Looking for practical Luganda to Hawaiian phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Luganda 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.
Oli otya?
Aloha(Oli otya?)
Webale
Mahalo(Webale)
Osiibye otya?
Aloha kakahiaka(Osiibye otya?)
Osiibye bulungi?
Aloha ʻauinalā(Osiibye bulungi?)
Osiibye otya?
Aloha ahiahi(Osiibye otya?)
Lwaki olugendo?
Aloha pō(Lwaki olugendo?)
Tugenda kutya?
A hui hou(Tugenda kutya?)
Nkwagala
Aloha(Nkwagala)
Erinnya lyo ani?
O wai kou inoa?(Erinnya lyo ani?)
Erinnya lyange nze John
O koʻu inoa, ʻo John(Erinnya lyange nze John)
Oli otya?
Pehea ʻoe?(Oli otya?)
Nkwagala okukulaba
Pili ka ʻike ʻana iā ʻoe(Nkwagala okukulaba)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Okwogera mu Lungereza?
Kōkua ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo Pelekānia?(ko-ku-a oe ee ka o-le-lo pe-le-ka-nia)
Sikozesa Hindi bulungi.
Aia nō ka ʻōlelo Hindi ʻole au(ai-a no ka o-le-lo hin-di o-le)
Sijja kumanya.
Aʻole au e ʻike(a-o-le au ee ee-ke)
Nnyonnyola bulungi.
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo i ka manawa(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo ee ka ma-na-wa)
Osobola okwogera buno buno?
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)
Nteekateeka owa city center?
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 mwoyo.
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)
Ticket emu, please.
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 kirekera wano?
Pāʻoihana kēia mai kēia?(pa-o-i-ha-na ke-ia mai ke-ia)
Ndi mu bubi.
Ua nalowale au(ua na-lo-wa-le au)
Nneeyisa SIM card wano?
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.
Ye
Āe
Nedda
Aʻole
Okwagala
Pono paha
Nnaakuwandiika
Ke ʻae nei au
Sikuwandiika
Ke nānā ʻole au
Kyo kyekirungi
He mea maikaʻi ia
Otekayo ki?
He aha kāu manaʻo?
Osobola okundabira?
E kōkua ana ʻoe iaʻu?
Nfuna obuyambi
Ke pono nei au i ke kōkua
Saba omukutu
E kali i kekahi manawa
Nsaba
E kala mai
Tewali kibadde
Aʻohe pilikia
Okwagaliza
Aloha wau ia ʻoe
Okwagaliza ku lunaku lw'okuzaala
Hauʻoli lā hānau
Genda bulungi
E mālama i kāu huakaʻi
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ekitangaala ky'ekitanda?
Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?(Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?)
Ekitangaala ky'ekitanda?
Aia i hea ke koho?(Aia i hea ke koho?)
Ekitangaala ki?
O wai ke alanui?(O wai ke alanui?)
Bwe ki ssaawa esigala?
He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?(He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?)
Okwetegeka kwe?
He ala kūpono kēia?(He ala kūpono kēia?)
Kiri wano wansi
Aia i loko o kēia wahi(Aia i loko o kēia wahi)
Kiri mangu
Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi(Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi)
Osobola okundabira ku kaddde?
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?(E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?)
Ggenda wano, please
E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu(E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu)
Tewali bungi 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.
Kiki ky'ekitundu?
Ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai?(ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai)
Ekitundu kyo kireetese.
O ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia(o ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia)
Oli n'ekikadde ekirala?
He mea cheaper anei kāu?(he mea cheaper anei kāu)
Nneetaaga okwefuga ku kadi?
E hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka?(e hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka)
Nneetaaga akatale ka abantu babiri.
Makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua(makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua)
Ekitabo, please.
Ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu(ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu)
Okwetegereza kukyusiddwa?
E komo pū ana ka lawelawe?(e komo pū ana ka lawelawe)
Nze ndi omukazi wa mboga.
He meaʻai ʻai au(he meaʻai ʻai au)
Tewali emmere eya kinyama, please.
E ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono(e ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono)
Ono mulungi.
He mea ʻono kēia(he mea ʻono kēia)
Nneetaaga menu?
E hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu?(e hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu)
Ekikopo ky'amata, please.
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.
Mpozzi polisi
E kāhea i ke aupuni
Mpozzi ambulance
E kāhea i ka ʻauʻau
Nfuna daktari
Pili au i ke kanaka mālama
Ndi mu mbeera mbi
E ʻike au i ka maʻi
Ndi mu bbeera ya nfuzi
He ʻeha koʻu i nā pāpaʻi
Okwetegereza hospital ey'ekyama?
Aia i hea ka lāʻau mālama kokua?
Bikozesa wano
E ʻeha ana i kēia wahi
Nfuuse passport yange
Ua nalowale koʻu pepa hoʻokipa
Osobola okumpa mpozzi 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.
Nkwagala okubaako
He mea maikaʻi ke ʻike iā ʻoe(Heh meh-ah mai-kee kay ee-keh ee-ah oh-eh)
Tugende mu nteekateeka
E hoʻomaikaʻi kā mākou hui(Eh hoh-mah-kai kah mah-kou hoo-ee)
Okwesiga ki?
Aia i ka hora kūpono no ʻoe?(Ih ah-ee ee kah hoh-rah koo-pu-no no oh-eh)
Nja kutandika okutuusa ebiragiro leero
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)
Tusobola okubaako oluvannyuma?
E hiki anei ke kamaʻilio i ke aupuni?(Eh hee-kee ah-nay keh kah-mah-ee-lee-oh ee keh ow-poo-nee)
Nsaba osanga fayiro eyakwatiddwa
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)
Webale ku ssaawa yo
Mahalo no kāu manawa(Mah-hah-loh no kah-oo mah-nah-vah)
Ntegedde okubaako na ggwe
Ke nānā aku nei au e hana pū me ʻoe(Kay nah-nah ah-koo nay ow eh hah-nah poo meh oh-eh)
Osobola okuddamu ekifaananyi?
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)
Nja kukuwandiikira
E ʻoluʻolu e hoʻi mai au(Eh oh-loo-oh-loo eh ho-ee my ow)
Ekitundu ky’okusaba kiki ku Lwokutaano
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.