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Speak Hawaiian The Hawaiian language has the shortest alphbet in the world. Only twelve letters: 5 vowels (a,e,i,o,u) and the consonants (h,k,l,m,n,p,w) |
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| `anakala | ah'nah kah lah | uncle | |||
| `anake | ah nah KEH" | aunt | |||
| `auka | au' kah | out! | |||
| kiuke | kiu' keh | cute | |||
| kanapi | kah nah PEE' | centipede | |||
| kanake' | kah nah KEH | candy | |||
| kaona | kao'nah | town | |||
| kika | KEE' KAH' | guitar | |||
| kipue | kee pue' | keep out!! | |||
| kopa | koh'pah | soap | |||
| kope | koh peh | coffee | |||
| kuki | koo' kee | cookie | |||
| laki | lah' kee | lucky | |||
| leiko | lei' koh | lets go | |||
| manako' | mah nah KOH" | mango | |||
| `ololaiki | oh' loh lai' kee | all right | |||
| pika | pee' kah | pizza | |||
| waina | vai' nah | wine | |||
| weleweka | veh' leh veh' kah | velvet | |||
| aloha | greetings or farewell | ||||
| aloha nui loa | very much love | back to top | |||
| `O wai kou inoa? | what is your name? | ||||
| pehea `oe? | how are you? | ||||
| maika `i | fine | ||||
| mahalo | thank you | ||||
| mahalo nui loa | thank you very much | ||||
| me ke aloha | with love | ||||
| mele kalikimaka | Merry Christmas | ||||
| mai hele `oe | don't go | ||||
| hele | go ahead | ||||
| kipa mai | come visit | ||||
| aloha `aina | love of the land | ||||
| ke | the | ||||
| ke kanaka | the man | ||||
| ke keike | the child | ||||
| ke kupuna | the grand parents | ||||
| ke lio | the horse | ||||
| i | to | ||||
| pua | flower | ||||
| ala | road, path | ||||
| apala | apple | ||||
| iwakaluakumamalima | 25 | ||||
| ua | rain | ||||
| w'i | pretty | ||||
| back to top | |||||
| akamai | someone who is very smart | |||
| an den | how you doing? hows it going? | |||
| az nuts | its crazy | |||
| brah | friend | |||
| brok' da mout | it tastes good | |||
| choke | many, a lot. "its choke brah" | |||
| geev' um | go for it | |||
| howzit | hows everything | |||
| k' den | OK then, I agree | |||
| lua | bathroom | |||
| moke | big local guy | |||
| momona | fat | |||
| moi moi | sleep | |||
| no can | cannot do it | |||
| ono | taste good. "It's ono poi" | |||
| pupus | appetizers. "pupus and sunset" | |||
| tita | tough female | |||
| wahine | female | |||
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