Hawaiian Phrase · Greetings
Aloha ʻauinalā
Pronunciation: /ah-LOH-hah ow-ee-nah-LAH/
Meaning
Good afternoon. A greeting for the afternoon.
Example sentences
Aloha ʻauinalā, e kuʻu hoa aloha. Pehea ʻoe i kēia lā?
Good afternoon, my dear friend. How are you today?
Ua kakahiaka nō ka poʻe me ka lā, akā no mākou ʻo Aloha ʻauinalā.
It's still morning for some, but for us, it's Aloha ʻauinalā (Good afternoon).
I ka wā e ʻike hou ai kāua, ke haʻalele nei au me ka palekana. Aloha ʻauinalā!
When we see each other again, I am leaving safely. Aloha ʻauinalā!
About this word
“Aloha ʻauinalā” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning Good afternoon. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Greetings. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.