If You Can Only Learn Two Hawaiian Words, Learn Aloha & Mahalo
Many people come here to visit and leave with a dessire to learn more about our culture and our language. My advice, for what it's worth, is simple...If you can only learn two words in Hawaiian, learn these:
Aloha & Mahalo
They are two of the most important words in the Hawaiian language, representing our paramount Hawaiian values.
After you've learned those two values, then work on these:
akahai, lôkahi, `olu`olu, ha`aha`a, and ahonui.
Aloha ~
Ali
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December 20, 2008
Going2Oahu Hawaii Travel Blog wrote:
Want to know what really steals my aloha...? Want to know what makes me want to haka...?It's hard for me to see my mobile phone's display when I'm out in the direct sunlight, especially when I'm on the beach. My aloha therefore, gets ripped when I answer my mobile phone "blindly" to a telemarketer. Sorry to vent but I absolutely HATE that. Grrrrrrrr!I always report annoying callers to the reportphonenumbers.com website and move on.Just wanted to vent :-)Aloha ~Ali Related Posts:If You Can Only Learn Two Hawaiian Words, Learn Aloha
My daughter is going into linguistic anthropology and it trying to learn Hawaiian. It seems to be a very interesting language compared to the others she has learned previously.
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OK so Aloha means hello-goodbye and most things in between. Sort of internationally known.
But what does Mahalo mean.
I would say the two words you should always learn are hello and thank you.
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The only place where the Hawaiian language is spoken on a daily basis is on the private island of Ni'ihau, located just off the coast of Kauai. Throughout all the islands you will find many Hawaiian names, words and expressions used in daily life. In fact 85% of all place names in Hawaii are Hawaiian and often have interesting stories behind how they got the name.The Polynesians never had a written language until the Missionaries arrived and found they needed a Hawaiian Bible, so they quickly developed a twelve letter alphabet. It includes five vowels and seven consonants which are pronounced just as they are in English except for the W, which is often pronounced as a V. Hawaiian Pidgin or Slang is another common way of communicating in everyday conversation amongst locals.
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i think haha'haha is universal laugh language.
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I am planning to go in Hawaii for the second time.
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I, too, thought it would be good if you actually specified what those two words mean.
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Mahalo means Thank you, right?
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Thanks for this information. Aloha!
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