Hawaiian→English

Translate Hawaiian to English the way locals mean it.

Hawaiian speakers often soften refusals, reassurance, and apologies with small words that a textbook reader may take too literally or miss entirely.

Going the other way? English to Hawaiian

474 local dialects

What locals actually say

ʻAʻole paha.

Probably not.

Paha signals uncertainty and softens the refusal, so this is less blunt than a definite no.

Maikaʻi nō.

It’s okay, really.

Nō adds emphasis and reassurance, while maikaʻi can mean acceptable or fine in context, not necessarily excellent.

ʻAʻole pilikia.

No worries.

Pilikia means trouble or a problem, but this set phrase reassures someone rather than simply reporting that no problem exists.

ʻEhia kēia?

How much is this?

ʻEhia asks for a quantity or price, while kēia points to the item being discussed.

Aia i hea ka lumi ʻauʻau?

Where’s the bathroom?

Aia i hea is the Hawaiian location construction for asking where something is.

E ʻai kākou!

Let’s eat!

E plus the verb ʻai forms an invitation or command, and kākou includes both the speaker and the listener.

ʻO koʻu tūtū wahine kēlā.

That’s my grandma.

Tūtū wahine is a colloquial Hawaiian family term for a grandmother.

Ua pau kaʻu hana.

I’m done with work.

Ua marks a completed state, while pau signals that the work is finished.

Notes like these come with every AIRTranslate translation, so you learn why locals phrase it that way as you go.

Hawaiian with correct ʻokina and kahakō; aloha register conventions.

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