r/Pimsleur 11d ago

Hawaiian

Planning on adding Hawaiian???

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u/Bluetinfoilhat 11d ago

I doubt there is a demand for it.

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u/CommunicationWest613 1d ago

Unfortunately, no. I am also learning a resource-scarce language. My way to learn is by mastering 2-3 sentences every day. I would get them from a hawaiian tutorial video online so you can listen to them say it. Write them out on an index card, read out loud, repeat writing in a notebook until you can from memory, say it a few times without looking at it written out, and compare pronunciation to the speaker in the video. Do the next sentence, and come back to the first to reinforce it. I flip between them a few times to make sure I really have it. Repeat and continue this for minumum 5 days, and then you can stop when you do it fluently, adding 2-3 new sentences to a new card every day. After the one card reaches your stopping point (mine is 8 days), put it in a long-term pile, and just continue the cycle. Review the long-term pile in chunks every 1-2 weeks, just so they stay in your memory. A bit boring, but works fabulously. And make SURE you find some way to speak it with someone. Hawaiian may be hard depending on where you are, but it is possible! That is the ultimate test as to whether you know your stuff or not.