"Yes, I will have mayonnaise please."

Translation: ʻAe, i meoneki naʻu ke ʻoluʻolu.

[CATipton]

Isn't a better English translation "Yes, mayonnaise for me please"?

[Eliza727459]

That would explain the "i" usage here for me. Thanks!

[Graeme721848]

Sorry Eliza~ I don’t understand how the i is explained.

[HoferWong]

Why is " i " used?

[Ivitcyex]

Object marker.

[Graeme721848]

Yes but would ke meoneki be ok?

[KarinLynn1]

Why no ka? (I KA meoneki)

[RebeccaEst77953]

why does there have to be ke for 'olu'olu? wouldn't that be the please?

[rabelon]

Even more interesting, why is it ke and not ka?
Ke 'olu'olu is actually the whole phrase for "please." It more or less translates to "nicely" or "pleasantly."