First101Words2

The First 101+ Words in Learning Any Language:

The following words are said to be 101+ of the most essential words
to learn in any language. Learning these words will give you a good starting point if you are at the very beginning stage of learning Hawaiian.

He Mau Hua `Ôlelo a me `Ôlelo Pôkole Ma`alahi Easy Words & Phrases
1.	Good morning! Good afternoon! Good evening!	Aloha kakahiaka! [ah loh' hah kah' kah hee (y)ah' kah!] Aloha `auinalâ! [ah loh' hah au' (w)ee nah LAH'!] Aloha ahiahi! [ah loh' HAH' hee (y)ah' hee!]
2.	Hello! / How are you? Fine. Very well. Not well. So-so, same as usual. And you?	Aloha! / Pehea `oe? [Ah loh' hah!] / [peh heh' (y)ah oe'?] Maika`i. [mai' kah ee] Maika`i nô. [mai' kah ee NOH'] Maika`i `ole. [mai' kah ee oh' leh] `O ia mau nô. [oi' (y)ah mau' NOH'] A `o `oe? [ah oh oe'?]
3.	Excuse me / I'm sorry.	E kala mai ia`u. [eh kah' lah mai' ee (y)ah' oo]
4.	Thanks! Thank you! Thanks so very much!	Mahalo! [mah hah' loh!] Mahalo iâ `oe! [mah hah' loh (y)ee (Y)AH' oe!] Mahalo nui loa! [mah hah' loh nui' loh' (w)ah!]
5.	You're welcome. (It's) No trouble/problem. A trifle. The pleasure is mine.	`A`ole pilikia. [ah oh' leh pee' lee kee' (y)ah] He mea iki. [heh meh (y)ah (y)ee' kee] Ka hau`oli na`u. [kah hau' oh lee nah' oo]
6.	What is your name? My name is ________.	`O wai kou inoa? [oh vai' kou' (w)ee noh' (w)ah?] `O ________ ko`u inoa. [oh _______ koh' oo (w)ee noh' (w)ah]
7.	Where are you from? I am from ________. I live in ________.	No hea mai `oe? [noh heh' (y)ah mai' oe'?] No ________ mai au. [noh _____mai' au'] Noho au i ___________. [noh' hoh (w)au' ee ___ ]
8.	Good bye!, See you later!	A hui hou! [ah hui' hou'!]
9.	Yes No Perhaps, Maybe	`Ae [ae'] `A`ole [ah oh' leh] Pela paha [peh' lah pah' hah]
10.	What?	He aha? [heh (y)ah' hah?]
11.	Which?	Ka mea hea? [kah meh' (y)ah heh' (y)ah?]
12.	Where is…? …the restroom? …the bank?	Aia i hea…? [ai' (y)ah (y)ee heh' (y)ah?] …ka lumi ho`opaupilikia? […kah loo' mee hoh' oh pau' pee lee kee' (y)ah?] …ka panakô? […kah pah nah KOH'?]
13.	When?	I ka wâ hea? [ee kah WAH' heh (y)ah?]
14.	How much/many?	`Ehia? [eh hee (y)ah?]
15.	Who?	`O wai? [oh wai'?]
16.	Why?	No ke aha? [noh' keh (y)ah' hah?]
17.	How?	Pehea? [peh heh' (y)ah?]
18.	Please.	E `olu `olu `oe. [eh oh' loo oh' loo oe']
19.	*and* but	a, a me [ah], [ah' meh] akâ [ah KAH']
20.	only	wale nô [vah' leh NOH']
21.	a little	he li`ili`i [heh lee' ee lee' ee]
22.	also	kekahi [keh kah' hee]
23.	*very, a lot* very much	nui [noo' (w)ee] nui loa [noo' (w)ee loh' (w)ah]
24.	I We, us (you and I/me) We, us ( two or more of you and I/me)	au, wau [au'], [wau' / vau'] kâua [KAH' oo (w)ah] kâkou [KAH' kou]
25.	you (singular) you (two of you) you (three or more of you)	`oe [oe'] `olua [oh loo' (w)ah] `oukou [ou' kou']
26.	he / she / it they (two of them) they (three or more of them)	`o ia [oi' (y)ah] lâua [LAH' oo (w)ah] lâkou [LAH' kou']
27.	*all, everything* nothing	a pau, nâ mea a pau [ah pau'], [NAH' meh (y)ah ah pau'] `a`ohe mea [ah oh' heh meh' (y)ah]
28.	*something* someone	kekahi mea [keh kah' hee meh' (y)ah] kahi [kah' hee]
Nouns
29.	book	puke [poo' keh]
30.	pen pencil paper	peni [peh' nee] penikala [peh' nee kah' lah] pepa [peh' pah]
31.	*table* chair	pâkaukau [PAH' kau' kau'] noho [noh' hoh]
32.	*man* woman	kâne [KAH' neh] wahine [wah hee' neh]
33.	child	keiki [kei' kee]
34.	boy, son	keikikâne [kei' kee KAH' neh]
35.	girl, daughter	kaikamahine [kai' kah mah hee' neh]
36.	*teacher* student	kumu [koo' moo] haumâna [hau MAH' nah]
37.	(the) language	ka `ôlelo [kah oh leh' loh]
38.	tourist	malihini mâka`ika`i [mah' lee hee' nee MAH' kah ee kah ee]
39.	city	kûlanakauhale [KOO' lah nah kau' hah leh]
40.	money	kâlâ [KAH' LAH']
41.	store	halekû`ai [hah' leh KOO' ai]
42.	restaurant	hale`aina [hah' leh ai' nah]
43.	family	`ohana [oh hah' nah]
44.	mother	makuahine [mah' koo (w)ah hee' neh]
45.	father	makuakâne [mah koo (w)ah KAH' neh]
46.	sister older sibling of same sex younger sibling of same sex sister of a male	tita [tee' tah] From English. kaikua`ana [kai' koo (w)ah ah' nah] kaikaina [kai' kai' nah] kaikuahine [kai' koo (w)ah hee' neh]
47.	brother older sibling of same sex younger sibling of same sex brother of a sister	kaikua`ana [kai' koo (w)ah ah' nah] kaikaina [kai' kai' nah] kaikuanâne [kai' koo (w)ah NAH' neh]
48.	*car* bicycle	ka`a [kah' ah] paikikala [pai' kee kah' lah]
49.	day night evening	lâ [LAH'] pô [POH'] ahiahi [ah' hee (y)ah' hee]
50.	today yesterday tomorrow	i kêia lâ [ee KEH' (y)ee (y)ah LAH'] i nehinei [ee neh hee nei'] i ka lâ `apôpô [ee kah LAH' ah POH' POH']
51.	morning midday early afternoon	kakahiaka [kah' kah hee ah' kah] awakea [ah' vah keh' (y)ah] `auinalâ [au (w)ee nah LAH']
52.	coffee tea milk beer soda water	kope [koh' peh] kî [KEE'] waiû [wai' (Y)OO'] pia [pee' (y)ah] koloaka [koh' loh (w)ah kah]
53.	breakfast	`aina kakahiaka [ai' nah kah' kah hee (y)ah' kah]
54.	lunch	`aina awakea [ai' nah ah vah keh' (y)ah]
55.	dinner	`aina ahiahi [ai' NAH' hee (y)ah hee]
56.	food drink water	mea `ai [meh' (y)ah ai'] mea inu [meh' (y)ah (y)ee noo] wai [vai']
57.	spoon fork knife	puna [poo' nah] `ô [OH'] pahi [pah' hee]
58.	*friend* sweetheart, lover	hoa, hoaaloha [hoh' (w)ah], [hoh (W)AH loh' hah] ipo [ee' poh]
59.	newspaper	nûpepa [NOO' peh pah]
60.	*husband* wife	kâne [KAH' neh] wahine [wah hee' neh]
61.	your occupation	kau hana [kau' hah' nah]
Verbs
62.	ask	nînau [NEE' nau]
63.	speak	`ôlelo [OH' leh loh]
64.	know	`ike [ee' keh]
65.	see look	`ike [ee' keh] nânâ [NAH' NAH']
66.	do, make	hana [hah' nah]
67.	eat	`ai [ai']
68.	drink	inu [ee' noo]
69.	understand	maopopo [mao' poh poh]
70.	want	makemake [mah' keh mah' keh]
71.	*study* learn	ho`opa`a ha`awina [hoh' oh pah' ah hah' ah vee' nah] a`o [ah' oh]
72.	sit	noho [noh' hoh]
73.	need	pono [poh' noh]
74.	go	hele [heh' leh]
75.	*live (to be alive)* live (inhabit)	ola [oh' lah] noho [noh' hoh]
76.	come	hele mai [heh' leh mai']
77.	buy	kû`ai mai [KOO' ai' mai']
78.	sell	kû`ai aku [KOO' ai' ah' koo]
79.	look for, search	`imi [ee' mee]
80.	work	hana [hah' nah]
81.	visit	kipa [kee' pah]
82.	smoke	puhi [poo' hee]
83.	*like* love	makemake [mah' keh mah' keh] aloha [ah loh' hah]
84.	pay	uku [oo' koo]
85.	hear	ho`olohe [hoh' oh loh' heh]
86.	think	mana`o, no`ono`o [mah nah' oh], [noh' oh noh' oh]
Adjectives
87.	*beautiful, pretty* ugly	nani, u` i [nah' nee] , [oo' ee] pupuka [poo poo' kah]
88.	*calm* angry	mâlie [MAH' lee (y)eh] huhû [hoo HOO']
89.	*big* small	nui [noo' (w)ee] li`ili`i [lee' ee lee' ee]
90.	*happy* sad	hau`oli [hau' oh lee] kaumaha [kau' mah hah]
91.	*pleasant, good* bad	`olu`olu, maika`i [oh' loo oh' loo] , [mai' kah ee] `ino, maika`i `ole [ee' noh] , [ mai' kah ee oh' leh]
92.	*interesting* boring	hoihoi [hoi' hoi'] manakâ [mah nah KAH']
93.	*alert, energetic* tired	`eleu [eh leu'] mâluhiluhi [MAH' loo hee loo' hee]
94.	*healthy* sick / ill	ola [oh' lah] ma`i , `ôma`ima`i [mah' ee] , [OH' mah ee mah' ee]
95.	chilly cold hot	hu`ihu`i [hoo' ee hoo' ee] anuanu [ah' noo (w)ah' noo] wela [veh' lah]
96.	*(pleasantly) cool* warm	`olu `olu [oh' loo oh' loo] mahana [mah hah' nah]
97.	*new* old	hou [hou'] kahiko [kah hee' koh]
98.	*near* far	kokoke [koh koh' keh] mamao [mah mao']
99.	Affirmative exclamations: Wonderful! Amazing! Astonishing! Marvelous! Remarkable! Wonderful! Delicious!	Kupaianaha! [koo pai' (y)ah nah' hah!] Kamaha`o! [kah' mah hah' oh!] He `ono! [heh oh' noh!]
100.	Non-affirmative exclamations: Oh no! Drat! Darn! Shucks! Hah! Tsk! Too bad, Alas!	`Auê! [au' (W)EH'!] Tsâ! Cha! Kâ! [TSAH'!] [CHAH'!] [KAH'!] Aloha `ino! [Ah loh' hah ee' noh!]
101.	I love Hawai`i!	Aloha au i Hawai`i! [Ah loh' hah (w)au' ee hah wai' ee!]

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Feel free to print out the following table, tape it on your refrigerator or bathroom mirror, practice each line 3 times, then move on as you gain mastery. A copy in your handbag, pocket or briefcase may be helpful to you, allowing you to practice your Hawaiian as time permits.

A suggestion for a printout "flashcard" list: Fold on the vertical line separating the `ôlelo haole (English) from the `ôlelo Hawai`i (Hawaiian). Just as you would use a flashcard, flip it back and forth between the `ôlelo haole (English) and the `ôlelo Hawai`i (Hawaiian). Use it as learning aide to see if you have memorized the words, then see if you can write out the words themselves.

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