lei

Everyday

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 →

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.

In Jewish tradition

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

• Hugo Winckler (Die Babylonische Kullur, Lei[ /.ig 190i (P. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) 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.