Learn Common Hawaiian Phrases and Words

This is a great place to start if you are looking for a place to build on your basic Hawaiian vocabulary - especially when it comes to learning common Hawaiian phrases and key words.

Now everyone can learn Hawaiian key words and phrases and start speaking and reading Hawaiian with our Hawaiian to English key words dictionary! Scroll down to see our full list of Hawaiian key word translations.

Common Words and Phrases in Hawaiian:

Here is our list of common words and phrases in Hawaiian. You can also view this list with translations from English to Hawaiian.

(Words in bold added during the last update.)

'ae ➔ Yes

'a'ole ➔ No

Mahalo ➔ Thank you

*Common words and phrases last updated: Sept 22, 2024.

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The Fine Print

I don't speak Hawaiian myself, so there could be mistakes in the translations. Most of what is here is user-submitted, but I do try to check for accuracy and make corrections as I can. Thanks for your understanding.