As any language, Hawaiian Pidgin English has its own slangs. Let’s find out some of them and their meanings?
Eh no ack bumbai, you gon get licked!
Meaning: “Don’t act like that, you’re gonna get beat up!”
Shoots brah we go cruz wen you pau hana!
Meaning: “Let’s hang out when you finish work!”
Ho deez grindz is ‘broke da mout!’
Meaning: “This food is really good!”
Watch full video to hear slangs and understand Hawaiian Pidgin English definitions to the expressions!
Some Hawaiian Pidgin English expressions:
- Choke = “a lot of”
- Pau = “over”; “done”; “through”
- No can = something you can’t do
- Buss = “drunk”
- Bumbai = “otherwise”; “or else”; “later”; “later on”
Sources: Mo Explores; e-Hawaii; Aloha Hawaii
Hawaiian Pidgin English 