"Does she want more poi and fish?"

Translation: Makemake hou ʻo ia i ka ʻai a me ka iʻa?

[Wes247705]

"Makemake hou ʻo ia i . . . " or "Makemake ʻo ia hou i . . . " Which is right and why?

[Kamakea1]

"Wants more" in English translates into "wants again" in Hawaiian. Since the adverb hou(again) is modifying "want", it is placed behind the verb it is modifying.

[Moikeha1]

'Ae, happens alot...

[GeraldMath4]

Interesting that "poi" is accepted as a "typo" for "ʻai."

[jdmcowan]

Not a typo, an alternative. As far as I can tell, «ka ‘ai a me ka i‘a» seems to be a set phrase in Hawaiian and refers to a Hawaiian style meal with fish and poi. Thus in English it is usually said with the word "poi" even though the Hawaiian uses the word «‘ai».

[Kamakea1]

'ai can refer to the carbohydrate/staple portion of a meal e.g. rice, 'ulu, 'uala in addition to kalo. Context is important.
i'a can refer to the meat portion of a meal, not just fish, it could be he'e or wana.

[Mike421411]

This might then answer my question of how one distinguishes between 'ai as eat and 'ai as poi?

[Pat47069]

Like a "meat and potato" meal often used to describe a certain kind of person? "he's a meat and potato guy." Meaning traditional?

[angie13403]

I tried tgat & it wasn't ....

[deactivated user]

There is a "bob marley" as an option in this one. Duo is not even trying lol

[Khaunani]

"Aʻohe poi, ua lawa ka " ʻai" ma mua o ka poi?

[Everlighta]

If we add anei, where should it be? Makemake hou anei ʻo ia i ka ʻai a me ka iʻa?

[Colin558919]

grrr... The duolingo dictionary translates poi as poi, not 'ai. Why do they mark Makemake hou ʻo ia i ka poi a me ka iʻa? as being wrong?