1. How old are you?
‘Ehia ou makahiki?
2. How old is your brother?
‘Ehia makahiki o‘u kaikunāne?
ʻEhia makahiki (o) kou kaikuaʻana?
3. She doesnʻt have any tongs.
‘A‘ohe ‘ia ʻūpā ahi
ʻAʻohe āna ʻūpā ahi.
4. The boy does not have any pillows, but he has blankets.
‘A’ohe uluna o ke keikikāne, aka he mau ona kapa moe.
ʻAʻohe uluna a/o ke keiki kāne, akā he mau kapa moe kāna/kona.
5. My cousin does not have a grill.
‘A’ohe hao manamana o ko‘u hoahānau.
6. Kaniala has some food for the kids.
He mea‘ai kā Kaniala no nā keiki
He mea ʻai kā Kaniala na nā keiki.
7. Do we have a quiz today? –
He kuisa kā mākou I kēia lā?
He kuisa kā/ko kākou i kēia lā? (this includes kumu)
8. Kanani does not have bait.
‘A’ohe maunu o Kanani.
ʻAʻohe maunu a Kanani.
9. The house has 2 showers and 1 toilet.
‘Elua kili‘au a ‘ekahi lua ka hale.
(He) ʻelua kililau a (he) hoʻokahi lua o ka hale.
10. Does ʻEwa have a Foodland?
He Foodland o ‘Ewa?
He Foodland ko ʻEwa?
Loaʻa ka Foodland ma ʻEwa (don’t use loa’a alternative (located in)—he doesn’t like it)
1. Theses plastic bags will become a big problem no the ocean.
Kēia mau ʻeke ‘ea e lilo ana i pilikia nui i ka moana.
E lilo ana kēia mau ʻeke ʻea he/i pilikia nui no ke kai/ka moana.
2. There are choke different kinds of students on the bus.
He nui nā ʻano haumāna ma ke ka’a o’hua.
Aia nā ʻano haumāna like ʻole he nui wale ma ke kaʻa ʻōhua. – He mau ʻano haumāna....
3. Besides the house, the dogs were cleaned by us.
Ma waho o ka hale, ua hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻia nā ʻīlio e mākou.
4. The womanʻs hat was taken by the wind on the beach.
Ua lilo ka pāpale o ka wahine i ka makani ma kahakai.
5. Kalani has become the leader for the class.
Ua lilo ʻo Kalani o ‘ia ke alakaʻi no ka papa
6. I found 10 or so rings in the box on the weekend.
Ua loaʻa iaʻu he ʻumi a ‘oi aku a emi paha lina i loko o ka pahu i ka hopena pule.
Ua loaʻa he ʻumi a ʻoi aku a emi mai paha komo lima iaʻu i ka pahu i ka hopena pule.
7. We walked around the park.
Ua hele wāwae mākou a puni ka pāka.
8. The waves swept away at least 4 or so houses.
Ua kāhili aku ʻehā a ʻoi aku a emi hale e nā nalu.
Ua lilo nā hale he ʻehā a ʻoi aku a emi mai paha i nā nalu.
9. We ate all kinds of different foods in Japan.
Ua ʻai mākou i nā mea ʻai like ʻole he nui wale ma Kepani.
Ua ʻai mākou i nā ʻano mea ʻai like ʻole (he nui wale) ma/i Iāpana. ma ka ʻāina Kepanī
10. I bought these flowers for you for your mom.
Ua kūʻai aku au i kēia mau pua nou na kau makuahine.
11. She fixed the mailbox for you.
Ua hoʻoponopono ʻo ia i ka pahu leka nou.
12. Whose kids are these.
Na wai kēia mau keiki?
13. Whose phone is this on the table.
No wai kēia kelepona ma ka pākaukau.
14. Whose car is that in our yard.
No wai kēlā kaʻa ma ko kākou pā hale?
15. We drove around the island of Maui.
Ua kalaiwa mākou a puni ka mokupuni ʻo Maui.
*he didn’t have “ka mokupuni”
1. Donʻt forget to take the mangoes to your Tūtū.
‘A‘ole poina e lawe nā manakō i kou Tūtū.
Mai poina mai (ʻoe) e lawe i nā manakō i kou tūtū.
2. She wants to eat donuts after school today.
Makemake ‘o ia e ‘ai i kekahi mau koneko pau ke kula.
Makemake ‘o ia e ‘ai koneko ma hope o ke kula i kēia lā.////// ….ke pau ke kula
ʻai i ke koneko – eat the donut
ʻai koneko – doughnut eating
3. Kanani likes eating donuts in the morning with her coffee.
Makemake ‘o Kanani i ‘ai I kekahi mau koneko I ke kakahiaka me kāna kope.
Makemake ʻo Kanani i ka ʻai koneko i ke kakahiaka me kāna kope./// ka ʻai ʻana i nā koneko
4. Kaleo dem will close the imu at 5pm.
E ho‘onalo ana Kaleo mā ka imu o ka hola ‘elima o ke ahiahi.
E hoʻonalo ana ʻo Kaleo mā i ka imu ma ka hola ‘elima i/o ke ahiahi.
5. I cannot see the game from the hill.
‘A‘ole hiki ia‘u ke ‘ike i ka pā‘ani mai ka pu‘u.
ʻAʻole hiki iaʻu ke ‘ike i ka pāʻani mai ka puʻu aku.
6. We cannot open the imu until Kainoa gets back.
‘A’ole hiki ke hu’e ‘ia ka imu ā hiki ka ho‘I hou o Kainoa.
ʻAʻole hiki iā kākou ke huʻe i ka imu a hoʻi mai ʻo Kainoa.
ʻAʻole hiki iā kākou ke huʻe i ka imu a hiki i ka hoʻi ʻana mai o Kainoa.
7. The food can be prepared the night before the party.
Hiki i ke ho‘omākaukau mea ‘ai i ka pō ma mua o ka pā‘ina.
Hiki ke hoʻomākaukau ʻia ka mea ‘ai i ka pō ma mua mai o ka pāʻina.
8. My mom can wash the dishes.
Hiki i ko‘u makuahine holoi i nā pā.
Hiki i koʻu makuahine ke holoi i nā pā.
9. She cannot read this book.
‘A‘ole hiki ke heluhelu iā ia kēia puke.
‘Aʻole hiki iā ia ke heluhelu i kēia puke.
10. The imu rocks can be passed in a line to the imu from the hale.
Hiki i ke halihali i nā ‘eho ma ka laina i ka imu mai ka hale.
Hiki ke halihali ʻia nā ʻeho i ka laina halihali i ka imu mai ka hale aku/mai.
1. The moʻo runs fast on the tip of the rocks. It is amazing to see.
Wikiwiki ka holo ‘ana o ka moʻo ma luna o ka wēkiu o nā pōhaku. Kupaiaha ke nānā aku.
Wikiwiki ka holo ʻana o ka moʻo ma nā wēlau/welelau o nā pōhaku. Kupanaha ka nānā ʻana.
Wikiwiki ko ka moʻo holo ʻana ma nā wēlau/welelau o n nā pōhaku. Kupanaha ke nānā aku.
2. Her guarding of the pond is important. The moʻo akua are still there till today.
He mea nui kona kiaʻi ʻana i ka loko. Ke noho nei nā moʻo akua ma laila a hiki i kēia lā.
Koʻikoʻi kona kiaʻi ʻana i ka loko. Aia nō nā moʻo akua ma laila a hiki i kēia lā. //// Koʻikoʻi ke kiaʻi ʻana ona...
3. Scaling the big fish is difficult with a spoon. Do you still have the knife on you?
Hana nui ka unaunahi ʻana i ka iʻa nui me ke puna. Aia nō ka pahi iā ʻoe?
Paʻakīkī ka unaunahi ʻana aku i ka iʻa nui me kekahi puna. Aia nō ka pahi iā ʻoe?
4. The road is bumpy because the government doesnʻt care for it.
He ʻakūʻakū ke alanui no ka mea ʻaʻole mālama ke aupuni.
Mālualua/ʻĀpuʻupuʻu/ʻakūʻakū ke alanui i ka mālama ʻole ʻia ʻana e ke aupuni.///i ka mālama ʻole ʻana o ke aupuni.
5. I appreciate your feeding the students at school.
Mahalo au i kāu hānai ʻana i nā haumāna ma ke kula.
Mahalo kāu hānai ʻana aku i nā haumāna ma ke kula./// Mahalo au i kāu hānai ʻana aku i nā haumāna ma ke kula.
6. After we play outside, we have to wash the dishes. There are only 2 plates left over.
Ma hope o kā mākou pāʻani ʻana ma waho, pono mākou e holoi i nā pā. Aia wale nō ʻelua pā i koe.
Ma hope o kā kāua pāʻani ʻana i waho, pono kāua e holoi i nā pā. Ke koe nei he ʻelua wale nō pā.///He ʻelua wale nō pā i koe.
7. When I went to school, he didnʻt have a bike.
I koʻu hele ʻana i ke kula, ʻaʻohe ona paikikala.
I koʻu hele ʻana aku i ke kula, ʻaʻohe ona paikikala.
8. When the descendents of Kamehameha feed Kūkāʻilimoku ʻawa, they made him strong again.
I ka hānai ʻana o nā mamo a Kamehameha iā Kūkāʻilimoku i ka ʻawa, hoʻoikaika hou lākou iā ia.
I ka hānai ʻana aku o nā pulapula/mamo a Kamehameha iā Kūkāʻilimoku i ka ʻawa, ua hoʻomana hou ʻia ʻo ia e lākou///ua mana hou ʻo ia iā lākou///ua hoʻomana hou lākou iā ia.
9. That is a big digging stick for digging up kalo. I seen with my own two eyes my dad using it.
He ʻōʻō nui kēlā no ke ʻeli ʻana i ke kalo. Ua ʻike au me koʻu mau maka ponoʻī i koʻu makuakāne e hoʻohana ana.
He ʻōʻō nui ia no ka ʻeli/kūlaʻi/kāʻai i ke kalo. Ua ʻike maka au i ka hoʻohana ʻana o koʻu makua kāne.///ka hoʻohana ʻia ʻana e koʻu makua kāne.
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