Ka Manawa ~ Time |
Sources:
MÂMAKA KAIAO, He Puke Hua`ôlelo Hawai`i Hou, Hale Kuamo`o (The Hawaiian Language Center, UH, Hilo)-Kikowaena `Ôlelo Hawai`i-`Aha Pûnana Leo, Hilo,1996.
Pronunciation Guide
Units of Time |
|
ke kekona |
second |
ka minuke |
minute |
ka hola |
hour |
ka lâ |
day |
ka pule |
week |
ka anahulu |
10-day span |
ka mahina |
month |
ka makahiki |
year |
ka lâpule, |
Sunday, the 2nd of September |
Helu Uaki / Telling Time |
|
Ua kani ka hola `umi. |
It is 10 o' clock. |
Hapalua ka hola `umi. |
Half-past 10. |
Hapahâ i hala ka holo `umi. |
Quarter past 10. |
Hapahâ koe, kani ka hola `umi. |
Quarter to 10. |
`Ane`ane ka hola `umi. |
Almost 10. |
Ua hala iki ka hola `umi. |
A little after 10. |
`Umi minuke i koe, kani ka hola `elima |
Ten minutes before five. |
Nâ Lâ o ka Pule / Days of the Week |
|
Lâpule |
Sunday; Lit., day prayer. |
Pô`akahi |
Monday; Lit., first night. |
Pô`alua |
Tuesday; Lit., second night. |
Pô`akolu |
Wednesday; Lit., third night. |
Pô`ahâ |
Thurday; Lit., fourth night. |
Pô`alima |
Friday; Lit., fifth night. |
Pô`aono |
Saturday; Lit., sixth night. |
Nâ Mahina / Months |
|
Ianuali |
January |
Pepeluali |
February |
Malaki |
March |
`Apelila |
April |
Mei |
May |
Iune |
June |
Iulai |
July |
`Aukake |
August |
Kepakemapa |
September |
`Okakopa |
October |
Nowemapa |
November |
Kêkêmapa |
December |
`alemanaka |
calendar |
Nâ Kau / Seasons |
|
kupulau, la`a ulu, kau o makalapua |
spring |
kau wela |
summer |
hâ`ule lau, la`a make |
fall |
ho`oilo, kau anu |
winter |
wâ ua, manawa ua, la`a ua |
rainy season |
kau hua |
fruit season |
la`a make |
season of dying plants |
wâ he`e |
octopus season |
Nâ Hua `Ôlelo Manawa / Time-related Words |
|
li`u, li`uli`u, kûlô`ihi |
a long time, to take a long time |
a pô ka lâ |
all day |
`ane`ane |
almost |
mau |
always |
ka wâ kahiko |
ancient time |
ka manawa e hiki mai ana |
any possible time |
i ka wâ mua |
before; lit., in the time before |
hiki mua |
beforehand, pre- |
ma mua o ka manawa, ma mua o ka hola |
early |
`akahi nô |
first time |
no ka manawa, kûikawâ |
for a short time, for the time being |
mau loa, i ka wâ pau`ole, kau â kau, nalo loa |
forever, eternal, everlasting |
manawa ka`awale |
free time |
pinepine |
frequently, often |
i kêlâ manawa i kêia manawa |
from time to time |
wâ maika`i / wâ pôpilikia |
good times / bad times |
ma hope aku |
hereafter |
koke, hikiwawe, wawe |
immediate |
koke, manawa `ole, `emo `ole |
immediately |
hope, muli, nei, aku nei
|
last (most recent)
|
lohi, hope, mahope, kûli`u
|
late
|
a`e nei, `ânô iho nei, `ânô wale iho nei nô |
lately |
ma hope aku
|
later
|
`a`ole, `a`ole loa |
never |
a`e, hope, hiki
|
next
|
i kêia manawa, `ânô |
now |
pinepine, nui |
often |
(i ka) hola kûpono |
on time |
lâ aku nei |
other day |
kaulele |
overtime |
ho`ohala manawa; ho`olalau |
pass the time |
kaka`ikahi, `a`ole hana mau `ia, laha `ole, mea laha `ole |
rare, infrequent |
manawa `ânô |
real time, as in computer lingo |
helu manawa |
recorded duration |
ho`opa`a manawa |
reserve (time) |
mahope mai, ho`ohua nô |
since |
ka wâ kamali`i |
"small kid time" |
kekahi wâ, kekahi manawa
|
sometime
|
koke, auane`i, koe, aku, eia aku |
soon |
kani |
strike (as a clock) |
`â laila |
then; Â laila, hele mai ke ali`i (The chief then came). |
â |
till |
kâ`ei hola |
time zone, as Pacific or Rocky Mtn. |
helu manawa, uaki, uâki |
to time, as speed or duration. |
kêia lâ, i kêia lâ / kêia pô, i kêia pô |
today / tonight |
`apôpô
|
tomorrow
|
Kâ`ei Môlehulehu |
Twilight Zone |
manawa pa`a mau |
usual / regular time |
ho`opau manawa |
waste time |
lâ noa |
weekday |
hopenapule |
weekend |
i kêlâ pule me kêia pule |
weekly |
aia a; ke; i (adverb: future) hea (interrogative) âhea (future) inâhea (past) |
when |
`oiai, `oi, i, i ka manawa, i ka wâ
|
while
|
i nehinei
|
yesterday
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