| 1. | “Ekwe ikar jab baj kakkōt mejōk ioon lọjet ilo awa ṇe kwōj ba, ak āinwōt epen aō tōmak ke joñan de in admān tōtoḷọk jān Likiep,” Kapen eo eba. | “Well I didn’t look very carefully at the ocean at that time, but I have a hard time believing we are that far away from Likiep,” the Captain said. P796 | tōtoḷọk |
| 2. | “Epen!” ekkeilọk Bojin eo. | “It’s holding firm,” the Boatswain shouted. P1303 | pen |
| 3. | Ajjiwewein ri-kọọt epen loe | It's hard to see a thief sneaking out. | ajjiwewe |
| 4. | An roro ear kaalmaroñe am kōtōprak jerbal eo epen. | His chanting spurred us on to complete the hard task. | almaroñ |
| 5. | Baar in Amedka bwe epen. | It's a crowbar made in America because it's strong. | baar |
| 6. | Baj akajeūṃ ke epen aṃ uwaak. | You're such a V.I.P. it's difficult to get you to answer the question. | akaje |
| 7. | Ejjeḷọk jerbal eṇ epen eḷaññe jenaaj almaroñe. | There's no task that can't be completed if we join forces and work together. | almaroñ |
| 8. | Eḷaññe juon ej imminene, epen an joḷọk. | Once you get used to it, it’s hard to stop. P169 | miminene |
| 9. | Epen ad jeḷā ta eṇ ej ba kōn an aplolo. | It's hard to understand him because he slurs. | aplo |
| 10. | Epen an būrijin Jāmne kien jān būrijin Amedka. | German priests are stricter than American priests. | būrij |
| 11. | Epen an jo añkō eo an wa eo jān wōd eo. | The boat's anchor could not be loosened from the reef. | jo |
| 12. | Epen an ri-akkōjdatdat iọkwe armej. | It's hard for someone who constantly hates others to love them. | akkōjdat |
| 13. | Epen an ri-akōjdat bōk jerbal ṇe | A person who hates others will find it difficult to get that job. | akkōjdat |
| 14. | Epen an rōḷọk to eṇ bwe ejāliñiñ ilo ra eṇ. | That rope won't slip because it's wrapped around the branch. | jāliñiñ |
| 15. | Epen an tōprak bwe ejjeḷọk bōnbōnin. | It'll be difficult for him to obtain it because he has no social status. | bōnbōn |
| 16. | Epen būruon wōt eṇ ṃōṃaan (eṃṃaan). | He's such a fearless fellow. | pen-būruon |
| 17. | Epen jaṃlik ñe kwōj jab kamminene. | It's hard to back-kick if you don't practice. | jaṃlik |
| 18. | Epen jedaujij in Amedka. | American pants are strong. | jedọujij |
| 19. | Epen kile kōn an alọk. | It's hard to notice it. | alọk |
| 20. | Epen kōmour koko. | This skin disease (koko) is hard to cure. | koko |
| 21. | Epen talliñe ni ṇe bwe eju. | It's hard to climb that coconut because it's standing exactly vertical. | ju |
| 22. | Epen wōt aḷkootin rūttariṇae. | The raincoats used by the military are of stronger materials. | aḷkoot |
| 23. | Iḷak itōn kajjioñ epen aō ajjuknene. | When I try to, it's hard to stand on the tip of my toes. | ajjuknene |
| 24. | Jema ear kile ippān make ke ḷeo ej itōn kajjitōk wa eo waan ej kain armej rot eṇ epen ṃweien kōnke eḷap an tiljek im kōjparok. | Father realized that the man who owned the boat who he was going to ask for his boat was a frugal kind of guy, because he was very careful and protective of the boat. P22 | itōn |
| 25. | Jojo eṇ an wa eṇ epen bwe ej kab ṃōj kōkāāle. | The jojo for that canoe is very strong since it has been renovated. | jojo |
| 26. | Kōn men in jerbal in ri-kaki ilo aelōñ ko ilikin ej juon jerbal epen im ebōk iien. | For this reason, the job of the teacher in outer-island schools is demanding and time consuming. S9 | bōk iien |
| 27. | Kwomaroñ jab ebbaamlele bwe mour in baamle epen. | You shouldn't have a big family because it's hard to have a big family. | baaṃle |