Hawaiian/Lesson 1

Pāpāʻōlelo / Conversation
It is before school, and two students meet for the first time. They introduce themselves in Hawaiian.

What's your name?
To ask a name in Hawaiian, start with ʻO wai, add one of the words in the table below, and finish with inoa?. So, to ask "What is your name?", you should say "ʻO wai kou inoa?".

Don't worry if this looks like a lot to learn; we'll cover it in more detail in another lesson.

Kane ikaika Pu’u wai piha o kaloha

My name is...
To give someone's name in Hawaiian, start with ʻO, add the name, add one of the phrases in the table for What's your name? section, and finish with inoa. Here are some examples: