Looking for practical Ndau to Hawaiian phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Ndau 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.
Mhoro
Aloha
Ndatenda
Mahalo
Mangwanani akanaka
Aloha kakahiaka
Masikati akanaka
Aloha ʻauinalā
Manheru akanaka
Aloha ahiahi
Usiku hwakanaka
Aloha pō
Tichasangana zvakare
A hui hou
Sara zvakanaka
Aloha
Zita rako ndiani?
O wai kou inoa?
Zita rangu ndiJohn
O koʻu inoa, ʻo John
Uri sei?
Pehea ʻoe?
Ndinofara kukuziva
Pili ka ʻike ʻana iā ʻoe
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Unotaura Chirungu here?
Kōkua ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo Pelekānia?(ko-ku-a oe ee ka o-le-lo pe-le-ka-nia)
Handitauri Hindi zvakanaka.
Aia nō ka ʻōlelo Hindi ʻole au(ai-a no ka o-le-lo hin-di o-le)
Handinzwisise.
Aʻole au e ʻike(a-o-le au ee ee-ke)
Ndapota taura zvishoma.
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo i ka manawa(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo ee ka ma-na-wa)
Ungazvitaura zvakare here?
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo hou?(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo how)
Chimbuzi chiri kupi?
O nā wahi e noho ai?(o na wa-hi e no-ho ai)
Ndingasvika sei ku nzvimbo yeguta?
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)
Pinda kuruboshwe.
E huli i ka ʻākau(e hu-li ee ka a-ka-u)
Pinda kurudyi.
E huli i ka hema(e hu-li ee ka he-ma)
Enda mberi.
E hele pololei(e he-le po-lo-lei)
Mari yefare ingani?
Ehia ka uku?(e-hi-a ka u-ku)
Tiketi imwe, ndapota.
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)
Iko kure kubva pano?
Pāʻoihana kēia mai kēia?(pa-o-i-ha-na ke-ia mai ke-ia)
Ndakakanganiswa.
Ua nalowale au(ua na-lo-wa-le au)
Ndingatenga kupi 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.
Ehe
Āe
Aih
Aʻole
Pangani
Pono paha
Ndakubvumirana
Ke ʻae nei au
Handibvumirani
Ke nānā ʻole au
Izvi zvinonzwika zvakanaka
He mea maikaʻi ia
Unofungei?
He aha kāu manaʻo?
Ungandibatsira here?
E kōkua ana ʻoe iaʻu?
Ndiri kuda rubatsiro
Ke pono nei au i ke kōkua
Mirira nguva shoma
E kali i kekahi manawa
Ndineurombo
E kala mai
Hapana dambudziko
Aʻohe pilikia
Makorokoto
Aloha wau ia ʻoe
Makorokoto ezuva rekuzvarwa
Hauʻoli lā hānau
Iva nerwendo rwakanaka
E mālama i kāu huakaʻi
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kupi kwete chiteshi chenjere?
Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?(Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?)
Kupi kwete chiteshi chebhazi?
Aia i hea ke koho?(Aia i hea ke koho?)
Ndeipi chikuva?
O wai ke alanui?(O wai ke alanui?)
Ndeipi nguva inobva?
He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?(He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?)
Iyi ndiyo nzira yakarurama?
He ala kūpono kēia?(He ala kūpono kēia?)
Iri pedyo pano
Aia i loko o kēia wahi(Aia i loko o kēia wahi)
Iri kure neapo
Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi(Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi)
Unogona kundiratidza pamepu?
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?(E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?)
Mira pano, ndapota
E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu(E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu)
Zvinotora nguva yakareba sei?
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.
Zvinodhura sei?
Ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai?(ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai)
Izvozvo zvinodhura zvikuru
O ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia(o ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia)
Une chimwe chiri pamutengo wakaderera here?
He mea cheaper anei kāu?(he mea cheaper anei kāu)
Ndingabhadhara nekadhi here?
E hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka?(e hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka)
Ndinoda tafura yevasere
Makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua(makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua)
Chikwereti, ndapota
Ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu(ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu)
Sevhisi yakabatanidzwa here?
E komo pū ana ka lawelawe?(e komo pū ana ka lawelawe)
Ndiri vegetarian
He meaʻai ʻai au(he meaʻai ʻai au)
Hapana chikafu chinopisa, ndapota
E ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono(e ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono)
Izvi zvinonaka
He mea ʻono kēia(he mea ʻono kēia)
Ndingawana menyu here?
E hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu?(e hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu)
Girazi remvura, ndapota
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.
Dai foni mapurisa
E kāhea i ke aupuni
Dai foni amburensi
E kāhea i ka ʻauʻau
Ndinoda chiremba
Pili au i ke kanaka mālama
Ndiri kurwara
E ʻike au i ka maʻi
Ndine chiremera kumapudzi
He ʻeha koʻu i nā pāpaʻi
Hospitali iri kupi pedyo?
Aia i hea ka lāʻau mālama kokua?
Zvinorwadza pano
E ʻeha ana i kēia wahi
Ndakarasa pasipoti yangu
Ua nalowale koʻu pepa hoʻokipa
Unogona here kufoniya hotera yangu?
E kāhea anei ʻoe i koʻu wahi noho?
Rubatsiro!
Kōkua!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ndinofara kukusangana
He mea maikaʻi ke ʻike iā ʻoe(Heh meh-ah mai-kee kay ee-keh ee-ah oh-eh)
Ngatironge musangano
E hoʻomaikaʻi kā mākou hui(Eh hoh-mah-kai kah mah-kou hoo-ee)
Ndeipi nguva inokufambira?
Aia i ka hora kūpono no ʻoe?(Ih ah-ee ee kah hoh-rah koo-pu-no no oh-eh)
Ndichatumira mushumo nhasi
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)
Tingataure mangwana here?
E hiki anei ke kamaʻilio i ke aupuni?(Eh hee-kee ah-nay keh kah-mah-ee-lee-oh ee keh ow-poo-nee)
Ndapota tsvaga faira rakabatanidzwa
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)
Ndatenda nenguva yako
Mahalo no kāu manawa(Mah-hah-loh no kah-oo mah-nah-vah)
Ndiri kutarisira kushanda newe
Ke nānā aku nei au e hana pū me ʻoe(Kay nah-nah ah-koo nay ow eh hah-nah poo meh oh-eh)
Ungajekesa iyo pfungwa here?
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)
Regai ndidzoke kwamuri
E ʻoluʻolu e hoʻi mai au(Eh oh-loo-oh-loo eh ho-ee my ow)
Nguva yekupedzisira iChishanu
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.