Hawaiian Verb Phrase · Music
haʻi leo
Pronunciation: /HAH-ee LEH-oh/
Meaning
To sing, to express with voice.
Example sentences
Ua hoʻokani pila ʻo ia a me ka haʻi leo ʻana i mele aloha.
He played the music and sang a love song.
ʻO ka haʻi leo ʻana o ka wahine i ka mele, ua hoʻoheheʻe ia i koʻu puʻuwai.
The woman's singing of the song melted my heart.
Ma mua o ka hoʻomaka ʻana o ka ʻaha mele, ua haʻi leo iki ka mea hoʻokani mua.
Before the concert started, the opening performer sang a little.
About this word
“haʻi leo” is a Hawaiian verb phrase meaning To sing, to express with voice. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Music. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.