Haʻiʻōlelo no Kau Kupulau 2021
ʻAkahi nō a (Mokuna3) Just now, Finally, Never before now
- ʻAkahi nō ʻo ia a ʻike. He just saw it. He never saw it.
- ʻAkahi nō a ʻike o Nani. Nani just saw it. Nani never saw it.
Aia nō a (Mokuna7) As soon as or have to, then ~
- Aia nō a nānā aʻe au. As soon I look, (then)...
- Aia nō a moʻa kēia, (a laila ʻai kākou)
- As soon as this is done, (we can eat.)
- This has to cook first, (then we can eat.)
- When this is done, (weʻll eat.)
Hele i ka (Mokuna3) go...ing
- Ua hele i ka maika. He went bowling.
- E hele kākou i ka holo lio. Letʻs go horseback riding.
- Ua hele ʻo Nani i ka inu pia, Nani went beer drinking.
Inā i/Inā ua (Mokuna6) If you had gone / If you went (ʻoiai or ʻoiai ʻole)
Nā Kuʻa- i/o/a/ke (Mokuna1) so that, until, if ...etc.
Lilo (Mokuna2) became, was gotten
- Ua lilo ʻo ia i wahine. She became a woman.
- Ua lilo ʻo ia i kekahi wahine. She was gotten by a sertain woman.
- E lilo ana ʻo Kimo i mākaʻi. Kimo is going to be become a policeman.
- E lilo ana ʻo Kimo i ka mākai. Kimo is going to be taken by a policeman.
(Mai) i ____naʻu (Mokuna3) bring me
- Mai i koloaka naʻu (Bring me) a soda.
- I mea inu? (Do you want) something to drink?
me ka _______(pū) (Mokuna5) ...ing (as he did so)
- Ua noho ʻo ia me ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe i kāna pahi. He sat and cleaning his knife.
- Ke kū ala lāua ma ʻō me ka ʻakaʻaka mai. THey are standing over there laughing at us.
- Ua nānā kīwī ʻo Kua me ka ʻai pīneki pū. Kua watched TV eating peanuts as he did so.
O ʻoe ma ka_____ (Mokuna5) you for something!
- ʻO ʻoe ma ka ʻai lilikoi! You for eat lilikoi!
i mea aha (Mokuna6) What the something for?
- I mea aha ke koʻi? Whatʻs the axe for?
Others
- Pepeke Painu
- Pepeke ʻIae
- Pepeke Hiaʻo
- Kiʻa Pepeke
- Pepeke Kālele ʻĀkena
- Pepeke Kālele Kūlana
