| 1. | But what can I do if she doesn't like you. | Ab in et ñe edike eok. | ab in et |
| 2. | The water was so calm that it looked glassy as if it were inside a cistern. P994 | Joñan, eḷae ioon dān āinwōt lowaan juon aebōj-jimeeṇ. | aebōj-jimeeṇ |
| 3. | You're cooler here than if you went into the house. | Kwaeṃṃōḷoḷo ḷọk ṇa ijin jān ñe kwōnaaj etal eañ ṃweeṇ | aeṃōḷoḷo |
| 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 all right if you don't go. | Āinwōt juon ñe kwōjab etal. | āinwōt juon |
| 6. | If you confuse him he'll be upset with you. | Ñe kwōj kaairuwaroiki enaaj illu ippaṃ. | airuwaro |
| 7. | How about if you make the thatch for us. | Kwōj ja kaajtok ñan kōjro. | aj |
| 8. | You sound as if you're not sure of what you're saying. | Einwōt iḷak lale kwōj ajjimālele. | ajjimālele |
| 9. | It's not good to talk of something we are not sure about if we do not have self confidence. | Enana kaajjimālele ñe jej jab lōke kōj. | ajjimālele |
| 10. | Why don't you try hitting him with the club and see if he moves? | Kwōn aḷaḷ in deñdeñe ṃōk im lale eṃṃakūt ke. | aḷaḷ in deñdeñ |
| 11. | If he continues with his laid back attitude he'll one day be left behind. | Ej alebabu ak juon raan enaaj ḷak ilbōk retal jāne. | alebabu |
| 12. | Don't always be lying down if you don't want to grow old fast. | Kwōn jab alebabu bwe kwōnaaj ḷōḷḷap ṃōkaj | alebabu |
| 13. | If you survey it critically, the mistakes will be obvious. | Ñe kwōallọke enaaj alikkar bōd kaṇe. | allọk |
| 14. | There's no task that can't be completed if we join forces and work together. | Ejjeḷọk jerbal eṇ epen eḷaññe jenaaj almaroñe. | almaroñ |
| 15. | Even if he refuses there's nothing his mother can do about it. | Amñe eabōb ke ejjeḷọk men eṇ jinen emaroñe. | amñe |
| 16. | Maybe if you gave him the harmonica to play with, he'll stop crying. | Bwōlen ñe kwōnaaj kaaṃonikaiki enaaj jako an jañ. | aṃonika |
| 17. | Play a number on the harmonica so I can see if you're good. | Aṃonika ṃōk bwe in lale kwojeḷā ke. | aṃonika |
| 18. | They say that if we bite our lips it means someone is mentioning our name. | Rej ba ke ñe jej aṃtōk ewōr eṇ ej ba etad. | aṃtōk |
| 19. | There's a pot full of cooked Anbūri pandanus and help yourself if want to. | Lale ainbatin anbūri ṇe im wōdwōd ñe kwokōṇaan. | Anbūri |
| 20. | How about kicking the kick ball this way so I can see if it's okay. | Anidepetok ṃōk bwe in lale eṃṃan ke. | anidep |
| 21. | It would be better if you put braces to strengthen it. | Eṃṃan ñe kwōañinwoḷāiki bwe en pen. | añinwoḷā |
| 22. | See you in January if my health's OK and it's the Lord's will. | Lo eok Jānwōde ñe eṃṃan mōur im ankilaan Irooj. | ankilaa- |
| 23. | At eight o'clock in the evening of our fifty-fifth night, if my mental arithmetic was correct, the Captain was steering and something amazing made an appearance. P1025 P1025 | Boñon eo kein kalemñoul ḷalem, ñe ejiṃwe aō aṇtọọne ḷọk, ilo kar ruatimjuon awa jọteen eo ke Kapen eo ej jebwebwe, juon men in bwilōñ ekar waḷọk. | aṇtọọn |
| 24. | The special power of that chief can make you sick (if you have displeased him). | Aon irooj eṇ ekọkkure. | ao |
| 25. | I think we should reload the lumber before it starts raining even if it will be more difficult then. P728 | Eṃṃan ñe jebar ektaki tok aḷaḷ kā ṃokta jān an wōt bwe ej kab naaj apañḷọk wōt. | apañ |
| 26. | “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 |
| 27. | You should not be afraid of getting your hands dirty if you are going to get the job done. | Kwōn jab ārre eok bwe en ṃōjḷọk jerbal ṇe | ārre |
| 28. | Smell his hands and see if they smell like fish. | Kwōn ātoñ ṃōk pein eaelel ke. | ātāt |
| 29. | They said that it would be good if he register with that family so he could be an inheritor there. | Rōba eṃṃan ñe ej jeje etan ippān baaṃle eṇ bwe en kab ri-jolōt ie. | ba |
| 30. | Why don't you take these aspirin pills if you have a headache? | Etke kwōj jab idaak batin in metak kā ñe emetak bōraṃ? | batin |
| 31. | If there were radio communication on all islands in the Marshalls, sick people would not die for want of doctors or medicine, and it would also help prevent the occurrence of famine. S25 | Eḷañe ewōr retio in kōnono ilo aolep aelōñ in Ṃajeḷ, ri-nañinmej rōban aikuj in mej kōñ an ejjeḷọk taktō ak wūno, im barāinwōt jipañ bōbrae jān an waḷọk ñūta | bōbrae |
| 32. | If he didn't catch any fish, black magic has been put on him. | Ñe ejerata alikkar ke eṃōj bōkjān koṇan. | bōkjān koṇa- |
| 33. | If you cork it, it won't spill. | Ñe kwōnaaj kabọọrọre eban lutōk. | bọọror |
| 34. | The way to make salt fish is first, we clean the fish, and if they are big fish, we cut them into smaller sections, or if they are small fish, we put them whole to soak in salt water overnight. S27 | Wāween jọọḷ ek, ṃokta jej karreoik ek ko, im eḷañe ek killep men ko jej ṃwijiti im kōṃṃan bukwōn jidik, ak eḷañe ek jidik, jej kaiouki wōt in jooni ilo dānnin-jọọḷ iuṃwin juōn boñ. | bukwōn |
| 35. | The way to make salt fish is first, we clean the fish, and if they are big fish, we cut them into smaller sections, or if they are small fish, we put them whole to soak in salt water overnight. S27 | Wāween jọọḷ ek, ṃokta jej karreoik ek ko, im eḷañe ek killep men ko jej ṃwijiti im kōṃṃan bukwōn jidik, ak eḷañe ek jidik, jej kaiouki wōt in jooni ilo dānnin-jọọḷ iuṃwin juōn boñ. | bukwōn |
| 36. | You two shouldn't quarrel -- you're related and something evil will happen if you do. | Koṃro en jab bwijerro. | bwijerro |
| 37. | “If it’s hard to pull in, let it out a little.” P1305 | “Eddo tok kōtḷọk.” | dedo |
| 38. | If you know how to prepare and cook pandanus pudding in hot rocks, then make some for us. | Ñe kwōjelā del kwōn del tok kijed. | del |
| 39. | “How about if we take Captain down below so he can lie down,” Father said to the Boatswain. P1046 | “Kōjro āktuwe laḷ tak Kapen ṇe ñan lowa bwe en babu,” Jema ekkōnono ḷọk ñan Bojin eo. | eakto |
| 40. | Maybe they wanted to see if it was soft enough so they could tear it apart. P1002 | Bōlen rej lale epidodo ke bwe ren kab naaj kar ebaje. | ebeb |
| 41. | He'll be insulted if you don't invite him. | Enaaj eddo ippān ñe kwōjab kūri. | eddo ippa- |
| 42. | Hang on to me if you are about to fall. | Ekkejel ippa ñe kweitan wōtlọk. | ekkejel |
| 43. | They asked if we could take them with us to Likiep. P443 | Men kein rōkar kajjitōk kōmmān maroñ ke ektaki ḷọk ñan Likiep. | ektak |
| 44. | If I didn't get sick I might have gone on the boat. | Eḷaññe iar jab nañinmej inaaj uwe ilo wa eo. | eḷaññe |
| 45. | If I feel all right, I'll be there. | Eḷaññe eṃṃaṇ mour inaaj iwōj. | eḷaññe |
| 46. | We'll experiment with it to see if it works. | Jenaaj elmọkote ṃōk lale eṃṃan ke. | elmọkot |
| 47. | If the clan name for Tony's father is Erroja-kijeek, it means that Tony's clan name would not be Erroja-kijeek, because we inherit our clan from our mothers. | Eḷaññe jowi eo an jemān Tony ej Erroja-kijeek, ej meḷeḷen bwe jowi eo an Tony eban Erroja-kijeek, kōnke jej bōk ad jowi jān jined. | Erroja-kijeek |
| 48. | How about taking a walk over the ocean side reef and see if you locate the school of ṃọle | Etalpeete ṃōk lik ṇe im lale kwōlo ke ṃọle eo. | etalpeet |
| 49. | As if you don't know. | Etan wōt ñe koñak. | etan wōt ñe |
| 50. | “Would it be okay if we sail to the island up ahead and fill up our drinking water there?” P1241 | “Eṃṃan ke ñe jeañ tar āne waj ñan ān ṇe i ṃaan im kanne nien dān e ie?” | ie |
| 51. | The way to make salt fish is first, we clean the fish, and if they are big fish, we cut them into smaller sections, or if they are small fish, we put them whole to soak in salt water overnight. S27 | Wāween jọọḷ ek, ṃokta jej karreoik ek ko, im eḷañe ek killep men ko jej ṃwijiti im kōṃṃan bukwōn jidik, ak eḷañe ek jidik, jej kaiouki wōt in jooni ilo dānnin-jọọḷ iuṃwin juōn boñ. | iio |
| 52. | The way to make salt fish is first, we clean the fish, and if they are big fish, we cut them into smaller sections, or if they are small fish, we put them whole to soak in salt water overnight. S27 | Wāween jọọḷ ek, ṃokta jej karreoik ek ko, im eḷañe ek killep men ko jej ṃwijiti im kōṃṃan bukwōn jidik, ak eḷañe ek jidik, jej kaiouki wōt in jooni ilo dānnin-jọọḷ iuṃwin juōn boñ. | iio |
| 53. | “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 |
| 54. | It is so wide that if you were right in the middle of it, you wouldn’t be able to see any islands. P1320 | Joñan an aitok ijin eḷaññe jej pād i eoḷapān, ejej āne en jej loe. | ioḷap |
| 55. | “Son, come up if everything is okay down there, because the boat is about to come alongside us now,” Father said. P1144 | “Nejū e, ñe ej eṃṃan wōt jabdewōt i jeṇe, ekwe wanlọñ tak ḷọk bwe wa eo e ejako eatartar ippād,” Jema ekkūr tok. | ippa- |
| 56. | “It sounds good and it doesn’t matter if we don’t test drive this boat because I know it works well. P336 | “Eṃṃan ainikien im āinwōt juon ñe jejab likbade wa in bwe ijeḷā ke eṃṃan an jerbal. | jab |
| 57. | Come and stay beside me so I can shelter you from wind if you are cold. | Itok im pād jablurū eḷaññe kwōpiọ. | jablur |
| 58. | “I didn’t know if you guys were going to want to eat; our family had rice and tinned meat for supper,” the old man said. P189 | “Bwe jejaje koṃro en kar kōṇaan ke ṃōñā, ke raij im kuwat kōjota e am iṃwiin,” ḷōḷḷap eo eba. | jaje |
| 59. | It's hard to back-kick if you don't practice. | Epen jaṃlik ñe kwōj jab kamminene. | jaṃlik |
| 60. | Then one day Father and the two men met together and the idea arose that Father should approach the man who owned the twenty-two foot boat and ask if he would allow them to charter it to Likiep. P20 | Innem juon raan Jema kab ḷōṃarein ruo erjel kar kwelọk ippān doon im lo juon ḷōmṇak bwe Jema en kepaak ḷeo waan booj in im roñoul ruo ne aitokan im kajjitōk ippān emaroñ ke kōtḷọk wa eo waan bwe erjel en jata kake ñan Likiep. | jata |
| 61. | If you are leaving tomorrow, I'll come and spend the night with you. | Ñe kwōj uwe ilju inaaj jebokwōn ippaṃ buñūnin. | jebokwōn |
| 62. | They look up to see if the breadfruit tree has borne fruit. | Rej jede mā eo im lale elōñ ke leen. | jejed |
| 63. | If we boil it longer it becomes jekṃai (coconut syrup). S19 | Elañe eto ḷọk wōt ad kōmatte enaaj waḷọk jekōṃai. | jekṃai |
| 64. | Let's go see if there's a boat coming. We're going to see if there's a boat coming. | Jeañ lọk in kajjeḷoḷo. | jeḷo |
| 65. | Let's go see if there's a boat coming. We're going to see if there's a boat coming. | Jeañ lọk in kajjeḷoḷo. | jeḷo |
| 66. | “If it’s Epatōn you’re saying we are on our way back,” the Boatswain said. P1198 | “Bwe ñe enaaj Epatōn kwōj ba jej bar jepḷaak,” Bojin eo eba. | jepḷaak |
| 67. | We have to have ambition and not be phlegmatic if we want to succeed. | Jej aikuj jibadbad im jab aipādpād ñe jekōṇaan ḷe | jibadbad |
| 68. | “I am going to help you if you start to pass up the boards,” I said. P676 | “Inaaj jipañ eok ñe kwōjino jebjeb lōñ ḷọk aḷaḷ,” iba. | jijino |
| 69. | Also, if we let jekaro stand for three days, it will become jimañūñ—the alcoholic beverage of the Marshallese. S19 | Bar juon, elañe jenaaj kōtḷọk jekaro eo bwe en pād jilu raan, enaaj erom jimañūñ—dān in kadek eo limen ri-Ṃajeḷ. | jimañūñ |
| 70. | It is better if you put the bed crosswise in the room. | Eṃṃanḷọk ñe kwokajitpeeḷeḷe peet ṇe ilowan ruṃ ṇe | jitpeeḷeḷ |
| 71. | Back then if people wanted to go sailing they didn’t have to ask anyone. P397 | Ñe rūtto ro rejọ kōn kōṇaan jerakrōk rej jab kajjitōk ippān bar juon. | jọ |
| 72. | The way to make salt fish is first, we clean the fish, and if they are big fish, we cut them into smaller sections, or if they are small fish, we put them whole to soak in salt water overnight. S27 | Wāween jọọḷ ek, ṃokta jej karreoik ek ko, im eḷañe ek killep men ko jej ṃwijiti im kōṃṃan bukwōn jidik, ak eḷañe ek jidik, jej kaiouki wōt in jooni ilo dānnin-jọọḷ iuṃwin juōn boñ. | jojo |
| 73. | The way to make salt fish is first, we clean the fish, and if they are big fish, we cut them into smaller sections, or if they are small fish, we put them whole to soak in salt water overnight. S27 | Wāween jọọḷ ek, ṃokta jej karreoik ek ko, im eḷañe ek killep men ko jej ṃwijiti im kōṃṃan bukwōn jidik, ak eḷañe ek jidik, jej kaiouki wōt in jooni ilo dānnin-jọọḷ iuṃwin juōn boñ. | jojo |
| 74. | As for me, I wouldn’t even have known the bird was there if I hadn’t heard its wings flapping as it slowly alighted on the Captain’s shoulder. P1037 | Ñe baj ña eo, iñak ke eor men eo eḷaññe ikar jab roñ ainikien pein an bao eo pikpik ke ej jokadikdik tok im jok ioon aeran Kapen eo. | jok |
| 75. | Try the pants on and see if they fit. | Kwōn joñe jedoujij ṇe dettaṃ wōt ke. | joñe aorōkin |
| 76. | Will you let me use your soap if I run out? | Kwōn kajoobobe ke eō ippaṃ ñe emaat joob e aō? | joobob |
| 77. | If people want to presesrve fish, they salt them and make salted fish, or smoke them and make dried fish. S27 | Ñe armej rej kōṇaan kato an ek pād, rej jọọḷ im kōṃṃan ek jọọḷ ak atiti im kōṃṃan ek ṃōṇakṇak | jọọḷ |
| 78. | The way to make salt fish is first, we clean the fish, and if they are big fish, we cut them into smaller sections, or if they are small fish, we put them whole to soak in salt water overnight. S27 | Wāween jọọḷ ek, ṃokta jej karreoik ek ko, im eḷañe ek killep men ko jej ṃwijiti im kōṃṃan bukwōn jidik, ak eḷañe ek jidik, jej kaiouki wōt in jooni ilo dānnin-jọọḷ iuṃwin juōn boñ. | jọọḷ |
| 79. | The way to make salt fish is first, we clean the fish, and if they are big fish, we cut them into smaller sections, or if they are small fish, we put them whole to soak in salt water overnight. S27 | Wāween jọọḷ ek, ṃokta jej karreoik ek ko, im eḷañe ek killep men ko jej ṃwijiti im kōṃṃan bukwōn jidik, ak eḷañe ek jidik, jej kaiouki wōt in jooni ilo dānnin-jọọḷ iuṃwin juōn boñ. | jọọḷ |
| 80. | If its getting dark you should stay for the night. | Kwōn jujem kiki ñe eboñe aṃ itok. | jujen |
| 81. | 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 |
| 82. | If a man doesn't make sure that his family's needs are met before he helps others, we say he's neglecting his primary responsibilities. | Eḷaññe juon ṃōṃaan (eṃṃaan) ej jab lale bwe en tōprak aikuj ko an baaṃle eo an ṃokta jān an lale ro jet, ej kadkadmootot. | kadkadmootot |
| 83. | If a man doesn't make sure that his family's needs are met before he helps others, we say he's neglecting his primary responsibilities. | Eḷaññe juon ṃōṃaan (eṃṃaan) ej jab lale bwe en tōprak aikuj ko an baaṃle eo an ṃokta jān an lale ro jet, ej kadkadmootot. | kadkadmootot |
| 84. | You will be punished if you are naughty. | Rōnaaj kajeik eok ñe kobōt. | kaje |
| 85. | “Try climbing up on top of the mast, Mr. Boatswain, and if you can see anything up ahead,” Father told him. P1190 | “Kajjioñ ṃōk wanlōñ ḷe, Bojin, im lale ta kwōlo i ṃaan,” Jema ekar ba ñane | kajjioñ |
| 86. | “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 |
| 87. | First, we examine the shoot, so that if it is the right size, we trim and bind it, peel off its end, and bend it down a little. S19 | Ṃokta, jej kakilen utak eo, bwe ñe eṃṃan joñan, jej jepe im eọuti, kọudpake, im kietake jidik. | kakōlkōl |
| 88. | 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 |
| 89. | “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 |
| 90. | And if that happens, well then I don’t know when we’ll see the island plants and trees, if ever. P901 | Im ñe āindein, ekwe iñak jenaaj bar ellolo ñāāt keinikkanin āne.” | keinikkan |
| 91. | And if that happens, well then I don’t know when we’ll see the island plants and trees, if ever. P901 | Im ñe āindein, ekwe iñak jenaaj bar ellolo ñāāt keinikkanin āne.” | keinikkan |
| 92. | First, we examine the shoot, so that if it is the right size, we trim and bind it, peel off its end, and bend it down a little. S19 | Ṃokta, jej kakilen utak eo, bwe ñe eṃṃan joñan, jej jepe im eọuti, kọudpake, im kietake jidik. | kietak |
| 93. | If I had been slow I would have been thrown against the wall of the boat. P600 | Ñe ikar ruṃwij inaaj kar patpat ṇa i kiin wa eo. | kii- |
| 94. | If you have been diligent from the beginning, we hope that when you read this page, you are able to speak and understand Marshallese. S29 | Eḷaññe kwaar kijenmej jān jinoun, kemij kejatdikdik bwe ilo awa in kwōj riiti peijin, kwōmaroñ kōnono im meḷeḷe kajin Ṃajeḷ | kijenmej |
| 95. | “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 |
| 96. | “Do you guys know if there’s any wire on the boat” Father said, “the kind that’s really thick?” P731 | “Koṃro jeḷā eor ke wea i wa in?” Jema eba, “Kain rot eṇ ekijñeñe. | kijñeñe |
| 97. | “And if we turn, we won’t see it and we’ll run into the northward current which will carry us past Ruōt. P900 | “Innem ñe jeañ kabbwe, jeañ ban loe ak jenaaj iione ae niñaḷọk ṇe im enaaj kinōōr kōj bwe jen ḷe jān Ruōt. | kinōōr |
| 98. | “Maybe it’s better if you don’t smoke here,” Father said. P770 | “Bōlen eṃṃan ñe kwōjab kōbaatat ijin,” Jema eba. | kōbaatat |
| 99. | If you have been diligent from the beginning, we hope that when you read this page, you are able to speak and understand Marshallese. S29 | Eḷaññe kwaar kijenmej jān jinoun, kemij kōjatdikdik bwe ilo awa in kwōj riiti peijin, kwōmaroñ kōnono im meḷeḷe kajin Ṃajeḷ | kōjatdikdik |
| 100. | If I had waited any longer I would have fallen down hard; just as I emptied the bucket a wave smacked the boat so hard that it almost capsized. P650 | Ñe ikar ruṃwij jidik inaaj kar lukkuun ñarij lowa, kōnke ej ṃōj wōt aō lutōk ḷọk ak ebar tar tok juon ṇo im kōjbouki wa eo im ewātin lā. | kōjbouk |
| 101. | You stay here and watch him and let us know if his mood changes for the worse.” P1068 | Kab pād wōt turin im waje bwe ñe enana taṃṃwin, kwōkōjjeḷā lōñ tak.” | kōjjeḷā |
| 102. | The demon made her shriek as if she was going berserk. | Tiṃoṇ eo ekakkeilọk lio im einwōt ñe ewāti wūdeakeak. | kōkeilọk |
| 103. | Shake that copra nut to see if it gurgles. | Kọkkorōjrōje waini ṇe | kọkkorōjrōj |
| 104. | If ones knows all the navigational signs he'll never get lost at sea. | Ñe juon enaaj jeḷā kōkḷaḷ eban peḷọk. | kōkḷaḷ |
| 105. | He also assembled an engine inside so that it could motor if there was little or no wind for the sail. P8 | Ekar barāinwōt kōḷaak juon injin ṇa ilowaan kein an tōtōr eḷaññe edik ak ejjeḷọk kōto ñan lewūjḷā. | kōḷaak |
| 106. | “I told my son to watch him and to let us know if anything changes.” P1073 | “Eṃōj aō jiroñ ḷọk ḷeen nejū bwe en kōmjaik wōt im kab kōjjeḷāik tok kōjro ñe eor oktak.” | kōmja |
| 107. | 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 |
| 108. | “Son, go back to the same place you were before if you want,” Father said. P743 | “Nejū, kwōnaaj bar pād ijo kar jikūṃ ṃokta, ñe kwōkōṇaan,” Jema eba. | kōṇaan |
| 109. | Also, if we let jekaro stand for three days, it will become jimañūñ—the alcoholic beverage of the Marshallese. S19 | Bar juon, elañe jenaaj kōtḷọk jekaro eo bwe en pād jilu raan, enaaj erom jimañūñ—dān in kadek eo limen ri-Ṃajeḷ. | kōtḷọk |
| 110. | First, we examine the shoot, so that if it is the right size, we trim and bind it, peel off its end, and bend it down a little. S19 | Ṃokta, jej kakilen utak eo, bwe ñe eṃṃan joñan, jej jepe im eọuti, kọudpake, im kietake jidik. | kọudpak |
| 111. | See if the children know their lessons. | Kakiil ṃōk ajri raṇe. | kūkiil |
| 112. | We will swing by here again if there’s time before we sail. P215 | Kōṃro naaj bar ikkure tok eḷaññe eor iien ṃokta jān ameañ jerak. | kukure |
| 113. | “I know the old man’s gout would disappear if we were living on the small islands. P198 | “Ijeḷā ke enaaj jako an ḷōḷḷap ṇe kūrro ñe kōṃro pād i aeto. | kūrro |
| 114. | Provoke John and see if he gets mad. | Kwōn kọkwiiki Jọọn ṃōk im lale ellu ke. | kwi |
| 115. | What if it breaks? | Ḷak jorrāān? | ḷak |
| 116. | “Or if it stays like this and the wind doesn’t pick up, we’ll have to use the engine all the way to Likiep.” P424 | “Ak āinwōt iḷak lale ḷọk kōn an naaj āindein ḷọk wōt, jenaaj leinjin ḷọk ñan Likiep.” | ḷak |
| 117. | If the two of us don’t go, we will have to wait until October when there will be another fieldtrip ship. P130 | Eḷaññe kōṃro to, kōṃro kab ḷe wōt ilo Oktoba, iien eṇ enaaj bar wōr piiḷtūreep. | ḷe |
| 118. | “If we waited for the fieldtrip ship, I don’t know when we would go, probably three or four months from now.” P236 | “Eḷaññe kōṃro kōttar waan raun, ijaje kōṃro naaj ḷe taḷọk ñāāt, bōlen naaj ḷọkin jilu ak emān allōñ jān kiiō.” | ḷe |
| 119. | We must revive some of our waning customs such as leep dancing by teaching our children if they don't already know how. | Jej aikuj jaruki ṃanit ko ad rōmājkunḷọk im katakin ajri ro nājid leep ñe re jañin kar jeḷā. | leep |
| 120. | When he looked over at me, it was as if he didn’t even see me. P1058 | Eḷak rōre tok ejjeḷọk men eṇ ej loe. | lelo |
| 121. | At 8 o’clock in the evening of our fifty-fifth night, if my mental arithmetic was correct, the Captain was steering and something amazing made an appearance. P1025 | Boñon eo kein kalemñoul ḷalem, ñe ejiṃwe aō aṇtọọne ḷọk, ilo kar ruatimjuon awa jọteen eo ke Kapen eo ej jebwebwe, juon men in bwilōñ ekar waḷọk. | lemñoul |
| 122. | It may run faster if it uses a sail. | Emaroñ ṃōkaj ḷọk ñe kwōnaaj lewōjḷāiki. | lewōjḷā |
| 123. | He also assembled an engine inside so that it could motor if there was little or no wind for the sail. P8 | Ekar barāinwōt kōḷaak juon injin ṇa ilowaan kein an tōtōr eḷaññe edik ak ejjeḷọk kōto ñan lewōjḷā. | lewōjḷā |
| 124. | “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 |
| 125. | Quit your wistful yearning if you want to accomplish anything. | Eṃōj ṇe aṃ lilikakōjkōj (illikakōjkōj) bwe eban or men etōprak. | likakōj |
| 126. | Only newcomers and chiefs are honored in this way, or if there is a first birthday, or if there are visitors. S4 | Rej kaṃōḷo wōt ñan ruwamāejet kab irooj, ñe ej wōr keemem, kab ñe ewōr ri-lotok. | lo- |
| 127. | Only newcomers and chiefs are honored in this way, or if there is a first birthday, or if there are visitors. S4 | Rej kaṃōḷo wōt ñan ruwamāejet kab irooj, ñe ej wōr keemem, kab ñe ewōr ri-lotok. | lo- |
| 128. | If you should come, bring it with you. | Eḷaññe koḷokwan itok kab bōktok ippaṃ tok. | ḷokwan |
| 129. | “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 |
| 130. | Let's go see if we got mail at the post office. | Kōjro tōn kōlōta ilo iṃōn lōta eṇ. | lōta |
| 131. | We can just sleep lightly so we’ll be ready to jump up if we need to. We'll sleep like roosters. P810 | Jej mājurin kako. | mājur |
| 132. | So what if he comes? | Makarta ñe eitok. | makarta |
| 133. | “If you didn’t wander around so much and play until it gets dark, you would always know where your Father is,” the Captain said to me. P50 | “Eḷaññe kokadikḷọk aṃ ṃōṃōkadkad im jab kōmarōk wōt kukure, kwōnaaj jeḷā ia eo Jeṃaṃ epād ie aolep iien,” Kapen eo eba tok. | marok |
| 134. | 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 |
| 135. | They say that if some trash is tossed overboard here, it will be snapped up by the sharks before it hits the water. P1322 | Rej ba ke ñe ewōtlọk juon menọknọk ijin, emaat wōt ṇa i mejatoto ippān pako. | mejatoto |
| 136. | If you are a newcomer to the Marshalls, the people gather and bring you food and gifts. S4 | Elañe kwōj ruwamāejet ilo aelōñ in Ṃajeḷ armej ro rej koba im bōkwōj ṃōñā im men-in-leḷọk ko ñan eok. | menin le- |
| 137. | “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 |
| 138. | “Run down and see if the Captain is awake,” the Boatswain said to me. P1214 | “Ettōr ṃōk lale eruj ke Kapen eo,” Bojin eo ebar kōnono tok. | ṃōk |
| 139. | I almost couldn’t bend over—I was so full—but didn’t feel nearly as good as I would if I were eating local Marshallese food. P391 | Iwātin ban jillọk joñan an ḷap aō mat, ak iḷak eñjaake ippa ej jab eṃṃanin aō mour wōt ñe ikar ṃōñā kōkanin aelōñ kein. | ṃōṃan |
| 140. | If people want to presesrve fish, they salt them and make salted fish, or smoke them and make dried fish. S27 | Ñe armej rej kōṇaan kato an ek pād, rej jọọḷ im kōṃṃan ek jọọḷ ak atiti im kōṃṃan ek ṃōṇakṇak | ṃōṇakṇak |
| 141. | “If we ask, we shall receive, just like the good book says.” P1178 | Ñe jenaaj kajjitōk, renaaj jipañ kōj, āinwōt an jeje ilo bokin mour.” | mour |
| 142. | I saw him there eating as if he's dying of hunger and going thataway. | Ieo ij lo an ñabñabḷọk ijieṇḷọk. | ñabñab |
| 143. | If God does not breathe spirit into us we will not live. | Eḷaññe Anij ej jab ṇajitbōd innem jejāmin mōur. | ṇajitbōn |
| 144. | No one else can give us the spirit to live if it's not God. | Ebar ejjeḷọk ri-ṇajitbōd ijellọkin Anij. | ṇajitbōn |
| 145. | “What’s going on?” the Captain yelled down, as if he didn’t know. P618 | “Eita,” Kapen eo elaṃōj laḷ tak, āinwōt ñe en ñak | ñak |
| 146. | Smell that food to see if it's good. | Kwōn nemak ṃōk ṃōñā ṇe ennọ ke. | nāmnām |
| 147. | You'll get a spanking if you talk bad. | Kwōnaaj deñdeñ ñe enana kobban lọñiiṃ. | nana kobban lọñii- |
| 148. | When I got back to the boat, I asked him if he had seen Father. P49 | Ke ij bar tōprak ḷọk ioon wa eo, ikajjitōk ippān enañin lo ke Jema. | nañin |
| 149. | If you tell him not to drink, he'll drink all the more. | Ñe koba en jab idaak, tōrreo ej kab idaak. | ñe |
| 150. | I would appreciate it if you gathered the people together. | Eṃṃan ñe kwōnaaj aintok armej raṇe. | ñe |
| 151. | If it stands longer as jimañūñ, it will become vinegar. S19 | Ñe eto ḷọk wōt an pād jimañūñ eo enaaj erom penkō. | ñe |
| 152. | If people want to presesrve fish, they salt them and make salted fish, or smoke them and make dried fish. S27 | Ñe armej rej kōṇaan kato an ek pād, rej jọọḷ im kōṃṃan ek jọọḷ ak atiti im kōṃṃan ek ṃōṇakṇak | ñe |
| 153. | Will you let me share your soap if I run out of mine? | Kwōn kajoobobe ke eō ñe emaat joob e aō? | ñe |
| 154. | If it weren’t for the coconut, the Marshallese people would not have been able to survive. S10 | Ñe en kar jab ni, ri-Ṃajeḷ rōban kar maroñ mour. | ni |
| 155. | “How can it be fine if the wind is getting stronger and the boat is going to capsize from the waves,” the Bosun shot back. P702 | “Bwe eṃṃan rot ke kōto in ej ḷapḷọk ak wa in eitan okjak ippān ṇo kein,” Bojin eo eukōt ḷọk | okjak |
| 156. | If a student is caught smoking, his hair will be shaved off. | Ñe eor ri-jikuuḷ eṇ ekōbaatat, rōnaaj oḷūbi. | oḷūb |
| 157. | 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 |
| 158. | Be ready to stop the drunk if he comes. | Kwōn pojak wōt in pāpjel ṃae ri-kadek eo ñe enaaj itok. | pāpjel ṃae |
| 159. | If you run with the baby you may fall with it on its face. | Lale kottōr em pedowan ajri ṇe | pedo |
| 160. | If it stands longer as jimañūñ, it will become vinegar. S19 | Ñe eto ḷọk wōt an pād jimañūñ eo enaaj erom penkō. | penkō |
| 161. | “And if we put up the sail, the wind will just rip it up,” the Boatswain said. P726 | “Ak jen ḷak jerake wūjḷā e kōto in enaaj peọọte,” Bojin eo eba. | peoeo |
| 162. | “Please look and see if that is him that just went back to the island; he has been looking for you for a long time.” P51 | “Lale ṃōk ke eñeo ej kab wōnāne ḷọk, ettōḷọk pukpukōt eok.” | pepok |
| 163. | He would have won if his sail hadn't been torn, thus making him bring up the rear | Enāj kar wiin ak wōjḷā eo an ekapidikkeiki. | piditte |
| 164. | Eat soft food if you have a toothache. | Kwōn ṃōñā ṃōñā pidodo ñe emetak ñiiṃ | pidodo |
| 165. | If a lizard defecates on your head, you will have good luck. | Ñe korap epekat bōraṃ, kwōnaaj jeraaṃṃan. | pijek |
| 166. | I later realized these sea monsters were ready to go fishing if something were to fall from the boat or if the boat were to sink. P1010 | Ej kab kar eñaktok aō tokālik ke bōlen timoṇin lọjet ko rōkar pojak wōt bwe ñe ekar wōr eṇ ewōtlọk ak wa eo eturruḷọk, repojak in naaj kar wūnaake. | pojak |
| 167. | I later realized these sea monsters were ready to go fishing if something were to fall from the boat or if the boat were to sink. P1010 | Ej kab kar eñaktok aō tokālik ke bōlen timoṇin lọjet ko rōkar pojak wōt bwe ñe ekar wōr eṇ ewōtlọk ak wa eo eturruḷọk, repojak in naaj kar wūnaake. | pojak |
| 168. | You'll get fleeced if you go to that bar. | Rōnāj rejaik eok ṇa ilo kuḷab eṇ. | reja |
| 169. | If there were radio communication on all islands, it would really help all the outer islands. S25 | Eḷañe enaaj wōr retio in kōnono ilo aolep aelōñ, enaaj kanooj in jipañ aolep aelōn ko ilikin. | retio |
| 170. | More people clean their cisterns so that they are pure and don’t make them sick if they bathe, drink, or make food at these cisterns. S22 | Eḷap ḷọk an armej ro aer aebōj laḷ kein karreoiki bwe ren erreo im jab kōṃṃan nañinmej ñan er ñe rej tutu, idaak, ak kōṃṃan ṃōñā ilo aebōj laḷ kein. | rōreo |
| 171. | “They told me to come down and see if you are awake so I can tell you there is land up ahead,” I told him. P1221 | “Rōkar ba in wātin lale kworuj ke bwe in kōjjeḷāik eok ke eor āne i ṃaan,” ijiroñ ḷọk e. | ruj |
| 172. | If you are a newcomer to the Marshalls, the people gather and bring you food and gifts. S4 | Elañe kwōj ruwamāejet ilo aelōñ in Ṃajeḷ armej ro rej koba im bōkwōj ṃōñā im men-in-leḷọk ko ñan eok. | ruwamāejet |
| 173. | Then he asked the Boatswain if the gas container was the one next to the mast. P408 | Ej ṃōjin ak ekajjitōk ippān kar tāāñin kiaaj eo eñeo i turin kiju eo ke. | tāāñ |
| 174. | If there are typhoons or other disasters, then can know about them by listening to the radio. S26 | Ñe ewōr taibuun im jorrāān ko rōḷḷap, remaroñ in jeḷā kake jān aer roñjake retio. | taibuun |
| 175. | He wouldn't gotten to first base with that beautiful woman if it wasn't for his love potion. | Ḷeo eban kar tōprak ippān kōrā deọeo eṇ ñe bōkā eo kapiten en kar jab kōtaḷeiki. | taḷe |
| 176. | “Climb up and see if you spot land up ahead,” he said. P915 | “Kwōn ṃōk bar tallōñ im lale kwōllo ke āne i ṃaan,” ekar ba. | tallōñ |
| 177. | She would have been very beautiful if she didn't have a harelip. | Enaaj kar lukkuun deọ eḷañe ear jab tāṃoṇ lọñiin. | tāṃoṇ |
| 178. | If that’s a boat, it’s clearly sailing toward us.” P1124 | Alikkar ke ñe wa men eṇ, ej tar tok.” | tar |
| 179. | I later realized these sea monsters were ready to go fishing if something were to fall from the boat or if the boat were to sink. P1010 | Ej kab kar eñaktok aō tokālik ke bōlen timoṇin lọjet ko rōkar pojak wōt bwe ñe ekar wōr eṇ ewōtlọk ak wa eo eturruḷọk, rōpojak in naj kar unaake. | tiṃoṇ |
| 180. | I later realized these sea monsters were ready to go fishing if something were to fall from the boat or if the boat were to sink. P1010 | Ej kab kar eñaktok aō tokālik ke bōlen timoṇin lọjet ko rōkar pojak wōt bwe ñe ekar wōr eṇ ewōtlọk ak wa eo eturruḷọk, rōpojak in naj kar unaake. | tiṃoṇ |
| 181. | If people want to presesrve fish, they salt them and make salted fish, or smoke them and make dried fish. S27 | Ñe armej rej kōṇaan kato an ek pād, rej jọọḷ im kōṃṃan ek jọọḷ ak atiti im kōṃṃan ek ṃōṇakṇak | to |
| 182. | If we boil it longer it becomes jekṃai (coconut syrup). S19 | Elañe eto ḷọk wōt ad kōmatte enaaj waḷọk jekōṃai. | to |
| 183. | “And this is only the beginning; what if they stay even longer?” the Boatswain said. P399 | “Ekwe ej kab baj ṃaantakin in ak ekōjkan ñe etoḷọk jidik aer pād?” Bojin eo eba. | to |
| 184. | It was so bright we could have seen if there was an ant crawling on the boat. P942 | Joñan an meram jemaroñ kar lelolo ḷoñ ñe ekar or ej tōtōbalbal ioon wa eo. | tōbalbal |
| 185. | “Come down and look for yourself if you don’t believe me,” Father said. P629 | “To laḷ tak ṃōk lale ñe kwōj jab tōmak,” Jema eba. | tōmak |
| 186. | 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 |
| 187. | Even if you persist on questioning me, I will not say what's on my mind. | Jekdọọn ñe kotuur būruō ak iban kwaḷọk aō ḷōmṇak | tūtuur bōro |
| 188. | I'd have been a goner if I hadn't moved when he hit me with the broad side of the canoe paddle. | Inaaj kar jako ñe iar jab ṃōkaj in iñtōk jān an ubatake eō kōn jebwe eo. | ubatak |
| 189. | “How can it be fine if the wind is getting stronger and the boat is going to capsize from the waves,” the Bosun shot back. P702 | “Bwe eṃṃan rot ke kōto in ej ḷapḷọk ak wa in eitan okjak ippān ṇo kein,” Bojin eo eukōt ḷọk | ukok |
| 190. | If I wasn't coordinated, I would have hurt myself. | Ñe iar jab util, inaaj kar jorrāān. | util |
| 191. | “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 |
| 192. | If there is, well then we can try to thread it through the pipes and clean them that way.” P732 | Eḷaññe eor ekwe jemaroñ kajjioñ wekar buḷōn baib kā im karreoiki.” | wākar |
| 193. | Call me on the radio if anything happens. | Kab wālej tok ñe eor jabdewōt. | wālej |
| 194. | Hey, boy, you are going to fall down if you keep on climbing up and down like that. | Ḷadik eṇ, kwōnāj wōtlọk ñe āindeṇe aṃ wanlōñ-wanlaḷ. | wanlōñ-wōnlaḷ |
| 195. | You are going to fall down if you keep on climbing up and down like that. | Kwōmaroñ wōtḷọk ñe āindein ṇe aṃ wanlōñ-wanlaḷ. | wanlōñ-wōnlaḷ |
| 196. | “They told me to come down and see if you are awake so I can tell you there is land up ahead,” I told him. P1221 P1221 | “Rōkar ba in wātin lale kworuj ke bwe in kōjjeḷāik eok ke eor āne i ṃaan,” ijiroñ ḷọk e. | wātin |
| 197. | 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 |
| 198. | If you're caught again doing what you're not to do, I'll fire you. | Ñe kwōnāj bar weḷọk ināj kupiiki eok. | weḷọk |
| 199. | He'll be our spokesman if we need one. | Ḷeo enaaj wōnṃaan ñan kōj ṇe | wōnṃaan |
| 200. | I later realized these sea monsters were ready to go fishing if something were to fall from the boat or if the boat were to sink. P1010 | Ej kab kar eñaktok aō tokālik ke bōlen timoṇin lọjet ko rōkar pojak wōt bwe ñe ekar wōr eṇ ewōtlọk ak wa eo eturruḷọk, repojak in naaj kar wūnaake. | wūnaak |
| 201. | I later realized these sea monsters were ready to go fishing if something were to fall from the boat or if the boat were to sink. P1010 | Ej kab kar eñaktok aō tokālik ke bōlen timoṇin lọjet ko rōkar pojak wōt bwe ñe ekar wōr eṇ ewōtlọk ak wa eo eturruḷọk, repojak in naaj kar wūnaake. | wūnaak |