6: blong Flashcards
1
Q
what are all the meanings of blong? there are 4
A
- possession, eg haos blong mi (my house)
- part of a question. blong + hu = whose
- for, in order to (reason, purpose)
- to describe character or identity, eg hem i man blong dring (he is a drunkard)
2
Q
car tyre/wheel
A
wil blong trak
3
Q
Whose letter is this?
A
Leta blong hu ia?
4
Q
Whose book is this?
A
Buk ia blong hu?
5
Q
My phone is for calling your family.
A
Fon blong mi hem i blong toktok (or kolem) famili blong yu.
6
Q
Time to study
A
Taem blong stadi
7
Q
Coconut for planting
A
kokonas blong planem
8
Q
reading book
A
buk blong rid
9
Q
drinking water
A
wota blong dring
10
Q
I go to town to buy bread
A
Mi go long taon blong pem bred
11
Q
I got to school to learn
A
Mi go long skul blong lanem samting
12
Q
I came to paint your house
A
Mi bin kam blo pentem haos blong yu
13
Q
She is a drunkard/alcoholic
A
Hem i woman blong dring
14
Q
He is talkative
A
Hemi man blong toktok
15
Q
She is a hardworking lady
A
Hemi woman blong wok
