• Auhea `oe?
• Aia i hea ka`u puke?
• Aia i hea `o Pila?
• E hele ana `oe i hea?
• Hele ana au i ke kaona / i kahakai.

Where?

• Where are you?
• Where is my book?
• Where is Bill?
• Where are you going?
• I am going to town / the beach.

Ma`ane`i. / I `ane`i.

Ma laila. / I laila.

Right here.

At that place.

`Ehia?

• Hola `ehia kêia?
• `Ehia ou mau makahiki?

How many?

• What time is it?
• How old are you?

He aha?

• He aha kêia?
• He __________ kêia.
• He aha kênâ?
• He __________ kênâ.
• He aha kêlâ?
• He __________ kêlâ.
• E aha ana `oe?
• `A`ohe. / Ua hana `oe.
• He aha kô makemake?
• He aha hou a`e?
• He aha ka pilikia?

What?

• What's this?
• This is a ___________.
• What's that (near you)?
• That (near you) is a _________.
• What's that (over there)?
• That (over there) is a _____.
• What are you doing?
• Nothing. / I am working.
• What do you want?
• What's next?
• What's the problem?

Hiki?

• Hiki ia`u ke ho`oluhi iâ `oe?

Can do?

• May I trouble you?

`Ike `oe?

• `Ae, `ike au.
• `A`ole au `ike.
• Pêlâ paha!
• `A`ole `oe e `ike?

Do you know?

• Yes, I know.
• No, I don't know.
• Maybe!
• You don't know?

Maopopo iâ `oe?

• `Ae, maopopo ia`u.
• `A`ole au maopopo.

Do you understand?

• Yes, I understand.
• No, I don't understand.

No hea mai `oe?

Where are you from (originally)?

No ke aha?

Why?

`O wai?

• `O wai kêia / kênâ / kêlâ?

• `O (Inoa) kêia / kênâ / kêlâ?

Who?

• Who is this / that (near you) / that (over there)?
• This / That (near your) / That (over there) is (Name).

Pehea?

• Pehea kou mana`o?
• Pehea la?
• Pehea `oe e `ike ai?

How?

• What do you think?
• How about it? / And what?
• How do you know?

Pono paha? / Hewa paha?

`Ua pono nô? / `Ua hewa?

Is this right? / Is this wrong?