I don’t have a problem with the post it’s fine, I guess. yook thing is “ridiculous” and he goes on to say that if you’re Hawaiian – great! Say it however, but if you’re NOT Hawaiian, as long as you strum along and don’t rock the boat, you’re cool. Barry Maz’s post Please Stop Arguing Over How Ukulele Is Pronounced got me back in the saddle again when it came out. I’ve wanted to write this for a long time, but have struggled to figure out my approach. Search Google and you’ll find plenty of forum threads on the subject. Some common answers you will see are: “whatever works for you,” “different strokes for different folks,” or “just have fun!” These all fall in the same vein of the ukulele being a casual, enjoyment-oriented pursuit for 90% of people.īut try asking these friendly folks about how to pronounce or spell “ ukulele” and tempers flare! Everybody seems to have an opinion and discussion can become very heated. The correct pronunciation, therefore, is hoh-noo.The internet is chock-full of ukulele advice these days. But recall that a Hawaiian syllable cannot end with a consonant, and can only be 1 or 2 letters. At first glance, you might pronounce it hone-oo. For example, take the word honu (the Hawaiian word for "turtle). The Hawaiian rules for syllables are also helpful with shorter words.Pronounce the letters as you've already learned, and this seemingly intimidating word becomes relatively easy to say. If you remember that the 'okina is a consonant, you can break it down easily into syllables like this: hu-mu-hu-mu-nu-ku-nu-ku-'ā-pu-a-'a. For example, try this word: humuhumunukunuku'āpua'a (it's the word for the Hawaiian state fish).A single vowel can be a syllable, but a single consonant is never a syllable. Syllables in Hawaiian are only 1 or 2 letters long, and never end in a consonant. Hawaiian words often have a length that can seem intimidating if you aren't familiar with the language.
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