HotRodaSaurus Posted June 20, 2010 Posted June 20, 2010 In the under glass topic section what do the letters PAU stand for? obviously the mean completed, and I bet they will be obvious once someone tells me. John
Harry P. Posted June 20, 2010 Posted June 20, 2010 Pau is Hawaiian. It means "finished" or "done." Greg lives in Hawaii, so every once in a while he slips in a little island lingo...
HotRodaSaurus Posted June 20, 2010 Author Posted June 20, 2010 Pau is Hawaiian. It means "finished" or "done." Greg lives in Hawaii, so every once in a while he slips in a little island lingo... Thanks Harry, not so obvious then haha John
Harry P. Posted June 20, 2010 Posted June 20, 2010 And when you hit 500 posts you become an "ohana," which is Hawaiian for "family."
diymirage Posted June 20, 2010 Posted June 20, 2010 maybe we should pin this thread and be pau with it its amazing how often this question comes up
mountaindewd Posted June 20, 2010 Posted June 20, 2010 Why does Google translator not detect "Hawaiian"? It doesn't detect any language for that matter when these words are inserted. Please, splain to me.
Modelmartin Posted June 20, 2010 Posted June 20, 2010 We need to have a Hawaiian glossary to refer to!
Brett Barrow Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 maybe we should pin this thread and be pau with it its amazing how often this question comes up
Harry P. Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 We need to have a Hawaiian glossary to refer to! http://www.aloha.com/~hvguides/HwnGlossary.html And many more on the web...
38 Crush Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 I think Greg should Home school us on the language !! 38 Crush
SoCalCarCulture Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 Just look up Hawaiian Pidgin to understand some of it - to really understand it you have to live there for a while! Here's a couple links to get you started... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_Pidgin http://www.e-hawaii.com/pidgin ...and then there's the You Tube explanations to help you with pronunciation... http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=hawaiian+pidgin+english
Harry P. Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 Just look up Hawaiian Pidgin to understand some of it - to really understand it you have to live there for a while! Here's a couple links to get you started... http://en.wikipedia....Hawaiian_Pidgin http://www.e-hawaii.com/pidgin ...and then there's the You Tube explanations to help you with pronunciation... http://www.youtube.c...+pidgin+english All we need now are a ukelele, a grass skirt and a coconut-shell bra and we're all set!!!
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