Pidgin, brah! What's the meaning of Talk Story in Hawaii?
PRONUNCIATION: tôk st-OH-ree
DEFINITION: friendly conversation, catch up, reminisce
USAGE: You goin come by latah? We talk story.
ENGLISH: Are you going to come by later so we can hang out and catch up?
ALTERNATES: talking story
Now that you know what Talk Story means and you have the translation of Talk Story 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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