Talk like a Local

Talk Like a Local: Many locals in Hawaii speak a mixture of English, Hawaiian, and Pigeon English. Wherever you go n Hawaii you will see examples of this. So rather than look our of place it is “mo bettah” to try to fit in and learn a few essential key words, then you will be “talkin da kine like one local, wiki wiki”. Aina = land Akamai = clever, smart Alii = chief Aloha = hello, goodbye, and love, respect. Bumbai = later, presently Chance Em = take a chance Choke = a lot Da Kine = that thing, the best Grind = to eat Hale = house, home Haole = a foreigner, Caucasian Honu = turtle Howzit = how is it going? Hula = Hawaiian dance Kai = ocean Kanaka maoli = Native Hawaiian Kane = man Kapu = forbidden, do not enter Kau Kau = food Keiki = child Kokua = to help Kuleana = responsibility Lanai = porch Lei = flower necklace Lolo = crazy Naia = Dolphin Nalu = wave No need = I do not need that, thanks Mahalo = thank you Mana = life force Mano = shark Manapua = pork bun Makai = to the ocean Mauka = to the mountain Mo Betta = more better than Ohana = family Okole = buttocks Ono = delicious Opala = trash Opu = tummy Paniolo = cowboy Pau = finished, done Pau hana = work is done Pilau = stinky, bad, rotten, Plate Lunch = local style lunch; meat, rice, mac salad. Poi = a paste made from taro (food) Pupu = a snack Tako = octopus Uku = flea, head lice Ukulele = Hawaiian stringed instrument Wai = water Wahine = woman Wana = sea urchin Wiki wiki = fast, quickly
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