Questions Flashcards
Will you come tomorrow?
Bae yu kam tomoro no?
When will you come?
Wanem taem bae yu kam?
I will come in the morning.
Bae mi kam long moning.
At six o’clock
Long sikis klok.
I’ll wait for my children to go to school first.
Bae mi wet long ol pikinini blong mi oli go long skul fastaem.
I will come when they hang the light out at the kava bar.
Bae mi kam taem oli hangem laet long nakamal.
I won’t be able to come.
Bae mi no save kam.
You saw that boy yesterday.
Yu luk boe ia yestedei.
Did you see that boy yesterday? (3)
Yu luk boe ia yestedei?
Yu luk boe ia yestedei o?
Yu luk boe ia yestedei no?
Did you see that boy yesterday or did you not see him? (2)
Yu luk boe ia yestedei o yu no luk hem?
Yu luk boe ia yestedei no yu no luk hem?
You’ll be coming in the evening, won’t you?
Bae yu kam long aftenun a?
Will you come tomorrow? (yes-no) Yes , I will come.
Olsem wanem bae yu kam tumoro? Yes, bae mi kam.
Will you come tomorrow? (colloquial)
Se bae yu kam tumoro?
Will you come to our place? Yes (I will come to your place).
Bae yu kam long haos blong mifala? Yes (bae mi kam long haos blong yufala)
Won’t you come to the party? No (I won’t come to the party)
Bae yu no kam long lafet? Yes (bae mi no kam long lafet)
Won’t you come to the party? Yes (I will come to the party)
Bae yu no kam long lafet? Si (bae mi kam long lafet)
Has that man given up kava? No, he still drinks.
Man ia i lego kava finis? Si, hem i stap dring yet.
Will you come to the party? No (I won’t come to the party)
Bae yu kam long lafet? No (bae mi no kam long lafet)
Will you come to the party? No way (I won’t come to the party)
Bae yu kam long lafet? Nogat (I won’t come to the party)
Have you seen that man? Yes (I’ve seen him). No (I haven’t seen him). (2)
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).
What bit you?
Wanem i bin kakae yu?
What did they plant in your garden?
Olgeta oli planem wanem long garen blong yu!
What are you sitting on?
Yu stap sidaon long wanem?
What will I cut it with?
Bae mi katem wetem wanem?
Which course will you take at USP? (2)
Bae yu tekem wanem kos long USP.
Bae yu tekem wijwan kos long USP.
Which man stole? (2)
Wanem man nao i stil?
Hu man nao i stil?
Which things will we bring to the house?
Wanemwanem ol samting bae yumi karem i kam long haos?
What time will they finish work?
Wanem taem bae oli finis wok?
What kind of books do you have?
Yufala i gat wanem kaen buk?
Jeffrey! Hey, Jeffrey! What?
Jeffrey! Jeffrey o! Se?
Who is studying in the classroom?
Huia i stap stadi long klasrum?
Who are you living with?
Yu stap slip wetem huia?
What is your name? (4)
Huia nem blong yu?
Wanem nem blong yu?
Nem blong yu huia?
Nem blong yu hu?
What is the name of the movie that we saw yesterday?
Wanem nem blong muvi we yumi luk yestedei?
Who will we be playing against in the match next weekend?
Bae yumi fesem hu olgeta long maj nekis wiken?
Which person were you talking with? (2)
Yu stap toktok wetem hu man?
Yu stap toktok weten wanem man?
Which VMF member is on duty at the president’s gate?
Huia VMF ia i stap wok long get blong presiden?
Who are you outside?
Yufala huia i stap aotsaed?
Who do you think we are?
Yu ting se mifala hu?
Who are you who is speaking?
Yu hu i stap toktok?
Who are they who are yelling in the street?
Huia olgeta oli stap singsingaot bigwan long rod?
How many people came to the celebration? (2)
Hamas man i bin kam long lafet?
Hameni man i bin kam long lafet?
How much rice do you eat?
Yu save kakae hamas raes?
How much do you earn in a month?
Yu stap winim hamas long wan manis?
What time do you have? (2)
Wanem taem blong yu? (most common)
Hamas klok blong yu?
Which mobile force member is on duty at the president’s gate?
Wijwan mobael i stap wok long get blong presiden?
Which course will you take at USP?
Bae yu tekem wijwan kos long USP?
Which one do you think is better?
Yu ting se wijwan i mo gud?
Why didn’t you come to see me? (3)
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)
How come you didn’t come to see me?
Waswe yu no kam luk mi?
How come you’re looking at me?
Watfo yu stap luk mi? (disappearing)
When will the kava be ready? (2)
Bae kava i redi wataem?
Bae kava i redi wanem taem?
When will the kava be ready? It’ll be ready soon.
Bae kava i redi wataem? Bae i redi i no longtaem.
When will the kava be ready? It’ll be ready at five thirty.
Bae kava i redi wanem taem? Bae i redi long hapas faef.
Where do you work? I work at Tour Vanuatu.
Yu stap wok (long) we? Mi wok long Tour Vanuatu.
Where did the lizard climb to? It climbed up to the ceiling.
Lised ia i klaem i go we? I klaem i go antap long siling.
Where have you returned from? I have returned from Erromango.
Yu kambak (long) we? Mi kambak long Eromango.
Which place did you go to school at?
We ples nao yu go skul long hem?
Which place will you move to?
Bae yu muf i go long we ples?
Where did you look for the soap? (2)
Yu lukaotem sop we?
Yu lukaotem we sop?
Where did you get those things?
Yu karem we ol samting ia?
Where are my books?
Wehem (Wem) olgeta buk blong mi?
Where are the people?
Wem ol man?
Where is my book? (brusque, even accusing)
Buk blong mi wehem?
Why did you come? (5)
Yu kam from? (less common, more colloquial)
Yu kam from wanem?
Yu kam olsem wanem?
Waswe yu kam?
Watfo yu kam?
What is the leaf of the acacia tree like?
Lif blong namariu i olsem wanem?
What’s up with that man?
What’s wrong with that man?
(rhetorical criticism, or used to poke fun at, no intended response)
Man ia i olsem wanem?
Will you come? (yes-no)
Olsem wanem bae yu kam?
Without a knife, how will I cut the bread?
Mi no got naef, bae mi katem bred olsem wanem?
How did you come? (2)
Yu kam olsem wanem?
Hao nao yu kam? (more among speakers familiar with English)
How hot is the water?
Wota i hot olsem wanem?
How did the water get hot?
Hao nao wota i hot?
How’s things? Wassup?
Olsem wanem?