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Translation Of "Welcome" Or "Welcome Back"
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Poster: MARIA Email: mecanthave@yahoo.com Subject: Translation of "Welcome" or "Welcome back" |
Posted on 12/31/04 at 3:59am |
How do you say " welcome or welcome back" in Hawaiian? Please let me know ASAP. Thanks M.O. |
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Poster: Jesse Tinsley Email: jessehj@imbris.com Subject: "welcome" in Hawaiian |
Posted on 3/2/05 at 9:41am |
| There isn't a single word to replace the English greeting "welcome". The Hawaiian word "ho'okipa" means "to welcome" or "welcoming", but if you want to tell someone he is welcome here, often you here the phrase "E komo mai", which translates as "come in!" Jesse Tinsley |
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