Hawaiian interjection · Greetings
hele mai ʻai
Pronunciation: /heh-leh mah-ee ah-ee/
Meaning
Come eat
Example sentences
E nā hoaaloha, hele mai ʻai kākou! Ua mākaukau ka pāʻina.
Friends, come eat! The feast is ready.
Ke hoʻomākaukau nei au i ka laulau, no laila, hele mai ʻai!
I am setting the table, so, come eat!
Ua hala ka hola ʻaina awakea. Hele mai ʻai me mākou.
It's past lunchtime. Come eat with us.
About this word
“hele mai ʻai” is a Hawaiian interjection meaning Come eat. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Greetings. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.