of bad characterĪn appetizer (Hawaiian lit. eyes with dusty pia )Ī type of fish fig., a small thing, “NBD” If you are from, or have spent any decent amount of time in Hawaii, you will likely have heard or even used this classic Hawaiian slang. To remove (really means removed, extracted, or opened)( Traditional workshop or school of learning Hawaiian Words and Expressions in Hawaiian Creole English (“Pidgin English”) If you are interested in how Pidgin English came to be in Hawaiʻi, please read Hawaiian Pidgin English: A Brief History here on ʻŌlelo Online. If you are learning Hawaiian language, then you should probably get all of the following 126 terms memorized right away, because most are used by local adults and elders who don’t even speak Hawaiian! Learning these words is a fun way to help perpetuate the Hawaiian language! Note that I am not including Pidgin words that come from the many other languages that formed the basis for HCE you can find those words in books, in blogs, and especially amusingly, in YouTube videos. Pidgin is not an official language although it certainly can sound foreign at times Pidgin phrases are commonly spoken among locals and are an interesting part of Maui’s culture. Various estimates have put it at 1,600 and 600,000, which obviously leaves a big gap. You might also hear bits and pieces of Hawaiian Pidgin, a multi-cultural slang that developed during Hawaii’s plantation era. Pidgin is its own language, with its own speakers, though the numbers on the size of the community are a bit rough. They’re often used as slang and can be heard nearly everywhere. While Pidgin is heavily influenced by English, the two are not completely mutually intelligible. The following phrases are a mix of Hawaiian and Hawaiian Pidgin. The following is a listing of many of the Hawaiian words that are still in daily use by speakers of Hawaiian Creole English (commonly known locally as “Hawaiian Pidgin English” or simply, “Pidgin English”). Best Hawaii phrases to sound like a local.
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