Hawaiian Verb · Everyday
ai
Pronunciation: /ah-ee/
Meaning
To eat
Example sentences
Ua ai anei ʻoe i ka laulau?
Did you eat the meal?
E ola nō au me ka ʻai ʻana o kēia mea ʻai.
I will live with the eating of this food.
Makemake au e ai i ka ʻono mua.
I want to eat the dessert first.
About this word
“ai” is a Hawaiian verb meaning To eat. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Everyday. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.