Hawaiian — top 100 words
High-frequency vocabulary for English speakers. Reveal each card, then rate your recall — the schedule adapts (SM-2) and is stored on your device.
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| # | Hawaiian | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | aloha | hello / goodbye / love |
| 2 | aloha kakahiaka | good morning |
| 3 | aloha ʻauinalā | good afternoon |
| 4 | aloha ahiahi | good evening |
| 5 | pehea ʻoe? | how are you? |
| 6 | maikaʻi (au) | (I'm) good / fine |
| 7 | mahalo | thank you |
| 8 | mahalo nui loa | thank you very much |
| 9 | ʻae | yes |
| 10 | ʻaʻole | no |
| 11 | e kala mai | excuse me / sorry |
| 12 | ʻoluʻolu | please / pleasant |
| 13 | a hui hou | until we meet again (goodbye) |
| 14 | ʻo wai kou inoa? | what is your name? |
| 15 | ʻo ... koʻu inoa | my name is ... |
| 16 | au / wau | I / me |
| 17 | ʻoe | you (singular) |
| 18 | ʻo ia | he / she |
| 19 | kāua | we two (you and I) |
| 20 | mākou | we (excluding you) |
| 21 | ʻoukou | you (plural) |
| 22 | lākou | they |
| 23 | kanaka | person |
| 24 | kānaka | people |
| 25 | kāne | man / husband |
| 26 | wahine | woman / wife |
| 27 | keiki | child |
| 28 | makuahine | mother |
| 29 | makua kāne | father |
| 30 | kupuna | grandparent / elder |
| 31 | ʻohana | family |
| 32 | hoaaloha | friend |
| 33 | wai | fresh water |
| 34 | kai | sea / saltwater |
| 35 | moana | ocean |
| 36 | ʻāina | land |
| 37 | lani | sky / heaven |
| 38 | lā | sun / day |
| 39 | mahina | moon |
| 40 | hōkū | star |
| 41 | makani | wind |
| 42 | ua | rain |
| 43 | pō | night |
| 44 | pua | flower |
| 45 | pōhaku | rock / stone |
| 46 | kumu | teacher / source / tree |
| 47 | ʻai | to eat / food |
| 48 | iʻa | fish |
| 49 | puaʻa | pig |
| 50 | kalo | taro |
| 51 | poi | poi (pounded taro) |
| 52 | niu | coconut |
| 53 | meaʻai | food |
| 54 | inu | to drink |
| 55 | ʻekahi | one |
| 56 | ʻelua | two |
| 57 | ʻekolu | three |
| 58 | ʻehā | four |
| 59 | ʻelima | five |
| 60 | ʻeono | six |
| 61 | ʻehiku | seven |
| 62 | ʻewalu | eight |
| 63 | ʻeiwa | nine |
| 64 | ʻumi | ten |
| 65 | hele | to go |
| 66 | hele mai | to come |
| 67 | moe | to sleep |
| 68 | ʻike | to see / know |
| 69 | lohe | to hear |
| 70 | ʻōlelo | to speak / language |
| 71 | heluhelu | to read |
| 72 | kākau | to write |
| 73 | hana | to do / make / work |
| 74 | makemake | to want / like |
| 75 | noho | to sit / stay / live |
| 76 | kū | to stand |
| 77 | aʻo | to learn / teach |
| 78 | maikaʻi | good |
| 79 | ʻino | bad |
| 80 | nui | big |
| 81 | liʻiliʻi | small |
| 82 | wela | hot |
| 83 | anuanu | cold |
| 84 | nani | beautiful |
| 85 | wikiwiki | fast / quick |
| 86 | lōʻihi | long / tall |
| 87 | aha? | what? |
| 88 | ʻo wai? | who? |
| 89 | hea? | where? / which? |
| 90 | ʻehia? | how many? |
| 91 | pehea? | how? |
| 92 | no ke aha? | why? |
| 93 | a | and |
| 94 | me | with |
| 95 | akā | but |
| 96 | mauka | toward the mountains |
| 97 | makai | toward the sea |
| 98 | pono | right / balance / proper |
| 99 | mana | spiritual power |
| 100 | kapu | sacred / forbidden |