Laundry

1. Aia i hea ka hale holoi lole?

   A-ia i he-a ka ha-le ho-loi lo-le?

   Where is the laundromat?

   Usage

   Asking for the location of a laundromat

   Grammar Note

   "Holoi lole" combines "wash" + "clothing" to mean laundry

2. He aha ke kumukūʻai o ka holoi lole?

   He a-ha ke ku-mu-kū-ʻai o ka ho-loi lo-le?

   What is the cost of the laundry service?

   Usage

   Asking about laundry service pricing

   Grammar Note

   "Kumukūʻai" is literally "base price" — the standard term for price or cost

3. Makemake au e holoi i koʻu lole ma ʻaneʻi

   Ma-ke-ma-ke au e ho-loi i ko-ʻu lo-le ma ʻa-ne-ʻi

   I want to wash my clothes here

   Usage

   Expressing the need to do laundry at a particular location

   Grammar Note

   "Makemake au e + verb" means "I want to …". A bare "E + verb" would be an imperative ("wash!")

4. Ua maʻemaʻe kou lole i kēia manawa

   U-a ma-ʻe-ma-ʻe kou lo-le i kē-ia ma-na-wa

   Your clothes are clean now

   Usage

   Telling someone their clothes are now clean

   Grammar Note

   "Maʻemaʻe" is a reduplication meaning "clean/pure" — a common pattern in Hawaiian

5. He lokomaikaʻi ke hoʻopau i ka holoi lole

   He lo-ko-mai-ka-ʻi ke ho-ʻo-pau i ka ho-loi lo-le

   Finishing the laundry is a kind thing to do

   Usage

   Encouraging someone to complete the laundry

   Grammar Note

   "Lokomaikaʻi" is literally "good inner self" — the Hawaiian word for kindness

6. He aha ke ʻano o ke kopa holoi lole?

   He a-ha ke ʻa-no o ke ko-pa ho-loi lo-le?

   What kind of detergent do you use?

   Usage

   Asking about the type of detergent used for laundry

   Grammar Note

   "Kopa holoi lole" is kopa (soap, borrowed from English) + holoi lole (wash clothes) = laundry soap/detergent. lolo means "brain", not detergent.

7. E wehe i ka lole mai ka mīkini holoi

   E we-he i ka lo-le mai ka mī-ki-ni ho-loi

   Please take the clothes out of the washing machine

   Usage

   Asking someone to remove clothes from the washing machine

   Grammar Note

   "Mīkini" is the Hawaiianized borrowing of the English word "machine"

8. Pehea e maloʻo ai ka lole?

   Pe-he-a e ma-lo-ʻo ai ka lo-le?

   How can the clothes be dried?

   Usage

   Asking how to dry the laundry

   Grammar Note

   "maloʻo" means "dry, dried up"; it applies to both towels and clothing

9. He lole ʻulaʻula ia; e holoi kaʻawale

   He lo-le ʻu-la-ʻu-la i-a; e ho-loi ka-ʻa-wa-le

   That is a red garment; please wash it separately

   Usage

   Instructing someone to wash colored items separately

   Grammar Note

   "ʻUlaʻula" is a reduplication forming the adjective "red" in Hawaiian

10. Ua maloʻo ka lole; e pelu i kēia manawa

    U-a ma-lo-ʻo ka lo-le; e pe-lu i kē-ia ma-na-wa

    The clothes are dry; please fold them now

    Usage

    Telling someone to fold the now-dry laundry

    Grammar Note

    "Ua" before a verb/adjective marks a completed state or change in Hawaiian

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