6: blong Flashcards
what are all the meanings of blong? there are 4
- 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)
car tyre/wheel
wil blong trak
Whose letter is this?
Leta blong hu ia?
Whose book is this?
Buk ia blong hu?
My phone is for calling your family.
Fon blong mi hem i blong toktok (or kolem) famili blong yu.
Time to study
Taem blong stadi
Coconut for planting
kokonas blong planem
reading book
buk blong rid
drinking water
wota blong dring
I go to town to buy bread
Mi go long taon blong pem bred
I got to school to learn
Mi go long skul blong lanem samting
I came to paint your house
Mi bin kam blo pentem haos blong yu
She is a drunkard/alcoholic
Hem i woman blong dring
He is talkative
Hemi man blong toktok
She is a hardworking lady
Hemi woman blong wok
He is a liar.
Hemi man blong kiaman
He is trying to cut wood
Hemi traem blong katem wud