Hawaiian Noun · Everyday
hale
Pronunciation: /HAH-leh/
Meaning
A house or building; a dwelling place.
Example sentences
Ke hele nei au i ka hale o kuʻu kupuna wahine.
I am going to my grandmother's house.
Ua kūkulu ʻia kēia hale hou me ka lāʻau kiʻi.
This new house was built with koa wood.
E komo mai, e ka hoa aloha, i loko o koʻu hale.
Come in, dear friend, into my house.
About this word
“hale” is a Hawaiian noun meaning A house or building; a dwelling place. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Everyday. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.