Hawaiian Verb phrase · Greetings
E hoʻi mai
Pronunciation: /eh hoh-ee my/
Meaning
Come back, return (a welcome for someone returning)
Example sentences
Aloha ʻoe, e kaʻu ipo! E hoʻi mai i ka home.
Hello dear! Come back home.
Ua kali mākou iā ʻoe. E hoʻi mai me ka hauʻoli!
We have waited for you. Come back with joy!
Ke kakahiaka nui, ua ʻike au i ka manu ma ka pali. Ua mele ʻo ia, a laila, e hoʻi mai ana i kona lua.
Early this morning, I saw a bird on the cliff. It sang, and then it was returning to its nest.
About this word
“E hoʻi mai” is a Hawaiian verb phrase meaning Come back, return (a welcome for someone returning). It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Greetings. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.