Japanese	Romaji	English
めんそーれ	mensoore	Welcome! (Okinawan)
はいさい	haisai	Hello! (said by men; women say 'haitai')
にふぇーでーびる	nifeedeebiru	Thank you very much (Okinawan)
なんくるないさ	nankuru naisa	It'll work out. No worries.
ちゅらうみ	chura umi	beautiful sea (chura = beautiful)
しんぱいしないで	shinpai shinaide	Don't worry.

Japanese	Romaji	English
ひこうきをおりたらあおいそら	Hikouki o oritara aoi sora	When you get off the plane, the sky is blue
くうこうできこえるやさしいこえ	Kuukou de kikoeru yasashii koe	At the airport, a gentle voice can be heard
めんそーれおきなわようこそって	Mensoore Okinawa youkoso tte	"Mensoore, Okinawa," they say, "Welcome!"
はいさいはいたいこんにちは	Haisai haitai konnichiwa	Haisai, haitai, hello
うみもひともあたたかい	Umi mo hito mo atatakai	The sea and the people are both warm
なんくるないさなんとかなるさ	Nankurunaisa nantoka naru sa	Nankurunaisa, it'll all work out somehow
にふぇーでーびるありがとう	Nifeedeebiru arigatou	Nifee deebiru, thank you
ちゅらうみちゅらさんきれいだね	Chura umi churasan kirei da ne	Beautiful sea, beautiful people, how lovely
しまのことばうたおうよ	Shima no kotoba utaou yo	Let's sing in the island's language
バスをまちがえてこまってたら	Basu o machigaete komattetara	When I got on the wrong bus and was in trouble
おばあがわらっていったんだ	Obaa ga waratte ittan da	An old granny laughed and said
しんぱいしないでだいじょうぶ	Shinpai shinaide daijoubu	Don't worry, it's all right
なんくるないさゆっくりいこう	Nankurunaisa yukkuri ikou	Nankurunaisa, let's go slowly
めんそーれはいさい	Mensoore haisai	Mensoore, haisai
にふぇーでーびる	Nifeedeebiru	Nifee deebiru
なんくるないさ… またね	Nankurunaisa... Mata ne	Nankurunaisa... See you again

Okinawan Words: Welcome, Thank You & Don't Worry

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🎵 Song lyrics: 「なんくるないさ」

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