Hawaiian Noun/Verb · Food
ʻai
Pronunciation: /ah-EE/
Meaning
Food, meal, to eat.
Example sentences
He aha kāu mea e makemake ai e ʻai i kēia ahiahi?
What do you want to eat this evening?
Maikaʻi ka ʻai ʻana i ka iʻa i hala aku nei.
The fish we ate recently was good.
E hele kāua e ʻai i ka meaʻai maikaʻi maoli nō.
Let's go eat some really good food.
About this word
“ʻai” is a Hawaiian noun/verb meaning Food, meal, to eat. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Food. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.