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- "Nani kēia lā."
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Whatʻs the diference between Uʻi and Nani? both means beatiful or pretty, but in which cases?
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They are only different in how they feel. Nani is more like pretty. U'i is more like beautiful, but feels like young and beautiful, generally feminine. I have seen them used interchangeably, but try not to use u'i to describe your car. It would be nani.
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I'm taking the (GREAT! FREE! now online due to COVID) class Wednesdays at 3PM HST (Facebook - KTUH Honolulu) and they indicated (at one time?) nani for male and u'i more for female. Is that your experience?
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Nohea for men, U'i and Nani for women. Although, just like in English, is definitely not a hard and fast rule.
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Why not "this day is beautiful"? Because it seems to be literally "beautiful this day" ...?