ʻoia kāhiko
The Hawaiian phrase for 'of course' is ʻoia kāhiko.
This phrase is used to indicate enthusiastic agreement with a statement or request.
Meaning: indicates enthusiastic agreement (intj)
Did you know?
- In Hawaiian, the term kāhiko is most commonly recognized by speakers in the context of hula kāhiko, which refers to the traditional, ancient style of dance performed before Western contact.
- In Hawaiian, the glottal stop ʻ is not a punctuation mark but a full consonant, meaning that skipping it in ʻoia can change the word's entire meaning.
- The word ʻoia is a contraction of the particles ʻo and ia, which function together to point toward a specific subject.
Example conversation
Kiana asks Keanu if he wants to go to the beach.
- KianaMakemake ʻoe e hele i ke kai?Do you want to go to the beach?
- KeanuʻOia kāhiko!Of course!
- KianaE lawe mai i kou pūloʻu.Bring your towel.
- KeanuE hana au i kēia manawa.I will do that right now.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ʻoia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
