How do you say I love you in Hawaiian

While, as in English, there are many ways to say “I love you,” the most common way in Hawaiian to express this wonderful sentiment is, “Aloha au iā ‘oe.”

Note the Hawaiian diacritical markings: the kahakō, or long-vowel marker over the “a” in “iā,” and the ‘okina, or glottal stop marker, in “‘oe.”

“Aloha,” in this context, means “love.” “Au,” often pronounced “vow” (but with only a very, very soft “v”), means “I” or “me.” “‘Oe” means “you.” “Iā” is a dative article indicating the direction of the action.

See Also:

  • Hawaiian Dictionaries (Ulukau – The Hawaiian Electronic Library)

October 18, 2018 Hawaiian I Love You

18 Ways to Say “I Love You” in Hawaiian  

  1. Aloha (Love)

  2. Aloha kāua (Used as a greeting to one person.  It means, “May there be friendship or love between us.”)

  3. Aloha kākou (This greeting means the same thing but is addressed to a group.)

  4. Ko`u aloha (My Love) or Ia iho ke aloha  (To my love)

  5. Ku`u Lei (My beloved)

  6. Ku`uipo (Sweetheart)

  7. Kipona aloha (Deep love)

  8. Nau ko`u aloha (My love is yours)

  9. Aloha nui loa (All my love)

  10. Na`u `oe (You’re mine)

  11. Ia iho ke aloha (To my love)

  12. Me ke aloha pumehana (With the warmth of my love)

  13. Ka honi mai me ke aloha (And with love is a kiss)

  14. Ma'ane'i no ke aloha (For love is here and now)

  15. Ko aloha makamae e ipo (Sweetheart, you are so precious)

  16. `O ku`u aloha no `oe (You are indeed my love)

  17. Aloha no au ia `oe (I truly love you)

  18. Aloha aku no, aloha mai no (I give my love to you, you give your love to me)


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Wondering how to say ‘I love you’ in Hawaiian? You’re in the right place.

Saying ‘I love you’ can be both scary and exciting and even more so in a new language!

If you want to know how to say ‘I love you’ and other romantic phrases in Hawaiian, then read on.

To tell someone that you love them in Hawaiian, say:

I love you Aloha wau iā ‘oe

Note: the accent mark above the ‘a’ indicates a long vowel.

Romantic Phrases in Hawaiian

Try these other romantic phrases too including how to say ‘I miss you’ in Hawaiian.

I miss you Haʻo wau iā ‘oe
I miss you so much Haʻo nui wau iā ‘oe
My love Ko`u aloha
Sweetheart Ku`uipo
I love you so much Aloha nui wau iā ‘oe
I love you too Aloha wau iā ʻoe kekahi
I like you Puni wau iā ‘oe
Will you marry me? E male paha ‘oe iaʻu?
You are beautiful Nani ‘oe
You are handsome Nohea ʻoe

These phrases should come in handy whether you’ve got a love interest from Hawaii or whether you’re just visiting and want to be prepared. 

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What is the correct way to say I love you in Hawaiian? When searching on the Internet you can find many different 'versions' of it. The version that I just suggested has no accents in it 'aloha wau ia oe'. As Hawaiian has accents (I think those accents have just been added to the written language in recent times), some people suggest that it would need to be written as Aloha au iā ʻoe. Another page suggests that the correct version for this romantic phrase would be Aloha au ia 'oe. So almost similar to the other one, just without the accent on the 'a' in 'ia'. 

Aloha wau ia oe

Another very trustworthy website called Omniglot (I am sure some of my fellow Linguaholics here already know that awesome page) also gathered a nice little collection of useful Hawaiian phrases and they propose to different translations for I love you in Hawaiian: Aloha Au Ia ʻOe or
Aloha No Au Ia ʻOe. 

So to wrap things up, we have lots of different versions at our disposal. But I am almost certain that some of them are not correct. If somebody could spread some knowledge about I love you in Hawaiian, I would be most grateful!

How do you say I love you in Hawaiian

And here is even an video with that title. However, it seems like the title is Aloha wau la 'Oe and not Aloha wau ia 'Oe? What's the difference there? So many questions, I know. 

Do you say I love you in Hawaiian?

Romantic Phrases in Hawaiian.

What do Hawaiians call their love?

Aloha (/əˈloʊhɑː/ ə-LOH-hah, Hawaiian: [əˈlohə]) is the Hawaiian word for love, affection, peace, compassion and mercy, that is commonly used as a simple greeting but has a deeper cultural and spiritual significance to native Hawaiians, for whom the term is used to define a force that holds together existence.

What does Aloha Au Ia Oe?

I love you.

What does Aloha Nui Loa mean?

very much love, lots of love.