Learning Dakine Pidgin Language
Eh, braddah, howzit! Welcome to dis website. You like learn mo' about Hawai'i, ah? Well, lemme give you one lesson in Hawaiian pidgin. Hawaiian pidgin isn't dakine normal English or normal Hawaiian. It's one mix of both plus tons of oddah languages to make one crazy language dat only da locals can undastand fully. None of you haoles or mainlandahs are expected to know. Learning some of da language can help you in Hawai'i if you eva decide go one day. Hawai'i is mo' bettah den any oddah place in da world, so it would be junk an' lolo of you if you don't visit at least once. We got such ono kine grindz fo' everybody's taste, and you can take a look at da local food section of dis website to see what you might want fo' eatz. Donno what I'm saying? Look at da pidgin lessons below, braddah, so you can fo' undastand. If you can undastand already, den good fo' you! You one legit Hawaiian! Shoots! Shaka, brah.
Pidgin is a more modern twist on the Hawaiian language. Some elements of pidgin are from other languages, and some are just lazy pronunciation of actual Hawaiian or English words. It is a unique language that locals can understand. It is like a real language in the fact that some people can understand but not speak because it takes a certain type of intonation that not everyone can achieve without practice or being exposed to it. As with any other place, not everyone in Hawai'i speaks pidgin. In fact, most people do not know it fully. Most people just use some words here and there.
Pidgin is a more modern twist on the Hawaiian language. Some elements of pidgin are from other languages, and some are just lazy pronunciation of actual Hawaiian or English words. It is a unique language that locals can understand. It is like a real language in the fact that some people can understand but not speak because it takes a certain type of intonation that not everyone can achieve without practice or being exposed to it. As with any other place, not everyone in Hawai'i speaks pidgin. In fact, most people do not know it fully. Most people just use some words here and there.
Pidgin Dictionary for da HaolesShoots:
1. A form of consent, “okay” Example: Person 1: You like go beach, brah? Person 2: Shoots! 2. When used with “den,” it means “see you later” Example: Person 1: Bye, see you tomorrow Person 2: Shoots den! See ya. Howzit (How-zit): A form of salutation, essentially asking the other person how he or she is. Braddah (brah-dah): The Hawaiian version of “bro.” Also can be shortened to “brah.” Dakine (dah-kai-n): A word used when one cannot remember the name for something. Example: “Hey, braddah can you pass me the dakine?” Lolo (low-low): Adj. Stupid, foolish Example: “He so lolo” N. Idiot Example: “Dat lolo.” Choke Adj. plentiful Example: “Dis restaurant give choke amounts of food.” Haole (How-lee) n. In the Hawaiian language, Haole means foreigner, but more recently, it has been known to refer to Caucasian people or anyone not from Hawai'i Hawaiian time: late derived from the fact that Hawaii’s time zone is behind everyone else’s Junk: Adj. bad Example: “Dis coffee so junk. Not enough sugar.” |
mo’ bettah:
Adj. better Example: “These waves are mo’ bettah den da ones ova dere” shaka (shah-kah): A hand sign made by bringing the pointer, middle, and ring fingers down to the palm of a relaxed hand. Used as a sign of greeting and welcome. slippahs: n. The word used in Hawaii instead of flip-flops aurite (ow-rite): all right, used as an exclamation when something goes right. Example: “I just got a perfect on my quiz! Aurite!” chee: An exclamation of excitement that really has no real meaning. Example: “Chee! Let’s go beach!” grindz: n. food, especially local food Example: “Those grindz were so good.” humbug n. a hassle or something irritating Example: “Traffic is so humbug” jan ken po: n. Japanese form of Rock Paper Scissors. lidat (la-dat): essentially means “like that” Example: “Aww, no be lidat, braddah.” small kine: Adj. just a little bit Example: “I am small kine unhappy today.” Hapa In the Hawaiian language, hapa means half. More recently, hapa has come to refer to anyone who is half Caucasian, and either half Asian or Hawaiian |