USEFUL PHRASES:QUESTIONS

HAW 101

• He aha kēia?What is this?

• He aha kēnā?What is that near you?

• He aha kēlā?What is that away from you?

• ʻO wai kēia?Who is this?

• ʻO wai kēnā?Who is that (n)?

• ʻO wai kēlā?Who is that (f)?

• He aha kāu hana?

What are you doing?

(said to one person)

• He aha ka mea hou?

What’s new?

• He aha kou pilikia?What’s wrong with you?

(said to one person)

• He aha kou manaʻo?What do you think? (said to one person)He aha kou makemake?

What do you want? (said to one person) 

• He aha ka manaʻo o _____?What is the meaning of (the word) _____?

• He aha ka huaʻōlelo Hawaiʻi no ___? What is the Hawaiian word for ______?

• Pehea e ‘ōlelo ai ______?How do you say __________?

• Aia i hea ‘o Kauka?Where is Kauka?

• Aia i hea ke kauka?Where is the doctor?

• Aia i hea ʻoe?Where are you?

• ‘O wai? Who?• He aha? What?• I ka wā hea? When?• Āhea? When? (future)• Ināhea? When?(past)• (Aia) i hea? Where?• No ke aha? Why? • Pehea? How?

• ‘Ehia?How many?

• Ka mea hea?Which one?