badsydney.blogg.se - Hawaiian pidgin phrases

What does keiki mean? In Hawaiian, keiki means child.Įxample: Where the keiki stay? In da back, stay play on the swings. What does honu mean? This is the Hawaiian word for turtle.Įxample: No go touch the honu. Her maddah is Tanaka and faddah is Williams. ( Thanks to a helpful reader who clarified this!)Įxample: I think she Hapa. However in Hawaiian, the word means “half” or “part” and was originally used to refer to someone who was part Hawaiian, part another race. What does hapa mean? The term hapa is commonly used to describe a person who is part white, and part another race, usually Asian. It can be used to describe a Caucasian person but can also be derogatory, especially if the person doesn’t show aloha.Įxample: When I went university at Washington State, I made lot of haole friends. What does haole mean? Caucasian or White person. See Also Visa decision waiting times: applications outside the UK How to Paint Abstract Art (DIY Tutorial) Bathroom Kitchen Remodeling 📞 Brooklyn Hungary Visa From Pakistan - 2022 Visa Requirements, Process & Documents - UrduPointĮxample: Hey, stop using your shirt and get one Kleenex for that hanabata! Haole What does irrahz mean? Hawaiian slang short for irritating, annoying.Įxample: Stop that complaining.

How do you pronounce choke? Exactly like how it is pronounced in English. What does choke mean? In Hawaiian pidgin, choke means to have a lot of something.Įxample: “ So, you catch any fish?” “Oh yeah.

What does chang mean? This pidgin word means to be frugal or have a tight wallet, aka cheap.Įxample: No tip? You so chang, brah.

Hawaiian Slang Directions, Places and Things.

I’ve broken this dictionary into sections: The following translations are what I have learned the words to mean based on my own observations being in Hawaii along with some help and examples from Ryan. The following are helpful words and phrases to know when you visit Hawaii, with some you may not even hear but are fun to know anyway 🙂 Disclaimer: I have not studied the Hawaiian language, nor Pidgin, so I am not claiming to be an expert. Pidgin also became helpful during WWII when Japanese spies tried to intercept local radios but couldn’t understand what was being said.