Hawaiian Phrase · Greetings
E kipa mai
Pronunciation: /eh KEE-pah my/
Meaning
Please visit; come visit. An invitation that acts as a greeting to encourage someone to enter or stay.
Example sentences
E kipa mai i ka home, ua kali mākou iā ʻoe.
Please visit our home, we have been waiting for you.
E kipa mai i ko mākou hale kūʻai no nā mea ʻai kuʻuna.
Please visit our shop for traditional foods.
E kipa mai i ka pāʻina i ka Pōʻaono nei!
Please visit the party this Saturday!
About this word
“E kipa mai” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning Please visit; come visit. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Greetings. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.