Looking for practical Latin to Hawaiian phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin 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: pick five Hawaiian phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Salve
Aloha(sal-way)
Gratias tibi
Mahalo(grah-tee-as tee-bee)
Bonum mane
Aloha kakahiaka(boh-num mah-neh)
Bonum postmeridianum
Aloha ʻauinalā(boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)
Bonum vesperum
Aloha ahiahi(boh-num vehs-peh-rum)
Bona nox
Aloha pō(boh-nah nox)
Vide te postea
A hui hou(vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)
Vale
Aloha(wah-leh)
Quod est nomen tuum?
O wai kou inoa?(kwod est noh-men too-um)
Nomen meum est Iohannes
O koʻu inoa, ʻo John(noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)
Quomodo es?
Pehea ʻoe?(kwo-mo-do es)
Te convenire mihi iucundum est
Pili ka ʻike ʻana iā ʻoe(tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Loquerisne Anglice?
Kōkua ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo Pelekānia?(ko-ku-a oe ee ka o-le-lo pe-le-ka-nia)
Non bene loquor Hindi.
Aia nō ka ʻōlelo Hindi ʻole au(ai-a no ka o-le-lo hin-di o-le)
Non intellego.
Aʻole au e ʻike(a-o-le au ee ee-ke)
Quaeso, lente loquere.
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo i ka manawa(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo ee ka ma-na-wa)
Potesne id iterum dicere?
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo hou?(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo how)
Ubi est latrina?
O nā wahi e noho ai?(o na wa-hi e no-ho ai)
Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?
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)
Dextra verte.
E huli i ka ʻākau(e hu-li ee ka a-ka-u)
Sinistra verte.
E huli i ka hema(e hu-li ee ka he-ma)
I ad rectum.
E hele pololei(e he-le po-lo-lei)
Quot est merces?
Ehia ka uku?(e-hi-a ka u-ku)
Unum tessera, quaeso.
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)
Estne longum a hic?
Pāʻoihana kēia mai kēia?(pa-o-i-ha-na ke-ia mai ke-ia)
Ego sum perditus.
Ua nalowale au(ua na-lo-wa-le au)
Ubi possum emere 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.
Ita
Āe
Non
Aʻole
Fortasse
Pono paha
Consentio
Ke ʻae nei au
Non consentio
Ke nānā ʻole au
Bene sonat
He mea maikaʻi ia
Quid censes?
He aha kāu manaʻo?
Potesne me adiuvare?
E kōkua ana ʻoe iaʻu?
Auxilium mihi opus est
Ke pono nei au i ke kōkua
Exspecta paulisper
E kali i kekahi manawa
Me paenitet
E kala mai
Nullum problema
Aʻohe pilikia
Felicitaciones
Aloha wau ia ʻoe
Felix natalis dies
Hauʻoli lā hānau
Felix iter habeas
E mālama i kāu huakaʻi
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ubi est statio ferriviaria?
Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?(Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?)
Ubi est statio bus?
Aia i hea ke koho?(Aia i hea ke koho?)
Quae est suggestus?
O wai ke alanui?(O wai ke alanui?)
Quo tempore discedit?
He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?(He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?)
Estne haec via recta?
He ala kūpono kēia?(He ala kūpono kēia?)
Prope est hic
Aia i loko o kēia wahi(Aia i loko o kēia wahi)
Longius est ab hoc
Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi(Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi)
Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?(E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?)
Siste hic, quaeso
E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu(E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu)
Quot tempus capit?
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.
Quot hoc constat?
Ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai?(ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai)
Id nimis carum est.
O ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia(o ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia)
Habesne quidquam cheap?
He mea cheaper anei kāu?(he mea cheaper anei kāu)
Possumne solvere charta?
E hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka?(e hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka)
Velim mensam pro duobus.
Makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua(makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua)
Ratio, quaeso.
Ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu(ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu)
Estne servitium inclusum?
E komo pū ana ka lawelawe?(e komo pū ana ka lawelawe)
Vegetarianus sum.
He meaʻai ʻai au(he meaʻai ʻai au)
Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.
E ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono(e ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono)
Hoc est deliciosum.
He mea ʻono kēia(he mea ʻono kēia)
Possumne habere menu?
E hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu?(e hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu)
Poculum aquae, quaeso.
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.
Vocā polīciam
E kāhea i ke aupuni
Vocā ambulantiam
E kāhea i ka ʻauʻau
Medicum mihi opus est
Pili au i ke kanaka mālama
Māla mē sentio
E ʻike au i ka maʻi
Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae
He ʻeha koʻu i nā pāpaʻi
Ubi est proximus hospitālis?
Aia i hea ka lāʻau mālama kokua?
Hic dolet
E ʻeha ana i kēia wahi
Passum meum perdidī
Ua nalowale koʻu pepa hoʻokipa
Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?
E kāhea anei ʻoe i koʻu wahi noho?
Auxilium!
Kōkua!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Te convenire pulchrum est
He mea maikaʻi ke ʻike iā ʻoe(Heh meh-ah mai-kee kay ee-keh ee-ah oh-eh)
Conventum constituamus
E hoʻomaikaʻi kā mākou hui(Eh hoh-mah-kai kah mah-kou hoo-ee)
Quot hora tibi convenit?
Aia i ka hora kūpono no ʻoe?(Ih ah-ee ee kah hoh-rah koo-pu-no no oh-eh)
Reportum hodie mittam
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)
Possumusne cras loqui?
E hiki anei ke kamaʻilio i ke aupuni?(Eh hee-kee ah-nay keh kah-mah-ee-lee-oh ee keh ow-poo-nee)
File adiunctum invenias, quaeso
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)
Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo
Mahalo no kāu manawa(Mah-hah-loh no kah-oo mah-nah-vah)
Spero ad te laborare
Ke nānā aku nei au e hana pū me ʻoe(Kay nah-nah ah-koo nay ow eh hah-nah poo meh oh-eh)
Potesne illud punctum explicare?
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)
Permitte me ad te redire
E ʻoluʻolu e hoʻi mai au(Eh oh-loo-oh-loo eh ho-ee my ow)
Terminatio est Veneris
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.