Questions Flashcards

1
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Will you come tomorrow?

A

Bae yu kam tomoro no?

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2
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When will you come?

A

Wanem taem bae yu kam?

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3
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I will come in the morning.

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Bae mi kam long moning.

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4
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At six o’clock

A

Long sikis klok.

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5
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I’ll wait for my children to go to school first.

A

Bae mi wet long ol pikinini blong mi oli go long skul fastaem.

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6
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I will come when they hang the light out at the kava bar.

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Bae mi kam taem oli hangem laet long nakamal.

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7
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I won’t be able to come.

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Bae mi no save kam.

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8
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You saw that boy yesterday.

A

Yu luk boe ia yestedei.

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9
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Did you see that boy yesterday? (3)

A

Yu luk boe ia yestedei?
Yu luk boe ia yestedei o?
Yu luk boe ia yestedei no?

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Did you see that boy yesterday or did you not see him? (2)

A

Yu luk boe ia yestedei o yu no luk hem?
Yu luk boe ia yestedei no yu no luk hem?

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11
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You’ll be coming in the evening, won’t you?

A

Bae yu kam long aftenun a?

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12
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Will you come tomorrow? (yes-no) Yes , I will come.

A

Olsem wanem bae yu kam tumoro? Yes, bae mi kam.

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13
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Will you come tomorrow? (colloquial)

A

Se bae yu kam tumoro?

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14
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Will you come to our place? Yes (I will come to your place).

A

Bae yu kam long haos blong mifala? Yes (bae mi kam long haos blong yufala)

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15
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Won’t you come to the party? No (I won’t come to the party)

A

Bae yu no kam long lafet? Yes (bae mi no kam long lafet)

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16
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Won’t you come to the party? Yes (I will come to the party)

A

Bae yu no kam long lafet? Si (bae mi kam long lafet)

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17
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Has that man given up kava? No, he still drinks.

A

Man ia i lego kava finis? Si, hem i stap dring yet.

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18
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Will you come to the party? No (I won’t come to the party)

A

Bae yu kam long lafet? No (bae mi no kam long lafet)

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19
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Will you come to the party? No way (I won’t come to the party)

A

Bae yu kam long lafet? Nogat (I won’t come to the party)

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20
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Have you seen that man? Yes (I’ve seen him). No (I haven’t seen him). (2)

A

Yu luk man ia finis? Yes (mi luk hem finis). No (mi no luk hem yet).
Yu luk man ia finis? Saye (mi luk hem finis). No ( mi no luk hem yet).

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21
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What bit you?

A

Wanem i bin kakae yu?

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22
Q

What did they plant in your garden?

A

Olgeta oli planem wanem long garen blong yu!

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23
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What are you sitting on?

A

Yu stap sidaon long wanem?

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24
Q

What will I cut it with?

A

Bae mi katem wetem wanem?

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25
Q

Which course will you take at USP? (2)

A

Bae yu tekem wanem kos long USP.
Bae yu tekem wijwan kos long USP.

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26
Q

Which man stole? (2)

A

Wanem man nao i stil?
Hu man nao i stil?

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27
Q

Which things will we bring to the house?

A

Wanemwanem ol samting bae yumi karem i kam long haos?

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28
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What time will they finish work?

A

Wanem taem bae oli finis wok?

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29
Q

What kind of books do you have?

A

Yufala i gat wanem kaen buk?

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30
Q

Jeffrey! Hey, Jeffrey! What?

A

Jeffrey! Jeffrey o! Se?

31
Q

Who is studying in the classroom?

A

Huia i stap stadi long klasrum?

32
Q

Who are you living with?

A

Yu stap slip wetem huia?

33
Q

What is your name? (4)

A

Huia nem blong yu?
Wanem nem blong yu?
Nem blong yu huia?
Nem blong yu hu?

34
Q

What is the name of the movie that we saw yesterday?

A

Wanem nem blong muvi we yumi luk yestedei?

35
Q

Who will we be playing against in the match next weekend?

A

Bae yumi fesem hu olgeta long maj nekis wiken?

36
Q

Which person were you talking with? (2)

A

Yu stap toktok wetem hu man?
Yu stap toktok weten wanem man?

37
Q

Which VMF member is on duty at the president’s gate?

A

Huia VMF ia i stap wok long get blong presiden?

38
Q

Who are you outside?

A

Yufala huia i stap aotsaed?

39
Q

Who do you think we are?

A

Yu ting se mifala hu?

40
Q

Who are you who is speaking?

A

Yu hu i stap toktok?

41
Q

Who are they who are yelling in the street?

A

Huia olgeta oli stap singsingaot bigwan long rod?

42
Q

How many people came to the celebration? (2)

A

Hamas man i bin kam long lafet?
Hameni man i bin kam long lafet?

43
Q

How much rice do you eat?

A

Yu save kakae hamas raes?

44
Q

How much do you earn in a month?

A

Yu stap winim hamas long wan manis?

45
Q

What time do you have? (2)

A

Wanem taem blong yu? (most common)
Hamas klok blong yu?

46
Q

Which mobile force member is on duty at the president’s gate?

A

Wijwan mobael i stap wok long get blong presiden?

47
Q

Which course will you take at USP?

A

Bae yu tekem wijwan kos long USP?

48
Q

Which one do you think is better?

A

Yu ting se wijwan i mo gud?

49
Q

Why didn’t you come to see me? (3)

A

From wanem yu no kam luk mi?
Yu no kam luk mi from wanem?
Waswe yu no kam luk mi? (not common, indicates some impatience)

50
Q

How come you didn’t come to see me?

A

Waswe yu no kam luk mi?

51
Q

How come you’re looking at me?

A

Watfo yu stap luk mi? (disappearing)

52
Q

When will the kava be ready? (2)

A

Bae kava i redi wataem?
Bae kava i redi wanem taem?

53
Q

When will the kava be ready? It’ll be ready soon.

A

Bae kava i redi wataem? Bae i redi i no longtaem.

54
Q

When will the kava be ready? It’ll be ready at five thirty.

A

Bae kava i redi wanem taem? Bae i redi long hapas faef.

55
Q

Where do you work? I work at Tour Vanuatu.

A

Yu stap wok (long) we? Mi wok long Tour Vanuatu.

56
Q

Where did the lizard climb to? It climbed up to the ceiling.

A

Lised ia i klaem i go we? I klaem i go antap long siling.

57
Q

Where have you returned from? I have returned from Erromango.

A

Yu kambak (long) we? Mi kambak long Eromango.

58
Q

Which place did you go to school at?

A

We ples nao yu go skul long hem?

59
Q

Which place will you move to?

A

Bae yu muf i go long we ples?

60
Q

Where did you look for the soap? (2)

A

Yu lukaotem sop we?
Yu lukaotem we sop?

61
Q

Where did you get those things?

A

Yu karem we ol samting ia?

62
Q

Where are my books?

A

Wehem (Wem) olgeta buk blong mi?

63
Q

Where are the people?

A

Wem ol man?

64
Q

Where is my book? (brusque, even accusing)

A

Buk blong mi wehem?

65
Q

Why did you come? (5)

A

Yu kam from? (less common, more colloquial)
Yu kam from wanem?
Yu kam olsem wanem?
Waswe yu kam?
Watfo yu kam?

66
Q

What is the leaf of the acacia tree like?

A

Lif blong namariu i olsem wanem?

67
Q

What’s up with that man?
What’s wrong with that man?
(rhetorical criticism, or used to poke fun at, no intended response)

A

Man ia i olsem wanem?

68
Q

Will you come? (yes-no)

A

Olsem wanem bae yu kam?

69
Q

Without a knife, how will I cut the bread?

A

Mi no got naef, bae mi katem bred olsem wanem?

70
Q

How did you come? (2)

A

Yu kam olsem wanem?
Hao nao yu kam? (more among speakers familiar with English)

71
Q

How hot is the water?

A

Wota i hot olsem wanem?

72
Q

How did the water get hot?

A

Hao nao wota i hot?

73
Q

How’s things? Wassup?

A

Olsem wanem?