Looking for practical Tswana to Hawaiian phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tswana 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.
Dumela
Aloha
Ke a leboga
Mahalo
Dumelang
Aloha kakahiaka
Dumela mo afternoon
Aloha ʻauinalā
Dumela mo evening
Aloha ahiahi
Borai
Aloha pō
Tsamaya sentle
A hui hou
Tsamaya sentle
Aloha
O na le leina mang?
O wai kou inoa?
Leina la me ke John
O koʻu inoa, ʻo John
O kae?
Pehea ʻoe?
Ke itumetse 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.
A 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 tlhaloganya
Aʻole au e ʻike(a-o-le au ee ee-ke)
Tsweetswee bua ka bonako
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo i ka manawa(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo ee ka ma-na-wa)
A o ka bo o bua seo 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 tshela jang go ya borai jwa motse?
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 ya ka letlhako le letona
E huli i ka ʻākau(e hu-li ee ka a-ka-u)
Fetola go ya ka letlhako le lebaganeng
E huli i ka hema(e hu-li ee ka he-ma)
Tswelela ka fao
E hele pololei(e he-le po-lo-lei)
Gaeletsi e bokae?
Ehia ka uku?(e-hi-a ka u-ku)
Tikit 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)
A ke kgole go tswa fano?
Pāʻoihana kēia mai kēia?(pa-o-i-ha-na ke-ia mai ke-ia)
Ke a latlhela
Ua nalowale au(ua na-lo-wa-le au)
Borai ke ka fao ke ka rekang 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
Nnyaa
Aʻole
Mafoko
Pono paha
Ke a dumela
Ke ʻae nei au
Ke sitwa go dumela
Ke nānā ʻole au
Seo se utlwisa molemo
He mea maikaʻi ia
O akanya eng?
He aha kāu manaʻo?
O ka nthusa?
E kōkua ana ʻoe iaʻu?
Ke tlhoka thuso
Ke pono nei au i ke kōkua
Emisa motsotso
E kali i kekahi manawa
Ke maswabi
E kala mai
Ga go na bothata
Aʻohe pilikia
A re amogele
Aloha wau ia ʻoe
Tlhogomelo e e monate
Hauʻoli lā hānau
O seka wa tsamaea ka bolokegong
E mālama i kāu huakaʻi
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ke kae borai jwa terene?
Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?(Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?)
Ke kae borai jwa boso?
Aia i hea ke koho?(Aia i hea ke koho?)
Ke phetogo efe?
O wai ke alanui?(O wai ke alanui?)
Nako efe e tlogang?
He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?(He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?)
A ke tsela e e siameng?
He ala kūpono kēia?(He ala kūpono kēia?)
E kgaogang fa
Aia i loko o kēia wahi(Aia i loko o kēia wahi)
E le kgakala le fa
Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi(Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi)
O ka nthusa go bontsha mo 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 tsaya 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 se expensive
O ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia(o ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia)
A o na le sengwe se se cheap?
He mea cheaper anei kāu?(he mea cheaper anei kāu)
Na nka lefa ka khadi?
E hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka?(e hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka)
Ke kopa tafole ya babedi
Makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua(makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua)
Bille, tsweetswee
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)
A re na le dijo tse di spicy, tsweetswee
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)
Na nka nna le menu?
E hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu?(e hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu)
Glasi ya metsi, tsweetswee
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.
Bua le mapolesa
E kāhea i ke aupuni
Bua le ambulance
E kāhea i ka ʻauʻau
Ke tlhoka ngaka
Pili au i ke kanaka mālama
Ke ikutlwa ke sitwa
E ʻike au i ka maʻi
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
He ʻeha koʻu i nā pāpaʻi
Hospitale e kgethegileng e kae?
Aia i hea ka lāʻau mālama kokua?
Go botlhoko fa
E ʻeha ana i kēia wahi
Ke sitwa passport ya me
Ua nalowale koʻu pepa hoʻokipa
O ka bua le hotele ya me?
E kāhea anei ʻoe i koʻu wahi noho?
Thusa!
Kōkua!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ke itumetse 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 thusang?
Aia i ka hora kūpono no ʻoe?(Ih ah-ee ee kah hoh-rah koo-pu-no no oh-eh)
Ke tla romela reporteng 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 borai?
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, etse fa 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 itumelela 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 tlhalosa 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 boele go wena
E ʻoluʻolu e hoʻi mai au(Eh oh-loo-oh-loo eh ho-ee my ow)
Nako ya go fela 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.