Pidgin, brah! What's the meaning of E Kala Mai in Hawaii?
PRONUNCIATION: eh kah-lah mye
DEFINITION: excuse me
USAGE: E kala mai, can you pass da shoyu?
ENGLISH: Excuse me, can you pass the soy sauce?
Now that you know what E Kala Mai means and you have the translation of E Kala Mai in English. You can learn about Hawaiian Pidgin, sometimes called Hawaiian Slang, is a colorful and creative dialect from Hawaii that emerged from the many ethnic cultures attempting to communicate across their diverse languages. Some might call this a language barrier, but in Hawaii it became a recipe for creativity and self-expression. Like know more? Explore Hawaiian Pidgin History
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