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Hawaiian Starter Vocab - Nouns 1
Here is a list of basic Hawaiian nouns! It may look like a lot when it's written out like this, but most of these are Hawaiian-izations of English words. If you look at their translations, you'll see how they'll be useful for every-day conversation!
Later, test what you've learned with the vocab quizzes below!
Nouns 1
People
Wahine (Woman)
Kāne (Man)
Keiki (Child)
Keiki kāne (Boy)
Kaikamahine (Girl)
School, materials
Hale (House, building)
Kula (School)
Kumu (Teacher)
Haumana (Student)
Papa (Class)
Peni (Pen)
Penikala (Pencil)
Peni māka (Marker)
Pepa (Paper)
Puke (Book)
ʻAoʻao (Page)
Animals
Pōpoki (Cat)
ʻīlio (Dog)
Manu (Bird)
Vehicles
Kaʻa (Car)
Kalaka (Truck)
Paikikala (Bicycle)
Fun
Pāʻani (Game)
Pāʻani wikiō (Video game)
Pāʻani pepa (Card game)
Fruit
ʻāpala (Apple)
Hala kahiki (Pineapple)
Maiʻa (Banana)
Niu (Coconut)
ʻōhelo papa (Strawberry)
Pīʻai (Blueberry)
ʻuala (Sweet potato)
The first button below will take you to Quizlet - this site will allow you to view this vocab list, practice using flashcards, play word games, and quiz yourself. Click there to access these features!
The second button below will take you to Memrise - I created a specific quiz that will test you on these terms with only pictures as a prompt. This means that you won't see any English, and you'll get to exercise your knowledge of these words in Hawaiian only! Some words are impossible to put to an image, however, so some may be missing.
But remember: nothing beats good, old-fashioned pen and paper!
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