English–Hawaiian Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
I	pronoun	au	I am here now. Aia au ma ʻaneʻi i kēia manawa.
you	pronoun	ʻoe	You are very kind. He lokomaikaʻi loa ʻoe.
he	pronoun	ʻo ia	He is at school. Aia ʻo ia ma ke kula.
she	pronoun	ʻo ia	She is my friend. ʻO ia koʻu hoaaloha.
we	pronoun	mākou	We are going home. Ke hele nei mākou i ka home.
they	pronoun	lākou	They work every day. Hana lākou i kēlā me kēia lā.
what	pronoun	he aha	What is that thing? He aha kēlā mea?
where	adverb	ma hea	Where is your house? Aia ma hea kou hale?
when	adverb	i ka manawa hea	When will you come? I ka manawa hea ʻoe e hele mai ai?
who	pronoun	wai	Who is that man? ʻO wai kēlā kāne?
why	adverb	no ke aha	Why are you sad? No ke aha ʻoe e kaumaha nei?
how	adverb	pehea	How do you know? Pehea ʻoe i ʻike ai?
to do	verb	hana	I do my work. Hana au i kaʻu hana.
to go	verb	hele	They go to town. Hele lākou i ke kūlanakauhale.
to come	verb	hele mai	Please come here now. E hele mai ma ʻaneʻi i kēia manawa.
to see	verb	ʻike	I see the moon. ʻIke au i ka mahina.
to know	verb	ʻike	I know that story. ʻIke au i kēlā moʻolelo.
to think	verb	manaʻo	We think about life. Manaʻo mākou no ke ola.
to want	verb	makemake	I want some water. Makemake au i wai.
to need	verb	pono	We need more time. Pono mākou i manawa hou.
to make	verb	hana	They make good food. Hana lākou i ka meaʻai maikaʻi.
to take	verb	lawe	Take the book home. Lawe i ka puke i ka home.
to give	verb	hāʻawi	I give you water. Hāʻawi au iā ʻoe i wai.
to say	verb	ʻōlelo	They say your name. ʻŌlelo lākou i kou inoa.
to ask	verb	nīnau	I ask one question. Nīnau au i hoʻokahi nīnau.
to find	verb	loaʻa	We find the house. Loaʻa iā mākou ka hale.
to look	verb	nānā	Look at the sky. Nānā i ka lani.
to use	verb	hoʻohana	I use this table. Hoʻohana au i kēia pākaukau.
to work	verb	hana	They work every morning. Hana lākou i kēlā me kēia kakahiaka.
to eat	verb	ʻai	We eat rice today. ʻAi mākou i ka laiki i kēia lā.
to drink	verb	inu	I drink hot tea. Inu au i ke kī wela.
to sleep	verb	hiamoe	The child sleeps now. Hiamoe ke keiki i kēia manawa.
to walk	verb	hele wāwae	We walk to school. Hele wāwae mākou i ke kula.
to run	verb	holo	The boy runs fast. Holo wikiwiki ke keiki kāne.
to read	verb	heluhelu	I read this book. Heluhelu au i kēia puke.
to write	verb	kākau	She writes a story. Kākau ʻo ia i moʻolelo.
to speak	verb	ʻōlelo	They speak Hawaiian well. ʻŌlelo maikaʻi lākou i ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi.
to listen	verb	hoʻolohe	Listen to the music. E hoʻolohe i ke mele.
to hear	verb	lohe	I hear the wind. Lohe au i ka makani.
to buy	verb	kūʻai	We buy fresh fruit. Kūʻai mākou i ka hua ʻai hou.
to help	verb	kōkua	Friends help each other. Kōkua nā hoaaloha kekahi i kekahi.
to love	verb	aloha	I love my family. Aloha au i koʻu ʻohana.
to die	verb	make	The old man died. Ua make ke kāne ʻelemakule.
to learn	verb	aʻo	Children learn at school. Aʻo nā keiki ma ke kula.
to teach	verb	aʻo	They teach the children. Aʻo lākou i nā keiki.
to open	verb	wehe	Open the door now. Wehe i ka puka i kēia manawa.
to close	verb	pani	Close the book gently. Pani mālie i ka puke.
person	noun	kanaka	That person is kind. He lokomaikaʻi kēlā kanaka.
man	noun	kāne	The man is tall. He lōʻihi ke kāne.
woman	noun	wahine	The woman is happy. Hauʻoli ka wahine.
child	noun	keiki	The child is sleeping. Ke hiamoe nei ke keiki.
boy	noun	keiki kāne	The boy reads well. Heluhelu maikaʻi ke keiki kāne.
girl	noun	kaikamahine	The girl sings softly. Hīmeni mālie ke kaikamahine.
family	noun	ʻohana	My family is large. Nui koʻu ʻohana.
mother	noun	makuahine	My mother is here. Aia koʻu makuahine ma ʻaneʻi.
father	noun	mākua kāne	His father works hard. Hana ikaika kona makua kāne.
friend	noun	hoaaloha	She is my friend. ʻO ia koʻu hoaaloha.
house	noun	hale	Their house is new. He hale hou ko lākou.
home	noun	home	We are going home. Ke hele nei mākou i ka home.
school	noun	kula	The school is big. Nui ke kula.
city	noun	kūlanakauhale	This city is busy. Paʻahana kēia kūlanakauhale.
street	noun	alanui	The street is long. Lōʻihi ke alanui.
room	noun	lumi	This room is small. Liʻiliʻi kēia lumi.
time	noun	manawa	Time passes very quickly. Hala wikiwiki ka manawa.
day	noun	lā	Today is a good day. He lā maikaʻi kēia lā.
night	noun	pō	The night is cold. Anu ke pō.
morning	noun	kakahiaka	The morning is सुंदर.
evening	noun	ahiahi	We walk this evening. Hele wāwae mākou i kēia ahiahi.
week	noun	pule	One week is short. Pōkole hoʻokahi pule.
month	noun	mahina	This month is busy. Paʻahana kēia mahina.
year	noun	makahiki	This year is new. He makahiki hou kēia.
today	adverb	i kēia lā	I work today. Hana au i kēia lā.
tomorrow	adverb	i ka lā ʻapōpō	We go tomorrow morning. Hele mākou i ka lā ʻapōpō kakahiaka.
yesterday	adverb	i nehinei	She came yesterday. Ua hele mai ʻo ia i nehinei.
now	adverb	i kēia manawa	Come here now. E hele mai ma ʻaneʻi i kēia manawa.
sun	noun	lā	The sun is hot. Wela ka lā.
moon	noun	mahina	The moon is bright. ʻĀlohilohi ka mahina.
star	noun	hōkū	That star is bright. ʻĀlohilohi kēlā hōkū.
sky	noun	lani	The sky is blue. Polū ka lani.
earth	noun	honua	The earth is our home. ʻO ka honua ko kākou home.
fire	noun	ahi	The fire is hot. Wela ke ahi.
water	noun	wai	The water is cold. Anu ka wai.
rain	noun	ua	The rain is strong. Ikaika ka ua.
wind	noun	makani	The wind is cold. Anu ka makani.
tree	noun	kumu lāʻau	That tree is tall. Kiʻekiʻe kēlā kumu lāʻau.
flower	noun	pua	The flower is beautiful. Nani ka pua.
mountain	noun	mauna	The mountain is high. Kiʻekiʻe ka mauna.
sea	noun	kai	The sea is blue. Polū ke kai.
food	noun	meaʻai	The food is good. Maikaʻi ka meaʻai.
bread	noun	berena	I eat bread daily. ʻAi au i ka berena i kēlā me kēia lā.
rice	noun	laiki	We eat rice tonight. ʻAi mākou i ka laiki i kēia pō.
meat	noun	ʻiʻo	The meat is hot. Wela ka ʻiʻo.
fish	noun	iʻa	We eat fish today. ʻAi mākou i ka iʻa i kēia lā.
egg	noun	hua moa	The egg is small. Liʻiliʻi ka hua moa.
milk	noun	waiū	The milk is cold. Anu ka waiū.
fruit	noun	hua ʻai	This fruit is sweet. ʻOno kēia hua ʻai.
tea	noun	kī	The tea is hot. Wela ke kī.
coffee	noun	kope	The coffee is hot. Wela ke kope.
head	noun	poʻo	My head hurts today. ʻEha koʻu poʻo i kēia lā.
eye	noun	maka	Her eyes are blue. Polū kona mau maka.
ear	noun	pepeiao	My ear hears well. Lohe maikaʻi koʻu pepeiao.
mouth	noun	waha	Open your mouth wide. Wehe ākea i kou waha.
nose	noun	ihu	My nose is cold. Anu koʻu ihu.
hand	noun	lima	Wash your hands now. Holoi i kou mau lima i kēia manawa.
foot	noun	wāwae	My foot hurts now. ʻEha koʻu wāwae i kēia manawa.
heart	noun	puʻuwai	My heart is strong. Ikaika koʻu puʻuwai.
name	noun	inoa	Your name is beautiful. Nani kou inoa.
book	noun	puke	This book is new. He puke hou kēia.
word	noun	huaʻōlelo	That word is important. He mea nui kēlā huaʻōlelo.
language	noun	ʻōlelo	Hawaiian is a beautiful language. He ʻōlelo nani ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi.
money	noun	kālā	I need more money. Pono au i kālā hou aku.
work	noun	hana	My work is hard. Paʻakikī kaʻu hana.
love	noun	aloha	Love is very important. He mea nui loa ke aloha.
music	noun	mele	The music is beautiful. Nani ke mele.
story	noun	moʻolelo	That story is true. He ʻoiaʻiʻo kēlā moʻolelo.
thing	noun	mea	That thing is new. He mea hou kēlā.
life	noun	ola	Life is beautiful. Nani ke ola.
door	noun	puka	The door is open. Ua wehe ka puka.
table	noun	pākaukau	The table is large. Nui ka pākaukau.
chair	noun	noho	The chair is old. Kahiko ka noho.
car	noun	kaʻa	The car is new. He kaʻa hou ia.
good	adjective	maikaʻi	This food is good. Maikaʻi kēia meaʻai.
bad	adjective	ʻino	The weather is bad. ʻIno ke anilā.
big	adjective	nui	That house is big. Nui kēlā hale.
small	adjective	liʻiliʻi	This room is small. Liʻiliʻi kēia lumi.
new	adjective	hou	I bought a new book. Ua kūʻai au i puke hou.
old	adjective	kahiko	That house is old. Kahiko kēlā hale.
long	adjective	lōʻihi	The road is long. Lōʻihi ke alanui.
short	adjective	pōkole	The story is short. Pōkole ka moʻolelo.
high	adjective	kiʻekiʻe	That mountain is high. Kiʻekiʻe kēlā mauna.
low	adjective	haʻahaʻa	The table is low. Haʻahaʻa ka pākaukau.
hot	adjective	wela	The tea is hot. Wela ke kī.
cold	adjective	anu	The water is cold. Anu ka wai.
happy	adjective	hauʻoli	The children are happy. Hauʻoli nā keiki.
sad	adjective	kaumaha	She feels sad today. Kaumaha ʻo ia i kēia lā.
beautiful	adjective	nani	The flower is beautiful. Nani ka pua.
easy	adjective	maʻalahi	This work is easy. Maʻalahi kēia hana.
hard	adjective	paʻakikī	This lesson is hard. Paʻakikī kēia haʻawina.
fast	adjective	wikiwiki	That car is fast. Wikiwiki kēlā kaʻa.
slow	adjective	lohi	The turtle is slow. Lohi ka honu.
right	adjective	pololei	Your answer is right. Pololei kāu pane.
wrong	adjective	hewa	That answer is wrong. Hewa kēlā pane.
important	adjective	mea nui	Family is important. He mea nui ka ʻohana.
true	adjective	ʻoiaʻiʻo	That story is true. He ʻoiaʻiʻo kēlā moʻolelo.
full	adjective	piha	The cup is full. Piha ke kīʻaha.
empty	adjective	nele	The room is empty. Nele ka lumi.
young	adjective	ʻōpio	The child is young. He ʻōpio ke keiki.
strong	adjective	ikaika	That man is strong. Ikaika kēlā kāne.
weak	adjective	nāwaliwali	He feels weak today. Nāwaliwali ʻo ia i kēia lā.
red	adjective	ʻulaʻula	The flower is red. ʻUlaʻula ka pua.
blue	adjective	polū	The sky is blue. Polū ka lani.
green	adjective	ʻōmaʻomaʻo	The tree is green. ʻŌmaʻomaʻo ke kumu lāʻau.
yellow	adjective	melemele	The flower is yellow. Melemele ka pua.
black	adjective	ʻeleʻele	The car is black. ʻEleʻele ke kaʻa.
white	adjective	keʻokeʻo	The house is white. Keʻokeʻo ka hale.
yes	interjection	ʻae	Yes, I understand. ʻAe, maopopo iaʻu.
no	interjection	ʻaʻole	No, I cannot go. ʻAʻole, ʻaʻole hiki iaʻu ke hele.
not	adverb	ʻaʻole	I am not tired. ʻAʻole au luhi.
and	conjunction	a	Bread and fish are ready. Mākaukau ka berena a me ka iʻa.
or	conjunction	a i ʻole	Tea or coffee is fine. Maikaʻi ke kī a i ʻole ke kope.
but	conjunction	akā	He is tired, but happy. Luhi ʻo ia, akā hauʻoli.
if	conjunction	inā	If it rains, stay home. Inā ua, noho ma ka home.
because	conjunction	no ka mea	I stayed because it rained. Ua noho au no ka mea ua ua.
with	preposition	me	I go with my friend. Hele au me koʻu hoaaloha.
without	preposition	me ka ʻole	He came without money. Ua hele mai ʻo ia me ke kālā ʻole.
for	preposition	na	This gift is for you. Nou kēia makana.
from	preposition	mai	This letter is from home. Mai ka home mai kēia leka.
to	preposition	i	We went to school. Ua hele mākou i ke kula.