nā ʻŌlelo Pōkole 26

You are going to be like me.

E like ana ʻoe me aʻu.

Like you, I have no money.

E like me ʻoe, ʻaʻohe aʻu kālā.

He runs like a goat.

Holo ʻo ia e like me ke kao.

Donʻt do that! (No make lile-that.)

Mi hana ʻoe pēlā!

Donʻt make that! (one of those things we are talking about)

Mai hana ʻoe i ia mea.

Donʻt say that! ( No say like-that.)

Mai ʻōlelo ʻoe pēlā!

Donʻt speak that (language.)

Mai ʻōlelo ʻoe i ia (ʻōlelo).

Donʻt think that!

Mai manaʻo pēlā!

Donʻt think about that! (matter, subject, event)

Mai manaʻo ʻoe i ia mea.

Nani is sitting with me.

Aia ʻo Nani ke noho nei me aʻu.

Nani is sitting with me. ( not with someone else!)

Aia ʻo Nani me aʻu e noho nei.

(Now <notice that>)Naniʻs sitting with me.

Eia ʻo Nani ke noho nei me aʻu.

Your cusin is sitting over there.

Ke noho ala kou hoahānau ma ʻō.

Heʻs over there looking at us.

Ke nānā maila ʻo ia ma ʻō.

Iʻve got it! (call in volleyball)

Naʻu!

--points / score / skilled / acts (the point of the good looking one)

..."nā ʻai a ka uʻi"

You are going to see how iteʻs done.

E ʻike ana nō ʻoe i "nā ʻai a ka uʻi."

Pāhoa rules! <esclamation of victory> (Pāhoa stands on the island.)

Kū ʻo Pāhoa i ka moku!

my latest game, my most recent game...

...kaʻu pāʻani hope iho nei

I won five dollars. (five dollars were won by me.)

Ua eo iaʻu ʻelima kālā.

I beat him. ( I had victory over him.)

Ua lanakila au ma luna ona.

the bog fish

...nā iʻa nui

many fish

...nā iʻa he nui