Looking for practical Kikongo to Hawaiian phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Kikongo 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: read the Hawaiian line out loud three times, then cover the Kikongo 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.
Mbote
Aloha
Mele
Mahalo
Mokolo mayele
Aloha kakahiaka
Mokolo ya ntango
Aloha ʻauinalā
Mokolo ya mambu
Aloha ahiahi
Mokolo ya mpembe
Aloha pō
Tala mosi
A hui hou
Tata
Aloha
Nki yina nzo?
O wai kou inoa?
Nzo yami ke John
O koʻu inoa, ʻo John
Oko wanga?
Pehea ʻoe?
Nki ya mosi na yo
Pili ka ʻike ʻana iā ʻoe
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Oyo o zola kutu English?
Kōkua ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo Pelekānia?(ko-ku-a oe ee ka o-le-lo pe-le-ka-nia)
Nkeni kutu Hindi na mosi.
Aia nō ka ʻōlelo Hindi ʻole au(ai-a no ka o-le-lo hin-di o-le)
Nkeni kanga.
Aʻole au e ʻike(a-o-le au ee ee-ke)
Mokolo, zola kutu na mosi.
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo i ka manawa(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo ee ka ma-na-wa)
Oyo o zola kutu na mosi?
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo hou?(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo how)
Kutu wapi banzela?
O nā wahi e noho ai?(o na wa-hi e no-ho ai)
Nki zola kuenda na kati ya mbanza?
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)
Tanda na luma.
E huli i ka ʻākau(e hu-li ee ka a-ka-u)
Tanda na mambu.
E huli i ka hema(e hu-li ee ka he-ma)
Enda na mosi.
E hele pololei(e he-le po-lo-lei)
Nki mbongo ya ndako?
Ehia ka uku?(e-hi-a ka u-ku)
Ticket mosi, mokolo.
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)
Nki feti na wapi?
Pāʻoihana kēia mai kēia?(pa-o-i-ha-na ke-ia mai ke-ia)
Nkeni zola.
Ua nalowale au(ua na-lo-wa-le au)
Kutu wapi nki zola ku tanga SIM?
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.
Ewe
Āe
Te
Aʻole
Kasi
Pono paha
Nkiadi
Ke ʻae nei au
Nkiadi te
Ke nānā ʻole au
Oyo ke nkiadi malamu
He mea maikaʻi ia
Nkiadi nini?
He aha kāu manaʻo?
Okanza kudi nki?
E kōkua ana ʻoe iaʻu?
Nkiadi kudi nki
Ke pono nei au i ke kōkua
Lela na nki
E kali i kekahi manawa
Nkiadi na nki
E kala mai
Te na nki
Aʻohe pilikia
Tata na nki
Aloha wau ia ʻoe
Mokolo ya mbote
Hauʻoli lā hānau
Tala na nzala ya malamu
E mālama i kāu huakaʻi
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?
Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?(Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?)
Wana wanga na bus?
Aia i hea ke koho?(Aia i hea ke koho?)
Nki platform yai?
O wai ke alanui?(O wai ke alanui?)
Soki nki ntangu yina yenda?
He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?(He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?)
Yai ke nzila ya nki?
He ala kūpono kēia?(He ala kūpono kēia?)
Eza na nsi ya nzo
Aia i loko o kēia wahi(Aia i loko o kēia wahi)
Eza na mosi ya nzo
Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi(Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi)
Okanisa ngai na mape?
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?(E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?)
Tanga wana, s'il vous plaît
E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu(E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu)
Nki ntangu yina yenda?
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.
Nki yina kudi?
Ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai?(ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai)
Yina kele na nsi
O ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia(o ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia)
Ona kima ki nsi?
He mea cheaper anei kāu?(he mea cheaper anei kāu)
Ncanza kudi na kadi?
E hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka?(e hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka)
Nkena na mesa ya mosi na mosi
Makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua(makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua)
Kadi, ndakisa
Ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu(ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu)
Kasi nsi ya mpasi ke na?
E komo pū ana ka lawelawe?(e komo pū ana ka lawelawe)
Ndi muvegetari
He meaʻai ʻai au(he meaʻai ʻai au)
Kaka mfu, ndakisa
E ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono(e ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono)
Yina kele na nsi
He mea ʻono kēia(he mea ʻono kēia)
Ncanza na menu?
E hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu?(e hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu)
Ndi kadi ya mvula, ndakisa
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.
Landa boma
E kāhea i ke aupuni
Landa ambulance
E kāhea i ka ʻauʻau
Nkeni mosi
Pili au i ke kanaka mālama
Nkeni na mbisi
E ʻike au i ka maʻi
Nkeni na nsembu ya nsembu
He ʻeha koʻu i nā pāpaʻi
Wana hospital ya mbote?
Aia i hea ka lāʻau mālama kokua?
Eka na nki
E ʻeha ana i kēia wahi
Nkeni tanga pasipoti na ngai
Ua nalowale koʻu pepa hoʻokipa
Olanda hotel na ngai?
E kāhea anei ʻoe i koʻu wahi noho?
Tala!
Kōkua!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nzo ya kima
He mea maikaʻi ke ʻike iā ʻoe(Heh meh-ah mai-kee kay ee-keh ee-ah oh-eh)
Tukala na mbandu
E hoʻomaikaʻi kā mākou hui(Eh hoh-mah-kai kah mah-kou hoo-ee)
Nki nsi ya ntangu?
Aia i ka hora kūpono no ʻoe?(Ih ah-ee ee kah hoh-rah koo-pu-no no oh-eh)
Ndi zola ku sendela nsi ya lufulu
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)
Tukala na kanda se
E hiki anei ke kamaʻilio i ke aupuni?(Eh hee-kee ah-nay keh kah-mah-ee-lee-oh ee keh ow-poo-nee)
Tula nsi ya file ya kima
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)
Mosi na nsi ya ntangu
Mahalo no kāu manawa(Mah-hah-loh no kah-oo mah-nah-vah)
Ndi zola ku zola na yo
Ke nānā aku nei au e hana pū me ʻoe(Kay nah-nah ah-koo nay ow eh hah-nah poo meh oh-eh)
Nki o zola ku zola nki?
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)
Ndi zola ku yindula na yo
E ʻoluʻolu e hoʻi mai au(Eh oh-loo-oh-loo eh ho-ee my ow)
Nsi ya kima yina nsi ya mposo
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.