Looking for practical Swati to Hawaiian phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swati 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.
Bookmark this page for offline review, share it with a travel buddy, or open the Swati to Hawaiian translator to paste your own messages and get an instant translation.
Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Sawubona
Aloha
Ngiyabonga
Mahalo
Siyaphila
Aloha kakahiaka
Siyaphila
Aloha ʻauinalā
Siyaphila
Aloha ahiahi
Lalani kahle
Aloha pō
Sizobonana
A hui hou
Hamba kahle
Aloha
Ubani igama lakho?
O wai kou inoa?
Igama lami nguJohn
O koʻu inoa, ʻo John
Unjani?
Pehea ʻoe?
Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe
Pili ka ʻike ʻana iā ʻoe
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma ngesiNgisi?
Kōkua ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo Pelekānia?(ko-ku-a oe ee ka o-le-lo pe-le-ka-nia)
Angikhulumi kahle ngesiHindi.
Aia nō ka ʻōlelo Hindi ʻole au(ai-a no ka o-le-lo hin-di o-le)
Angiqondi.
Aʻole au e ʻike(a-o-le au ee ee-ke)
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo i ka manawa(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo ee ka ma-na-wa)
Ungakuphindze lokho?
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo hou?(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo how)
Iphi indlu yangasese?
O nā wahi e noho ai?(o na wa-hi e no-ho ai)
Ngiyawufika kanjani emkhatsini?
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)
Phendukela kwesobunxele.
E huli i ka ʻākau(e hu-li ee ka a-ka-u)
Phendukela kwesokudla.
E huli i ka hema(e hu-li ee ka he-ma)
Hamba phambili.
E hele pololei(e he-le po-lo-lei)
Kubiza malini?
Ehia ka uku?(e-hi-a ka u-ku)
Ithikithi linye, ngiyacela.
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)
Kude lapha?
Pāʻoihana kēia mai kēia?(pa-o-i-ha-na ke-ia mai ke-ia)
Ngilahlekile.
Ua nalowale au(ua na-lo-wa-le au)
Ngingathenga kuphi ikhadi le-SIM?
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.
Yebo
Āe
Cha
Aʻole
Mhlawumbe
Pono paha
Ngiyavuma
Ke ʻae nei au
Ngiyaphikisa
Ke nānā ʻole au
Lokho kuhle
He mea maikaʻi ia
Ucabanga ukuthini?
He aha kāu manaʻo?
Ungangisiza?
E kōkua ana ʻoe iaʻu?
Ngidinga usizo
Ke pono nei au i ke kōkua
Linda umzuzu
E kali i kekahi manawa
Ngiyaxolisa
E kala mai
Akukho nkinga
Aʻohe pilikia
Siyabonga
Aloha wau ia ʻoe
Siyavuma usuku lokuzalwa
Hauʻoli lā hānau
Uhambe kahle
E mālama i kāu huakaʻi
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kuphi isiteshi sebhasi?
Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?(Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?)
Kuphi umphakatsi webhasi?
Aia i hea ke koho?(Aia i hea ke koho?)
Iyiphi i-platform?
O wai ke alanui?(O wai ke alanui?)
Ngasiphi isikhathi iyahamba?
He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?(He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?)
Ngabe le yindlela efanele?
He ala kūpono kēia?(He ala kūpono kēia?)
Kusondela lapha
Aia i loko o kēia wahi(Aia i loko o kēia wahi)
Kude lapha
Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi(Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi)
Ungangikhombisa emmaphweni?
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?(E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?)
Misa lapha, ngiyacela
E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu(E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu)
Kuthathe isikhathi esingaki?
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.
Kubiza malini le?
Ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai?(ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai)
Lokhu kubiza kakhulu
O ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia(o ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia)
Unayo yini leyo ephansi?
He mea cheaper anei kāu?(he mea cheaper anei kāu)
Ngiyakwazi ukukhokha ngekhadi?
E hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka?(e hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka)
Ngithanda itafula lababili
Makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua(makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua)
Ibhili, ngiyacela
Ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu(ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu)
Inkonzo ibhajetwe?
E komo pū ana ka lawelawe?(e komo pū ana ka lawelawe)
Ngiyi-vegetarian
He meaʻai ʻai au(he meaʻai ʻai au)
Akukho ukudla okushisayo, ngiyacela
E ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono(e ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono)
Lokhu kuhle
He mea ʻono kēia(he mea ʻono kēia)
Ngicela imenyu?
E hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu?(e hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu)
Ingilazi yamanzi, ngiyacela
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.
Biza emaphoyisa
E kāhea i ke aupuni
Biza i-ambulance
E kāhea i ka ʻauʻau
Ngidinga udokotela
Pili au i ke kanaka mālama
Ngizizwa ngigula
E ʻike au i ka maʻi
Ngiyavuma emantongomane
He ʻeha koʻu i nā pāpaʻi
Kuphi esibhedlela esiseduze?
Aia i hea ka lāʻau mālama kokua?
Kukhala lapha
E ʻeha ana i kēia wahi
Ngilahlekelwe ipasipoti yami
Ua nalowale koʻu pepa hoʻokipa
Ungabiza ihhotela yami?
E kāhea anei ʻoe i koʻu wahi noho?
Siza!
Kōkua!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Kuhle kukuhlangana nawe
He mea maikaʻi ke ʻike iā ʻoe(Heh meh-ah mai-kee kay ee-keh ee-ah oh-eh)
Masihlele umhlangano
E hoʻomaikaʻi kā mākou hui(Eh hoh-mah-kai kah mah-kou hoo-ee)
Yini isikhathi esikufanele?
Aia i ka hora kūpono no ʻoe?(Ih ah-ee ee kah hoh-rah koo-pu-no no oh-eh)
Ngizothumela umbiko namuhla
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)
Singakhuluma kusasa?
E hiki anei ke kamaʻilio i ke aupuni?(Eh hee-kee ah-nay keh kah-mah-ee-lee-oh ee keh ow-poo-nee)
Sicela uthole ifayela elihlanganisiwe
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)
Ngiyabonga ngesikhathi sakho
Mahalo no kāu manawa(Mah-hah-loh no kah-oo mah-nah-vah)
Ngilindele ukusebenza nawe
Ke nānā aku nei au e hana pū me ʻoe(Kay nah-nah ah-koo nay ow eh hah-nah poo meh oh-eh)
Ungacacisa le ndaba?
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)
Ngizobuyela kuwe
E ʻoluʻolu e hoʻi mai au(Eh oh-loo-oh-loo eh ho-ee my ow)
Usuku lokugcina nguLwesihlanu
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.