Days of the Week

Level 2

Monday to Saturday count Pōʻakahi up to Pōʻaono, and Sunday is Lāpule.

How It Works

Six of the days are built from Pō and the numbers one to six. Sunday has its own name.

DayName
MondayPōʻakahi
TuesdayPōʻalua
WednesdayPōʻakolu
ThursdayPōʻahā
FridayPōʻalima
SaturdayPōʻaono
SundayLāpule

The Reference Grammar notes that day names take an article, unlike English: ʻO ka Pōʻalima kēia means “This is Friday”, and Aia ka pāʻina i ka Pōʻaono means “The party is on Saturday”. To say “on” a day, put i before ka.

Say the ʻokina in each Pō word. It is part of the name.

Examples (5)

  1. Hele ka haumāna i ke kula i ka Pōʻalua.

    The student goes to school on Tuesday.

    I ka marks the day.

  2. Ua hālāwai mākou i ka Pōʻakolu.

    We met on Wednesday.

    The day name takes ka.

  3. E hana ana au i ka Pōʻahā.

    I will work on Thursday.

    A future sentence with a day.

  4. ʻO ka Pōʻalima kēia.

    This is Friday.

    ʻO ka names the day.

  5. Hoʻomaha ka makuahine i ka Lāpule.

    Mother rests on Sunday.

    Lāpule is Sunday.

How It Connects

Tap a pattern to see what it builds on and what it leads to.

Days of the WeekLevel 2

Learn This First

The day names are built on numbers.

Words in This Pattern

PōʻakahiPōʻaluaPōʻakoluPōʻahāPōʻalimaPōʻaonoLāpule