Key Hawaiian vowel and consonant sounds, the ʻokina and kahakō, and stress patterns for accurate pronunciation. Front: the sound pattern or example word. Back: meaning plus a plain-English pronunciation note.
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- A sound
- Pronounced like "a" in "above" or "ah"
- Ā sound (long)
- A lengthened "a," held about twice as long, marked with a kahakō (macron)
- E sound
- Pronounced like "e" in "bed"
- Ē sound (long)
- A lengthened "e," marked with a kahakō
- I sound
- Pronounced like "ee" in "see," but short
- Ī sound (long)
- A lengthened "i," marked with a kahakō
- O sound
- Pronounced like "o" in "sole"
- Ō sound (long)
- A lengthened "o," marked with a kahakō
- U sound
- Pronounced like "oo" in "moon"
- Ū sound (long)
- A lengthened "u," marked with a kahakō
- ʻOkina
- A glottal stop, a brief catch in the throat, treated as a true consonant that can change a word's meaning
- W sound
- Pronounced like English "w," or sometimes like "v" between certain vowels
- H sound
- Pronounced like English "h"
- K sound
- A plain, often unaspirated "k"
- L sound
- Pronounced like English "l," sometimes with a light flap
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