Hawaiian Phrase · Greetings
ʻO wai kou inoa?
Pronunciation: /oh WAH-ee koh-oo ee-NOH-ah/
Meaning
What is your name?
Example sentences
Aloha! Ua hauʻoli au i ka hui pū ʻana me ʻoe. ʻO wai kou inoa?
Hello! I'm happy to meet you. What is your name?
Me koʻu poʻe hoaaloha hou ma ka pāʻina, nīnau kēlā me kēia: ʻO wai kou inoa?
With my new friends at the party, each one asks: What is your name?
E kala mai iaʻu, poina iaʻu koʻu nīnau mua iā ʻoe. ʻO wai kou inoa?
Excuse me, I forgot my first question to you. What is your name?
About this word
“ʻO wai kou inoa?” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning What is your name?. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Greetings. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.