| 1. | Give him a pillow because he doesn’t have any. / … because there isn’t any. | Kwōn ṇapitōn bwe ejjeḷọk. | bwe |
| 2. | “The Boatswain isn’t here. P645 | “Ejako Bojin ije. | ije |
| 3. | In the Marshalls, because the islets are so tiny and there isn’t space for animals, there are no large animals. S23 | Ilo Ṃajeḷ, kōn an iddik āne ko ie im jabwe jikin men in mour, ejjeḷọk men in mour eḷḷap. | jabwe |
| 4. | “Captain, I don’t think I can take the pipes apart as you suggest because this lamp isn’t giving off enough light,” Father said. P655 | “Kapen e, ij jab ḷōmṇak imaroñ jeḷati baib kā āinwōt aṃ ba kōnke ejemram ḷaaṃ e,” Jema ekar ba. | jemram |
| 5. | “If that’s gas inside the can, why isn’t gasoline spilling out with the boat rolling back and forth like this?” I asked myself. P591 | “Etke ej lelāle wa in ak ej jab lutōk ḷọk, eḷaññe kiaj men eo kobban?” ikajjitōk ippa make. | kajjitōk |
| 6. | This method is faster and the coconut oil isn’t really musty, like that which is only dried under the sun. S18 | Wāween jab in, eḷapḷọk an ṃōkaj im pinniep eṇ ejjap kannooj ḷōḷ im āinwōt eṇ me rej kōjeek wōt. | ḷōḷ |
| 7. | Isn’t it getting light over to the east?” P659 | Enañin meram ke rear?” | nañin |
| 8. | The boat isn’t going anywhere now,” the Boatswain said. P634 | Wa in ej jab ettōr kiiō,” eba. | tōtōr |