Huaʻōlelo Hou
Fish
Iʻa
What is your name?
ʻO wai kou inoa?
The holiday is this month.
Aia ka lānui i kēia mahina.
That (far) island is Niʻihau.
ʻO Niʻikau kēlā mokupuni.
This is a cliff.
He pali kēia.
Red
ʻUlaʻula
No hea mai ʻoe?
The pig is in the pit.
Aia ka puaʻa i ka lua.
This is my club.
ʻO koʻu hui kēia.
That (near) is a rock.
He pōhaku kēnā.
Hole, perforation
Puka
How are you?
Pehea ʻoe?
The dog is not with me.
ʻAʻole ka ʻīlio me aʻu.
This is my land.
ʻO kēia koʻu ʻāina.
KTA is a store.
He hale kūʻai ʻo KTA.
Color
Waihoʻoluʻu
Fine (absolutely good)
Maikaʻi nō.
ʻAʻole nā pōpoki me ia.
That (near) is my flower.
ʻO koʻu pua kēnā.
The ʻopihi is a shell.
He pūpū ka ʻopihi.
Time, Occasion
Manawa
What day of the week is this?
ʻO ka poʻahia kēia?
Where are your shells?
Aia i hea kou mau pūpū?
That (far) woman is my aunty.
ʻO koʻu ʻanakē kēlā wahine.
He lānui ka Poʻalima.