Looking for practical Sesotho to Hawaiian phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sesotho 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 Sesotho 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.
Lumelang
Aloha
Kea leboha
Mahalo
Dumelang
Aloha kakahiaka
Molo
Aloha ʻauinalā
Dumelang
Aloha ahiahi
Borai
Aloha pō
Re tla kopana hamorao
A hui hou
Tsamaya hantle
Aloha
O na le lebitso lefe?
O wai kou inoa?
Lebitso la ka ke John
O koʻu inoa, ʻo John
O kae?
Pehea ʻoe?
Ke thabela ho 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 u bua Senyesemane?
Kōkua ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo Pelekānia?(ko-ku-a oe ee ka o-le-lo pe-le-ka-nia)
Ke sitwa ho bua Hindi hantle
Aia nō ka ʻōlelo Hindi ʻole au(ai-a no ka o-le-lo hin-di o-le)
Ke sitwa ho utloisisa
Aʻole au e ʻike(a-o-le au ee ee-ke)
Ka kopo bua butle
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo i ka manawa(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo ee ka ma-na-wa)
Na u ka boela ua re?
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo hou?(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo how)
Ntloana e kae?
O nā wahi e noho ai?(o na wa-hi e no-ho ai)
Ke etse joang ho ea bohareng ba toropo?
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 ho ea letsohong
E huli i ka ʻākau(e hu-li ee ka a-ka-u)
Fetola ho ea ka ho letona
E huli i ka hema(e hu-li ee ka he-ma)
Eya ka pela
E hele pololei(e he-le po-lo-lei)
Chelete ea sekepe ke e kae?
Ehia ka uku?(e-hi-a ka u-ku)
Tiket e le 'ngoe, ka kopo
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 e hole le mona?
Pāʻoihana kēia mai kēia?(pa-o-i-ha-na ke-ia mai ke-ia)
Ke lahlehile
Ua nalowale au(ua na-lo-wa-le au)
Ke kae moo ke ka rekang kharejamo?
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
Che
Aʻole
Mohlomong
Pono paha
Ke lumela
Ke ʻae nei au
Ke sitwa
Ke nānā ʻole au
Seo se utloahala hantle
He mea maikaʻi ia
O nahana eng?
He aha kāu manaʻo?
Na o ka nthusa?
E kōkua ana ʻoe iaʻu?
Ke hloka thuso
Ke pono nei au i ke kōkua
Emisa motsotso
E kali i kekahi manawa
Ke maswabi
E kala mai
Ha ho bothata
Aʻohe pilikia
O amohelehile
Aloha wau ia ʻoe
Letsatsi le monate la tsoalo
Hauʻoli lā hānau
Ebe le tsamaea hantle
E mālama i kāu huakaʻi
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ke kae seteishene sa terene?
Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?(Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?)
Ke kae borai?
Aia i hea ke koho?(Aia i hea ke koho?)
Ke sehlopha sefe?
O wai ke alanui?(O wai ke alanui?)
Nako e kae e tlohang?
He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?(He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?)
Na ena ke tsela e nepahetseng?
He ala kūpono kēia?(He ala kūpono kēia?)
E haufi le mona
Aia i loko o kēia wahi(Aia i loko o kēia wahi)
E hole le mona
Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi(Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi)
O ka mpontša ka mapeng?
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?(E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?)
Emisa mona, ka kopo
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.
Se kostang hakaale?
Ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai?(ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai)
Seo ke se theko e phahameng
O ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia(o ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia)
Na le na le eng e theko e tlase?
He mea cheaper anei kāu?(he mea cheaper anei kāu)
Na nka lefa ka kharete?
E hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka?(e hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka)
Ke batla tafole bakeng sa batho ba babeli
Makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua(makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua)
Bille, ka kopo
Ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu(ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu)
Na ts'ebeletso e kenyelletsoe?
E komo pū ana ka lawelawe?(e komo pū ana ka lawelawe)
Ke moithuti oa meroho
He meaʻai ʻai au(he meaʻai ʻai au)
Tse ling tse chesang, ka kopo
E ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono(e ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono)
Se monate
He mea ʻono kēia(he mea ʻono kēia)
Na nka fumana lenane la mealtime?
E hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu?(e hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu)
Khalase ea metsi, ka kopo
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.
Calla mapolesa
E kāhea i ke aupuni
Calla ambulance
E kāhea i ka ʻauʻau
Ke hloka ngaka
Pili au i ke kanaka mālama
Ke ikutloa ke sitwa
E ʻike au i ka maʻi
Ke na le allergy ho peanuts
He ʻeha koʻu i nā pāpaʻi
Hospital e haufi e kae?
Aia i hea ka lāʻau mālama kokua?
Ho bohloko mona
E ʻeha ana i kēia wahi
Ke lahlehetsoe ke passport
Ua nalowale koʻu pepa hoʻokipa
Na o ka bitsa hotele ea 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 ho kopana le uena
He mea maikaʻi ke ʻike iā ʻoe(Heh meh-ah mai-kee kay ee-keh ee-ah oh-eh)
A re etse kopano
E hoʻomaikaʻi kā mākou hui(Eh hoh-mah-kai kah mah-kou hoo-ee)
Nako e kae e loketseng uena?
Aia i ka hora kūpono no ʻoe?(Ih ah-ee ee kah hoh-rah koo-pu-no no oh-eh)
Ke tla romela rapoto kajeno
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)
Na 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)
Ka kopo, fumana 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)
Kea leboha ka nako ea hau
Mahalo no kāu manawa(Mah-hah-loh no kah-oo mah-nah-vah)
Ke lebeletse ho sebetsa le uena
Ke nānā aku nei au e hana pū me ʻoe(Kay nah-nah ah-koo nay ow eh hah-nah poo meh oh-eh)
Na u ka hlakisa 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 u boele
E ʻoluʻolu e hoʻi mai au(Eh oh-loo-oh-loo eh ho-ee my ow)
Nako e felletseng 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.