Mokuna 6 Nā ʻŌlelo Pōkole Flashcards
Some of the dogs are thirsty.
Makewai kekahi mau ʻīlio.
One of the dogs is thirsty.
Makewai kekahi ʻīlio.
How many of you are there? (You are how many?) (Note lack of “of” in Hawaiian)
ʻEhia ʻoukou?
Those are ( ) puakenikeni.
He mau puakenikeni kēlā.
nowadays (on these days)
…i kēia mau lā
These are ( ) dogs. These things are ( ) dogs.
He mau ʻīlio kēia (mau mea).
… Keoni’s house
… ka hale o Keoni
What is the land of the low sky? (Asking for iʻoa)
ʻO wai ka ʻāina o ka lani haʻahaʻa?
Come to me.
Hele mai iaʻu.
Look (toward) over there. The puakenikeni flowers there are beautiful.
E nānā ʻoe i ʻō. Uʻi nā puakenikeni i laila.
… Keoni’s houses
… nā hale o Keoni
Where are we? We’re in Kaʻū. (Lost persons talking to each other.)
Aia i hea kākou? Aia kākou i Kaʻū.
Where are you guys? We’re in Hāʻena. (Formerly lost persons calling home.)
Aia i hea ʻoukou? Aia mākou i Hāʻena.
today (on this day)
…i kēia lā
This is a dog. This thing is a dog.
He ʻīlio kēia (mea).