Don’t fall into this pit…

Welina kakou me ke aloha oiaio,

When learning Hawaiian, it’s pretty common to fall into a handful of pitfalls that can hinder your ability to express yourself in Hawaiian. 

My goal for you is to avoid those common pitfalls altogether.

One quick example is when negating a past tense sentence. It’s correct to say, “Aole kakou (i) hele” (We didn’t go), but often I hear it come out as “Aole kakou (ua) hele” ... which is just plain wrong.

What’s really unfortunate is that those who say it this way were taught wrong. Maybe their teacher said it like this - but no Native speaker ever says it like this. 

Another example is uhae and nahae. I’ve heard these words used interchangeably but they actually have very different meanings and uses! (We’ll get into this example more next week).

I’ve learned that there are so many common pitfalls like these that almost all Hawaiian language learners fall into… but that doesn’t have to happen. 

If you’ve already fallen into some of these habits - I can help you get out.

If you learn Hawaiian from me, not only will you learn how to express yourself in Hawaiian, but I will also safeguard you from these setbacks and even remove the barriers altogether. 

In Mahele 2: Building Fluency Through Hawaiian Expression you can learn and practice the language in a way that you will avoid common pitfalls and make a smooth transition from knowing the language to real fluency.

This is something I’m really proud of. I hope you’ll check it out!

Aloha,

Malu

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