DAS WHY HARD! - PIDGIN Dictionary

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DAS WHY HARD!

(DAS wye HAWD), expression/exclamation (variant of standard English “that’s why it’s hard”)

Conveys empathy, commiseration with another’s misfortune.

Examples:

a. Man, dat sucks. Same t’ing wen’ happen to my car when wuz new. I try be so careful, park da t’ing in one lighted area and still found one mean key job when I came back. DAS WHY HARD!

b. Wahine 1: Eh, I can come wit’ you folks eat lunch today?

Wahine 2: Of course, but wassup? You usually bring home lunch.

Wahine 1: Yeah, I wen’ pack ‘um las’ night but dis morning wuz gone! Teenagers, I tell you…always hungry.

Wahine 2: DAS WHY HARD!

Submitted by Irene from Waipiʻo Gentry, Oʻahu (Submit yo' own)

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DAS WHY HARD!

1. An acknowledgment of the difficulties that follow the uncertainties of life.

2. Recognition/validation of a challenge facing someone.

Examples:

No worries bout it my bradah, das why hard!

Submitted by Jason from Hilo, Hawaiʻi (Submit yo' own)

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DAS WHY HARD!

1. It is very difficult to explain.

Examples:

a. DAS WHY HARD! if you neva see da brada geeve um da gas wen dey was driving da kine ka.

b. DAS WHY HARD! if you neva see dat wahine wen spak you putting on da kine puka babadese on da beach befo she go report you blalas to da cops.

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2. The choices are very negative.

Examples:

a. Da haole wen say DAS WHY HARD wen da ada papules neva like go make da kine mo akamai and dats why da buggah stay mo bettah den befo.

b. DAS WHY HARD if you tink da haole going stay work witout da ada kanaka stay working too, afta da buggah get in beeg pilakia wid da molepo luna cause he went talk story about all da pilakia da kanakas went cause.

Submitted by Frank from Kailua, Oʻahu (Submit yo' own)

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