Hawaiian Tongue Twisters
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Original:
Hele wawai o ka malamalama,
ka malamalama, o ka malamalama,
hele wawai o ka malamalama,
ka malamalama o ke Akua.
English:
I am walking in the light, in the light, in the light, I am walking in the light, in the light of God.
Original:
Nane huna paha ka lima i ke kukui
Transcription:
nahneh hoonah pahhah kah leemah ee keh kookooee
English:
Perhaps the hand is hidden in the kukui nut
Original:
Hauoli makahiki hou!
Transcription:
howohlee mahkahheekee hohoo
English:
Happy new year!
Original:
Hale piliwaiwai e ke kālā maoli
Transcription:
hahleh peeleevaivai e keh kahLAH mahohlee
English:
The real money is in the casino
Original:
Eia ka wahine nāna i kapa i ke kapa
Transcription:
ayah kah wahheeneh nahnah ee kahpah ee keh kahpah
English:
There is the woman who made the kapa cloth
Original:
Kupaianaha ka puaa i kahakai
Transcription:
koopaheeahnahhah kah pooahah ee kahhahkahee
English:
The pig is wonderfully at home on the beach
Original:
Pepehi ka lehu i ka lepo
Transcription:
pehpehhee kah lehhoo ee kah lehpoh
English:
The ashes fly into the dust
Original:
Pau ka ‘ike i ka halau ho‘okahi
Transcription:
pau kah eekeh ee kah hahlou hohohkahhee
English:
All the knowledge is in the one school
Original:
Kau ka ‘āina i ka pono
Transcription:
kau kah AHeenah ee kah pohnoh
English:
The land is at peace
Original:
Aia i ka wai kani ‘ole o Kealia
Transcription:
aheeah ee kah wahee kahnee ohleh oh kehahleeah
English:
There in the unmusical waters of Kealia
Original:
O ka makani kona ua hiki mai
Transcription:
oh kah mahkahnee kohnah ooah heekee mahee
English:
It is the wind that brought the rain
Original:
Kau aku la i kou aloha
Transcription:
kau ahkoo lah ee koh ahlohhah
English:
I put my love into you
Original:
E nana i ke kai malino
Transcription:
eh nahnah ee keh kahee mahleenoh
English:
Look at the calm sea
Original:
Ha‘ina ‘ia mai ka puana
Transcription:
hahEEnah EEah mahee kah pooahnah
English:
The story is told
Original:
He wahi noho a he wahi noho
Transcription:
heh wahhee nohhoh ah heh wahhee nohhoh
English:
A place to live is a place to live
Original:
Ua nui ke aniani
Transcription:
ooah nooee keh ahneeahnee
English:
There are many mirrors