Hawaiian Phrase · Food
ʻai meaʻai
Pronunciation: /ah-EE meh-ah-EE/
Meaning
To eat food. A direct phrase for the act of eating.
Example sentences
E hele kāua i ka haleʻai e ʻai meaʻai.
Let's go to the restaurant to eat food.
Ka mea ʻai meaʻai nui loa a lākou ma ka pāʻina.
They really ate a lot of food at the party.
Ma mua o ka hele ʻana i ka wai, pono mua kākou e ʻai meaʻai.
Before going to the ocean, we must first eat food.
About this word
“ʻai meaʻai” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning To eat food. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Food. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.