| 1. | But what can I do if she doesn't like you. | Ab in et ñe edike eok. | ab in et |
| 2. | Our body will die but the soul will live forever. | Ānbwinnid enaaj mej ak ad enaaj mour indeo. | ad |
| 3. | I think John's dizzier than you but I'm the dizziest of us four | Ij ḷōmṇak eaaddeboululḷọk Jọọn jān kwe ak iaaddeboulul tata iaadeañ | addeboulul |
| 4. | Father was doing his best to persevere but it was obvious that he was growing hopeless and uneasy. P1027 | Jema ekar kate wōt ak elukkuun alikkar an dedodo im addiṃakoko. | addiṃakoko |
| 5. | It's invisible now but will be revealed later. | Eaelọk kiiō ak enaaj alikkar tokālik. | aelọk |
| 6. | He didn't want to but he did it anyway | Eaer būruōn ak ear etal wōt im kōṃṃane. | aer |
| 7. | But then, was it their business — the three of them? | Bwe aerjeel ke jerbal? | aerjeel |
| 8. | Why are you spreading it that away but not in our direction? | Etke kwōj kajeedede ḷọk ak kwọj jab kajeedede tok? | ajeeded |
| 9. | She regretted but it was too late to bring him back. | Eajḷọk ak ejjeḷọk iien kōrọọltok. | ajḷọk |
| 10. | I'm coming but you're leaving. | Ij itok ak kwōj etal. | ak |
| 11. | But who'll say no? | Ak wōn enaaj ba jaab? | ak |
| 12. | But as I went by there I saw him lazing about. | Ak ke ij etal ijo ḷọk ij lo an babu bajjek. | ak |
| 13. | Yes, but who'll speak out for us? | Iññā akō wōn enaaj kōnono ñan kōj? | akō |
| 14. | I drank but did not get drunk. | Iar idaak akō iar jab kadek. | akō |
| 15. | But what | Akō? | akō |
| 16. | Father thought for a long time, but because the two men continued to insist, he said he would try. P21 | Eto an Jema ḷōmṇak ak ke ḷōṃaro ruo rōkar akweḷap wōt, ekar ba ke enaaj kajjioñ. | akweḷap |
| 17. | Don't just take the meaty part of the giant clam but also the crystalline style as well. | Kwōn jab bōk wōt aḷaḷ ṇe ak bar lām ṇe ilo kapwōr ṇe | aḷaḷ |
| 18. | He's physically old but mentally immature. | Eaḷap pata. | aḷap |
| 19. | I'm cross-eyed more than he is; but you're the most cross-eyed. | Ialjetḷọk jān e; ak kwaaljettata. | aljet |
| 20. | Don't mumble but speak out loud and tell us what you think. | Koṃwin jab alñūrñūr ak koṃwin kwaḷọk ami ḷōmṇak | alñūrñūr |
| 21. | I heard him mumbling but I didn't hear what he said. | Ij roñ wōt an alñūrñūr ak ijjab roñ naan ko ej ba. | alñūrñūr |
| 22. | Your body will die but you soul will live forever. | Enaaj mej ānbwinniṃ ak aṃ enaaj pād ñan indeo. | aṃ |
| 23. | Our bodies will die and disappear but our souls will live on forever. | Ānbwinnid enaaj mej im jako ak an kein ad renaaj mour wōt ñan indeo. | an |
| 24. | Her body was there but her soul had gone to heaven. | Ānbwinnin wōt eo ijo ak an emootḷọk ñan lañ. | an |
| 25. | Didn’t the two of you notice from the way the wind was blowing that we were on the lee side of the island, but now as the wind blows, it’s clear we’re at a distance from the island? P922 | Koṃro kar kile ke an añināne raan eo ak kiiō eñin eḷak detak ekalikkar ad ettoḷọk jān āne | añ |
| 26. | I didn’t say anything else, but went below again and started bailing water, because there was a lot of it. P987 | Ikar jab bar kōnono ak ibar to laḷ ḷọk im ālimi dān eo bwe eḷapḷọk. | ānen |
| 27. | Didn’t the two of you notice from the way the wind was blowing that we were on the lee side of the island, but now as the wind blows, it’s clear we’re at a distance from the island? P922 | Koṃro kar kile ke an añināne raan eo ak kiiō eñin eḷak detak ekalikkar ad ettoḷọk jān āne | añinene |
| 28. | I importuned him so much that I got tired, but he didn't answer. | Iar añōtñōt ñane im ṃōk ak ear jab uwaak. | añōtñōt |
| 29. | “But what are you worried about; if we go and something is wrong, then we’ll fix it in the traditional ways.” P289 | “A bwe eṇta kwōj inepata ke ñe etal im apañ tok, jejujen kōjerbal kōṃadṃōdin aelōñ kein.” | apañ |
| 30. | The way they make them, they dig down until it is near water, then cement the sides but put a rim around it with an oil drum or stones so that the sides don’t crumble and make it dirty. S22 | Wāween aer kōṃṃani, rej kibwiji ñan ñe epo dān innām jimeeṇe tōrerein ak apare tōrerein kōn kaajliiñ ak dekā bwe en jab rōṃ tōrerein im kōṃṃan an ettoon. | apar |
| 31. | “A little bit, but it won’t be very clear because the clouds are in the way and moving slowly,” the Boatswain quickly answered. P700 | “Ejino tak ak eban lukkuun alikkar bwe ej jañin apdik an boṇ lañ,” Bojin eo eṃōkaj im uwaak. | apdik |
| 32. | A so-called Christian but he smokes in secret. | Āt in wōt ke Kūrijin ak ej lijāludik. | āt |
| 33. | Now you've really had it. (You were already in trouble but now….) | Kwōj kab āteo jorrāān. | āteo |
| 34. | “I’m sorry, but that clock doesn’t work,” the old man said. P212 | “Joḷọk bōd ak ej jab jerbal awa e,” ḷōḷḷap eo eba. | awa |
| 35. | We said the island was out of rice but they didn't believe us. | Kōmba emaat raij iāneo ak rejab tōmak. | ba |
| 36. | “Is it a ghost ship?” I asked, but no one answered. P1158 | “Iba waan tiṃoṇ men eo?” ikajjitōk ak ejej eṇ euwaak. | ba |
| 37. | I thought that was you I caught a glimpse of, but it wasn't. | Iba wōt kwe eo iaar lo animrokan ak ej jab. | ba wōt |
| 38. | We thought the tide was low but when we got to the opening it was still high tide. | Kōmbaab epāāt ak kōm ḷak etal ñan mejje eo ej tūkōk wōt. | baab |
| 39. | But how about my work? | Bake ij jerbal? | baj ke |
| 40. | But how can you when she's already here? | Baj ke emmoottok? | baj ke |
| 41. | After we were finished praying I was going to try to close my eyes and get some sleep but it was really hard because I kept thinking about how that plane had flown right over us but just kept going and didn’t see us. P952 | Ālikin aṃro jar, iḷak itōn kar kajjioñ kiil meja in mājur elukkuun pen kōn wōt aō kar ḷōmṇake an baḷuun eo itok iiom tok im etal wōt ak ejab lo kōm. | baḷuun |
| 42. | After we were finished praying I was going to try to close my eyes and get some sleep but it was really hard because I kept thinking about how that plane had flown right over us but just kept going and didn’t see us. P952 | Ālikin aṃro jar, iḷak itōn kar kajjioñ kiil meja in mājur elukkuun pen kōn wōt aō kar ḷōmṇake an baḷuun eo itok iiom tok im etal wōt ak ejab lo kōm. | baḷuun |
| 43. | But when we looked all around and observed the sky, there was no sign of rain, though even so we got containers ready so we could catch rain water, just in case. P1016 | Ak jeḷak toor mejād im waate tok turin lañ, ej jañin kar ḷōmṇak in wōt, meñe eṃōj ammān kōppojak kein ammān naaj kar bọbo dānnin wōt. | bọbo |
| 44. | There are pigs and chickens, but these have been imported by Westerners and aren’t original Marshallese animals. S23 | Ewōr piik im bao, ak men kein ebbōktok in ri-pālle im ejjab men in mour in Ṃajeḷ | bōbōk |
| 45. | But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t get it to stop slowing down. P616 | Jekdọọn ñe ekate joñan wōt an maroñ ak ekar jab bōbweer in dikḷọk. | bōbweer |
| 46. | “Misfortune strikes sometimes when we see that we have made a mistake but don’t want to correct what we have done.” P1211 | “Ej ettōr im or jerata jet iien eḷaññe jelo ke jebōd ak jeṃakoko in pokake im kajiṃwe kōj make.” | bōd |
| 47. | Class four has nothing but delinquents | Aolep kumi eṇ ilo kilaaj emān boea wōt. | boea |
| 48. | “Alright, no big deal, but you should go get yourself ready so we won’t drift and end up on the island of Ṇauṇau,” the Boatswain said as he laughed. P290 | “Ekwe ej jab nana ak kwōn kōpopo ilo boojaṃ bwe jen jab peḷọk im peek aelōñin Ṇauṇau,” Bojin eo erere ke ej ba men in. | booj |
| 49. | They would have won but their pitcher was wild. | Rōnaaj kar wiin ak eboor pijja eo. | boor |
| 50. | Forgive me but I'm getting awfully forgetful. | Kwōn joḷọk aō bōd ak elukkuun ḷap ḷọk aō bōro-joḷọk jān ṃokta | bōro-joḷọk |
| 51. | I'm sending you to the movies, but you'll have to pay your own way. | Ij jilkinḷọk eok bwe kwōn ṃupi bōtaab kwōnaaj make kōḷḷā oṇeaṃ. | bōtaab |
| 52. | He’s been saying we were off course since Roi-Namur and that we should tack windward because land was to the east, but you said no. P1236 | Eḷak kar ba ke jebuñ jān Ruōt im jen bwābwe wōt bwe aelōñ eo epād i reeaar, ekwe kwōbar ba ke eaab. | buñ |
| 53. | In this way the boat got closer and we thought it would just keep coming, but all of a sudden the lights on it went out, and we couldn’t see anything. P1153 | Āindeo an wa eo kar epaak tok wōt im kōm kar ḷōmṇak enaaj kar wātokin de eo ak ebuñjen im ḷak kun teeñki ko ie, ejej men eṇ kōmjel loe. | buñjen |
| 54. | Most of these schools are public schools, but there are also Catholic and Protestant schools as of 1965. S9 | Enañin aolep jikuuḷ kein an kien bōtab ebar wōr an Katlik im Būrotijen. | Būrotijen |
| 55. | There are lots of fish, but not enough breadfruit and other foods. S6 | Eḷap an lōñ ek, ak ej jab bwe mā im men ko jet. | bwe |
| 56. | But can you release the two of us, so that we may return to our parents? | Ak kwōj maroñ ke kōtḷọk kōmro bwe kōminro jepḷaak ñan ippān jinemiro im jemāmiro? | bwe |
| 57. | He didn't swim away but treaded water at that spot. | Ear jab aōḷọk jān ijo ak ear bwijeae wōt. | bwijeae |
| 58. | It was not so very fast when it was sailing, but it went well enough. P11 | Ej jab daan ṃōkaj ilo lewōjḷā ak ebwe an wōnṃaan. | daan |
| 59. | “I haven’t tried but it probably wouldn’t be hard, because it seems like I just saw how they do it; you just roll the dice and the number of points show. P167 | “Ij jañin kajjioñ ak bōlen eban pen bwe āinwōt iḷak baj lale men eo jej wōjak de eṇ kōdapili taij kaṇ im ewaḷọk bōnbōn eo ad. | dāpilpil |
| 60. | The only thing they lacked was a vehicle to haul these things to Likiep, except for the fieldtrip ship, but we would have had to wait for that for three months. P19 | Men eo ejjeḷọk de eo waan ektaki ḷọk men kein ñan Likiep, ijellọkin wōt tiṃa in raun eo, ak kōnke kōmmān aikuj naaj kar kōttar tok bar jilu allōñ. | de |
| 61. | But the only thing he could see was clouds in the sky. P865 | Ak men eo elo de eo kōdọ ko i turin lañ. | de |
| 62. | Father was doing his best to persevere but it was obvious that he was growing hopeless and uneasy. P1027 | Jema ekar kate wōt ak elukkuun alikkar an dedodo im addiṃakoko. | dedo |
| 63. | They contested until dark but no one won. | Erro depet-doon lọkuṃ boñ ak ejjeḷọk eṇ ewiin. | depet-doon |
| 64. | There are a number of Western teachers in the larger schools, but almost all of the small outer-island schools have only Marshallese teachers. S9 | Elōñ ri-kaki in pālle ilo jikuuḷ kein rōḷḷap ak enañin aolep jikuuḷ ko rōddik ilo aelōñ ko ilikin ri-Ṃajeḷ wōt rej ri-kaki. | dik |
| 65. | 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 |
| 66. | I have searched everywhere, but haven't been able to find it. | Ieded im ṃōk ak iaar jab loe. | eded |
| 67. | The next morning I woke up on my own and looked all around but didn’t see anyone else. P955 | Jebboñon eo juon imake ruj im ḷak reilik reiṃaan i lowaan wa eo, eejej eṇ ikar loe ak ña wōt. | ejej |
| 68. | He looked all around, to the north and to the south, but he didn’t see anything. P917 | Erreto erre tak, erre niñeañ erre rōkeañ, ak ejej āne ekar loe. | ejej |
| 69. | Well, I don't know but he missed the plane. | Eokwe, ijaje bwe etūṃ jān baḷuun eo. | ekwe |
| 70. | What should we do with them, as they want to go fishing with us but don't want to help us look for bait. | Eḷmāer ke rōkōṇaan eọñwōd ippād ak raabwin jipañ kōj kōmọọr. | eḷmān |
| 71. | I had finished speaking but Father and the Boatswain looked at me and laughed. P300 | Ej ṃōj wōt aō kōnono ak erro Bojin eo rōre tok ñan ña im tōtōñ. | er |
| 72. | I did go over on the beach, but I didn't see it. | Iaar etale iaar ak iaar jab loe. | etal |
| 73. | Slowly but surely | Eruṃwij ak etal in wōt juon. | etal in wōt juon |
| 74. | Don't stop but continue with your story. | Jab bōjrak ak etal wōt im bwebwenato. | etal wōt |
| 75. | “How long have I been lying down?” the Captain didn’t ask Father specifically, but just asked. P1227 | “Ewi toon aō kar babu?” Kapen eo ejab uwaake Jema ak ebaj kajjitōk. | ewi |
| 76. | 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 | Ebar bōjrak aō roñ aerro kōnnaan iuṃwin jet minit bwe iroñ ainikien an juon iaerro iti juon mājet. | iaa- |
| 77. | The two of them were laughing but I couldn’t help thinking that we had just barely skirted death. P1348 | Erro kar tōtōñ bajjek ijo ippān doon ak ña ikar lukkuun ḷōmṇaki naan kein an bar juon alen, kōmmān kar rọọl jān iiaḷin mej. | iaḷ |
| 78. | I was chasing the boys but I couldn't catch up with them. | Iaar iāllulu im ṃōk ak iaar jab jibwe ḷadik ro iaar kōbōḷ er. | iāllulu |
| 79. | You can come with me and have a vacation in Hawaii, but you have to pay your own way. | Komaroñ uwe im kakkije ippa Hawaii, ijoke kwōj aikuj make kōḷḷā wōṇaāṃ. | ijoke |
| 80. | But the two of us just remained silent and didn’t talk. P1255 | Ak kōmro kar ikōñ jān doon im jab kōkeroro. | ikōñ |
| 81. | I should have come yesterday but I was sick. | In kar itok inne ak iar nañinmej. | inne |
| 82. | “It would be a shame if they were able to haul us but not all this stuff,” Father said. P1127 | “Iọkwi men kein ñe rōḷokwan ektake kōjeañ ak rejab ektaki,” Jema eba. | iọkwe |
| 83. | I keep striking the match but it won't light up because it's wet. | Ij iti ak eban tok bwe eṃōḷọwi. | it |
| 84. | His was the circling movement of an agile person such that he didn't fall but stood poised and ready. | Itūrrọọlin util de eo, eñeo ejab pedo ak ejutak wōt im pojak. | itūrrọọl |
| 85. | But you speak so rapidly. | Ekadik iurjet aṃ kōnono. | iurjet |
| 86. | Do you want something more to eat?... Thanks, but I've had enough for now. | Kwokōṇaan ke bar ṃōñā? ...Koṃṃool ak ej ja ṃōj | ja |
| 87. | The Captain cast the tiller to the south and the boat, which was advancing slowly but steadily to the north, turned downwind P908 | Kapen eo ejo rōkeañ ḷọk jila eo im wa eo, ke ekar baj kipeddikdik niñeañ ḷọk, ejaaḷ im kabbwe bōran im jitōñ kapilōñ. | jaaḷ |
| 88. | I threw the rope but it fell short. | Iar joḷọk to eo ak ejabjab. | jabjab |
| 89. | But for now I’ll wander over to the boat at the end of the island. P119 | Ak kiiō ij ja jaṃbo tok ñan waan kapin aelōñin e. | jaṃbo |
| 90. | 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 |
| 91. | Proverb: The ship that leaves will return, but the person who leaves (dies) will never return. | Jeblaak in wa enāj bar jebḷaak, jeblaak in armej eban bar jebḷaak. | jeblaak |
| 92. | In yesterday's vote in the Nitijelā there was one more vote in favor, but the speaker tied it by voting no. | Boot eo inne ilo Nitijeḷā ekar ḷe juon aet ak jipikōr eo ekar kajeboiki ilo an kar boot jaab. | jebo |
| 93. | I tried but ran into an obstacle. | Iar kajjioñ im jeddaṃ. | jeddaṃ |
| 94. | He's elderly but still immature. | Erūtto ak ejekapeel. | jekapeel |
| 95. | I'm tired from sharpening it but it won't take an edge. | Ijeme im ṃōk ak ejaje ekkañ. | jem |
| 96. | But no matter what, I will try to talk with him. P132 | Jekdọọn ak inaaj bar kajjioñ ṃōk kōnono ippān jeṃṃaan.” | jeṃṃaan |
| 97. | There were people with a taboo relationship present, but the drunk made some embarrassing remarks that got us angry at him. | Elōñ jeṃnāji ijo ak ri-kadek eo ear kwaḷọk jet naan jekkar im kōm ar illu ippān. | jeṃnāji |
| 98. | It's September now but you haven't paid your debt yet. | Ejeptōṃba kiiō ak kwojjañin kōḷḷā ṃuri eo aṃ. | Jeptōṃba |
| 99. | But after that we developed a very strong and true friendship. P471 | Bōtaab jerā eo aṃro ekar juon jerā eo elukkuun pen im ṃool | jerā |
| 100. | He didn’t say anything but he got up and tried to go up on deck. P1222 | Ejej men eo ekar bar ba tok ak ejerkak im kajjioñ wanlōñ ḷọk | jerkak |
| 101. | The two of them went up to the front of the boat again and kept talking, but I don’t know what they said because I fell asleep. P563 | Erro kar bar wōnṃaan ḷọk im kōnono ak iñak ta ko jet erro kar ba bwe imājur. | jet |
| 102. | The next morning I woke up on my own and looked all around but didn’t see anyone else. P955 | Jebboñon eo juon imake ruj im ḷak reilik reiṃaan i lowaan wa eo, eejej eṇ ikar loe ak ña wōt. | jibboñ |
| 103. | The Captain was going to answer him but then Father arrived and started talking with the old man. P100 | Kapen eo ekar itan uwaake ak ejikrōk Jema im kōnono ippān ḷōḷḷap eo. | jikrōk |
| 104. | But Father didn’t have to do anything because when we arrived at his side he was already lying down and fast asleep. P1089 | Ejej men eṇ Jema ekar kōṃṃane ñane bwe kōṃro ḷak jikrōk ḷọk ijo ippān ej babu im mājur. | jikrōk |
| 105. | We were about to go but Father still had his mind on questioning the old man, and he said, “Sir, what are the navigational signs before we see Likiep?” P206 | Kōṃro ej tōn ṃōṃakūt wōt ak ebar jiktok juon an kajjitōk ippān ḷōḷḷap eo, innem ebar ba, Ḷe kar ta jet iaan kōkḷaḷ ko ṃokta jān ad lo Likiep?” | jiktok |
| 106. | “I’m going to the island now, but when you see him, please tell him. P109 | “Ij wōnāne ḷọk kiin ak ñe kwōlo ḷeo juon kab jiroñ ḷọk | jiroñ |
| 107. | He mostly used to spearfish there but today I don't know where he does. | Ejọ kōn turọñ tok wōt ijeṇ ak rainin ijaje ia. | jọ |
| 108. | He used to be fat but now he is skinny. | Ejọ kōn kilep ak kiiō eaidik. | jọ |
| 109. | He used to be very athletic but now he is one of those who seldom plays. | Ear kanooj ikkurere ak kiiō ej juon iaan ri-jọkkurere raṇ. | jọkkurere |
| 110. | “It seems to me that they think they are protecting us, but what they don’t know is that in doing so they are destroying the way of life we inherited from our ancestors," Father said. P401 | “Bwe iba rej ḷōmṇak rej kōjparok kōj jān jorrāān, ak rejaje ke ilo aer kōṃṃane men in rej kọkkure wāween mour eo ad jaar jolōte jān ro jiṃṃaad,” Jema eba. | jolōt |
| 111. | We had a contest but no one won. We competed and tied. | Kōmro jiāi im joobṇōj. | joobṇōj |
| 112. | “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 |
| 113. | He's such an ingrate but I'm the one who put him ahead. | Ekabbil ñan eō ak iar kaḷe. | kabbil |
| 114. | I gave him all the advice I could but he's been so spoiled that I doubt if he'll ever reform. | Iar kabkūbjere em ṃōk ak kōn an kar bōd katakini eban ṃōṃan (eṃṃan). | kabkūbjer |
| 115. | Our support of Ḷajiḷap but not of Jeeklik is causing hurt feelings. | Ekabwilọklọk māj ad naajdik wōt Ḷajiḷap ak jej jab naajdik Jeeklik. | kabwilọklọk māj |
| 116. | He tried to find out where they were in the midst of the ocean but without result. | Ḷeo ear kajikmeto ḷọk ooṃ eboñ ak ejjeḷọk tōprak. | kajikmeto |
| 117. | But there were a few things I didn’t even notice. P995 | Ak jet ko men ijabōṃ kar kakkōt mejeki. | kakkōt |
| 118. | No one said anything for a few minutes until Father looked at the clock hanging in the engine room and said, But it is morning. P657 | Ejej eṇ ekar bar kōnono iuṃwin jet minit, innem Jema ekalimjek ḷọk awa eo i kiin ṃōn injin eo tu lōñ im ba, “Bwe ke eraan. | kallimjek |
| 119. | I was going to ask if I could rest a little first but when I realized the prevailing sentiment, I didn’t speak, I just jumped back onto the pier and went down off the side of the stairs and washed my legs in the ocean. P48 | Iaar tan kajjitōk aō ja kakkije jidik ṃōṃkaj ak iḷak kile mejatotoin ijab kōnono ak ibar kelọk ñan ioon wab eo im to laḷ ḷọk ilo jikin uwe eo i tōrerein im kwaḷe neō i lọjet. | kālọk |
| 120. | I was startled and tried to move my leg out of the way but it was too late. P344 | Iilbōk im kanōk neō ak iruṃwij. | kankan |
| 121. | “It doesn’t have a name yet but I was thinking it would be good if we called it Likabwiro from now on,” he said. P329 | “Ej jañin kar or etan ak ij ḷōmṇak eṃṃan ñe jenaaj ṇa etan Likabwiro jān kiiō im wōnṃaan ḷọk,” eba. | kar |
| 122. | He collaborated for them but they ultimately did him in. | Ear karejar ḷọk ñan er ak ālik tata raar ṃane. | karejar |
| 123. | “Yes,” Father said. “I saw the Boatswain patching up some little tears the other day. But …” P422 | “Iññā,” Jema eba, “Ikar lo wōt an Bojin karpeni potak jiddik ko ie raan eo ḷọk. Ak …” | karpen |
| 124. | Most of these schools are public schools, but there are also Catholic and Protestant schools as of 1965. S9 | Enañin aolep jikuuḷ kein an kien bōtab ebar wōr an Katlik im Būrotijen. | Katlik |
| 125. | “But don’t forget the old saying ‘staying within the realm of possibilities is short, but being adrift like this is long’; when you guys fill the boat with scrap, it will be more dangerous.” P99 | “Ak jab meḷọkḷọk naan eo an rūtto ro, ‘ekadu tōllọk in a eaetok peḷọk in’ ñe koṃ ḷokan kanne wa ṇe kōn jọkpej, ej kab naaj kauwōtataḷọk wōt.” | kauwōtata |
| 126. | “But don’t forget the old saying ‘staying within the realm of possibilities is short, but being adrift like this is long’; when you guys fill the boat with scrap, it will be more dangerous.” P99 | “Ak jab meḷọkḷọk naan eo an rūtto ro, ‘ekadu tōllọk in a eaetok peḷọk in’ ñe koṃ ḷokan kanne wa ṇe kōn jọkpej, ej kab naaj kauwōtataḷọk wōt.” | kauwōtata |
| 127. | “It’s been a month since we set sail from Kwajalein to Likiep but we are drifting at sea and we are almost out of drinking water,” the Boatswain reminded Father. P1018 | “Kiiō emotḷọk de juon allōñ jān ke jeañ ar jerak jān Kwajleen ñan Likiep ak eñiin jej eppepe wōt i lọmeto im mōttan wōt jidik emaat limed dān,” Bojin eo ekakeememej ḷọk Jema. | keememej |
| 128. | You will do all you can to set him straight but he is not going to change. | Kwōnaaj kakienḷọk ñane im ṃōk ak eban oktak. | kien |
| 129. | The boat would almost capsize but then would straighten up again. | Wa eo kiōk okjak, ekwe ebar jiṃwe. | kiōk |
| 130. | He was near death but recovered | Ear dọlel ḷọk em ḷak kiōk mej, ebar mour. | kiōk |
| 131. | He doesn't get paid too well, but he's progressing steadily. | Ej jab kanooj ṃōṃan (eṃṃan) oṇāān ak ebwe an kipeddikdik. | kipeddikdik |
| 132. | But I was too late; all the little fish and the big skipjack had already swum away. P389 | Iruṃwij jān an ko aolep ek jiddik ko im ḷañe eo barāinwōt. | ko |
| 133. | It seemed seaworthy in the lagoon, but it had not yet traveled on the high sea. P15 | Ebarāinwōt tipen kōiie i loṃaḷo meñe ej jañin kar tar meto kaṇ rōḷḷap. | kōiie |
| 134. | Due to its excessive speed, the driver tried in vain to stop the vehicle but it smashed against the house killing the driver. | Kōn an kanooj iiṃ wa eo, ri-kattōr eo ear kajjioñ kabōjrake ak iiṃ eo an ekōjbouki ḷọk ooṃ itaak im jepdak ikiin ṃweo im mej ri-kattōr eo. | kōjbouk |
| 135. | “Thank you both,” Father said, but we just had supper.” P183 | “Koṃro eṃṃool,” Jema eba, “ak ej kab ṃōj amro kōjota.” | kōjota |
| 136. | But I need to go on this trip so that I can make sure my son gets there in time to start school. P129 | Ak ij aikuj uwe ilo tūreep in bwe in kōjparok ḷọk ḷe nejū bwe ejako ejino jikuuḷ. | kōjparok |
| 137. | Not a great deal was accomplished, as it was their first session, but there were two important things set for Micronesians to follow. S16 | Ear jab kanooj ḷap tōprak kōnke ej kab juon alen aer kwelọk bōtab ewōr ruo men eḷḷap raar karōki ñan an ri-Ṃaikronijia ḷoori | kōkar |
| 138. | I used to smoke, but I don't anymore. | Ikkein kōbaatat ak kiin ijjab. | kōkein |
| 139. | We were about to go but Father still had his mind on questioning the old man, and he said, “Sir, what are the navigational signs before we see Likiep?” P206 | Kōṃro ej tōn ṃōṃakūt wōt ak ebar jiktok juon an kajjitōk ippān ḷōḷḷap eo, innem ebar ba, Ḷe kar ta jet iaan kōkḷaḷ ko ṃokta jān ad lo Likiep?” | kōkḷaḷ |
| 140. | I loved their singing but the thing is the sounds seemed so distant. | Eṃṃan aō roñjake aer al ak men eo, eokkwaad. | kokwaad |
| 141. | But I looked over and saw that Father and the Boatswain didn’t appear to be happy. P847 | Ak iḷak rōre lọk ilo bwe Jema im Bojin eo erro kar jab kilen ṃōṃōṇōṇō | kōl |
| 142. | Some goods from Japan look good but are flimsy. | Ekōmjedeọ jet ṃweiukun Jepaan. | kōmjedeọ |
| 143. | We didn’t know if it had seen the flare but we guessed that it hadn’t because it didn’t come back to see what it was but just kept going. P946 | Kōmmān ñak ekar lo ke kōjjoram eo ak kōmmān ḷak aṇtọọne ḷọk, bōlen ekar jab loe bwe kōnke ejab rọọl in kar lale ak ekar etal wōt. | kōmram |
| 144. | We didn’t know if it had seen the flare but we guessed that it hadn’t because it didn’t come back to see what it was but just kept going. P946 | Kōmmān ñak ekar lo ke kōjjoram eo ak kōmmān ḷak aṇtọọne ḷọk, bōlen ekar jab loe bwe kōnke ejab rọọl in kar lale ak ekar etal wōt. | kōmram |
| 145. | “Thanks, but no,” Father answered for the two of us. P188 | “Koṃṃool, ak kōṃro ej jab,” euwaak Jema ñan kōṃro. | kōṃro |
| 146. | He's quite boastful but actually he's a coward. | Eḷap an kōṇkōṃṃan ak epuwaḷ. | kōṇkōṃṃan |
| 147. | “Okay, okay, you can talk but don’t stop passing me the lumber,” the Captain said. P754 | “Ekwe, ekwe, kwōn kōnnaan ak en jab bōjrak aṃ jebjeb tok aḷaḷ,” Kapen eo eba. | kōnnaan |
| 148. | I thought about arguing with the guy who had made fun of the name of the boat, but I was afraid he might hit me. P319 | Ikar ḷōmṇak in akwāāle ḷeo ekar kōṃṃan kōjak kōn etan wa eo ak ikor ñe ekar ṃan ña | kor |
| 149. | He's kind but slightly stupid. | Ejouj ak ejjaad kūḷaṃwe. | kūḷaṃwe |
| 150. | They provoked him but he did not lose his temper. | Raar kakūtōtōūki ak ear jab kun an ḷaaṃ | kun an ḷaaṃ |
| 151. | “Yeah…” the Boatswain was going to try to give the Captain his opinion on the matter but he saw there was no point. P902 | “Iññā. …” Bojin eo ekar bar tōn kajjioñ likūt kuṇaan ippān Kapen eo ak eloe bwe ejej tokjān. | kuṇaan |
| 152. | “I’m really tired of begging that we go back, but here we are just staying and getting more gout,” the old woman said. P197 | “Ilukkuun ṃōk in añōtñōt bwe kōṃro en rọọl ak eñin kōṃro kab pād de ijin im kūrroḷọk wōt,” leḷḷap eo eba. | kūrro |
| 153. | At first my canoe was behind but a gusty wind fell, I chased and passed the others. | Ear bat kōrkōr eo waō jinoun ak eḷak wōtlọk juon ḷadikin eoon ere eliboorore wa ko jet im ḷe | ḷadikin eoon ere |
| 154. | You came back a long time ago, but we haven’t seen you since then. P104 | Kwoḷak kar itok jeṃaan, jej jañin bar lo eok ñan kiiō. | ḷak |
| 155. | His boat was crude but served its purpose. | Wa eo waan eḷam waan ak ebwe. | ḷam waan |
| 156. | “The deck is all ready but can you check and see what the weather is like?” P418 | “Epojak ioon teek ak kwōj baj lale tok turin lañ ej et?” | lañ |
| 157. | “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 |
| 158. | But we could all feel that the waves were starting to get bigger. P527 | Ak aolep rōkar lo im eñjaake bwe ṇo ko rejino ḷōḷap ḷọk | ḷap |
| 159. | I was about to go forward but he tripped me with his foot. | Ij ja tan wōnṃaanḷọk wōt ak eletok neen im ḷatipñōle eō. | ḷatipñōl |
| 160. | The roll of the boat back and forth on the waves started to intensify, and the water inside the boat splashed and sprayed me and Father until we were soaking wet, but the liquid we were pouring from the can never once spilled over. P595 | Eḷak bar ḷapḷọk an lelāle im ṃōt wa eo, dān eo lowa ejjādbūtbūt im kōṃro Jema ṇok ak ejab lilutōktōk dān eo kōṃro ej teiñi ḷọk ñan lowaan tāāñ eo. | lelāle |
| 161. | The Captain tried to look ahead for land but didn’t see anything. P877 | Kapen eo ekar baj kakkōt jure tok turin lañ ak ejej āne eṇ eloe. | lelo |
| 162. | No one knew what the Old Man was thinking at that time but maybe he was deeply distressed in his heart. P433 | Ejjeḷọk eṇ ejeḷā ta eo ḷōḷḷap eo ekar ḷōmṇake ilo awa eo ak bōlen ekar lukkuun liaajḷoḷ ilowaan būruon. | liaajlọḷ |
| 163. | There are a number of Western teachers in the larger schools, but almost all of the small outer-island schools have only Marshallese teachers. S9 | Elōñ ri-kaki in pālle ilo jikuuḷ kein rōḷḷap ak enañin aolep jikuuḷ ko rōddik ilo aelōñ ko ilikin ri-Ṃajeḷ wōt rej ri-kaki. | lik |
| 164. | “No, that’s not right, because Likabwiro comes during high tide, but the week you are talking about was high tide” — the old man was just demonstrating his knowledge. P92 | “Eban bwe Likabwiro ej itok ilo idik ak ear iaḷap ilo wiik ṇe kwōj kōnono kake,” ḷōḷḷap eo ebaj kwaḷọk jeḷā eo an. | Likabwiro |
| 165. | “It doesn’t have a name yet but I was thinking it would be good if we called it Likabwiro from now on,” he said. P329 | “Ej jañin kar or etan ak ij ḷōmṇak eṃṃan ñe jenaaj ṇa etan Likabwiro jān kiiō im wōnṃaan ḷọk,” eba. | Likabwiro |
| 166. | It was somewhat hard to tell how many people were in the house, but it was obvious that one was an old woman because I heard the old man say, “Honey, you should go make some food for the Engineer and his son.” P182 | Ejaad pen kile jete armej i lowaan ṃweo ak ealikkar ke juon eo leḷḷap ie kōnke iroñ ainikien an ḷōḷḷap eo ba, “Limen e, kwōn itōn kōṃṃan ḷọk kijen Injinia e im ḷadik e nejin.” | Limen |
| 167. | I was really surprised because I had sailed with Father many times but had never felt seasick. P653 | Ilukkuun kar bwilōñ bwe bōjen alen aō kar jejerakrōk ippān Jema ak ij jañin kar wōjak men in ḷōḷao | ḷōḷao |
| 168. | “The wind and waves are getting stronger but don’t worry or be scared because everything is okay,” Father yelled over to me. P594 | “Eḷapḷọk jidik kōto im ṇo ak jab inepata im lōḷñọñ bwe ej eṃṃan wōt jabdewōt,” Jema ejiroñ tok eō. | lōḷñọñ |
| 169. | But inside the boat it was starting to get dark and we couldn’t see very far. P138 | Ak lowaan wa eo ejino marok im jeitan ban loḷọkjeṇ. | loḷọkjeṇ |
| 170. | “Why did he say it didn’t matter if there was no compass but now he’s trying so hard to make sure it doesn’t fall?” I asked myself. P515 | “Etke ekar ba āinwōt juon ñe ejjeḷọk kaṃbōj, ak en baj ḷap wōt an loloodjake bwe en jab wōtlọk?” ikajjitōk ippa make. | loloodjake |
| 171. | I thought I saw John but it was only an omen. | Iar lomijen Jọọn. | lomije- |
| 172. | The words had just come out of my mouth but they carried down to the Captain inside. P63 | Ej wōtlok wōt jān lọñiū ak ebbōkak ippān Kapen eo i lowa. | lọñi |
| 173. | I thought he was fine but was startled when he roused and sat up. P1081 | Iba wōt ej baj ṃōṃan wōt an pād ak iḷak ilbōk elōñjak im jijet. | lōñjak |
| 174. | The Captain cleared his throat but then was silent and didn’t say anything. P782 | Kapen eo emmelkwarkwar bajjek ijo im ḷak kar jillọk im lōr. | lur |
| 175. | The arts of self-defense are known by but a few. | An jejjo wōt ṃaanpā | ṃaanpā |
| 176. | “I’ve been weaving mats and keeping myself busy, but I’m eager to go back to the small islands.” P195 | “Ij āj jaki im kōṃad eō ak ilukkuun kijooror in rọọl ñan aeto kaṇ.” | ṃadṃōd |
| 177. | “We’ll sleep but not too deeply since we are drifting,” the Captain said. P809 | “Kain ṇe jej mājur ak jej ḷōmṇak bwe jej peḷọk,” Kapen eo eba. | mājur |
| 178. | But I kept at it. P667 | Mekarta ke ikar kijenmej wōt. | makarta |
| 179. | But I am working. | Make ij jerbal. | make |
| 180. | But as the afternoon progressed, the wind turned in our favor. P910 | Ak ke ekar raelepḷọk ejino kar ṃakroroḷọk | ṃakroro |
| 181. | “He’s been possessed by ghosts but he’ll be okay.” P1063 | “Emejatoto jidik ak enaaj eṃṃan. | mejatoto |
| 182. | But there were a few things I didn’t even notice. P995 | Ak jet ko men ijabōṃ kar kakkōt mejeki. | mejek |
| 183. | You've lost your coordination because you yearn after but can't get to first base with women. | Wūnin aṃ addimejmej ṇe kōn aṃ mejkaiie. | mejkaiie |
| 184. | It seemed seaworthy in the lagoon, but it had not yet traveled on the high sea. P15 | Ebarāinwōt tipen kōiie i loṃaḷo meñe ej jañin kar tar meto kaṇ rōḷḷap. | meñe |
| 185. | The storm started to subside after about 6 o’clock but not enough for us to be able to put up the sail. P786 | Ej kab kar jino meraḷọk ālikin jiljino awa ijoke ekar jañin ṃōṃan ñan lewūjḷā. | mera |
| 186. | She kept an eye out for me but couldn't find me. | Ear kamirouk eō ak ear jab lo eō. | miro |
| 187. | But before I fell asleep I heard the Boatswain tell the Captain he could no longer see the lights. P559 | Bōtaab ṃōṃkaj jān aō kar ṃōdānḷọk, ikar roñ an Bojin eo ba ḷọk ñan Kapen eo ke ej jab lo meram eo. | ṃōdānḷọk |
| 188. | “Well, I don’t know how many times we have said we should change our course and go east, because the island is over that way, but it’s as if we are talking into thin air,” Father replied. P1019 | “Eṃōj jenāj ita ke jeṃōkin añōtñōt bwe en oktak kooj in ad im jen bōk ṇa i reaar bwe ān eo epād ie, ak āinwōt ñe jej kōnono ñan mejatoto,” Jema eukōt ḷọk | ṃōk |
| 189. | He was trying hard to not fall over but it seemed like he was going to bite the dust. P155 | Ekar kate bwe en jab okjak ak eitok wōt bwe en tōn ñarij laḷ. | ñarñar |
| 190. | It was his fault but he blamed his brother. | An bōd eo ak ear ṇaruon likao eo jatin. | ṇaruon |
| 191. | Because there are not enough ships and communication gear in the Marshall Islands, sometimes there is famine on the outer islands but no one knows about it until ships go there. S25 | Kōn an jabwe wa im kein kōnono ilo aelōñ in Ṃajeḷ, jet iien ej wōr ñūta ilo aelōñ ko ilikin ak ejjeḷọk ejeḷā kake ṃae iien ej etal wa ko ñani | ñūta |
| 192. | The Captain stopped tossing and turning but his teeth were chattering and he was groaning. P1173 | Im Kapen eo ebōjrak an ukoktak ak ekar kaōḷōḷe wōt ñiin im ñūñūr | ōḷōḷ |
| 193. | It was six o’clock in the evening, but the old man was not yet thinking of going back to the island. P86 | Eor jiljino awa jota ak ḷōḷḷap eo ekar jañin ḷōmṇak in rọọl āne ḷọk | or |
| 194. | I begged him until I got tired but he never let us borrow his canoe. | Iar oware im kajjinōk ak ear jab kōtḷọk tok wa eo waan. | owar |
| 195. | “A foreigner gave it to me, but now it’s broken and I don’t know how to fix it.” P213 | “Juon ri-pālle ear letok nejū ak kiiō ejorrāān im ijaje kōṃṃane.” | pālle |
| 196. | “Okay, go ahead and sail, but you are just going to drift and end up back here where you started,” the chief said. P253 | “Ekwe koṃeañ etal wōt im jerak, ak kab lale ṃōk ke koṃ naaj bar pe tok im eọtōk iaelōñ in,” Irooj eo eba. | pe- |
| 197. | It was completely calm as the evening came on but we were surprised that there weren’t any stars in the sky when we should have seen them as there wasn't a speck of cloud in the sky. P1031 | Ḷak jọteen ḷọk eo elur pedejdej ak kōmmān bwilōñ ke ejej iju i lañ meñe en kar or bwe ejej kōdọ i mejatoto. | pedej |
| 198. | He was out of my sight but I heard the Boatswain talking to him. P1070 | Ekar penjak ḷọk wōt ak iroñ ainikien Bojin eo an kōnono ḷọk ñan e. | penjak |
| 199. | I hooked it but it got inside the coral and I didn't land it. | Ear kọjek ak kōn an pọ, ejab mej. | pọ |
| 200. | I was in Hawaii but didn't get near to Waikiki. | Iar pād Awai ak ijab poom lo Waikiki. | podem |
| 201. | They played well but didn't begin to win. | Ear ṃōṃan (eṃṃan) aer kukure (ikkure) ak rōjab podem wiin. | podem |
| 202. | The Engineer said we should go eastward so we would stay on course to Likiep, but you said we were already to the east. P1235 | Injinia eḷak kar ba ke jen itaḷọk wōt bwe jej pād wōt i rōtlein Likiep, kwōba ke jeḷe i reeaar. | rāātle |
| 203. | There are a number of Western teachers in the larger schools, but almost all of the small outer-island schools have only Marshallese teachers. S9 | Elōñ ri-kaki in pālle ilo jikuuḷ kein rōḷḷap ak enañin aolep jikuuḷ ko rōddik ilo aelōñ ko ilikin ri-Ṃajeḷ wōt rej ri-kaki. | ri- |
| 204. | “He’ll be okay but we need to say the rosary together and ask for help,” Father said. P1076 | “Enaaj eṃṃan ak kōjeañ aikuj rojōri ippān doon im kajjitōk jipañ,” Jema ekar ba. | rojeri |
| 205. | The Old Man looked at Father but Father didn’t say anything. P431 | Ḷōḷḷap eo erre ḷọk ñan Jema ak ejjeḷọk men eo Jema eba. | rōre |
| 206. | We were still a little ways away, but a dog started barking from around the road to the house. P175 | Ej meḷan ḷọk wōt jidik ak erorror juon kidu jān tōrerein iaḷ eo ḷọk ñan ṃweo | rorror |
| 207. | But there will be wind as long as there is the earth. P861 | Ak kōto enaaj or wōt towan wōt an laḷ in pād. | to |
| 208. | Father heard this and didn't hesitate but rushed straight to the Captain. P1087 | Jema eroñ ijin im jab bar aepādpād ak etōbtōb ḷọk ñan ippān Kapen eo. | tōbtōb |
| 209. | I was going to start bailing water but Father called down to me. P1143 | Ikar tōn bar ḷōmṇak in ānen ak Jema ekkūr laḷ tak. | tok |
| 210. | “Now there’s nothing we can do but drift and wait for daylight. P636 | Kiin ejej men en jetokwōje ak peḷọk im kōttar an raan. | tokwōj |
| 211. | I was there for a while but accomplished nothing. | Eto aō pād ijeṇ ak ejjeḷọk men eṇ itokwōje. | tokwōj |
| 212. | I would have married you but I am not worthy. | Inaaj kar bōk peiṃ ak ejjab tōllọkū. | tōllọk |
| 213. | Remember that the path may be short, but not when you drift off course.” P487 | Kememej bwe ekadu tōllọk in ak eaetok pelọk in.” | tōllọk |
| 214. | “Well I didn’t look very carefully at the ocean at that time, but I have a hard time believing we are that far away from Likiep,” the Captain said. P796 | “Ekwe ikar jab baj kakkōt mejōk ioon lọjet ilo awa ṇe kwōj ba, ak āinwōt epen aō tōmak ke joñan de in admān tōtoḷọk jān Likiep,” Kapen eo eba. | tōtoḷọk |
| 215. | “Yeah, but it seems like it’s really far away,” the Boatswain said. P1107 | “Iññā, ak āinwōt ebaj ettoḷọk,” Bojin eo eba. | tōtoḷọk |
| 216. | I didn’t bother any more with the things but ran right down and brought up the tin. P1273 | Ikar jab bar eḷḷọk ñan men ko ak ittōr laḷ ḷọk im bōk tok tiin eo. | tōtōr |
| 217. | I kept trying to light it but the sail was up which made the cooking area list over to one side. P884 | Ikar kate eō bajjek innem eurur ak ejepāpe jikin kōmat eo kōn an wa eo lewūjlā. | urur |
| 218. | “It sounds good to me,” the Boatswain said, but if that’s the plan, let’s do it quickly before the storm starts up; we don’t have much time. P739 | “Eṃṃan ippa,” Bojin eo eba. “Im ñe je ḷoor ḷōmṇak in, ekwe jen ṃōkaj ṃokta jān an wōtlọk utọr ṇe bwe enaaj ejjeḷọk iien. | utọr |
| 219. | “The wind and rain have died down but not enough to put up the sail,” the Captain uttered at about 6 o’clock in the evening. P788 | “Eapdikḷọk kōto in im wōt kein ak ej jañin lukkuun ṃōṃan ñan lewūjḷā,” Kapen eo ej kab bar oḷañi ke ej jiljino awa jọteen eo. | waḷañi |
| 220. | I'm not counting the cost but if it's valuable, I'll buy it. | Ij jab watōk kōn oṇāān ak ñe eor tokjān inaaj wiaiki. | watwat |
| 221. | Maybe it was last week, but it wasn’t really strong.” P91 | Bōlen kar eñeo ilo wiik eo ḷọk ak ejab kanooj kar kajoor.” | wiik |
| 222. | I almost started to panic but when I stuck my head out the door I saw Father and the other two men on the deck. P956 | Ijino tak tōn kar wiwijet ak men eo iḷak emmō ilo kōjām eo ilo Jema im ḷōṃaro ruo ijo ioon teek. | wiwijet |