What are the different ways to say "I Love You" in Hawaiian?
Posted by maui babe (Member # 1894) on :
I don't know, but I've emailed one of the secretaries in our office who speaks Hawaiian to ask. I'll let you know what she tells me.
Posted by RivalOfTheRose (Member # 11535) on :
Hey...thanks!
Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
Aloha au ia 'oe
EDIT - that's the only one I know, and I believe it's the simplest.
Posted by maui babe (Member # 1894) on :
This is from our secretary who is a graduate of Kamehameha School (a private school that only native Hawaiians can attend that is devoted to preserving Hawaiian culture).
quote:Aloha wau ‘ia ‘oe (this is what I was taught) and yes, there are many other ways people say it.
Most common, they drop the “w” in front of ‘wau’ and just say ‘au…means same thing.
Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
The W is quite often barely pronounced anyway, and then it is it's usually closer to a 'v' in my experience
Posted by RivalOfTheRose (Member # 11535) on :
Can anyone spell out the 'English' pronunciation?
Thanks for the help!
Posted by maui babe (Member # 1894) on :
Hawaiian is very phoenetic...
a as in father e sounds like long a i sounds like long e o as in Ohio u sounds like oo (as in google)
I don't know the symbols that a linguist would use.
Try "Aloha ow eea oway"
The ' is called an okina and represents a break or breath.
Posted by RivalOfTheRose (Member # 11535) on :