia i hea ke koho?(Aia i hea ke koho?)
Ekiyungiriro ki?
O wai ke alanui?(O wai ke alanui?)
Ekitonde ki?
He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?(He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?)
Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?
He ala kūpono kēia?(He ala kūpono kēia?)
Eri wansi wano
Aia i loko o kēia wahi(Aia i loko o kēia wahi)
Eri kure wano
Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi(Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi)
Oyinza okundabira ku karita?
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?(E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?)
Mugume wano, nyabo
E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu(E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu)
Ekitanga ki?
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.
Ekitanga ki?
Ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai?(ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai)
Ekitanga ky'ekikula
O ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia(o ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia)
Oli n'ekintu ekirungi?
He mea cheaper anei kāu?(he mea cheaper anei kāu)
Nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi?
E hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka?(e hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka)
Nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri
Makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua(makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua)
Ekitabo, nyabo
Ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu(ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu)
Okwetegereza kuli mu?
E komo pū ana ka lawelawe?(e komo pū ana ka lawelawe)
Ndi omukazi w'ebyokulya
He meaʻai ʻai au(he meaʻai ʻai au)
Tewali ebyokulya ebikalu
E ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono(e ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono)
Ekitanga ky'ekyokulya
He mea ʻono kēia(he mea ʻono kēia)
Nkwenda okufuna omukutu?
E hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu?(e hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu)
Ekitanda ky'amazi, nyabo
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.
Funa polisi
E kāhea i ke aupuni
Funa ambulance
E kāhea i ka ʻauʻau
Nkeneye omuganga
Pili au i ke kanaka mālama
Ndi mu bubi
E ʻike au i ka maʻi
Ndi na allergy ku nkuzi
He ʻeha koʻu i nā pāpaʻi
Ehe hospital ey'ekyenkya?
Aia i hea ka lāʻau mālama kokua?
Bikunyumya wano
E ʻeha ana i kēia wahi
Nfunye passport yange
Ua nalowale koʻu pepa hoʻokipa
Okwesiga okufuna hotel yange?
E kāhea anei ʻoe i koʻu wahi noho?
Mbadde!
Kōkua!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nishimwe kuganira
He mea maikaʻi ke ʻike iā ʻoe(Heh meh-ah mai-kee kay ee-keh ee-ah oh-eh)
Tugende mu nama
E hoʻomaikaʻi kā mākou hui(Eh hoh-mah-kai kah mah-kou hoo-ee)
Ni ryari byakugendekera?
Aia i ka hora kūpono no ʻoe?(Ih ah-ee ee kah hoh-rah koo-pu-no no oh-eh)
Nzohereza raporo uyu munsi
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)
Twashobora kuganira ejo?
E hiki anei ke kamaʻilio i ke aupuni?(Eh hee-kee ah-nay keh kah-mah-ee-lee-oh ee keh ow-poo-nee)
Nyamuneka reba dosiye iri hamwe
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)
Urakoze ku mwanya wawe
Mahalo no kāu manawa(Mah-hah-loh no kah-oo mah-nah-vah)
Ntegereje gukorana nawe
Ke nānā aku nei au e hana pū me ʻoe(Kay nah-nah ah-koo nay ow eh hah-nah poo meh oh-eh)
Wansobanurira icyo?
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)
Nzakugarukaho
E ʻoluʻolu e hoʻi mai au(Eh oh-loo-oh-loo eh ho-ee my ow)
Igihe ntarengwa ni ku wa gatanu
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.