By Juri Dagio | Staff Writer
Word on the Street: If you could instantly master a language, what would it be and why?
Age: 23
Hometown: Kaneohe
Major: Undecided
“Mandarin. It’s the most spoken language in the world.”
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Sean Harflinger
Age: 19
Hometown: Mākaha
Major: Finance
“I would love to learn Hawaiian. Apart from being Hawaiian, it’s an awesome language. I tried learning it a couple of times, but I had some troubles.”
Wednesday Sadata
Age: 23
Hometown: Bay Area, California
Major: Biology
“I want to get good at Japanese. I just started doing it on Duolingo. I speak Spanish and English, so Japanese because I’m here and kind of want to immerse myself in the culture.”
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Lucky Thepsenavong
Age: 21
Hometown: Honolulu
Major: Liberal Arts
“I’d say Japanese. I just like the culture there.”
Nanea Kalei
Age: 21
Hometown: Honolulu
Major: Hospitality and Tourism Management
“It’ll be Japanese because I have a lot of Japanese friends.
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