Looking for practical Sepedi to Hawaiian phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sepedi 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: when a Hawaiian phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Sepedi wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Dumela
Aloha
Ke a leboga
Mahalo
Dumelang
Aloha kakahiaka
Mokhutsong o motle
Aloha ʻauinalā
Mokhutsong o motle
Aloha ahiahi
Borai bo botle
Aloha pō
Tsamaya sentle
A hui hou
Siyabonga
Aloha
O na le leina lefe?
O wai kou inoa?
Leina la ka ke John
O koʻu inoa, ʻo John
O kae?
Pehea ʻoe?
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
Pili ka ʻike ʻana iā ʻoe
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Na o bua Seisemane?
Kōkua ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo Pelekānia?(ko-ku-a oe ee ka o-le-lo pe-le-ka-nia)
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Aia nō ka ʻōlelo Hindi ʻole au(ai-a no ka o-le-lo hin-di o-le)
Ke sitwa go kwele
Aʻole au e ʻike(a-o-le au ee ee-ke)
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo i ka manawa(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo ee ka ma-na-wa)
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo hou?(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo how)
Borai bo kae?
O nā wahi e noho ai?(o na wa-hi e no-ho ai)
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
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)
Fetola go le letšatši
E huli i ka ʻākau(e hu-li ee ka a-ka-u)
Fetola go le letona
E huli i ka hema(e hu-li ee ka he-ma)
Ya ka pela
E hele pololei(e he-le po-lo-lei)
Phetho ke bokae?
Ehia ka uku?(e-hi-a ka u-ku)
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
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)
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
Pāʻoihana kēia mai kēia?(pa-o-i-ha-na ke-ia mai ke-ia)
Ke sitwa go etse
Ua nalowale au(ua na-lo-wa-le au)
Borai bo kae ke ka reka 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.
Ee
Āe
Aowa
Aʻole
Mohlomong
Pono paha
Ke a dumela
Ke ʻae nei au
Ke sitwa go dumela
Ke nānā ʻole au
Seo se utlwa sentle
He mea maikaʻi ia
O nagana eng?
He aha kāu manaʻo?
O ka nthusa?
E kōkua ana ʻoe iaʻu?
Ke hloka thuso
Ke pono nei au i ke kōkua
Emela nako
E kali i kekahi manawa
Ke maswabi
E kala mai
Ga go na bothata
Aʻohe pilikia
Dumelang
Aloha wau ia ʻoe
Tlhogong e monate
Hauʻoli lā hānau
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
E mālama i kāu huakaʻi
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?
Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?(Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?)
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?
Aia i hea ke koho?(Aia i hea ke koho?)
Ke sehlopha sefe?
O wai ke alanui?(O wai ke alanui?)
Nako efe e tlo fofa?
He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?(He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?)
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?
He ala kūpono kēia?(He ala kūpono kēia?)
E haufi le fa
Aia i loko o kēia wahi(Aia i loko o kēia wahi)
E hole le fa
Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi(Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi)
O ka mpontsha ka mape?
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?(E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?)
Emisa fa, tsweetswee
E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu(E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu)
E nka nako e kae?
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.
Ke bokae?
Ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai?(ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai)
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi
O ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia(o ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia)
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?
He mea cheaper anei kāu?(he mea cheaper anei kāu)
Nka lefa ka khadi?
E hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka?(e hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka)
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi
Makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua(makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua)
Bille, tswarela
Ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu(ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu)
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?
E komo pū ana ka lawelawe?(e komo pū ana ka lawelawe)
Ke movegetarian
He meaʻai ʻai au(he meaʻai ʻai au)
Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela
E ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono(e ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono)
Se ke se monate
He mea ʻono kēia(he mea ʻono kēia)
Nka fumana lenaneo?
E hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu?(e hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu)
Khalase ya metsi, tswarela
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.
B calla mapolesa
E kāhea i ke aupuni
B calla ambulance
E kāhea i ka ʻauʻau
Ke hloka ngaka
Pili au i ke kanaka mālama
Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya
E ʻike au i ka maʻi
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
He ʻeha koʻu i nā pāpaʻi
Hospital e hwetšwa kae?
Aia i hea ka lāʻau mālama kokua?
Go a bohloko fa
E ʻeha ana i kēia wahi
Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka
Ua nalowale koʻu pepa hoʻokipa
O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?
E kāhea anei ʻoe i koʻu wahi noho?
Thusa!
Kōkua!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ke thabile go kopana le wena
He mea maikaʻi ke ʻike iā ʻoe(Heh meh-ah mai-kee kay ee-keh ee-ah oh-eh)
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano
E hoʻomaikaʻi kā mākou hui(Eh hoh-mah-kai kah mah-kou hoo-ee)
Nako efe e go kgonang?
Aia i ka hora kūpono no ʻoe?(Ih ah-ee ee kah hoh-rah koo-pu-no no oh-eh)
Ke tla romela reportone gompieno
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)
A re ka bua ka moso?
E hiki anei ke kamaʻilio i ke aupuni?(Eh hee-kee ah-nay keh kah-mah-ee-lee-oh ee keh ow-poo-nee)
Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang
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)
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago
Mahalo no kāu manawa(Mah-hah-loh no kah-oo mah-nah-vah)
Ke lebeletse go dira le wena
Ke nānā aku nei au e hana pū me ʻoe(Kay nah-nah ah-koo nay ow eh hah-nah poo meh oh-eh)
A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?
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)
A ke tle ke boe go wena
E ʻoluʻolu e hoʻi mai au(Eh oh-loo-oh-loo eh ho-ee my ow)
Nako ya borai ke Labohlano
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.