| 1. | I'm dynamiting in your direction while you're dynamiting in that direction. | Ij abbawaj ak kwōn abbaḷọk. | abba |
| 2. | It never gets impeded while in progress. | Ejaje abor an etal. | abor |
| 3. | He'll be a coward because you make him fear ghosts while he's still little. | Enaaj pikōt kōn aṃ kaabwinmakeiki ilo an dik. | abwinmake |
| 4. | I fish for adenpe sharks in your direction while you fish for the same toward me. | Ij kaadenpewaj ak kwōj kaadenpetok. | adenpe |
| 5. | You knit this way while I knit your way. | Kwōn ājtok bwe in ājwaj | āj |
| 6. | He's learning as much as he can while his father is here. | Ej ājḷor ke jemān ej ja pād. | ājḷor |
| 7. | Exploit what he knows while he's still around. | Ājḷore kōn jeḷā kaṇ an ke ej ja mour. | ājḷor |
| 8. | Repair the leaky roof in your northern direction while I'm repairing eastward. | Ajuiaak niñawaj bwe ij ajuiaaktak. | ajuiaak |
| 9. | While he was whistling a black noddy flew over and landed on the Captain’s right shoulder. P1035 | Ej ja ajjewewe bajjek wōt ijo ak ekā tak juon jekad im jok ioon aeran anbwijmaroñ. | ajwewe |
| 10. | Jones's whistling while working is one of a kind. | Ajwewein Joun ñe ej jerbal eban peljo. | ajwewe |
| 11. | The men who're fishing for akajin fish left a while ago | Ri-kaakajin ro remoot ekkeinḷọk. | akajin |
| 12. | The tipñōl is being towed here while those towing it can still touch the bottom with their feet. | Rej akaketok wōt tipñōl eo. | akake |
| 13. | Enjoy it while it lasts because it's hard to get. | Amāne ke ej ja wōr bwe eaḷakiia. | aḷakiia |
| 14. | He's trying to locate the birds' roost while there's still some light left. | Ej kajjioñ alekọ ke ej ja wōr jidik meram. | alekọ |
| 15. | Why don't you go and watch the birds to locate their roost while I go fish for some goatfish. | Kwōj ja etal in alekọiktok bao kaṇ bwe ij etal in kadjotok. | alekọ |
| 16. | The song you just heard was a song traditionally sung by ancient Marshall Islander men while steering a canoe on a sailing expedition. | Alin ṃur men eo ej kab jeṃḷọkḷọk. | alin ṃur |
| 17. | They watched and didn't do anything while the men fought. | Raar aluje an ḷōṃaro ire. | aluje |
| 18. | Throw chum toward the east while I throw chum toward the west. | Kaaṃaṃ tawaj bwe ij kaaṃaṃ to. | aṃaṃ |
| 19. | Here, hold this (for a while). | Eo, baj lewaj. | baj |
| 20. | “I hope there are a lot of biscuits left because we are going to be drifting for a while yet,” the Boatswain said as he started to eat. P965 | “En baj lōñ wōt ṇe petkōj kwōbōk tok ke eaetok peḷọk in,” Bojin eo eba im bwilik ṃaan meme eo. | bōk |
| 21. | The sun went down a while after we went through the pass. P494 | Eruṃwij an kar tulọk aḷ jān ammān buñlik. | buñlik |
| 22. | Throw a firebrand at him now while he's still close. | Kwōn buwaddele ke ej ja epaak. | buwaddel |
| 23. | Father kicked the canoe so it would drift toward the island while the Boatswain started getting things organized on the boat. P1290 | Jema ebwijlọke āne ḷọk kōrkōr eo bwe en peāne ḷọk ak Bojin eo ekarrūkarōk ioon wa eo. | bwijbwij |
| 24. | Some of these questions I was thinking are appropriate for those among us who have knowledge, understanding, and experience with the ocean in our islands, so they can teach others while they still have time. P802 | Jet kein kajjitōk ij ḷōmṇak rōkkar ñan an ro ilubwilijid eor aer jeḷā, meḷeḷe, im imminene kōn metoin aelōñ kein, bwe ren kwaḷọk mejḷaer kiin ke ej wōr wōt aer iien. | bwilji- |
| 25. | 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 | 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. | bwilōñ |
| 26. | You strike needlefish on the leeside while I do so on the outrigger side. | Kwōn deñtak waj ikōja ak ña iretam. | deñtak |
| 27. | It had been a while, but I knew my thinking was wrong because when Father came out to where I was and saw the same thing, he said, “The moon is coming up.” P222 | “Ebaj to ak ijeḷā ke ebōd ḷōmṇak eo aō bwe Jema ediwōj tok im ḷak baj lo an āindeeo eba, “Eiiaḷañe.” | diwōj |
| 28. | Feeling chilly while on dry land. | Piọọn eppānene. | eppānene |
| 29. | His is a minor case of the negligable chill one gets while on dry land. | Piọ waan men eṇ ippān kōnke piọ in eppānene. | eppānene |
| 30. | Feeling chilly while on dry land is not the same as the chill one experiences on open ocean. | Piọ in eppānene ej jab joñan wōt piọ in eoon lọjet. | eppānene |
| 31. | None of the four of us said anything for a little while after that. P1041 | Ejej iaammān eṇ ekar kwaḷọk jidik naan iuṃwin jet ko ke minit ālikin an waḷọk men eo. | iaa- |
| 32. | Can you string the fish from the other end while I string from this end? | Kwōn ilele tok jān jabōn ile ṇe bwe ij ilele waj jān ije? | ile |
| 33. | “Okay, just stay there, because I'm going to drag one end of the board up on deck and through the doorway while you hold the other end; that way it won’t fall on you or the engine,” Father suggested. P677 | “Ekwe, kwōn kab pād wōt ijeṇe bwe inaaj ekkotak lōñ ḷọk im iperi ḷọk ioon teek i lowaan kōjām ṇe ḷọk im kwōnaaj jibwe tu ḷokaer ilo iien eṇ ij kōtḷọki bwe ren jab wōtḷọk im ure eok kab injin ṇe,” Jema ekar kapilōk tok eō. | ipep |
| 34. | “You stay here for a while and then come up with me and the Boatswain.” P1095 | “Kwōmaroñ pād jidik ijin innem itok ippaṃro Bojin i lōñ. | ippa- |
| 35. | They are just going to Hawaii for a while and then they'll come back. | Rej ja ilọk ṃokta ñan Awai im naaj bar itok. | ja |
| 36. | Let's finish it while there is still time to do so. | Jen kaṃōje ke ej ja or wōt iien. | ja |
| 37. | “Let’s wait a little while,” Father said. P1110 | “Jej ja kōttar jidik,” Jema eba. | ja |
| 38. | “Mr. Boatswain, you stay here at the wheel while I go down and see what’s going on,” Father said. P1085 | “Bojin e, kwōj ja pād wōt ilo jebwe ṇe bwe ij ja itōn lale eita,” Jema eba. | ja |
| 39. | “There’s no sign of land ahead and it’s going to be a while before we see any,” Father said. P872 | “Jaab ān eo wōt ṇe i ṃaan ak ej ettoḷọk wōt ñan ad maroñ loe,” Jema eba. | jaab |
| 40. | After a little while the Captain appeared with the compass. P510 | Ej baj meḷan ḷọk wōt jidik ak ejāde Kapen eo kōn bọọkin kaṃbōj eo. | jāde |
| 41. | I spoke on your behalf while you were gone. | Ilo iien eo kwaar jako, iar bōk jikūṃ im kōnono ilo etaṃ. | jako |
| 42. | The three of us stayed there for a while, and then I looked toward the shore and saw Father carrying the container of water away from the island. P1282 | Kōmjel bar pād jidik im iḷak rōre āne ḷọk, ilo Jema ej jepak meto tak nien dān eo. | jepak |
| 43. | When they were done nodding while talking to each other, the Old Man pointed east toward the middle of the bushes and the three of them including the Bosun headed over that way. P1265 | Ke ekar ṃōj aerro ṃōṃajidjid ñan doon, ḷōḷḷap eo ejitōñ ḷọk buḷōn mar ko jetakiermān innem erjel Bojin eo jibadek ḷọk | jetak |
| 44. | I got occupied for a while and when I tried to find the boat it had disappeared over the horizon. | Iṃad em ḷak bar reilọk ejetḷọk wa eo. | jetḷọk |
| 45. | He stayed on the boat for a little while and then went ashore. P406 | Epād jidik ioon wa eo innem wōnāne ḷọk | jidik |
| 46. | Those old folks are holding hands while walking on the beach. | Rūtto ro raṇ rej jijurpe (ijjurpe) ioon bok iaar. | jijurpe |
| 47. | Inquire of him (who has the knowledge) while he's still around. | Jitdaṃe ke ej ja mour. | jitdaṃ |
| 48. | Let's sail while there is a calm spell. | Jen jerak ke ej ja jo men in. | jo |
| 49. | “But I’m sure I felt the Pikeej island ocean side waves at dawn, just a little while before it shut off,” Father said. P792 | “Ak āinwōt iar eñjake ṇoin likin Pikeej ke ej joraantak, ṃoktaḷọk jidik jān an kun,” Jema eba. | joraantak |
| 50. | What's that you're eating while you're walking? | Ta ṇe kwōj jotale? | jotal |
| 51. | He's the one who always eats while he's walking. | Ri-jotal eo ṇe | jotal |
| 52. | Don't eat or drink while you walk. | Kwōn jab jotal. | jotal |
| 53. | Look right at him while you're speaking. | Kwōn jujālḷọk ñane im kōkōnono (ekkōnono). | jujāl- |
| 54. | After a while, the rain stopped and the stars came out again. | Ej baj to, eḷọk em bar kabōlbōl iju. | kabōlbōl |
| 55. | Because he possesses the intuition and knowledge of Marshallese navigation, he can sense that a boat is off its course even while he's inside the boat. | Kōn an jeḷā kabuñpet emaroñ pād ilowaan juon wa im jeḷā ke ebōd kooj eo an. | kabuñpet |
| 56. | Tony carried the baby to its mother while she was still talking. | Tony ear kabwijerḷọk niñniñ eo ñan jinen ke ej kōnono wōt. | kabwijer |
| 57. | Be careful while tiring the fish so it won't get entangled with a coral head. | Kōjparok aṃ kadejdeje ek ṇe bwe en jab ḷorak | kaddejdej |
| 58. | I determined our nautical location a while ago and we are already close to the island. P844 | Ikar kaijikmeto kōkein ḷọk im jej epaake wōt aelōñ eo. | kaijikmeto |
| 59. | “I will eat once we are on our way, so let’s just set sail while the conditions are still good.” P1298 | “Inaaj kapijje ḷọk ilo iiaḷ ṇe adeañ waj, ak jeañ jerak ke ej ja eṃṃan.” | kapije |
| 60. | The boy jumped on the pick-up truck while it was still moving (just like a cowboy). | Ḷadik eo ear kauboweik peikab eo. | kaubowe |
| 61. | After a little while, I turned my head and saw them coming toward us on the sand. P1256 | Tokālik iḷak bōk bōra im erre ḷọk, ilo aerro keaar ioon bok. | kear |
| 62. | “If we keep going like this for a while, we might see the island by tomorrow evening. P892 | Ñe jebar kijenmej jidik, jemaroñ ellolo āne ilju jota. | kijenmej |
| 63. | They didn’t tack the boat quite yet and instead just floated for a while waiting and watching the glowing light. P1113 | Erro jab kijer in diake wa eo ak kōmmān pepepe wōt ijo im apāde kabōlbōl eo. | kijer |
| 64. | They are trying to get ahead of each other (while pursuing identical goals). | Erro ej kōbbat doon. | kōbbat |
| 65. | When we finished eating breakfast the three of them attached sail and arranged the other necessary sailing gear while I washed the dishes and put them away. P836 | Kōmmān ṃabuñ im ḷak dedeḷọk, erjel kōḷaak wūjḷā eo im men ko jet kōbwebwein, ak ña ikarreoiki kōnnọ ko im kọkọṇi. | kōbwebwei- |
| 66. | The three of us stayed there for a little while longer and then the Captain started shouting down below. P1159 | Kōmjel bar pād jidik ijo im ej meḷan ḷọk ak Kapen eo ekkeilọk i lowa. | kōkeilọk |
| 67. | He went a little while ago | Ear etal kōkein (ekkein) ḷọk jidik. | kōkein |
| 68. | He left a little while ago | Emoot kōkein (ekkein) ḷọk jidik. | kōkein |
| 69. | While I was cleaning the place where they had eaten, I heard the noise of someone running on the dock. P306 | Ke ij karreoiki ijo erjel kar ṃōñā ie, iroñ ainikien kọkorkor ioon wab eo. | kọkorkor |
| 70. | Then he thought for a while. P889 | Ekar bar lukkuun kajḷore. Innem ekōḷmānḷọkjeṇ jidik. | kōḷmānḷọkjeṇ |
| 71. | Everyone listened to the wind and the rain and thought for a while. P775 | Aolep im kar bar kōḷmānḷọkjeṇ im roñjake kōto im wōt ko. | kōḷmānḷọkjeṇ |
| 72. | “We should sail along the ocean side of the islands until we reach Kwajalein,” the Captain said after thinking for a while. P1239 | “Jen jerak tak ḷọk i lik tak ḷọk ñan bōran aelōñ in,” Kapen eo ekar ba ālikin an kar kōḷmānḷọkjeṇ jidik. | kōḷmānḷọkjeṇ |
| 73. | Father fixed things up there while the Boatswain went back up to tend to the wheel. P1059 | Jema ekōṃanṃan kōjeien ṇa ijo ak Bojin eo ewanlōñ ḷọk ippān jebwe eo. | kōṃanṃan |
| 74. | “We need to wait a little while longer till the weather clears up.” P789 | “Kōjmān kōkōṃanṃanḷọk wōt bar jidik.” | kōṃanṃan |
| 75. | Hustle up the fire so we can cook some fish and eat while we're fishing. | Jen kijeekin kōmennañ eo. | kōmennañ |
| 76. | “Mr. Boatswain, go get your clothes while I lash down the things lying loose on deck,” Father said. P407 | “Bojin e, etal im pukoti nuknuk ko aṃ bwe inaaj ḷaajiñi menọknọk kaṇe ioon teek,” Jema eba. | ḷaajiñ |
| 77. | “Roi-Namur is to the south, but it will be a while before we sight land,” Father said. P925 | “Ruōt ṇe irōk, ak ettoḷọk ñan ad maroñ ḷannoiki,” Jema eba. | ḷanno |
| 78. | While I was asleep, I heard the sound of song and laughter. | Iar kiki im roñ ainikien al im leea. | leea |
| 79. | Don't jerk the rope while you're pulling it in. | Jab kalleṃaje aṃ kanōk to ṇe | leleṃaj |
| 80. | He was so homesick for the Marshalls while he was abroad that when he returned he was really skinny. | Joñan an kar ḷokwanwaik tok aeḷōñ kein ke ear pād ijekaṇ eḷak rọọltok elukkuun ṃō | ḷokwanwa |
| 81. | He's buying up on clothes while the sale is on. | Ej kallōñlōñ an nuknuk ke ejja dik oṇān. | lōñ |
| 82. | You lift the north end of the box while I lift the south end of it. | Kwōn ḷōñaj jabōn bọọk ṇe tu iōñ bwe ij ḷōñaj jabōn ije turōk. | lōñaj |
| 83. | When you shoot while playing marbles, you use a shooter marble. | Ñe kwōj bu ilo kōjjobaba, kwōj kōjerbal ḷōttekōḷkōḷ eṇ. | ḷōttekōḷkōḷ |
| 84. | All three of them were silent and pensive while the boat was quietly drifting, as it was dead calm. P983 | Erjel aolep im lōr ak ñe wa eo ej añōppāl ke elur im jej kōto ñan jidik. | lur |
| 85. | “He went ashore a little while ago,” I said. P310 | “Emoot āne ḷọk iṃaaṃ wōt jidik,” iba. | ṃaa- |
| 86. | The man was very careful and protected the boat while he was working on it. P12 | Ḷeo eḷap an kar tiljek im kōjparoke wa in ilo an kar kōṃadṃōde. | ṃadṃōd |
| 87. | These are some questions I was thinking are appropriate for those among us who have knowledge, understanding, and experience with the ocean in our islands, so they can explain and describe (analyze) them while they are still able to do so. P802 | Jet kein kajjitōk ij ḷōmṇak rōkkar ñan an ro ilubwilijid eor aer jeḷā, meḷeḷe, im imminene kōn metwan (metoin) aelōñ kein, bwe ren kwaḷọk mejḷaer kiin ke ej wōr wōt aer iien. | mejaḷ |
| 88. | Let's go now while it has stopped raining. | Jen etal kiiō ke ejja meḷa. | meḷa |
| 89. | After a little while the Captain came up. P69 | Ej meḷan ḷọk wōt jidik ak ewaḷọk tok Kapen eo. | meḷan |
| 90. | 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 | 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. | ṃōṃakūt |
| 91. | We just thought for a little while and listened to the wind and the sail flapping and the waves pounding against the boat. P695 | Kōmmān kōḷmānḷọkjeṇ jidik im roñjake an kōto eo lōtlōt im ṇo ko notoñe wa eo. | notoñ |
| 92. | Medical care is free for students, while others pay a modest fee. S7 | Ejjeḷọk wōṇāān taktō ñan ri-jikuuḷ, im ñan armej ro jet, ewōr wōṇāān ak edik. | oṇea- |
| 93. | After living a while in Hawaii he could pass for a Portuguese. | Eḷak to an pād Awai, epeljo ippān ri-Boodke raṇ. | peljo |
| 94. | Practice and warm up for a while. | Kwōn kōmmālmel im kapet peiṃ. | pet pā |
| 95. | Don't eat while lying down or you'll suffocate. | Jab babu im ṃōñā bwe kwōnaaj pọk. | pọk |
| 96. | He stayed up on the mast a while longer and then came down. P878 | Ebar pād jidik i raan kaju eo innem to. | raan |
| 97. | They're chanting while working | Rej rooje aer jerbal. | roro |
| 98. | While the Japanese soldiers were gathering their ammunition together the American marines landed and shot them dead. | Rūttariṇae in Jepaan ro i Ruōt rej baj pepojakjek wōt in ruk-bueer ak ejodik ṃōrein in Amedka ro im buuk er im remej. | ruk-bo |
| 99. | Come, let's go get tarps for us while the price has dropped. | Itok kōjro tan kōtaaboḷan arro ke ej ja wōtlọk wōṇāān. | taaboḷan |
| 100. | You were gone quite a while, weren't you? (give an account of yourself). | Enañin to aṃ jako? | to |
| 101. | “Are you going to be up there for a while?” I asked as he started to go back. P1093 | “En to ke aṃ pād i lōñ?” ikar kajjitōk ippān ke ej jino kar tōn jepḷaak. | to |
| 102. | While they were enjoying their little bits of food, a big naughty skipjack came over and started causing a commotion. P386 | Rej ja ṃōṃōṇōṇō wōt kōn men ko kijeer ak etōbtōb tok juon ḷañe kakūtōtō im uwōjak. | tōbtōb |
| 103. | I was there for a while but accomplished nothing. | Eto aō pād ijeṇ ak ejjeḷọk men eṇ itokwōje. | tokwōj |
| 104. | Don't forget me while we're apart. | Jab meḷọkḷọk eō ñe kōjro tọọne doon. | tọọn |
| 105. | Father approached the Old Man on the shore and the two of them talked for a little while. P1264 | Jema ekar kōttōpar ḷọk ḷōḷḷap eo ioon kappe im erro kōnono jidik. | tōpar |
| 106. | I speared these fish while diving | Iar tuwāiki ek kā. | tuwā |
| 107. | “Why don’t you guys wait for a while to sail, because it’s almost time for Likabwiro?” the old man asked. P87 | “Etke koṃeañ jab kōttar wiik uweo tok juon im jerak ke āinwōt epaak tok iien Likabwiro?” ḷōḷḷap eo ekar kajjitōk. | uweo |
| 108. | I stayed up there for a little while and then went back down while Father took his turn steering on his watch. P973 | Ipād jidik ijo im bar deḷọñ ḷọk i lowa ak Jema epād wōt im jebwebwe ilo waj eo an. | waj |
| 109. | I stayed up there for a little while and then went back down while Father took his turn steering on his watch. P973 | Ipād jidik ijo im bar deḷọñ ḷọk i lowa ak Jema epād wōt im jebwebwe ilo waj eo an. | waj |
| 110. | While you're at it, get a wick for the lantern. | Kab pukot tok juoṇ wiikin ḷaaṃ e. | wiik |
| 111. | I think I'll get some shut-eye for a while before I go on watch. | Ij ja itan wūne meja jidik ṃokta jān aō naaj memej (emmej). | wūne māj |