lei

«lei» in Mova's school dictionary: a Hawaiian garland or necklace made of flowers, leaves… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a lei, leis); also plural of leu (lei)

meaning for a pupil

1) A lei is a Hawaiian garland or necklace made of flowers, leaves, shells or feathers, given as a sign of welcome, love or celebration. tree →

2) Lei is also the plural of «leu», the money of Romania and Moldova: one leu, ten lei. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography and culture lessons about Hawaii and the Pacific; in maths money problems about Romania, «lei» is the currency. Phrases: «a flower lei», «give someone a lei».

examples

• They put a flower lei round our necks when we arrived in Hawaii. tree →
• We made paper leis for the Hawaiian party. tree →
• Giving a lei is a sign of welcome. tree →
• The lei smelled of fresh flowers. tree →
• Hawaiian people celebrate Lei Day with flowers. tree →
• Some leis are made of shells or feathers. tree →
• In Romania a sandwich costs about ten lei. tree →
• One leu, two lei: that is Romanian money. tree →

note

Say «lay». Plural in Hawaiian sense: leis. As money, lei is already the plural of leu. Show respect: in Hawaii a lei is a meaningful gift, and it is polite not to take it off in front of the giver.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «lei» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.