Words Flashcards
To clean
Klinim
To dig
Digim
To kiss
Kisim
To put
Putum
To pull
Pulum
To cook
Kukum
To want
Wantem,
Laekem
To hear
Harem
To tell
To say
Talem
To sell
Salem
To shut
Sarem
To get
Kasem
To prepare
Rerem
To take
Tekem
Karem (i go)
To find
Faenem
To call
Kolem
To hold
Holem
To follow
Folem
To show
Soem
To search
Lukaotem
To buy
Pem
I, me
You
Him, her
Mi
Yu
Hem
North
Not
South
Saot
West
Wes
East
Is
Far
Long wei
Footpath
Smol rod
Main road
Rod blong trak
Bigfala rod
Store
Stoa
Which
Wij wan
Where
Wea
Town
Taon
Food
Kakae
Some
Sam
Samfala
Basket
Basket
Big ones
Ol bigwan
Small ones
Ol smolwan
Expensive
Sas
Bigmane
Traoses i foldaon
Cheap
Jip
Ripe
Raep
Mature
Redi
Piece
Pis
Sweet
Swit
Papaya
Popo
And
Mo
Money
Mane
Change (money)
Jens
Us/We
Dual, exclusive i.e. me and someone else
Mitufala
Us/We
Dual, inclusive, i.e. you and me
Yumitu
You
dual, i.e. You two
Yutufala
Them/They (those two)
Tufala/ tugeta
You (plural, exclusive, i.e. you three)
Yutrifala
Them/They (i.e. those three)
Trifala/ trigeta
Us/We (we three exclusive, i.e. not including you)
Mitrifala
Us/We (inclusive, i.e. all of us)
Yumi
Us/We (exclusive, i.e those people and me)
Mifala
You (plural, >3)
i.e. All of you
Yufala
Them/They
Many of them, but not all
Ol
Them/They (Stands alone)
All (Accompanies a noun)
Olgeta
Can, know
Save
If
Sapos
Want
Wantem
Try
Traem
Must
Mas
Marker for completed action
Bin
Continual action
Gogo
Hemi kukum kumala gogo. He/she continually cooks sweet potatoes.
Marker for ongoing or habitual action
Stap
Hemi stap kukum kumala. He/she is now cooking, or usually cooks sweet potatoes.
Marker for start of a process
Stat
Hemi stat kukum kumala. He/ she has started to cook sweet potatoes.
Marker that an action has just occurred
Jes
Mifala i jes wekup. We just woke up.
Never
Neva
Marker for no, not
No
Hemi no kakae yam. He doesn’t eat yam.
Future tense marker
Bambae
Mbae
Nambae
Bae
He, she, it, him, her
Hem
For
From
Woman
Woman
Marker for adjective
-fala
Toilet
Toelet
To feel
Harem
To reach
Kasem
From where?
Long wea?
At
Long
How?
Olsem wanem
The other side
Opposite
Narasaed
Behind
Bihaen long
In front of
Fored long
Close to, near to
Klosap long
Over there
Long wei
Far from
Long wei long
Uphill
Inland
Up
Antap
Down
Downhill
Daon
Left
Left side
Lefsaed
Right
Right side
Raet saed
Here, there
Long ples ia
Turn right
Tanem long raet
Walk (noun)
Wokabaot
Good (adj.)
Gudfala
Directions
Daereksen
Taxi
Taksi
Bus
Bas
Cargo ship
Sip
Open cart truck
Trak
Airplane
Plen
Cruise ship
Turis bot
Canoe
Kenu
Outboard motor
Bot
Helicopter
Helikopta
Seaplane
Plen blong solwata
Fish
Fis
Chicken
Foul
To make
Wokem
Today
Tedei
Yesterday
yestedei
Tomorrow
Tumoro
or Tumora?
Last week
Las wik
Next week
Nekis wik
Next month
Nekis monis
Dawn
taem san i kamap
Sunset
Taem san i go daon
Child
Pikinini
To ruin
Bagerap
Spoilem
To fill
Fulumap
Bank
Bang
As a..
e.g. I come as a tourist
Olsem wan
e.g. Mi kam olsem wan turis
Language
Lanwis
Repeat
Say again
Talem bakagen
Help
Givhan
Coconut milk
Melek blong kokonas
A, an
Wan
Subject pronoun (they, those)
Oli
With
Wetem
To boil
Boilem
With
Wetem
Why?
For what reason?
From wanem?
Because
From we,
From se
From …..
Full
Fulap
Every
Evri
Is there?
I gat?
Electricity
Ilektrisiti
Restaurant
Restoren
Close
Klosap
Kitchen
Kitjen
Kava bar
Nakamal
Thick
Tik
Maybe
Ating olsem
Wind
Win
Right now
Naia (=nao ia)
To take
Karem
Tekem
Stem
Han blong lif
Almost
Klosap olsem.
Walking
Wokabaot
To work
Wok
Sugar
Suka
Better
Mo gud
Cooky, cookies
Biskit, ol biskit
Different
e.g. Vanuatu is different from Fiji
Difren
e.g. Vanuatu mo Fiji oli difren.
Different
e.g. I want a different boat
Narafala
e.g. Mi wantem narafala bot
Beard
Mustas
All around
Olbaot
Dance
Tanis
To tie
Fasem
Fence
Fenis