![]() ![]() ![]() If you get invited to pau hana, you are being invited out for cocktails at the end of the work day. Synonymous with happy hour, pau hana is a Hawaiian Pidgin slang for being finished with work, using the word pau, to finish, and hana, to work, in Hawaiian. Locals sometimes use the term “mahalo nui loa” (pronounced mah-hah-loh noo-ee loh-ah) which translates to “thank you very much” to emphasize appreciation and gratitude. As in, mahalo for throwing away your trash and helping to keep our island green and beautiful. To have aloha is to share your life energy with another individual, to make them feel welcome in your home and treat them with respect and love.Ĭommonly confused by visitors for the word “trash” since most trash receptacles have the word “mahalo” painted on them, mahalo actually means thank you. The term aloha has a much deeper meaning and symbolizes a standard for the way of life and giving nature of the people of Kauai. The universal term for greeting one another or saying goodbye in Hawaii. With our help below, you will be speaking like a local in no time.Īloha (hello, goodbye, sharing of spirit and love) Since the workers could not communicate with one another, they began speaking in a broken English, blending words from their home country, which became Hawaiian Pidgin English.īecause of this, it is helpful to know common Hawaiian and Pidgin English words when visiting Kauai and how to use them. Hawaiian Pidgin English was formed during the sugar and pineapple plantation era, when immigrants from Portugal, China, Philippines and Japan arrived in Hawaii and found themselves working together on the plantations. Hawaiian Pidgin English, a local dialect, was recognized only in 2016 by the United States Census Bureau as an official language that is spoken prevalently in Hawaii. Only approximately 2% of the population in Hawaii can speak the Hawaiian language fluently, although it is not unusual to hear Hawaiian words incorporated into daily conversation. so, if get stupid haoles who think locals to hawaii is stupid cause we no speak proper english, then you're the ignorant fools, cause our pidgin language is more complex than your "proper english.When people think of Hawaii, one of the first words that come to mind is “aloha.” Hawaii is a unique state with two official languages, Hawaiian and English. spoken by locals of hawaii of any racial background, hawaiian, filipino, japanese, haole, etc also spoken with many different degrees of pidginism, depending on what area of hawaii one may be in. the order in which we say sentences isn't english grammer format, it's more of a japanese, hawaiian, filipino format, haha. Haoles have a hard time understanding, not just because we use words from another language, and because of the accent, but also because our sentencing is set up differently. from what if first started off from, it transformed into something more grammatical, and with an accent of its own. There are more words in the Pidgin English language than proper English, because pidgin is derived from the combination of many other languages, now revolving around the base of english, there's hawaiian, filipino, japanese, and other languages added around that. Try come (please come) Try eat (please eat this) Like (prefer, if it be alright, ok) You like go fish? (would you like to go fishing with me?) No like (do not prefer, would rather not, would not like to, not ok) Nah, I no like (no thanks, I’d rather not) Can (I am able, I can do it) No Can (I am not able, I can’t do it) No have/Have (I don’t have any, I have some) Not! (that’s not true, said about what one has just said or what someone else has just said, said in a joking tone usually, but usually meant) The universal footwear, slippahs are worn constantly by everyone-at some courtroom doors there are signs that worn “No Slippahs” Try (please, attempt to) Try look (please look at that, Look at that, attempt to look at. Some important words and grammar are: Stay-in Hawaiian Pidgin, “stay” means “to be” like in Portuguese “estar” (location now, temporary state now) Where you stay? (Where do you live right now?) Da fishing stay GOOD! (Fishing is GOOD right now!) Where da keys stay? (Where are the keys?) Pau /pow/ (Pau means all done or finished.) This word is used all the time: Pau eat (done eating, finished eating- cleaned your plate) Pau work (finished work-done working) Slippah (slipper) Slippah means flip-flop or thong sandal-rubber sandals. ![]()
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