English to Pidgin Translator
Translate English to Hawaiian Pidgin (Hawaiʻi Creole English) and back, grounded in a 750+ word Pidgin dictionary
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Common English to Pidgin Translations
Everyday sentences and how locals say them in Hawaiian Pidgin. Tap a Pidgin word to hear it and see examples.
| English | Hawaiian Pidgin |
|---|---|
| How are you? | Howzit? |
| The food is delicious. | Da food stay ono. |
| That's so delicious! | Broke da mouth! |
| I'm done. | I pau. |
| I can't go. | I no can go. |
| I went to the beach yesterday. | Yesterday I wen go beach. |
| I didn't see him. | I neva see him. |
| I want to go home. | I like go home. |
| Let's go eat. | We go eat. |
| Don't do it like that. | No make liddat. |
| Everything is messed up. | Everyting all hammajang. |
| Okay then, see you later. | K den, latahs. |
How English Turns into Pidgin
Pidgin is not English with slang swapped in. A few grammar rules do most of the work:
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stay for is/are
Da food stay ono. · He stay coming.
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wen marks the past
I wen go store.
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no can and neva for can't and didn't
I no can go. · I neva see him.
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like for want to
I like go home.
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we go for let's
We go eat.
Pidgin Translator FAQ
How do you translate English to Pidgin?
Type or paste English into the box above and press Translate. The translator rewrites it the way people talk in Hawaiʻi: "I went to the beach yesterday" becomes "Yesterday I wen go beach." Switch the direction to read Pidgin in English, and pick a style from Light (visitor) to Heavy (street).
Is this Hawaiian Pidgin or Nigerian Pidgin?
Hawaiian Pidgin, also called Hawaiʻi Creole English: the everyday language of hundreds of thousands of people in Hawaiʻi. Nigerian Pidgin and Tok Pisin are separate languages with their own words and grammar, and this translator does not cover them.
Can Google Translate do Hawaiian Pidgin?
Google Translate's Hawaiian option is ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, the Hawaiian language, which is a different language from Pidgin. Translating English into Hawaiian will not give you Pidgin. This translator is built on a Pidgin dictionary, so it uses the words and grammar locals actually use.
Is Pidgin the same as Hawaiian?
No. Hawaiian (ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi) is the Polynesian language of Hawaiʻi. Pidgin is a creole that grew on the sugar plantations out of English, Hawaiian, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Filipino and other languages. Pidgin borrows Hawaiian words like pau and ono, but its grammar is its own. Pidgin vs. Hawaiian: the full comparison
Is the Pidgin translator free?
Yes. It is free with no sign-up, including audio playback.