"poi and fish"

Translation: ka ʻai a me ka iʻa

[AndrewMori991394]

Should it say poi in the Hawaiian, as in "ka poi a me ka iʻa"?

[jdmcowan]

I'm sure that is also an accepted translation.

[EleanorSam2]

What is the direct translation of "a me" if there is one? In an-other exercise a commenter said that "a i 'ole" literally translated to "and if not" which was very helpful

[Helinaana]

And

[Komota15]

I feel like ive seen a lone 'a' used to signify 'and' in a sentence. Is that ever the case?

[malu_kai]

I feel like I've seen the same - anyone know the answer to this?

[Javiera80]

Why is the article of ‘ai “Ka” and not “ke”? Is it because of the ‘okina?

[villajidiot]

Yep, exactly. The 'okina is a consonant and not in the "KEAO" rule.

[Kili1999]

I'm not an english native and I don't know what 'poi' is, neither can find a translation anywhere. Can someone explain? Thank you!

[jdmcowan]

Mashed taro root. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poi_(food)

[malu_kai]

It's a traditional Hawaiian food made from mashing the root of kalo (taro) and adding some water. It was a huge staple of Kanaka Maoli (native Hawaiians).

[matthew197635]

Am i high or isnt 'ai eat.. i didnt get shit wrong but i was like wait a minute. Is there a difference between it being 'Ai. Sorry stoner learning

[jdmcowan]

It can also be the noun "food". So the real oddity here is that the English says "poi" and the Hawaiian says "food".

[KealiiHave]

Poi a me ka i'a should be correct