A user-friendly introduction to one of the most beautiful languages in the world, this illustrated book and 2 CDs teaches pronunciation, conversation, and songs. Homework, self-tests, an answer key, and glossaries provide structure and reinforce content.
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97 of 97 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
For non-Hawaiian-born beginners, this is it!,
By Fast Forward (Nagoya, Aichi Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Learn Hawaiian at Home with Cassette(s) (Paperback)
I found 4 great tools for learning Hawaiian, at Amazon. Your success in learning will depend on using them in the right order. They're all great.
Beginner level 1. "Learn Hawaiian at Home", by Kahikahealani Wight If you're new to the language, this book will walk you patiently through all the basics. Slow? Yes, but it was just what I needed. There are two cassette tapes included, with all the vocabulary, dialogs, reading material and even songs! I found the package reasonably priced. Beginner to intermediate 2. "Ka Lei Ha'aheao--Beginning Hawaiian", by Alberta Pualani Hopkins For continuing what you learned in "Learn Hawaiian at Home", this is an excellent book. It will take you all the way through all the Hawaiian grammar, and there are lots and lots of dialogs, giving variations on what you learn. The downside? Cassette tapes are available, and I know my progress would be much faster if I had the big bucks to buy them. I don't. Intermediate to advanced 3. Instant Immersion CD Good points: Very natural-sounding Hawaiian, and lots of it Downside: If you're a beginner, this will knock the wind out of your sails. The lessons have reading passages, some with very difficult grammar. No printed matter comes with the CDs. You have to download it from the internet. Some vocabulary from the lessons are NOT explained. You'll need a big Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary to find out the meanings. Not exactly user-friendly! Still, if you love hearing the lilt of Hawaiian spoken as much as I do, you may opt to get this. Intermediate to advanced 4. "Let's Speak Hawaiian" by Dorothy M. Kahananui & Alberta P. Anthony Too difficult for beginners, as it was for me! Explanations are minimal. An exorbitantly-priced tape set is available, but I couldn't afford it. I was always frustrated with myself for not being able to understand this book. However, after doing a fair amount of learning through the first two books given above, I found that "Let's Speak Hawaiian" is a wonderful extension to what I know. Get this one last!
34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Maika'i keia puke! (This book is good!),
By Alexandra "Alex, 'Alika" (Eliot, ME, U.S.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Learn Hawaiian at Home (Hardcover)
I absolutely love using this book as well as the two CD's. This has allowed me to learn yet another foreign language, something I love doing as a hobby. I am additionally studying German because my grandmother speaks it and Spanish because so many people in the US speak it.
Ignore the reviewer who said to buy the set for the CD's and burn the book. There is lots of important information on grammar and other general language rules that the CD's do not cover. Kahikahealani Wight did a wonderful job creating this work. I believe 'olelo Hawai'i is one of the most beautiful languages on earth. The conversational material will be great for me to use in my future if I ever go back to Hawai`i Nei. Before I got the book, I had used what I had already known with lots of kama'aina and they seemed to be impressed. I also love learning the mele in this book because I love to sing. Now I think I should ask my makua (parents) if we can take another trip to Hawai`i so I can speak with some more natives! I recommend this book for those of you who want to learn Hawaiian very badly or just want to study lots of languages in general. A hui hou for now... Alex or Alika
35 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
great language learning set!,
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This review is from: Learn Hawaiian at Home with Cassette(s) (Paperback)
this is just the best book ever to learn about how to speak hawai'ian! if you just follow the tape and ignore the grammar part you will do well. the songs, and the pictures are wonderful. it's worth it!
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