Good morning!

Aloha kakahiaka!
[ah loh' hah kah' kah hee (y)ah' kah!]

Good afternoon!

Aloha `auinalâ!
[ah loh' hah au' (w)ee nah LAH'!]

Good evening!

Aloha ahiahi!
[ah loh' HAH' hee (y)ah' hee!]

Hello! / How are you?

Aloha! / Pehea `oe?
[Ah loh' hah!] / [peh heh' (y)ah oe'?]

Fine

Maika`i.
[mai' kah ee]

Very well

Maika`i nô.
[mai' kah ee NOH']

Not well

Maika`i `ole.
[mai' kah ee oh' leh]

So-so, same as usual

`O ia mau nô.
[oi' (y)ah mau' NOH']

And you?

A `o `oe?
[ah oh oe'?]

Excuse me / I'm sorry.

E kala mai ia`u.
[eh kah' lah mai' ee (y)ah' oo]

Thanks!

Mahalo!
[mah hah' loh!]

Thank you!

Mahalo iâ `oe!
[mah hah' loh (y)ee (Y)AH' oe!]

Thanks so very much!

Mahalo nui loa!
[mah hah' loh nui' loh' (w)ah!]

You're welcome.

(It's) No trouble/problem.

`A`ole pilikia.
[ah oh' leh pee' lee kee' (y)ah]

You're welcome.

A trifle.

He mea iki.
[heh meh (y)ah (y)ee' kee]

You're welcome.

The pleasure is mine.

Ka hau`oli na`u.
[kah hau' oh lee nah' oo]

What is your name?

`O wai kou inoa?
[oh vai' kou' (w)ee noh' (w)ah?]

My name is ________.

`O ________ ko`u inoa.
[oh _______ koh' oo (w)ee noh' (w)ah]

Where are you from?

No hea mai `oe?
[noh heh' (y)ah mai' oe'?]

I am from ________.

No ________ mai au.
[noh _____mai' au']

I live in ________.

Noho au i ___________.
[noh' hoh (w)au' ee ___ ]

Good bye!, See you later!

A hui hou!
[ah hui' hou'!]

Yes

`Ae
[ae']

No

`A`ole
[ah oh' leh]

Perhaps, Maybe

Pela paha
[peh' lah pah' hah]

What?

He aha?
[heh (y)ah' hah?]

Which?

Ka mea hea?
[kah meh' (y)ah heh' (y)ah?]

Where is…?

Aia i hea…?
[ai' (y)ah (y)ee heh' (y)ah?]

…the restroom?

…ka lumi ho`opaupilikia?
[…kah loo' mee hoh' oh pau' pee lee kee' (y)ah?]

…the bank?

…ka panakô?
[…kah pah nah KOH'?]

When?

I ka wâ hea?
[ee kah WAH' heh (y)ah?]

How much/many?

`Ehia?
[eh hee (y)ah?]

Who?

`O wai?
[oh wai'?]

Why?

No ke aha?
[noh' keh (y)ah' hah?]

How?

Pehea?
[peh heh' (y)ah?]

Please.

E `olu `olu `oe.
[eh oh' loo oh' loo oe']

and

a, a me
[ah], [ah' meh]

but

akâ
[ah KAH']

only

wale nô
[vah' leh NOH']

a little

he li`ili`i
[heh lee' ee lee' ee]