v-gettingtoknowyou

"Getting to know you, getting to know all about you…"

Source: Pukui, Mary Kawena & Elbert, Samuel H., Hawaiian Dictionary, Revised
and Enlarged Edition, University Of Hawai`i Press, Honolulu, 1986.
Pronunciation Guide

`O wai kou inoa?	What is your name?
`O (Inoa) ko`u inoa.	My name is (Name).
*Wai is the word that asks the question, who? Note that kou means your* and ko`u means my.**
`O (Inoa) kou inoa?	Is (Name) your name?
`Ae, `o (Inoa) ko`u inoa. `A`ole, `o (Inoa) ko`u inoa.	Yes, my name is (Name). No, my name is (Name).
E kala mai ia`u, ua poina au, `o wai kou inoa?	Excuse me, I've forgotten, what is your name?
No hea mai `oe?	Where are you from (originally)?
No Hawai`i mai au.	I am from Hawai`i.
`Oia kâ? `O wau kekahi!	For real / Really? Me, too.
Akâ, i kêia manawa, noho au i Moloka`i.	But now, I live on Moloka`i.
He aha kâu hana?	What is your work / occupation? / What do you do?
He (hana) au. mea hula / mea oli / mea mele / haku mele malihini kumu / haumâna lawai`a / mahi`ai mâka`i / kinai ahi kauka / kahunapule	I am a (occupation). hula dancer / chanter / singer / composer visitor (also, newcomer) teacher / student fisherman / farmer policeman / fireman doctor / minister
He haumâna `oe? `Ae, he haumâna au. `A`ole, he kumu au.	Are you a student? Yes, I am a student. No, I am a teacher.
He kama`âina `oe?	Are you a local person?
He Hawai`i `oe? `Ae, he Hawai`i au. `A`ole, akâ he Hawai`i-i-ka- pu`uwai. `Ae, he kanaka maoli au. `Ae, keiki o ka `âina wau.	Are you Hawaiian? Yes, I am Hawaiian. No, but I am Hawaiian-at-heart. Yes, I am an indigenous Hawaiian. Yes, I am a child of the land (native born).

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