Why you stay acting lidat?

Meaning: like that

Pronunciation: lee-DAT

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• like that

"Why you stay acting lidat?" means "like that" in Hawaiian Pidgin.

"Why you stay acting lidat?" is pronounced "lee-DAT". Click the "Hear Pronunciation" button above to listen!

"Why you stay acting lidat?" is a expressions expression used in everyday Hawaiian Pidgin conversation.

that thing is

that thing is

the

the

for

not

"Negative sentences in Pidgin often use 'never' for past tense, as in 'I never see him' (I didn't see him)."

"The 'okina (ʻ) is a consonant in the Hawaiian language representing a glottal stop."

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