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"There are three small cats in the box."
Translation:Aia ʻekolu pōpoki liʻiliʻi i ka pahu.
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5- Pepeke Henua (TIME SEGMENT 4:O9)
LOOK AT THE HAWAIIAN SENTENCE STRUCTURE, heʻe = octopus, (TIME SEGMENT 4:09 to 8:23)
Pepeke Henua = When or where something is…
POʻO ……….….…. PIKO …………………. ʻAWE
(HEAD) ………. (CENTER) ………. (TENTACLES)
Aia …………. kaʻi + thing …….… (i/ma) when/ where
Aia ………….…. ke kaʻa …….……. ma waho
Stay …………… the car …………….. outside
=The car is outside.
Aia ............ ʻo + name …………. (i/ma) when/where
Aia ……..…… ʻo Mokulēʻia ………. ma Waiālua
Stay ………….. Mokulēʻia ……..…. in Waiālua
= Mokulēʻia is in Waiālua.
(Grammar Link): https://youtu.be/u4IW1RGcNsw
(Video Lesson time segment 10:19) Ka Leo ʻŌIWI | Episode 9
E Pōmaikaʻi,
Ehia ʻāpala ma ʻaneʻi? = How many apples are here?
ʻElua ʻāpala ma ʻaneʻi. = There are two apples here.
Ehia maiʻa ma ʻaneʻi? = How many bananas are here?
ʻEhiku maiʻa ma ʻaneʻi. = There are seven bananas here.
ʻEhia ʻalani ma ʻō? = How many oranges are over there?
Hoʻokahi ʻalani ma ʻō. = There is one orange over there.
ʻEhia ʻalani ma ʻaneʻi? = How many oranges are here?
ʻAʻohe ʻalani ma ʻaneʻi. = There are no oranges here.
E ʻiwa, …………..
Hiki nō! = All right
E Pōmaikaʻi, ʻehia āpala ma ʻaneʻi? = Pōmaikaiʻi, how many apples are here?
ʻEkolu āpala ma ʻō. = There are three apples over there.
ʻEhia hua waina ma ʻō. = How many grapes are over there?
ʻUmikūmālua = Twelve
Maikaʻi loa! = Very good!
(End of video lesson 12:07)
(Grammar Link): https://youtu.be/A6QGxCE76To