Nā ʻŌlelo Pōkole 25

This is my favorite chair.

ʻO kēia kaʻu noho punahele.

This is my chair.

ʻO kēia koʻu noho.

This is a spoon.

He puna kēīa.

This is going to be a spoon.

He puna ana kēia.

Let this be a spoo. (Letʻs use) this as a spoon.

I puna kēia.

( I suggest that ) your son be a policeman.

I mākaʻi kāu keiki.

Be a teacher for me. ( Be my teacher )

I kumu ʻoe naʻu.

Lei is a friend of hars. (Lei is her friend.)

He hoaaloha ʻo Lei nona.

Have a good weekend, students. (Let <this> be a good weekend ofr you, student.

I hopena pule maikaʻi (kēia) no ʻoukou e nā haumāna.

You too, teacher. (and for you also, teacher)

A nou kekahi, e ke kumu.

Give me a drink.( Give a drink for me.)

E hāʻwai mai ʻoe i meainu naʻu.

Give me a drink.<Short for the previous sentence.>

Mai i meainu naʻu.

Give me a drink. <Even shorter for version.>

I meainu naʻu.

Iʻm going to get (buy) myself a new telephone (for myself).

E kūʻai ana au i kelepona hou naʻu.

Heʻs ordered fried rice ( for himself).

Ua ʻoka ʻoia i laiki palai nāna.

Meet  Kai. Heʻs my uncle. (He is an uncle of mine)

E launa ʻoe me Kai. He ʻanakala ʻo ia noʻu.

See that man with the hat (hat wearing man); heʻs my uncle, not the one without a hat.

(hat-less one)

ʻIke ʻoe i kēlā kanaka kau pāpale; ʻo ia koʻu ʻanakala, ʻaʻole ʻo ka mea pāpale ʻole.

Kalei became my teacher. (...a teacher of mine)(in real life)

Ua lilo ʻo Kalei i kumu.

Kalei became Kalākaua. (in a play.)

Ua lilo ʻo Kalei ʻo ia ʻo Kalākaua.

Kalei became my teacher. (in a play)

Ua lilo ʻo Kalei ʻo ia kaʻu kumu.

My teacher got Kalei. (away from your teacher for my teacherʻs intramural team)

Ua lilo ʻo Kalei i kaʻu kumu.

My teacher got Kalei. (caought / found him in the hallway)

Ua loaʻa ʻo Kalei i kaʻu kumu.

Please,...(be kind, be so kind as to...) <Inserted before the actual request.>

E ʻoluʻolu ʻoe...

...please (...if you please) < Inserted after the request>

...ke ʻoluʻolu ʻoe

Iʻm buying this chicken for my lunch (to be <a> lunch for me).

E kūʻai ana au i kēia moa i ʻaina awakea naʻu.

Iʻm taking this salt for my lunch ( to use on my lunch)

E lawa ana au i kēia paʻakai no kaʻu ʻaina awakea.

Iʻm taking this salt for my lunch (to be my lunch).

E lawe ana au i kēia paʻakai i ʻaina awakea naʻu.