Hawaiian Phrase · Greetings
Eia aʻe
Pronunciation: /EYE-ah ah-EH/
Meaning
Here it is; here I am. Can be used to announce one's arrival or presence as a form of greeting.
Example sentences
Eia aʻe au i kou hale!
Here I am at your house!
Eia aʻe kaʻu mea i hāʻawi ʻia iā ʻoe.
Here it is, the thing I gave to you.
ʻEa mau ʻoe, eia aʻe!
Hurry up, here I am!
About this word
“Eia aʻe” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning Here it is; here I am. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Greetings. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.