E hui i he hoa hou
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Summary
The Hawaiian translation for “Meeting a new friend (dialogue)” is E hui i he hoa hou. The Hawaiian, E hui i he hoa hou, can be broken down into 12 parts:"Hey! Good afternoon, grandkids!" (Hūi! Aloha ʻauinalā e kuʻu mau moʻopuna!), "Hi, Tutu. Quite well." (Aloha e Tūtū. Maikaʻi nō.), "Oh dear, where is Pualei?" (Auē, ʻauhea ʻoe e Pualei!), "On the phone." (Ma ke kelepona.), "Come here!" (E hele mai!), "This is my friend, Auntie Lehua." (ʻO koʻu hoa kēia ʻo ʻAnakē Lehua.), "Hello, Auntie Lehua." (Aloha e ʻAnakē Lehua.), "Hello. I’m sorry, what’s your name?" (Aloha. E kala mai, ʻo wai kou inoa?), "My name is Kunane." (ʻO Kunāne koʻu inoa.), "Nice to meet you, Kunane. How are you today?" (Aloha kāua e Kunāne. Pehea ʻoe i kēia lā?), "I’m great, thank you. And yourself?" (Maikaʻi nō au, mahalo. A ʻo ʻoe?) and "I’m quite well, thank you." (Hauʻoli nō au, mahalo.).Practice Lesson
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Hawaiian source