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> Hunga Hunga Ohana mascot, do you speak Japanese? I do!

That's… not English she's speaking there. I think it was something containing 「日本語をわかりますか」 but would have to check the video again.



Yea, I used youtube transcript because I don't speak japanese. Or english much either. If you find out what she meant plese tell me and i will fix the article.


I checked the video (https://youtu.be/tiq0OL8rzso?t=925 at 15:25): She says "日本語を話しますか?", pronounced "Nihongo wo hanashimasuka?" meaning "Do you speak Japanese?", which she also translates for the audience in English immediately afterward.

Edit: Typo.


Thanks for the explanation, I have updated the article and credited you at the bottom as an_ko@news.ycombinator.com


That's hilarious!




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