e haʻo ana au iā ʻoe
The phrase "I will miss you" in Hawaiian is e haʻo ana au iā ʻoe.
This phrase is used to tell someone that you will feel sad because they are gone.
How does it change in a sentence?
In this sentence, au functions as the first-person singular pronoun "I", while ʻoe is the singular second-person pronoun "you".
Did you know?
- In Hawaiian culture, feelings of longing and missing are often expressed through mele, which are traditional songs or chants.
- The word au in this phrase is a first-person pronoun, but it is a homonym for the Hawaiian word for 'current' or 'flow'.
- The word ʻoe meaning 'you' is related to the word koe found in both the Māori and Rapa Nui languages.
Example conversation
Kai and Malia are saying goodbye at the airport.
- KaiE hele kino pono, Malia.Travel safely, Malia.
- MaliaMahalo, Kai. E haʻo ana au iā ʻoe.Thank you, Kai. I will miss you.
- KaiE haʻo ana au iā ʻoe pū.I will miss you too.
- MaliaA hui hou!Until we meet again!
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ana, au, ʻoe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
