| 1. | Do you know how to tow boats? | Kwojeḷā ke aik booj? | aik |
| 2. | All island captains know that this month all boats should be beached so they can wait to see when Likabwiro appears.” P251 | Aolep kapenin aelōñ kein rōjeḷā bwe allōñ in wa otemjej rej ār bwe ren kōttar im lale ebuñlọk ke Likabwiro.” | ār |
| 3. | There are lots of boats at the beach today. | Eḷap an ebboojoje iaar rainin. | booj |
| 4. | Flap the sail because we should wait for the other boats. | Kajopāl wa ṇe bwe jen kōttar
wa
kaṇ jet. | bwe |
| 5. | The boatswain securely lashed down the drum of gasoline on the boat’s deck so it wouldn’t roll about. | Bojin eo ear eọuti im kanooj in kapene tūraṃin kiaaj eo ioon teekin wa eo bwe en jab dāpilto-dāpiltak. | dāpilto-dāpiltak |
| 6. | “I am in a big hurry here; it doesn’t matter what the boat’s name is, just that we get going,” the Captain said. P437 | “Joñan aō kijerjer, jekdọọn āt rot ak men eo de eo jen jeblaak,” Kapen eo eba. | de |
| 7. | 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 | 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. | eḷḷa |
| 8. | The boats were there at the anchorage/harbor. | Wa ko erko ilo aba eo rej añkō. | erko |
| 9. | Races of outrigger sailing canoes are better than those of sailing boats. | Iāekwōj in tipñōl eṃṃan ḷọk jān booj in ejjerakrōk. | iāekwōj |
| 10. | I could also hear the boat’s fenders making a crunching noise when they rubbed between the pier and the boat. P347 | Barāinwōt ñoñorñorin pānet ko ke rej irir i kōtaan wab eo im wa eo. | irir |
| 11. | The boats are on the ocean side of that islet. | Wa ko kaṇ repād jablikin āneeṇ | jablik |
| 12. | The one who builds boats, canoes, etc. | Ri-jekjek wa. | jekjek wa |
| 13. | There are always boats arriving in Majuro. | Ejjeḷoḷo Mājro. | jeḷo |
| 14. | There’s really no point in buying Western boats because the materials we need to fix them aren’t even available here. P859 | Ejej tokjān ad bōbōk tok ak kōṃṃan im wia waad waan pālle bwe eḷaññe rōwōla, ejej kein jerbalier ak kōbwebweier. | jerbal |
| 15. | All boats are pointing east. | Aolep wa im jitōñ rear. | jitōñ |
| 16. | Flap the sail because we should wait for the other boats. | Kajopāl wa ṇe bwe jen kōttar wa kaṇ jet. | jopāl |
| 17. | Flap your sails and wait for the other boats. | Jopāl em kōttar wa kaṇ jet. | jopāl |
| 18. | There’s really no point in buying Western boats because the materials we need to fix them aren’t even available here. P859 | Ejej tokjān ad bōbōk tok ak kōṃṃan im wia waad waan pālle bwe eḷaññe rōwōla, ejej kein jerbalier ak kōbwebweier. | kōbwebwei- |
| 19. | I returned to the rice, and realizing that the left-over was enough for dinner, I then stowed it in the boat’s pantry. P390 | Irọọl tok ñan raij eo im ḷak lale ke ebwe ñan kōjota, ijujen kọkoṇe ḷọk wōt i lowaan pāāntōre eo an wa eo. | kọkkoṇkoṇ |
| 20. | His job is building boats. | Jerbal eo an eṇ kōṃṃan wa. | kōṃṃan |
| 21. | The boys are making coconut boats. | Ḷadik raṇ rej kōṃṃan wa bweọ. | wa bweọ |
| 22. | He is an expert in building boats. | Ewājepdik pein ilo jekjek wa. | wājepdik |
| 23. | He's good at taking care of boats. | Ejeḷā wawa. | wawa |