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Basic Useful Hawai'i Words
LESSON ONE
GLOSSARY:
Aloha: Hello, How are you?, Goodbye
Mahalo: Thank you
Kōkua: To Help
Kāne: Men
Wāhine: Women
'Ono: Delicious
Mauka: Towards the mountain
Makai: Towards the ocean
Pau: Finished
Lānai: Balcony or Patio.
‘Ohana: Family
Shaka: Aloha hand gesture extending your thumb and pinkie while curling the three fingers in between
Howzit?: How are you?
Grinds: Food
Da Kine: A place holder that can mean anything and everything (that place, that person, that thing, etc.)
Shoots Brah: Okay! (I agree), goodbye, or see you later
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