{"id":804,"date":"2014-01-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-28T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/2014\/01\/28\/learn-to-speak-hawaiian\/"},"modified":"2023-06-02T09:16:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T19:16:37","slug":"learn-to-speak-hawaiian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/learn-to-speak-hawaiian\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn to Speak Hawaiian"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>While the Hawaiian language is no longer widely used in fluency, many words and phrases are seamlessly woven into everyday life here in the islands. And while by no means necessary, it may be helpful become familiar with a few key words. Besides, it\u2019s fun!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Lesson one<\/strong> \u2013 prepare to see a lot of vowels. There are only 12 letters in the Hawaiian alphabet, 5 vowels and 7 consonants: A, E, I, O, U and H, K, L, M, N, P, W.<br><br><\/li><li><strong>Lesson two<\/strong> \u2013 All vowels should be pronounced with the \u201clong\u201d sound. For example, the <em>a<\/em> should be pronounced as in the word <em>a<\/em>lways, <em>e<\/em> should be pronounced as in the word <em>e<\/em>very.<br><br><\/li><li><strong>Lesson three <\/strong>\u2013 the \u02bbokina. The \u02bbokina signals a short pause in a word. For example, Ka\u02bbanapali is pronounced ka-ah-napali.<\/li><\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Now that you know the basics, here a few of the most popular words for you to practice:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Aloha <em>(ah-lo-ha) <\/em>\u2013 a greeting or farewell; love<br>Aloha Kakahiaka <em>(ah-lo-ha ka-ka-hee-ah-ka)<\/em> \u2013 good morning<br>Aloha \u02bboe <em>(ah-lo-ha o-eh)<\/em> &#8211; farewell<br>Mahalo <em>(ma-ha-lo)<\/em> \u2013 thank you<br>Mahalo nui loa <em>(ma-ha-lo new-ee lo-ah)<\/em> \u2013 thank you very much<br>Kokua <em>(ko-ku-ah)<\/em> \u2013 help, assitance<br>Wahine <em>(va-hee-nay)<\/em> &#8211; woman<br>Kane <em>(ka-nay)<\/em> &#8211; man<br>Keiki <em>(kay-kee)<\/em> &#8211; child<br>Ku\u02bbuipo <em>(ku-u-ee-po)<\/em> &#8211; sweetheart<br>Hau\u02bboli la Hanau <em>(how-o-lee la ha-now)<\/em> \u2013 happy birthday<br>A hui hou <em>(ah who-ee ho)<\/em> \u2013 until we meet again<br>\u02bbOhana <em>(o-ha-na)<\/em> \u2013 family<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the Hawaiian language is no longer widely used in fluency, many words and phrases are seamlessly woven into everyday life here in the islands. 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