| 1. | Better not fool around with his wife or he'll put a spell on you. | Jab aelellọḷe bwe enaaj kọọle eok. | aelellaḷ |
| 2. | The current here where I'm fishing is better than where you are. | Eaeṃṃan ḷọk ije ij eọñwōd ie jān ijeṇe. | aeṃṃan |
| 3. | It's better not to associate with him | Eṃṃan kwōn jab aetōl ippān. | aetōl |
| 4. | “Better than letting him go on like this as if he's sailing this boat single-handedly,” the Boatswain replied. P1047 | “Eṃṃanḷọk jān an āindeṇe im āinwōt ej jānwōde wa in,” Bojin eo euwaak. | āinde- |
| 5. | It's better to be sharing than to be selfish. | Eṃṃanḷọk ajej jān kūbboṇ. | ajej |
| 6. | Your putting sweet smelling drift nut to make coconut oil is better than mine. | Ajetūṃ eñaj jān ajetū. | ajet |
| 7. | And now we tried to let you sleep and rest so you would get better, and you say we should have woken you up. P1237 | Kiiō kōṃro ḷak jab kọkkure aṃ kiki im kakkije bwe kwōn ājmourḷọk, kwōba ke kōṃro en kar kọruj eok. | ājmuur |
| 8. | It's better that we tow it when the tide is ebbing. | Ekkar bwe jen akekein pāātḷọk. | akake |
| 9. | The harvest this time is better than the previous. | Eakeọḷọk tōre in jān eo ḷọk | akeọ |
| 10. | Better hurry because there are a few men who rush ahead of everyone else to fish for the goatfish in the morning. | Kwōn kaiur bwe elōñ ri-akḷañe jo eṇ in jibboñ. | akḷañ |
| 11. | Your son does a better job of watching the birds to locate their roost than you. | Alekọin ḷeeṇ nejiṃ etiljekḷọk jān kwe. | alekọ |
| 12. | You'd better go slow or you'll peel from sunbathing. | Kadikdik aḷkwōjeje bwe kwōnaaj ākilkil | aḷkwōjeje |
| 13. | Her classroom is better equipped with calendars than your classroom is. | Eaḷōṃṇakeḷọk kilaaj ruuṃ eṇ an jān kilaaj ruuṃ ṇe aṃ. | aḷōṃṇak |
| 14. | It would be better if you put braces to strengthen it. | Eṃṃan ñe kwōañinwoḷāiki bwe en pen. | añinwoḷā |
| 15. | Let's see which of us is better at checkers. | Itok kōjro jekab em atar doon. | atar |
| 16. | American pie is better. | Ennọlok bae in America. | bae |
| 17. | Japanese buckets are better than Chinese buckets. | Bakōj in Japan eṃṃan jān bakōj in China. | bakōj |
| 18. | You'd better stop bumming my cigarettes before I run out. | Eṃōj ṇe aṃ baṃe eō bwe enāj maat jikka kā kijō. | baṃ |
| 19. | Better hurry up and bury the corpse because it's swollen. | Ṃōkaj im kalbwini bwe ebōj. | bōj |
| 20. | You'd better stop eating because you're five by five. | Eṃōj ṇe aṃ ṃōñā bwe kwōdepetdoul. | depetdoul |
| 21. | “The Bible says, ‘Obedience is better than sacrifice,’” the Boatswain responded to me with this verse. P1210 | “Baibōḷ ej ba, ‘Eṃṃan pokake jān katok’,” Bojin eo eba tok eoon in ñan ña | eoon |
| 22. | You better report to him for he was calling you. | Kwōn ilān āroñe bwe ear kūr eok. | eọroñ |
| 23. | Races of outrigger sailing canoes are better than those of sailing boats. | Iāekwōj in tipñōl eṃṃan ḷọk jān booj in ejjerakrōk. | iāekwōj |
| 24. | Grass skirts made in Ebon are better than the ones made in Mājro. | Eṃṃan ḷọk in in Epoon jān Mājro. | in |
| 25. | It's better to breast feed babies. | Emṃanḷọk an niñniñ ninnin ilo ittūt. | ittūt |
| 26. | The Captain was still inside; he was doing much better but still couldn’t move. P1189 | Kapen eo ekar pād wōt i lowa; ej jañin maroñ ṃōṃakūtkūt ak eṃṃanḷọk. | jañin |
| 27. | You'd better shut up or you'll get punched. | Jab keroro bwe kwōnāj jarom. | jarom |
| 28. | He writes better in English than in Marshallese. | Ejeḷāḷọk jeje ilo kajin Iñlij jān kajin Ṃajōḷ | jeje |
| 29. | I am a better marksman than he is. | Ijerọḷok jāne. | jerọ |
| 30. | I am a better marksman than you. | Eḷap aō jerọ jān kwe. | jerọ |
| 31. | You'd better cut back and not use the jeep all the time because gas is expensive these days. | Kwōn kipeddikdik im jab memakijkij (emmakijkij) aṃ jiipip bwe eḷap oṇāān kiaaj raan kein. | jiipip |
| 32. | It is better if you put the bed crosswise in the room. | Eṃṃanḷọk ñe kwokajitpeeḷeḷe peet ṇe ilowan ruṃ ṇe | jitpeeḷeḷ |
| 33. | It is better for everybody to lie with their heads pointing southward. | Eṃṃan ñe aolep rej jitrōkeañḷọk. | jitrōkeañ |
| 34. | Women's dresses from Hawaii are better. | Jokankan in Hawaii reṃṃanḷọk. | jokankan |
| 35. | A lazy American is better than a lazy Marshallese. | Jowan in ri-pālle eṃṃanḷọk jān jowan in ri-Ṃajeḷ. | jowan |
| 36. | Better not string that scarer unevenly or it won't catch any fish. | Jab kapijjuleik ṃwio ṇe bwe enaaj jejeḷọk kobban. | kapijjule |
| 37. | “Maybe it’s better if you don’t smoke here,” Father said. P770 | “Bōlen eṃṃan ñe kwōjab kōbaatat ijin,” Jema eba. | kōbaatat |
| 38. | You certainly are worthier than previously. You are better qualified than before. | Kwokōiie ḷọk jān ṃokta | kōiie |
| 39. | Could you fix him one coconut since you know this method better? | Kōmmālweweik tok ṃōk juon kijen bwe kwōjaad jeḷā iaarro. | kōmmālwewe |
| 40. | You'd better take it easy. | Kwōj aikuj kōṃṃanṃōn. | kōṃṃanṃōn |
| 41. | You'd better not be choosy or you'll be sorry. | Jab kōrkōr ioon kūro bwe kwōnaaj jerata. | kōrkōr ioon kūro |
| 42. | “You should throw better, because I bet on you, man,” one of the players told him. P157 | “Kwōn kōṃanṃan aṃ kadkad bwe iar pet ippaṃ ḷouweo,” juon iaan rūtaij ro ejiroñ ḷọk | ḷouweo |
| 43. | Now that he has been in jail, maybe he will know better. | Kiiō ke eṃōj an kalbuuj, bōlen enaaj mañ. | mañ |
| 44. | You are better satisfied because your share was bigger than mine. | Kwomat ḷọk jān ña kōnke eḷap kijōṃ. | mat |
| 45. | It would have tasted better if you had baked it in coconut oil instead of plain. | Enaaj kar nenọ (ennọ) ñe kwaar jab mejāliraane ak kwaar pọḷjeje. | mejāliraan |
| 46. | You'd better step on it. | Kwōn ṃōkajḷọk jidik. | ṃōkaj |
| 47. | Maybe it's better you two get a head start so you are not late. | Bwōlen eṃṃan ḷọk koṃro jino ṃōkōr waj iṃaan bwe koṃro en jab ruṃwiji. | ṃōkōr |
| 48. | I felt a little better when I heard this. P846 | Ekar ṃoṃanḷọk jidik aō mour ke ij roñ men in. | ṃōṃan |
| 49. | There was nothing better than the feel of the roll and advance of the boat. P853 | Ejej wōt kar ṃōṃanin an lā im etal. | ṃōṃan |
| 50. | “It’s never been better than it is today. P420 | “Eban kar bar ṃōṃanḷọk jān wāween in rainin. | ṃōṃan |
| 51. | As he was craning his neck to see better, he got shot at and hit. | Ej itan mū wōt ak rōbuuki im lel. | mū |
| 52. | There’s no better bread than the bread they sell here; it’s really delicious,” the man at the store said to one of the customers. P262 | “Ejjeḷọk pilawā āinwōt pilawāin ṃwiin, rej make wōt ennọ,” ḷeo ilo jikin wia eo ekar ba ñan juon iaan ruwia ro. | nenọ |
| 53. | You'd better arrange the contents of that sack if you want it to contain more. | En jab ortabtab aṃ kanne pāāk ṇe bwe enaaj booḷ wōt kiiō. | ortabtab |
| 54. | “It will be better because we’ll be sure not to get lost again,” I said. P1336 | “Eṃṃan bwe iien eṇ jejeḷā ke jeban bar peḷọk,” iba. | peḷọk |
| 55. | You're getting warmed up. You're getting better than before. | Epetḷọk peimi jān ṃokta | pet pā |
| 56. | Obedience is better than sacrifice (from Old Testament: Samuel to King Saul). | Pokake eṃṃan jān katok. | pokake |
| 57. | Nowadays cisterns are better and cleaner. S22 | Raan kein ekanooj in eṃṃanḷọk im erreoḷọk aebōj laḷ. | raan |
| 58. | “Nothing is better than saying the rosary,” Father said. P1177 | “Ejjeḷọk men eṇ eṃṃanḷọk jān rojōri,” Jema ekar ba. | rojeri |
| 59. | You'd better stop being fearful if you want to get anywhere in life. | Kwōn joḷọk aṃ tūtṃurṃur (ittūṃurṃur) bwe wūnin aṃ wōtlọk ṇe | tūtṃurṃur |
| 60. | I can spear better than you. | Eḷap aō wālel jān kwe. | wālel |