Hawaiian/Lesson 2

This lesson will focus on broadening your vocabulary, allowing you to say short sentences and understanding the structure of Hawaiian. Vocabulary Nouns ka pua -flower ke kula -school ka ‘ohana -family ka lani -heaven/sky ke kanaka -man ke aloha -love ka wahine -woman ka honua -earth ka makua -parent ka wai -water ke keiki -child ka haumana -student Adjectives li‘ili‘i -little nui -big nani -pretty pupuka -ugly hau‘oli -happy kaumaha -sad māluhiluhi -tired ma‘i -sick Verbs hele -go ‘ai -eat hele mai -come moe -sleep hana -work holo -run Review As you have learned in lesson 1, "Aia" is placed at the beginning of a sentence to show the subject's location (when or where). ex) Aia ka pua ma ke kula. (location) The flower (is) at the school. -Notice how there is no word for "to be" verbs in Hawaiian; it all depends on the position of a word in the sentence. ex) Ka pua li‘ili‘i (the little flower) is a part of a sentence, while Li‘ili‘i ka pua. (The flower is little) demonstrates a whole sentence. -Notice how "ka pua" went from the beginning to the end. Next, let's look at, "Nani ke keiki". This means, the girl is beautiful, but literally translates to, "Beautiful the girl" because the adjective is in front. For future references, note that the adjective comes after the noun it describes. Ke vs. Ka In Hawaiian, there are two ways to express the definite article (the). Ka is used most of the time, before every word not starting with k, e, a, or o. Pronouns Wau or au translates as I, ‘oe means you (singular), and ‘o ia means he, she or it. Noun Announcers Noun announcers basically come before a noun in a sentence, announcing that it is coming. Every noun is preceded by a noun announcer, most of the time, it being "ka" or "ke". Along with ka and ke, other announcers include 'o, kēia (this), kēlā (that), ko'u (my), kou (your), and kona (his/her). Practice Phrases Translate into Hawaiian for practice: ʻŌlelo PelekaneʻŌlelo HawaiʻiThe good flowerKa pua maika'iI go.Hele au.The pretty child runs.Holo ke keiki nani.The sick parentKa makua ma'iThe woman is tired.Mālohilohi ka wahine.