Hawaiian
Hawaiian is spoken fluently by 15000 speakers in the Hawaiian Islands and the USA. Hawaiian is a a member of the Austronesian language family and is related to Tahitian (te Reo Mā'ohi/Tahiti), Samoan (Gagana Samoa), Tongan (Faka Tonga), Fijian (Vosa Vakaviti) and Maori (te Reo Māori).
Please note: Even though older computers may not show the macron (the straight line over the long vowels) correctly on this webpage, please be assured that the macron will appear correctly in the eBooks on your computer, regardless whether it has unicode support or not (as seen in the images below).
Examples from the eBooks: Learn some numbers, colours and a few simple phrases
in Hawaiian with Jack, Lisa and Pete the Parrot.
Numbers...
‘ekahi, ‘elua, ‘ekolu, ‘ehā, ‘elima, ‘eono,
‘ehiku, ‘ewalu, ‘eiwa, ‘umi, ‘umikūmākahi, ‘umikūmālua.one, two, three, four, five, six,
seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve.
‘ekolu ‘ākala haole three raspberries
‘Ehia āpala?
Ho‘okahi wale nō āpala.
Hō ka ‘ono!How many apples are there?
There is only one apple.
How delicious!
Colours...
‘Alani kēia pua.
Hō ka nani!This flower is orange.
How beautiful!
Ke‘oke‘o a hu‘ihu‘i ka haukea.
Uuuu...The snow is white and cold.
Brrr...
melemele .... ‘alani ........ ‘ākala ......... ‘ula‘ula .......... poni .... ‘ōma‘oma‘o yellow ... orange ... pink ... red ... purple ... green
blue ... brown ... grey ... black ... white
polū ........ palaunu ........ ‘āhinahina ....... ‘ele‘ele .......... ke‘oke‘o 
Meeting Pete...
Aloha!
‘O Peke ko‘u inoa.
‘O wai kou inoa?Hello!
My name is Pete.
What is your name?Going on a picnic...
E hele ana kākou i hea i kēia lā?
E hele kākou i ka lokowai e
pikiniki ai.Where are we going today?
We're going to the lake for
a picnic.
E kū ‘oe, e Peke!
Ua nalowale māua!
Aia i hea ke alahele pololei?
‘A‘ole hiki iā māua ke huli.Stop, Pete!
We're lost!
Where is the path?
We can't find it.
Time for lunch...
Pōloli lua wau. I am very hungry.
Mahalo. Thank you.
Makewai nō ho‘i wau. I am thirsty too.
Magpie attack!
Auī!!
E kōkua mai! E kōkua mai ia‘u!
E hele ‘oe i kahi ‘ē!Ow!!
Help! Help me!
Go away!
Goodbye...
A hui hou kākou! Goodbye!
Extra words...
‘Ae.
Yes.
‘A‘ole.
No.
E ‘olu‘olu. (at the beginning of a phrase)
Ke ‘olu‘olu. (at the end of a phrase)
Please.
‘A‘ole pilikia.
You're welcome.
Download the full eBook set to learn more about Numbers,
Colours and more Simple Phrases.
Follow the exciting adventures of Jack and Lisa
as they meet Pete the Parrot and go off to find
hidden treasure and go on a lakeside adventure!
