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It’s good

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I stret

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How are you?

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Olsem wanem?

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My name is ….

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Nem blong mi

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Where are you from?

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Yu blong wea?

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I’m from …

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Mi blong …

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What is your name?

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Wanem nem blong yu?

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Good afternoon

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Gud aftanun

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Good morning

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Gud moning

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Bye

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Tata

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9
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See you

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Lukim yu

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I’m very pleased to meet you

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Mi glad tumas blong mitim yu

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Thank you

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Tankiu tumas

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How much?

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Hamas?

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How much for … ?

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Hamas long … ?

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How much for this?

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Hamas long emia?

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I want to buy …

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Mi wantem pem …

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What is this?

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Wanem ia?

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What is the name for this?

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Wanem nem blong hemia?

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18
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Thank you very much.

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Tankiu tumas

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19
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Your money

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Mane blong yu

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20
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What is the name for this in Bisama?

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Wanem nem blong emia long Bislama?

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Can i buy a ____ here?

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Mi save pem wan _____ lo ples ia?

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How much for this/that?

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Hamas long emia?

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23
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What is the price for that?

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Wanem praes blong emia?

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24
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A little bit

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Lelebet

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25
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Round trip

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Ful trip

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26
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How much for one way?

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Hamas long wan wei?

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How much for round trip?

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Hamas long ful trip?

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How much is one ____?

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Mi pem hamas long wan _____?

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29
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Does anyone have ______

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Yu save wan man i kassem _______?

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30
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At what time?

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Long wanem taem?

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31
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I hope so, I want it to be

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Mi wantem sem bae olsem

Mi wantem bae olsem

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32
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Each day I learn more.

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Wan wan dei me lanem moa

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How old are you?

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Yu gat hamas yia?

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Superlative,

e. g. very deep
e. g. Beautiful

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Doubling the adjective

e. g. i dip we i dip
e. g. i gud we i gud

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35
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If the wind blows…

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Sapos win i blo….

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36
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He’s already grown up

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Hem i kam wan bigfala man finis.

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37
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He hasn’t come back from the bush yet.

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Hem i no kam bak long bus yet.

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38
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He doesn’t eat yam.

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Hem i no kakae yam

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He doesn’t eat yam anymore.

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Hem i nomo kakae yam

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40
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He only eats yam

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Hem i kakae yam nomo

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He never eats yam

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Hem i neva kakae yam.

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42
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We just woke up.

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Mifala i jes wekap.

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43
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He has started to cook sweet potatoes.

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Hem i stat kukum kumala

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44
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He is now cooking sweet potatoes.

He usually cooks sweet potatoes.

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Hem i stap kukum kumala (stap indicating ongoing or habitual action).

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45
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He continually cooks sweet potatoes.

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Hemi kukum kumala gogo

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46
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He has gone to Luganville

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Hem i bin go long Kanal

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47
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He is finished eating.

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Hemi finis kakae

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He has already eaten

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Hemi kakae finis

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49
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He must eat

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Hem i mas kakae

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50
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He tries to sing

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Hem i traem singsing

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51
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He wants to go to Luganville

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Hemi wantem go long Kanal

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52
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I can speak Bislama

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Me save toktok lanwis Bislama

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53
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It’s good

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I stret

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54
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I will buy a big one and a small one

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Bae mi pem wan bigwan mo wan smolwan

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55
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I’ll take …

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Bae mi karem …

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56
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Where is the store where I can buy …?

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Wehem stoa we mi save pem …?

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57
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Is there one a little bit smaller?

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I gat wan we i smol lelebet?

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58
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Fresh

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Fres

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59
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Do you sell …. here?

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Yu salem …..long ples ia?

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60
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We sell two kinds.

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Mifala i salem tu kaen.

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61
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Turn right

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Tanem long raet

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62
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Where exactly is that?

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Emia stret long wea?

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63
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Walk a bit further

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Yu wokbaot smol moa.

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64
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Is it on the left or the right?

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Hemi stap long lefsaed o raetsaed?

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65
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You can ask people you meet and they will help you.

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Yu save askim ol man yu mitim mo bae oli helpim yu.

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66
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That’s ok.

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I oraet

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69
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Paula showed her to me.

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Paula soem em lo mi.

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70
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I forget a lot.

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Mi fogetem tumas plenti samting

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71
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I washed clothes, but they didn’t dry because there was too much rain.

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Mi bin wasem klos be oli no drae from tumas rein.

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72
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May I take your photo?

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Mi save tekem foto blong yu?

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73
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This is better than ….

This is better than the other.

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Hemi gud bitim …..

Hemi gud bitim narawan.

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74
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I like pamplemousse because it tastes better than papaya.

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Mi likim pamplemus from we i gud bitim popo.

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75
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That boat is bigger than my boat.

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Narabot hemi bigfala tumas bitim bot blong mi.

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76
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The boat over there is smaller than mine.

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Bot long wei hemi smol bitim blo mi.

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77
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I never eat sugar

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Mi neva kakae samting we i gat suka

78
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I want to look around

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Mi wantem lukim olbaot

79
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We already started eating.

A

Mitufala bin stat blo kakai finis.

80
Q

What do you put in this?

A

Hemia ples blo wanem?

81
Q

We work well together

A

Mitufala i wok gud togeta.

82
Q

Shake hands

A

Sekan

83
Q

How was your dance?

A

Olsem wanem long tanis blong yu, hemi bin gud o i no gud?

84
Q

He will probably call me tomorrow.

A

Hemi tes ringim mi tumoro

85
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A different way

e.g. I want to weave in a different way
I want to walk a different way.

A

Narafala wei

e.g. Mi wantem wivim long narafala wei.
Mi wantem wokabout long narafala wei.

86
Q

How many people are on that boat?

A

Olgeta hamas lo bot long wei?

87
Q

Go fishing for dinner

A

Huk long sava

88
Q

As usual

A

Olsem oltaem

89
Q

I hope I will go up today.

A

Mi hop se bae mi go antap tedei.

90
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I hope the weather is good tomorrow.

A

Mi hop se bae weta i gud tumoro.

91
Q

We went to the village yesterday.

A

Mitufala i bin go long vilej yestedei.

92
Q

How many people live in Ranon?

A

Olgeta hamas stap long Ranon?

93
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A long time ago

A

Long taem bifo

94
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After a while

A

I no long taem

95
Q

Bush

A

Smolsmol tri

96
Q

What is it used for?

A

Hemia ples blo wanem?

107
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If I walk, I’ll wake up.

A

Sapos mi stap wokbaot, bae mi wekap.

108
Q

When he walks, he’ll wake up.

A

Taem hemi wokbaot, bae hemi wekap.

109
Q

What do you think?

What is your opinion?

A

Wanem tingting blong yu?

110
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Slip one’s mind

e.g. Your name slipped my mind

A

Tingting i lus

e.g. Tingting blong mi i lus long nem blong yu

111
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In my opinion

A

Long tingting blong mi

Long lukluk blong mi

112
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Or not

e.g. Can you come or not?

A

No nogat

Yufala i save kam no nogat?

113
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It’s good, isn’t it?

A

Em i gud a?

114
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It’s no good, isn’t it?

A

Em i nogud a?

115
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How did you make it?

A

Yu wokem olsem wanem?

116
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Come ashore

Did the captain come ashore?

A

Kamsoa

Kapten i kamsoa?

117
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Just now,

e.g. I got up just now

A

Nao ia nomo,

e.g. Taem mi girup nao ia nomo

118
Q

What color is it?

A

Wanem kala blong em?

119
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Here it is

A

Em ia nao

120
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I want these three books

A

Mi wantem trifala buk ia

121
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Peter laughs a lot

A

Pita i laf bigwan

122
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Em i sik bigwan

A

He is seriously ill

123
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He called out loudly

A

Em i singaot bigfala

124
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The light is shining brightly

A

Laet i saen bigfala

125
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I’ll come back quickly

A

Bae mi kambak kwiktaem

126
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I’ll do it

A

Mi bae mi wokem

127
Q

What are you doing?

A

Yu stap mekem wanem?

128
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He got up at 6:30 in the morning.

A

Emi girap long af pas sikis long moning.

129
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His car was not there.

A

Trak blong em i no stap.

130
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He rushed down to the police station.

A

Em i resis kwiktaem i go long polis.

131
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I didn’t hear anything during the night

A

Mi no harem noes nating long naet

132
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They are coming,

They were coming

A

Olgeta oli stap kam

133
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He is eating,

He was eating

A

Em i stap kakae

134
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He works in Vila

A

Em i stap wok long Vila

135
Q

They go to town every day

A

Evri dei olgeta ol i stap go long taon.

136
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Where do you live?

A

Yu stap wea?

137
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Sarah is not here

A

Serah i no stap.

138
Q

Frank left Malekula

A

Frank i lego Malakula

139
Q

Is there a plane to Tanna on Tuesday?

A

Plen i stap go long Tanna long Tusde?

140
Q

There is a plane to Tanna every day

A

I gat plen i go long Tanna evri dei.

141
Q

They say that…

A

Oli talem se…

142
Q

They say there are some huts at Lenakel, a kind of small hotel.

A

Oli talem se i gat samfala haos long Lenakel, olsem wan smol hotel.

143
Q

How long do you want to stay on Tanna?

A

Baembae yufala i wantem stap hamas dei long Tanna?

144
Q

Just one week, starting on the 10th until the 16th of May.

A

Wan wik nomo. Stat long namba 10 go kasem namba 16 Mei.

145
Q

The first thing

A

Namba wan samting

146
Q

You can rent a car to travel around the island.

A

Yufala i save rentem wan trak blong wokbaot raon long aelan

147
Q

It would be better if you…

A

I moa gud sipos yufala i…

148
Q

I’m not sure

A

Mi no save gud

149
Q

They danced until dawn

A

Oli danis delaet

150
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  1. Delaet
  2. Delaet, immediately following a verb
    e. g. Oli dring delaet
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  1. At daylight
  2. Until daylight
    e. g. They drank until daylight
151
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In the very early morning

A

Long moning tumas

152
Q

In the early morning

A

Long eli moning

153
Q

This morning

A

Long tede moning

Tede long moning

Long moning ia

154
Q

At exactly four o’clock

A

Long fo klok stret,

Stret long fo klok

155
Q

At approximately four o’clock

A

Samwe long fo klok

156
Q

Evening (sunset-8pm)

A

Long sapa

157
Q

If you speak more slowly I will understand better

A

Sipos yu toktok moa slo, bae mi haremsave moa gud.

158
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I understand better when you talk slowly.

A

Taem yu toktok slo mi haremsave moa gud.

159
Q

What is that man’s name?

A

Nem blong man ia hu?

160
Q

Who is that man?

A

Man ia hu?

Man ia hu ia?

161
Q

Who is that man? (abrupt)

A

Hu man ia?

162
Q

Whose is this money?

A

Mane blong hu ia?

163
Q

What do you do? (i.e. what work?)

A

Wok blong yu wanem?

164
Q

What do you want? (normal)

What do you want? (abrupt)

A

Yu wantem wanem? (norm.)

Wanem yu wantem? (abr.)

165
Q

How did you do it?

A

Yu mekem olsem wanem?

166
Q

How/why did you come here?

A

Yu kam long ples ia olsem wanem?

167
Q

How come you are here?

A

Olsem wanem yufala i kam long ples ia?

168
Q

For what purpose have you come?

A

Yu kam blong wanem?

169
Q

Why is he running all over the place? (abrupt)

A

Blong wanem em i resis olbaot?

170
Q

Why are you crying?

A

Yu stap krae from wanem?

171
Q

What did you hit it with?

A

Yu kilim long wanem?

172
Q

How much are these oranges?

A

Ol aranis ia ol i hamas?

173
Q

How many people are still inside?

A

Hamas man oli stap insaed yet?

174
Q

Where?

A

Weples

Wea

175
Q

At what time? (anticipates precise answer)

A

Long wanem taem?

176
Q

At what time (anticipates indefinite answer)

A

Long wetaem? (Often pronunced “wataem”)

177
Q

Which one is better?

A

Weswan i moa gud?

178
Q

Which woman made this basket?

A

Wanem woman i wokem basket ia?

179
Q

How/why did you come here (forceful)

A

Weswe yu kam long ples ia?

More forceful than “olsem wanem yu kam long ples ia?”, which is more abrupt than “yu kam long ples ia olsem wanem?”

180
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I’ve eaten
I’ve finished eating
I’ve already eaten

A

Mi kakae finis

181
Q

I’ve read the book.
I’ve finished reading the book.
I’ve already read the book.

A

Mi ridim buk ia finis.

182
Q

He’s been working with me for five weeks now.

A

Hem i bin wokem wetem mi long faev wik finis.

183
Q

I’ve already been to town.

A

Mi bin long taon fins.

184
Q

Where are you going?

A

Yu stap go wea?

185
Q

I’m just going to town.

A

Mi stap go long taon nomo.

186
Q

There are many cars here.

A

Fulap trak i stap.

187
Q

There are just two cars here.

A

Tufala trak nomo i stap.

188
Q

A girl spoke to me.

A

Wan gel hem i toktok long mi.

189
Q

The girl spoke to me.

A

Gel ia hem i toktok long mi.

190
Q

Some boys are going to town.

A

Samfala boe oli stap go long taon.

191
Q

The boys are going to town.

A

Olgeta boe oli stap go long taon.

192
Q

I saw a man who was very old.

A

Mi lukim wan man we hem i olfala tumas.

193
Q

I’m reading the book that you’ve been talking about.

A

Mi stap ridim buk we yu bin store long hem.

194
Q

I don’t like it

A

Mi no laekem

195
Q

I don’t like him/ her

A

Mi no laekem hem

196
Q

I don’t like that one.

A

Mi no laekem hemia

197
Q

I am sitting with it.

A

Mi stap sidaon wetem.

198
Q

I am sitting with him/her.

A

Mi stap sidaon wetem hem.

199
Q

Both of them went together.

A

Tufala i go tugeta.
Tufala i go wantaem.
Tugeta i go.

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