Dictionary Flashcards
to take, vt (2)
karem
tekem
to bring, vt (2)
karem
bringim
to carry, vt
karem
to get, receive, obtain, vt (2)
karem
kasem
to give birth to, vt (2)
karem
bonem
to go steady with (boyfriend or girlfriend), vt (2)
karem
jusum
to marry, vt (2)
karem
tekem
(euph.) to copulate with, have sexual relations with, vt
karem
to take, travel by (means of conveyance), vt (2)
karem
kasem
to fruit, bear fruit, vi
karem
to answer (telephone), vi
karem
to photograph, take photograpf of, vi
karem
(of road) to fork, diverge, go in different directions, vp
karem fok
(of tree) to fruit, bear fruit, vp
(of project) to succeed, vp
karem frut
(sl) to get punched, vp
karem han
(of plant) to bear fruit, vp (2)
karem kakae
tekem kakae
to tune (a musical instrument), vp (2)
karem ki
tekem ki
to be injured, to get injured, vp (3)
karem kil
karekil
gat kil
to mourn death of a close relative, vp
karem memori
to have powers of sorcery, vp
karem nakaemas
to take off, be on one’s way, vp (2)
karem rod
tekerod
to take out citizenship, to get naturalised, vp
karem sitisen
to bring, vp (2)
karem i kam
bringim
to take, vp
karem i go
almost
klosap
break (of daylight)
ples i delaet
break (of waves)
solwota i brok
electrical cord
rop blong laet
manual dexterity
gudhan
exhale
lego win
fast asleep
slip ded
garbage
doti
only some people
sam man nomo
jandels (5)
klaket, savat, slipa, kaoju, raba
they just do it superficially
oli wokem skin blong hem nomo
seaspray
smok blong solwota
watch, vt
pay close attention to, vt
wajem
eye, n.
view, eyesight
ae
I can’t speak in public view like that.
Mi no save toktok long ae blong plante man olsem ia.
blade of axe (2)
ae blong akis
tut blong akis
mouth of hole
ae blong hol
nostril (2)
ae blong nus
hol blong nus
source of river (3)
ae blong reva
hed blong reva
maot blong reva
spring (of water) (3)
ae blong wota
springwota
maot blong wota
swoon, faint
ae i dak
sleepy, drowsy (3)
ae i hevi
haren slip
ae i slip
dizzy, giddy (2)
ae i raon
hed i raon
have bloodshot eyes
ae i red
greedy, money-hungry
ae i red
keen-sighted
ae i sap
I will just come afterwards.
Bae mi jes kam afta.
That man will speak after me.
Man ia bae i toktok afta long mi.
After the meal we can have a sleep.
Afta kakae bae yumi slip.
What happened next? (interjection)
Afta?
The two of them were chatting on the beach.
Tufala i stap storian long sanbij.
month after next, adv.
afta nekis manis
week after next, adv.
afta nekis wik
day after tomorrow
afta tumora (sometimes aftumora)
crowded, adj (2)
fasfas
hablok
busy, occupied
fasfas
I won’t be able to come today because I’m too busy.
Bae mi no save kam tede from mi fasfas tumas.
confusing
fasfas
tie (rope), vt
fasem
I’ll get a vine and tie the firewood with it.
Bae mi karem rop, mi fasem faeawud long hem.
prevent from escaping or coming loose, hold in place
fasem
This rope won’t hold it in place.
Rop ia i no holem fasem.
used to add an element of politeness or tentativeness to an instruction or request
fastaem
Could you please give it to me?
Yu save givim long mi fastaem?
come out, emerge
come undone
happen
kamaot
Something strange happened at my place yesterday.
Wan defren samting i kamaot long haos blong mi yestedei.
direct hit, good shot
kano
If I were to take a shot, it would be a direct hit.
Sapos mi sutum, kano wantaem.
strong kick
kano
Tongoa United gave a strong kick, but Manaro were clever and deflected it.
Tongoa United i lego wan kano be Mantaro i smat lelebet mo oli pusum bol i go long saed.
very strong kava
kano
At Red Laet they make very strong kava.
Long Red Laet oli stap wokem kava we i kano.
I wouldn’t talk about you if you weren’t present.
Mi no save stori long yu sapos yu no stap.
Butter is easy to cut with a bread knife.
Bata i isi long katem long smolnaef.
Can you please show me?
Traem soem long mi fastaem.
about
long saed blong
I will talk about the time of the war when the Americans came here to fight.
Bae mi stori long saed blong wo, taem ol man Amerika oli kam long ples ia blong faet.
entry, passage through the reef
pasis
landing, anchorage
pasis
There is a ship anchored at the anchorage at Liro.
Wan sip i sakem anka i stap long pasis blong Liro.
fare (for transportation)
pasis
My father will be paying my fare to Vila.
Papa blong mi bae i pem pasis blong mi i go long Vila.
freight (cost)
pasis
How much is the freight on these two boxes?
Pasis blong tufala kartong ia hamas?
Do you want us to do it once more?
Yu wantem se yumitu mekem wan mo raon bakegen?
approximately
raonabaot
There were approximately fifty people who came.
I gat raonabaot fifti man oli kam.
throw, throw away, discard, give the sack, get rid of, deport, drop (bomb)
sakem
When the helicopter came, they thought they were going to drop bombs.
Helikopta i kam oli ting se bae oli sakem bom.
add (ingredient)
sakem
Has salt been added to the rice?
Raes ia oli sakem sol long hem finis.
drop (passenger) off, give lift as far as
sakem
(of plant) develope (leaves, flowers, fruit)
sakem
contribute (money, food, etc.)
sakem
glance, cast one’s eye
sakem ae
anchor, be anchored
sakem anka
wave to someone, punch
sakem han
shake head
sakem hed
go fishing
sakem huk
make contribution
sakem kleksen
dance (slang)
sakem leg
offer opinion
sakem toktok
I was very sorry to hear about the death of the old woman.
Mi sore tumas blong harem ded blong olfala woman.
feel the effect of kava
harem kava
to smell (something) (2)
harem smel, smelem
pay attention, heed, vp. (2)
harem toktok, lisin
obey, vp. (2)
harem toktok
folem toktok
nauseous, feel sick, vp.
harem traot
understand, vt. (2)
haremsave
kasem
recognise (by touch, sound or smell), vt.
haremsave
diesel
masut
diesel engine
masut enjin
to make, to do, to cause (2)
mekem, wokem
He didn’t put on his indicators and he caused an accident.
Hem i no putum signal mo hem i mekem aksiden
to happen to
mekem
What happened to your leg?
Wanem i mekem leg blong yu?
to bother, annoy
mekem
Mum, that boy is annoying me.
Mama, boe ia i stap mekem me.
to work as work in the capacity of, pretend to perform the actions of
mekem
Jimmy is mopping up as if he were a cleaning lady.
Jimmy i stap mop olsem ia, i stap mekem haosgel.
do something so that it has to be done again to be done properly
mekem dabolwok
do two jobs at once
mekem dabolwok
to show off, boast
mekem flas
You are showing off.
Yu yu stap mekem flas blong yu.
to treat well, be kind to
mekem gud
I was treated well.
Oli mekem gud long mi.
behave oddly
mekem krangke
That man is behaving oddly.
Man ia i stap mekem krangke blong hem.
treat badly, be cruel (to)
mekem nogud
to imitate
mekem olsem
He is imitating a chicken.
Hem i mekem olsem faol.
