Unofficial Hawaiian Words and Sentence Tab Substitute (Lesson 1 - Intro)
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Hello everyone,
Here is an Unofficial Hawaiian Words (and sentence) tab substitute as there ain't one currently.
Important Info
- I will be dealing with the first lesson in the Hawaiian course called Intro.
- The Hawaiian course is currently in Beta.
- The normal Duolingo Words tab only has words, but I will also have sentences.
- If I missed a sentence or word, please notify me in the comments.
Sentences
Mahalo e Kawina - (Thank you Kawina (David))
E lei - (Wear a garland/Give a lei)
E ʻōlelo e Kawika - (Talk David)
ʻAe, mahalo - (Yes, thank you)
ʻAʻole, mahalo - (No thanks)
E hele - (Go)
Mahalo, e ʻai - (Thank you, eat)
E ʻai - (Eat)
E hele, e Kaʻiulani - (Go Kaʻiulani)
ʻAe, e lei - (Yes, wear a lei)
Words
Mahalo - (Thank you)
ʻAʻole - (No)
ʻAe - (Yes)
Aloha - (Hello/Greeting)
Honolulu - (Honolulu)
Hele - (Go)
Lei - (Garland)
ʻAi - (Food)
ʻŌlelo - (Speak/Talk)
If an Unofficial Words and Sentences Tab substitute thingamabob will be appreciated for the other lessons as well, please tell me and I'll do them as well.
Thank you
AP4418
16 Comments
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Mahalo! This is quite helpful. Also, I would like to note a few things:
1: I get that “e” is used as the imperative marker, but do you have to put “e” as an object marker each time? I don’t think so, but I may be wrong.
2: I always had the impression that “ʻAina” means “food”; and “ʻAi” means “to eat”, because I know that “ʻAina kakahiaka” means “Breakfast” (Literally: Morning food). Does this mean ʻaina and ʻai mean the same thing? I doubt it, but I’m eager to find out.
That’s all I’d like to note. Again, thanks for the guide, pal.
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Hawaiian does not have clearly defined nouns and verbs like Western languages. ʻAi when used as a verb means to eat, but it can also be used as a noun to mean food. By the way, this is also occasionally so in English. For example, you can feed cows some animal feed. "Feed" is used as both a noun and a verb in this sentence. I am not an expert in Hawaiian, but my impression is that ʻAi means "food" (esp. vegetables), while ʻAina means "meal". So similar, but not the same meaning.
