Basic Words

1. ʻAe

   Yes

2. ʻAʻole

   No

3. E ʻoluʻolu

   Please

4. Mahalo

   Thank you

5. E kala mai

   Excuse me

6. E kala mai iaʻu

   Sorry

7. Maikaʻi nō

   It’s OK / I’m fine

8. ʻAʻole maopopo iaʻu

   I don’t understand

9. Ua maopopo iaʻu

   I understand

10. Ua pau

    I’m finished / Done

11. E kali mai ʻoluʻolu

    Please wait

12. E kali iki

    Just a moment

13. Hoʻokahi mākua

    One adult, please

14. ʻAʻole au i hoʻopaʻa

    I don’t have a reservation

15. Ua hoʻopaʻa au

    I have a reservation

16. E kōkua mai iaʻu

    Please help me

17. E ʻōlelo hou mai

    Once more, please

18. E ʻōlelo mālie mai

    Please speak slowly

19. ʻŌlelo iki wau

    I speak a little

20. ʻŌlelo ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo Pelekania?

    Do you speak English?

21. Kēia

    This

22. Kēnā

    That (near you)

23. Kēlā

    That over there

24. Ma ʻaneʻi

    Here

25. Ma laila

    There

26. Au

    I / me

27. ʻOe

    You

28. Pū

    Together

29. Hoʻokahi kanaka

    One person

30. ʻElua kānaka

    Two people

31. ʻEkolu kānaka

    Three people

32. Ua lawa

    That is enough

33. A pau

    All

34. Hapalua

    Half

35. He iki

    Just a little

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