Mokuna 5 Nā ʻŌlelo Pōkole

Question 1

How’s Nani at work? (…on the job?)

Answer 1

Pehea ʻo Nani ma ka hana?

Question 2

(He’s) the one [that] paddles canoe.

Answer 2

ʻO ka mea hoe waʻa (ʻo ia).

Question 3

What’s today’s date? (This (day) is the number-what day?)

Answer 3

ʻO ka lā ʻehia kēia (lā)?

Question 4

She works well with me.

Answer 4

Hana maikaʻi ʻo ia me aʻu.

Question 5

When is the lūʻau? (The lūʻau is at the described as what time?) [ … before or after we go to Kona?]

Answer 5

Aia ka lūʻau i ka wā hea?

Question 6

…on what (number what) page? (…page 7, page 38, etc.)

Answer 6

…ma ka ʻaoʻao ʻehia?

Question 7

(He’s) the one with Lani.

Answer 7

ʻO ka mea me Lani (ʻo ia).

Question 8

…which (number what) one? (…the first one, second one?)

Answer 8

…ka mea ʻehia?

Question 9

(He’s) the one [that] works here.

Answer 9

ʻO ka mea hana ma ʻaneʻi (ʻo ia).

Question 10

What is the name of this fish? [Used in asking for a kikino.]

Answer 10

He aha ka inoa o kēia iʻa?

Question 11

The lūʻau is on the tenth (day) of November.

Answer 11

Aia ka lūʻau i ka lā ʻumi o Nowemapa.

Question 12

This fish is Nimo.

Answer 12

ʻO Nimo kēia iʻa.

Question 13

[Same meaning as “Pehea ke ʻano o kēia iʻa?”] also How is this fish?

Answer 13

Pehea kēia iʻa?

Question 14

What is this fish like? (The nature of this fish is how?) [Used in asking for an ʻaʻano.]

Answer 14

Pehea ke ʻano o kēia iʻa?

Question 15

What kind of fish is this? (The type of this fish is a what?) [Used in asking for a kikino.]

Answer 15

He aha ke ʻano o kēia iʻa?

Question 16

Which one is your house? (…the white one?)

Answer 16

ʻO ka mea hea kou hale?

Question 17

…which (described as what) one? (…the big one?, small one?)

Answer 17

…ka mea hea?

Question 18

What is the name of this fish? [Used in asking for an iʻoa.]

Answer 18

ʻO wai ka inoa o kēia iʻa?

Question 19

What day of the week is the lūʻau on?

Answer 19

Aia ka lūʻau i ka Poʻahia?

Question 20

Today is the third (day) of October. (This is the number-three day of October.)

Answer 20

ʻO ka lā ʻekolu kēia o ʻOkakopa.

Question 21

Which (numbered) one is your house? (…the third one?)

Answer 21

ʻO ka mea ʻehia kou hale?

Question 22

Two meanings: This fish (whole fish) is an aku. This fish (substance/edible piece) is aku.

Answer 22

He aku kēia iʻa.

Question 23

That fish is delicious.

Answer 23

ʻOno kēnā iʻa.

Question 24

…on what (described as what) page? (…the one with the pictures?); the red page, etc.

Answer 24

…ma ka ʻaoʻao hea?

Question 25

(He’s) the short one; (the one [who is] short).

Answer 25

ʻO ka mea pōkole (ʻo ia).

Question 26

She works quickly.

Answer 26

Hana wikiwiki ʻo ia.

Question 27

What date (day-number what) is the lūʻau on?

Answer 27

Aia ka lūʻau i ka lā ʻehia?

Question 28

Which one is your boss?

Answer 28

ʻO ka mea hea kou luna?

Question 29

(He’s) the one [that is] from (of) Maui.

Answer 29

ʻO ka mea o Maui (ʻo ia).

Question 30

(He’s) Keoki’s relative. (the relative of Keoki)

Answer 30

ʻO ka ʻohana o Keoki (ʻo ia).

Question 31

What page is the lesson on? (The lesson is on the number what page?)

Answer 31

Aia ka haʻawina ma ka ʻaoʻao ʻehia?

Question 32

This fish is a manini.

Answer 32

He manini kēia iʻa.