VOCABULARY WORDS

The Hawaiian Co

The ideas, and associated

Words For Discussions

kaiehu - to discharge, as a servant

hoʻokohu - to appoint, authorize

hōʻoia - to confirm, affirm, guarantee, audit, verify, profess

kūʻē - to be opposed; to be against; to resist; to act contrary to authority

inoa moho - champion

loea - skill, ingenuity, cleverness, expert, clever, skillful, skilled person

kalalī - to walk with a purpose

ka manoni - mixed feelings of joy and sorrow

kō ʻole ʻia - not done, unsuccessful

penei - like this

pēlā - like that

kohu - exactly alike

kū - in a state of, resembling (often followed by i or ā: kū i ka pilikia - to be in trouble; kū ā kahiko - as of long ago)

pē (preposition) - like, resembling

ʻano like - somewhat alike

ʻano okoʻa - somewhat different



Words That Might Be Useful

ka nū - news

Ka Keʻena Hoʻmalu Kahua a Hoʻomalu ʻIke Ma O Ka Lolo Uila - Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

koho pāloka - to cast a bollot, vote; voting, election

hoʻopalau - to betroth in marriage; engaged

Restaurant Words

Ke kālā heleliʻi (change) - He wahi kāla heleleʻi kaʻu (I have some change)

Ke kālā kūʻike (cash) - He kālā kūʻike kaʻu (I have some cash); E uku au me ke kālā kūʻike (I'll pay with cash)

Ka uku lawelawe (gratuity) - Naʻu e waiho i ka uku lawelawe (I'll leave the tip)

Ke koko (rare) - ʻAʻohe oʻu ʻono i ka pipi koko (I don't want my steak rare)

Ke koena (change) - E mālama ʻoe i ke koena (Keep the change)

Ka pia (beer) - Hiki ke kūʻai ʻia ka pia maʻaneʻi? (Is beer served here?)

Ke kīhuʻihuʻi (iced tea) - I kī huʻihuʻi naʻu ke ʻoluʻolu (Iʻd like iced tea please)



A cat is not a dog

Using i versus ma

i - directional

ma - locational

Talking About The Time Of Day, Sunrise, and Sunset

ʻōmaka - to rise, rising of the sun, source of a stream, budding of a flower

welo - to set, setting of the sun, to flutter or float as in the wind or in a stream

Mai ka ʻōmaka ʻana o ka lā ma Kumu-kahi ā ka welo ʻana a ka lā i Lehua

From the rising of the sun at Kumu-kahi to the setting of the sun at Lehua.

ka pukana - exodos, exit

puka - to rise, as the sun; to come into sight; to pass through; appear

Pukana lā, puka ʻana o ka lā. - Sunset, Sunrise

Mai ka lā hiki ā ka lā kau. - From sunrise to sunset (a whole day or whole life span)

napoʻo - to sink, go down, to sink out of sight, cavity, rut, depression

Napoʻo ʻana o ka lā - Sunset



Computers and Technology

Ka paena pūnaewele - Web page

Aia Senten

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