Aloha, ohana, lei
That's the extent of my Hawaiian.
aloha = hello/goodbye
ohana = extended family
lei = a garland of flowers one wears
All three are much shorter and easier to remember than
humuhumunukunukuapuaa
noun
Either of two triggerfishes, Rhinecanthus aculeatus or R. rectangulus, native to the outer reefs of Hawaii, the latter having a broad black band on the side and a black triangle at the beginning of the tail.
"humuhumunukunukuapuaa." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Answers.com 03 Dec. 2005. http://www.answers.com/topic/humuhumunukunukuapuaa
Hear someone say it by going here and clicking the speaker, which looks like .
I love listening to the Hawaiian language. It's very
dulcet
adjective
1. Pleasing to the ear; melodious.
2. Having a soothing, agreeable quality.
3. Archaic. Sweet to the taste.
[Alteration (influenced by Latin dulcis) of Middle English doucet, from Old French, diminutive of douce, from Latin dulcis.]
"dulcet." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Answers.com 03 Dec. 2005. http://www.answers.com/topic/dulcet
aloha = hello/goodbye
ohana = extended family
lei = a garland of flowers one wears
All three are much shorter and easier to remember than
humuhumunukunukuapuaa
noun
Either of two triggerfishes, Rhinecanthus aculeatus or R. rectangulus, native to the outer reefs of Hawaii, the latter having a broad black band on the side and a black triangle at the beginning of the tail.
"humuhumunukunukuapuaa." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Answers.com 03 Dec. 2005. http://www.answers.com/topic/humuhumunukunukuapuaa
Hear someone say it by going here and clicking the speaker, which looks like .
I love listening to the Hawaiian language. It's very
dulcet
adjective
1. Pleasing to the ear; melodious.
2. Having a soothing, agreeable quality.
3. Archaic. Sweet to the taste.
[Alteration (influenced by Latin dulcis) of Middle English doucet, from Old French, diminutive of douce, from Latin dulcis.]
"dulcet." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Answers.com 03 Dec. 2005. http://www.answers.com/topic/dulcet
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