Hawaiian Names

**scirocco22** · 02-22-2007, 01:00 AM

How many of you can easily pronounce Hawaiian names?

Some of them appear as tongue-twisters but once you take a few seconds to sound them out, it gets pretty easy. After all, the vowel sounds are constant.

As a tourist, one could probably be excused but if you were to relocate to the Islands, would you feel comfortable attacking those names on a daily basis?

One person I talked to said it took her almost 2 years before she felt at ease just giving street by street directions to somebody.

--'rocco

**MyAzi** · 02-22-2007, 01:06 AM

I don't do too badly with Hawaiian words...but that is because I had someone close from the islands. So I was exposed to it quite a bit.

**scirocco22** · 02-22-2007, 01:31 AM

ah, ok. but ya gotta admit that most of us have to sit and sound them out a bit before we open our mouth.

Kalaauliilii

Could you spit that one out immediately?

I've got a bunch of longer ones somewhere. Maybe we can all post the most difficult Hawaiian names we can think of.

--'rocco

**MyAzi** · 02-22-2007, 03:17 AM

okay even that one would stop me for a moment!!! Some are really difficult and some just look difficult and when you say them the first time they are easy.

02-22-2007, 01:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
scirocco22 Questionable Member Join Date: Jan 22nd, 2007 Location: Somewhere Else Posts: 429	Hawaiian Names How many of you can easily pronounce Hawaiian names? Some of them appear as tongue-twisters but once you take a few seconds to sound them out, it gets pretty easy. After all, the vowel sounds are constant. As a tourist, one could probably be excused but if you were to relocate to the Islands, would you feel comfortable attacking those names on a daily basis? One person I talked to said it took her almost 2 years before she felt at ease just giving street by street directions to somebody. --'rocco

02-22-2007, 01:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
MyAzi Slave to Sir Azi Join Date: Jan 14th, 2007 Location: Western Washington Posts: 1,306	Re: Hawaiian Names I don't do too badly with Hawaiian words...but that is because I had someone close from the islands. So I was exposed to it quite a bit. __________________ FEEL THE FEAR AND DO IT ANYWAY

02-22-2007, 01:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
scirocco22 Questionable Member Join Date: Jan 22nd, 2007 Location: Somewhere Else Posts: 429	Re: Hawaiian Names ah, ok. but ya gotta admit that most of us have to sit and sound them out a bit before we open our mouth. Kalaauliilii Could you spit that one out immediately? I've got a bunch of longer ones somewhere. Maybe we can all post the most difficult Hawaiian names we can think of. --'rocco

02-22-2007, 03:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
MyAzi Slave to Sir Azi Join Date: Jan 14th, 2007 Location: Western Washington Posts: 1,306	Re: Hawaiian Names okay even that one would stop me for a moment!!! Some are really difficult and some just look difficult and when you say them the first time they are easy. __________________ FEEL THE FEAR AND DO IT ANYWAY