1. | Āinwōt iar ba ke koṃeañ naaj bar petok im eọtōk ān in?” men eo ikar roñ an irooj eo jiroñ ḷọk Jema de in. | “Didn’t I say you would drift off course and then end up right back here where you started?” That was the only thing I heard the Chief say to Father. P1347 | peḷọk |
2. | Āinwōt iar ba ke koṃeañ naaj bar petok im eọtōk ān in?” men eo ikar roñ an irooj eo jiroñ ḷọk Jema de in. | “Didn’t I say you would drift off course and then end up right back here where you started?” That was the only thing I heard the Chief say to Father. P1347 | petok |
3. | Āinwōt ij roñ ke irooj eo ṇe i ānin?” | “I heard the chief is on the island now?” P124 | ānin |
4. | “Etke ilukkuun epaake tāāñ eo ak ikar jab roñ ainikien an kokopkop ke ej tōteiñ?” | “How come I was so close to the tank and yet I did not hear the sound of gasoline gurgling as it was being poured into it?” P592 | kokopkop |
5. | “Ij roñ ijekā ke kwōj ḷōmṇak in jerak ḷọkin wiik in ñan Likiep. | I hear around here that you are thinking of sailing to Likiep next week. P76 | ijekā |
6. | Ālikin aō ṃōṃajidjid ḷọk ñan Jema im kaalikkar ke imeḷeḷe, ikar roñ ainikien ṃūṃūṇṃūṇ ioon teek. | After I nodded to let Father know I understood, I heard the sound of treading feet up on the deck. P678 | ṃūṃūṇṃūṇ |
7. | Bōtaab ṃōṃkaj jān aō kar ṃōdānḷọk, ikar roñ an Bojin eo ba ḷọk ñan Kapen eo ke ej jab lo meram eo. | But before I fell asleep I heard the Boatswain tell the Captain he could no longer see the lights. P559 | ṃōdānḷọk |
8. | Bōtab ewōr jet inọñ rej pād wōt ñan rainin im jej maroñ wōt roñ ilo iien kiki. | However, there are some legends that remain today and we can hear them at bedtime. S13 | inọñ |
9. | Ear kūṃṃūḷọk ke ej roñ ke emej ḷeo nājin. | He was shocked when he heard that his son died. | kūṃṃūḷọk |
10. | Ear ḷọkjenaō ke ij roñ ke emej. | I was shocked when I heard that he died. | ḷọkjenaa- |
11. | Ebar bōjrak aō roñ aerro kōnnaan iuṃwin jet minit bwe iroñ ainikien an juon iaerro iti juon mājet. | After a few minutes I couldn’t hear the two of them talking anymore but I did hear the two of them light a match. P1078 | iaa- |
12. | Ebar ejjeḷọk men eṇ Kapen eo eba ke ej roñ ijin jān ḷōḷḷap eo. | The Captain didn’t say anything else when he heard from the old man. P67 | ba |
13. | Ej roñ wōt ke emej leḷḷap eo jibwin ak Jonitōn ejijet laḷ ḷọk im ḷobōl | Upon hearing of the death of his grandmother Jonitōn sat down and became pensive. | ḷobōl |
14. | Ejjeḷọk kōkeroro ak men eo kwōj roñ deo ainikien aerjel ḷwiiti kabwin kọpe ko kab ekkopkopin dān eo ilowa ke ej eṃṃōḷeiñiñ wa eo. | There was no talking or noise except for their slurping from their coffee cups and the sloshing of the water inside as the boat rocked. P276 | ṃōṃōḷeiñiñ |
15. | Ekailbōk eō ke ij roñ kōn mej eo an ḷadik eo nejin. | I was shocked to hear of his son's death. | ilbōk |
16. | Ekamijak er ke rej roñ kōn taibuun eo epaak tok. | It scared them to hear of the approaching typhoon.
| mijak |
17. | Ekar iruj jarlepju eo ke rej roñ ke emej būreejtōn eo. | A large crowd gathered when they heard the news that the president was dead. | jarlepju |
18. | Ekar ṃoṃanḷọk jidik aō mour ke ij roñ men in. | I felt a little better when I heard this. P846 | ṃōṃan |
19. | Eketak kōrā eṇ kōn men ko ear roñ. | The woman feels challenged now with what she was told. | ketak |
20. | Eḷaññe Kapen eo ekar roñ men in ekwe turin mejān ekar jab kwaḷọk. | You couldn’t tell by the Captain’s face whether he had heard this or not. P849 | māj |
21. | Eḷap an kar jañ ledik eo im batoñtoñ ke ej roñ ke emej jemān. | That girl really cried and sobbed when she heard that her father had died. | batoñtoñ |
22. | Eḷap an kar liṃō ke ej roñ ke emej jemān. | He wept loudly when he heard his father had died. | liṃō |
23. | Elọudiñdiñ kōn an roñ al eo. | Hearing the song sent him into ecstasy. | lọudiñdiñ |
24. | Eṃṃan aō roñ ainikien ekkopkopin kiaaj kōnke ekōṃṃan aō kojatdikdik bwe emōur injin. | The sound of gurgling gas gave me a good feeling as it meant for me that the engine would start. | kokopkop |
25. | Eṃṃan aō roñ tok ke kwōj kakkōt jibadek jidik. | I'm glad to hear that you are getting ahead. | jibadek jidik |
26. | Eṃṃōḷō armejin aelōñ eo ke rej roñ ke enāj itok. | The people of the atoll got excited when they heard he was coming. | eṃṃōḷō |
27. | Eñiin ej ḷeo koṃ ar roñ kake | He is here, the man you heard about. | eñin |
28. | Erōññaḷọk ke ej roñ ke rōjoḷọke. | He was almost overcome when he heard that his wife had left him. | rōññaḷọk |
29. | Iabōb in roñ aṃ jañ. | I hate to hear you cry. | abōb |
30. | Iar kiki im roñ ainikien al im leea. | While I was asleep, I heard the sound of song and laughter. | leea |
31. | Iar roñ an jinen baibōḷe bwe en kajiṃweik an mour. | I heard his mother give him religious instruction so that he would lead a straight life. | Baibōḷ |
32. | Iar roñ an ñūñūr (iññūr) in metak. | I heard him moan in pain. | ñūñūr |
33. | Iar roñ ilueaḷ | I heard people talking about it. | lueaḷ |
34. | Iar roñ pọkwi ḷọk in an wōtlọk. | I heard the sound of him falling. | pọkwi |
35. | Iar roñ wōt ainikien an pọkwiḷọk. | I only heard him falling to the ground. It seems as though I heard him fall. | pọkwi |
36. | Iilbōk im ruj ke ikar kajkaj ioon jaki ko im ke ij roñ ainikien an ḷōṃaro lelaṃōjmōj. | I was startled awake when the sleeping mats started to shake and I heard the guys yelling. P565 | laṃōj |
37. | Ij kab baj naaj kar roñ ainikien ke ej ajwewe ijo ippān jebwe eo ṃōṃkaj wōt jidik jān an kar waḷọk bwijerro eo jọteen eo. | It was the first time I heard the sound of whistling from him close to the steering wheel just before the tragedy struck that evening. P1034 | bwijerro |
38. | Ij ḷōmṇak Jema ekar jab roñ men eo bwe iḷak lale ej jab kanooj el ḷọk | I didn’t think Father had heard what he said because when I looked over he didn’t seem to be paying attention. P450 | el |
39. | Ij roñ ajjinonoūṃ | I hear your whispering. | ajjinono |
40. | Ij roñ an ṃa | I hear its cry. | ṃa |
41. | Ij roñ ke bao ko kā ijekā. | I heard that the chickens are here somewhere. | ijekā |
42. | Ij roñ wōt an alñūrñūr ak ijjab roñ naan ko ej ba. | I heard him mumbling but I didn't hear what he said. | alñūrñūr |
43. | Ij roñ wōt an alñūrñūr ak ijjab roñ naan ko ej ba. | I heard him mumbling but I didn't hear what he said. | alñūrñūr |
44. | Ikar roñ an Jema im Bojin eo bwebwenato ijo i lōñ. | I could hear Father and the Boatswain talking up on deck. P977 | bwebwenato |
45. | Ikar roñ an kōnono ippān make. | I heard him talking to himself. P975 | make |
46. | Im ikar roñ ainikien ṃūṃūṇṃūṇ ke erro kar pepejọrjor ijo i lōñ in pojak in diak. | And I heard the sound of their treading feet as they moved around and got ready to change the sail from one side to the other to tack the boat. P1101 | ṃūṃūṇṃūṇ |
47. | Im ikar roñ ainikien ṃūṃūṇṃūṇ ke erro kar pepejọrjor ijo i lōñ in pojak in diak. | And I heard the sound of their treading feet as they moved around and got ready to change the sail from one side to the other to tack the boat. P1101 | pepejọrjor |
48. | Jej roñ ke ewōr taibuun ijōkaṇ. | We heard that there is a typhoon somewhere out there. | ijekākaṇ |
49. | Jej roñ ke ewōr taibuun ijōkaṇe. | We heard that there is a typhoon somewhere over your way. | ijekākaṇe |
50. | Jenaaj kiiō roñ jet naan in kōketak kōj jān irooj eo ad. | We will now hear some words of enlightenment from our chief. | ketak |
51. | Ke baj lowaan wa eo eo kōmmān kar kabijje ie, men eo jemaroñ roñ de eo ijo ej aininkien ammān kañuri petkōj ko, koba ippān ainikien an jejelōblōb dān eo i kōtaan eḷḷa ko. | The only thing we could hear inside the boat was the sound of us eating our biscuits and of the water splashing around between the ribs of the boats. P813 | eḷḷa |
52. | Ke ej roñ ke ewiini teej eo ear jab juur laḷ. | When he heard that he passed the exam, he was very happy. | jab juur laḷ |
53. | Ke ij roñ ainikien ṃōṃōjānjānḷọk (eṃṃōjānjānḷọk), iba wōt kwōj eañiñin eō. | When I heard footsteps I thought you were calling my name. | ṃōṃōjānjān |
54. | Ke ikar roñ naan kein an Kapen eo, iḷōmṇak im bwilōñ bajjek ippa taunin an Jema maroñ kile ṇoin likin Pikeej jān ṃōṃakūtkūtin wa eo ak Kapen eo eba ej aikuj kar lo kōn mejān. | When I heard the Captain say this, I thought about it and was amazed that Father was able to recognize the waves on the ocean side of Pikeej from the movement of the boat while the Captain says he needs to actually see them. P799 | bwilōñ |
55. | Ke ikar roñ naan kein an Kapen eo, iḷōmṇak im bwilōñ bajjek ippa taunin an Jema maroñ kile ṇoin likin Pikeej jān ṃōṃakūtkūtin wa eo ak Kapen eo eba ej aikuj kar lo kōn mejān. | When I heard the Captain say this, I thought about it and was amused that Father was able to recognize the waves on the ocean side of Pikeej from the movement of the boat while the Captain says he needs to actually see them. P799 | ṃōṃakūt |
56. | Kōm jino roñ ainikien ṃōṃōṇṃōṇin wōt ko ke rej buñut ioon wa eo. | We started to hear the pitter-patter of the rain falling on the boat. P764 | ṃōṃōṇṃōṇ |
57. | Kōmro Bojin eo kar roñ naan kein an Jema bwe Kapen eo eñortak ioon aj eo i ṃaan | Just the Boatswain and I heard Dad’s words because the Captain was snoring on the hatch up front. P1020 | ñortak |
58. | Kōmwōj dekakḷọk ke kōm roñ an jiñ. | We all burst into laughter when we heard him break wind. | dekakḷọk |
59. | Kwaar roñ ke jañin jāidiiñ eo? | Did you hear the siren wail? | jañ |
60. | Kwaar roñ ke nuuj eo ilo retio eo? | Did you hear the news on the radio? | roñ |
61. | Kwōn ajjinonoḷọk ñane bwe ej naaj roñ wōt | Talk quietly to him for she'll still hear you. | ajjinono |
62. | Men eo ikar roñ ainikien de eo dān jidik eo ej kokolōblōb i lowaan wa eo ilo an ṃōṃakūtkūt im ṃōḷeiñiñ ke ej atartar i turin wab eo. | The only sound I could hear was the little bilge water splashing inside the boat when it moved and when it bumped up against the pier. P346 | ṃōṃōḷeiñiñ |
63. | Meñe eṃṃanḷọk aō roñ peḷḷọkin naan ko an Kapen eo, āinwōt eitok wōt bwe in kar tōmak naan ko an Jema kōnke elōñ de alen an kar Kapen eo jirillọk. | Although what the Captain said sounded good, I was more inclined to believe Father because the Captain had already made so many mistakes on this trip and so many bad things were happening as a result. P875 | jirilọk |
64. | Ṃokta ear kanooj pen an juon al buñbuñ kōn an iiet armej eṇ ej roñ. | Before, it was difficult for a song to be well known, because there were few people who heard it. S26 | buñbuñ |
65. | Naan eo āliktata ikar roñ ṃokta jān aō ṃōdān ḷọk ej ke irooj eo ekar ba Jema en idaak kọpe. | The last word I heard before I fell asleep was the chief saying Father should drink some coffee. P256 | ṃadenḷọk |
66. | Ñe baj ña eo, iñak ke eor men eo eḷaññe ikar jab roñ ainikien pein an bao eo pikpik ke ej jokadikdik tok im jok ioon aeran Kapen eo. | As for me, I wouldn’t even have known the bird was there if I hadn’t heard its wings flapping as it slowly alighted on the Captain’s shoulder. P1037 | jok |
67. | Raar joorkatkat ke rej roñ kōn an po wa eo. | They mobilized when they heard of the boat's capture. | joorkatkat |
68. | Rej kab tan ellowetak ke rej roñ ainikien | They began to get enthused when they heard his voice. | ellowetak |
69. | Ri-āneo raar dienbwijro ke raar roñ ke enaaj buñlọk Likabwiro. | The islanders ate their last meal together when they heard that typhoon Likabwiro would ravage their island. | dienbwijro |