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Greetings & Sentiments in Hawaiian This page: http://hawaiianlanguage.com/greetings.html Express your greetings and sentiments in Hawaiian. Note that a vowel with a ^ above it -- as in, â, ê, î, ô, û -- is IN ACTUALITY written with a straight line above it (i.e., with a diacritical mark called the kahakô, which indicates the elongation of the vowel's sound). For simplicity's sake when typing on a keyboard, use a ~ after the vowel, as in a~, e~, i~, o~, u~. One day, fonts that support Hawaiian diacritical marks will be UNIVERSALLY available on the Internet, just not yet. In the meantime, we learn: ho`omanawanui … patience. |
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Best wishes! |
E pili mau nâ pômaika`i me `oe! |
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Bon Voyage! Congratulations! Forgive me. / Sorry. Get well! Good luck! Happy Birthday! Happy Anniversary! Happy New Year! |
Ka Huaka`i Maika`i! Ho`omaika`i! E kala mai `oe ia`u. E ola! Pômaika`i! Hau`oli Lâ Hânau! Hau`oli Piha Makahiki! Hau`oli Makahiki Hou! |
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Hau`oli Lâ o Lono-i-ke-aweawe-aloha! |
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Hau`oli Lâ i ala hou ai ka Haku! Hau`oli Pakoa! (Catholic) |
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Happy Mother's Day! Happy Father's Day! Happy Hanukah! Just because… Just for you. Merry Christmas! Miss you, Thank you! Thank you very much! |
Hau`oli Lâ Makuahine! Hau`oli Lâ Makuakâne! Hau`oli Lâ Ho`omaika`i! Hau`oli Hânuka! No ka mea wale nô… Nâu wale nô. Mele Kalikimaka! Ha`o iâ `oe, Mahalo! Mahalo nui loa! |
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Thank you for your hospitality. |
Mahalo no kou ho`okipa. |
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Thinking (of you) with affection, |
Me ka hali`a aloha, |
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Welcome! Just because I love you, To my friend, To the _(name)__ family To my grandma, To my grandpa, To my grandchild, To my granddaughter, To my grandson, To ( more family terms),With love, With my love, |
E komo mai! No ko'u aloha iâ 'oe wale nô, He makana nâu. E ku`u hoaaloha, E ka `ohana _(inoa)__ E ku`u tûtû, E ku`u tûtûkâne, E ku`u mo`opuna, E ku`u mo`opuna wahine, E ku`u mo`opuna kâne, E ku`u ______ E ku`u aloha, E ku`u ipo, Me ke aloha, Me ko`u aloha, Me ke aloha pumehana, |
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From the ___(Name)__family |
Mai ka 'ohana ___(Inoa)___ |
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From all of us On the arrival of your baby boy |
Maia mâkou pâkahi âpau Ma ka hiki 'ana mai o kau keiki kâne |
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On the arrival of your baby girl |
Ma ka hiki 'ana mai o kau kaikamahine |
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On your graduation On your new house/home On your new business On your retirement In prayer, With sympathy, Until we meet again, |
Ma kou puka kula 'ana Ma kou hale hou Ma kou `oihana hou Ma kou lîkaia Me ka pule, Me ke aloha menemene, A hui hou, |
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Requests for Translations | Family Terms | Pronunciation Guide | Diacritical Marks Reference: Pukui, Mary Kawena & Elbert, Samuel H., HAWAIIAN DICTIONARY. How to get your own copy.May You Live Your Life Mana-Filled and Brilliantly Shining with the Light of The Aloha Spirit! |
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This page is dedicated to Auntie Maria and Uncle Bob of mele.com, friends, ardent supporters and perpetuators of Hawaiian culture on the occasion of their newest venture, their Hawaiian store, ISLAND STYLE, in Capitola, on the central coast of California. |
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