1. | Let her play teeter-totter with you. | Kaabōntauni ippaṃ. | abōṇtọun |
2. | Let him prod it closer to us. | Kōtḷọk bwe en adbwijitok. | adebdeb |
3. | Let me use the prodding stick. | Letok kein adebdeb ṇe bwe in ja kōjerbale. | adebdeb |
4. | Hurry up and let him carry it in the basket so we can be on our way. | Kwōn kaudwadoikiḷọk bwe jen etal. | aduwado |
5. | Don't you worry cause I'll let you use my iron | Jab inepata bwe inaaj kaene eok. | aen |
6. | Don't let a draft into this house. | Kwōn jab kaajerwawaik ṃwiin | ajerwawa |
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. | Let him carry something along with you. | Kwōn kaaljeke ippaṃ. | aljek |
9. | I'll let you take my sister for a sunset stroll. | Ij lewōj jatū bwe en aṃ ri-aḷkōnar in jota. | aḷkōnar |
10. | Please let him share your raincoat. | Kwōn ja kaaḷkoote ippaṃ. | aḷkoot |
11. | Don't let me bother you as I'm just taking in the view. | Jab eltok bwe ij alwōj bajjek. | alwōj bajjek |
12. | You may let him wash his hands in the bucket you're using. | Kwōmaroñ kaaṃwini ilo bakōj ṇe ippaṃ. | aṃwin |
13. | You shouldn't let him do anything he wants now when he's still young because you won't be able to control him when he grows up. | En jab ḷap aṃ kaanemkwōje ilo an dik bwe kwōnaaj bane ñe enaaj rūttoḷọk. | anemkwōj |
14. | “And let him know there is land up ahead,” Father said. P1215 | “Kab jujen kōjjeḷāiki ke ān eo e i ṃaan,” Jema ebaj ba. | āneo |
15. | Don't let your pig roam free or it'll be impounded. | Jab kōrōḷọk piik ṇe kijeṃ bwe enaaj ātet | ātet |
16. | Let him ride the bike so he doesn't cry. | Kwōn kōbaajkōle bwe en jab jañ. | baajkōḷ |
17. | Don't let the smoke get into those clothes | Kwōn jab baate lok nuknuk kaṇ. | baate |
18. | You let him use the binoculars. | Kwōn kōbaikulaaje. | baiklaaj |
19. | Could you let him play volleyball? | Komaroñ ke kōbalebọọḷe? | baḷebọọḷ |
20. | You let him work as guard because we don't have enough guards. | Kwōn kōbampeiki bwe ejabwe ri-jerbal. | baṃpe |
21. | Don't let him get the smell of smoke on him. | Kwōn jab kōbbaididi. | bōbaidid |
22. | Wait till it expands then let it go. | Kōttar an bōbool (ebbool) em kōtḷọke. | bōbool |
23. | Don't let him get sand all over himself. | Kwōn jab kabokboke. | bok |
24. | Don't let the child get the measles. | Kwōn jab kabok aidik ajiri ṇe | bok aidik |
25. | Don't let that bother you; it's just the way he is. | Enta kwōj eḷḷọk ke baj eo bōnjān eṇ. | bōnja- |
26. | You let him have a bonus because he has done a good job. | Kwōn boṇōje bwe eṃṃan an jerbal. | boṇōj |
27. | Do you let him boss you around? | Ta ḷe eṃṃan an bọọje eok ke? | bọọj |
28. | Don't let the clothes get the smell of the sea. | Kwōn jab kabbwijetjeti nuknuk kaṇ. | būbjetjet |
29. | Don't let the child get the smell of the reef. | Kwōn jab kabbwilwōwōde ajiri ṇe | būbwilwōdwōd |
30. | Don't let him get the smell of turtles. | Kwōn jab kabbwilwōnwōne. | būbwilwōnwōn |
31. | Don't let your hands smell like bwiro | Kwōn jab kabbwiroroik peiṃ. | būbwiroro |
32. | Let her share the bundle with you. | Kabūroojkiiki ippaṃ. | būroojki |
33. | I let go of the bucket as quickly as I could and held on. P651 | Ikar ṃōkaj im kōtḷọk bakōj eo ak idāpdep. | dāpdep |
34. | “If it’s hard to pull in, let it out a little.” P1305 | “Eddo tok kōtḷọk.” | dedo |
35. | They let down a bunch of coconuts by rope. | Raar nieddoor. | dedoor |
36. | Let the cargo net down carefully. | Dodoor laḷḷọk ṃukko ṇe | dedoor |
37. | I'll let this boat nose into the oncoming wave. | Inaaj kadibuki wa in ilo ṇo ṇe tok. | dibuk |
38. | Let him use your coconut husker. | Kwōn kadoonon(e) kōn doon eo aṃ. | doonon |
39. | Don't let him starve and give him food. | Kwōn jab kaeañdene ak kwōn naajdiki. | eañden |
40. | You should let the new girl compete in juggling. | Kwōn kakkokowaik ledik eo ej kab itok. | ekkokowa |
41. | Don't let your attention wander. | Jab eḷḷọk. | el |
42. | Let them have forty breadfruit each. | Kwōn kaeñoulḷọk kijeer mā. | eñoul |
43. | You let him walk on the beach. | Kwōn ketetale ioon bok iaar. | etetal |
44. | Why didn't they let the boy play baseball? | Etōke rejjab kaiakiuik ḷadik eṇ? | iakiu |
45. | Don't let him pester other people. | Kwōn jab kaikiene. | ikien |
46. | I'll let you string your fish with my stringer. | Inaaj kāileleik eok ippa. | ilele |
47. | I'll let you string your fish with my stringer. | Inaaj kāileleik eok ippa. | ilele |
48. | Make it straight and don't let it get crooked crooked. | Kajiṃwe im jab kaipi. | ip |
49. | Let him travel around these atolls (of the Marshalls) for sightseeing. | Kwōn kaito-itake (imeḷan) ipeḷaakin aelōñ kein bwe en alwoj. | ito-itak |
50. | Don't let yourself balk. | Kwōn jab kaitweḷọk eok. | itweḷọk |
51. | She came and cried on my shoulder yesterday saying they did not let her know about the birthday party. | Eitok inne im jabneejej tok ñan ña kōn aer kar jab kōjeḷāik kake keemem eo. | jabneejej |
52. | She didn't let her mother know that she is coming. | Ear kōjajeik jinen ke ej itok. | jaje |
53. | Don't let your canoe get separated from the one you're following. | Lale kwaar kōjājḷọk an wa ṇe waaṃ jān an ḷoor wa eṇ juon. | jājḷọk |
54. | Would you please let me hold the baby? | Jaketok ṃōk niñniñ ṇe | jake |
55. | Don't let him do the job because he is very careless. | Kwōn jab leḷok bwe en jerbale bwe ejāṃōd. | jāṃōd |
56. | Let us pray. | Jen jar. | jar |
57. | “It should hurry up this way so we can let them know we are drifting.” P1126 | “En jarōb tok ḷọk bwe jen kōjjeḷāik er ke jepeḷọk. | jarōb |
58. | Don't let the child take a bath so seldom. | Kwōn jab kōjattutuik ajiri ṇe | jattutu |
59. | Let him use one of your paddles. | Kwōn kajebwebweiki ippaṃ. | jebwebwe |
60. | Don't let him work on it because he's not capable of doing it. | Jab lelọk ñane bwe en kōṃṃane bwe ejedañ. | jedañ |
61. | You should let him write. | Kwōn kajejeiki. | jeje |
62. | Let the man use your sharpening stone to sharpen his knife. | Kwōn kajemjem ḷōṇe ilo kein jemjem ṇe aṃ. | jemjem |
63. | Oh why did I let our love get so deep? | Ta wūnin aō jetṇaake iọkwe eo arro? | jetṇaak |
64. | Tony is looking for a saw; could you let him use yours? | Tony eṇ ej kappok jidpān; kwomaroñ ke kajidpāne ilo jidpān ṇe am"? | jidpān |
65. | Let him use your skateboard. | Kwōn kajikeete ilo rā in jikeet ṇe aṃ. | jikeet |
66. | 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 |
67. | Let him use the wooden clogs until tomorrow. | Kwōn ja kajinaketaiki ñan ilju. | jinaketa |
68. | Don't let him walk barefoot because he will hurt his feet. | Kwōn jab kajintōbe ilo an etetal bwe enāj metak neen. | jintōb |
69. | The head of the extended Marshallese family let his younger brother speak on his behalf. | Aḷap eo ear kajipiiji ḷeo jatin. | jipiij |
70. | Don't let the rope slip from your hand. | Lale kwaar kajirilọk to ṇe jān peiṃ. | jirilọk |
71. | Let that boy sit on the sofa with you. | Kwōn kōjobaik ḷadik ṇe ippaṃ. | joba |
72. | Don't let the tramp bother you as he is a bit crazy. | Jab eḷḷọk ñan jokko ṇe bwe ejjaad bwebwe. | jokko |
73. | Could you let the girl stay with you, as she doesn't have a place to live? | Komaroñ ke ja kajokweik ledik ṇe ippaṃ bwe ejjelok jikin an jokwe? | jokwe |
74. | Will you let me use your soap if I run out? | Kwōn kajoobobe ke eō ippaṃ ñe emaat joob e aō? | joobob |
75. | Let him use our soap for now. | Ej ja joobob eake joob eṇ arro. | joobob |
76. | Let him play juip | Kwōn kajuipi. | juip |
77. | Come let me massage your back. | Itok bwe in jukjuki diiṃ. | jukjuk |
78. | They let the young men from Mejit tap dance because they are good at it. | Raar kajurbak likao in Mejij ro bwe eṃṃan aer jurbak. | jurbak |
79. | Don't let your success make you too proud. | Lale bwe jeban ṇe aṃ en jab kajuwaik eok. | juwa |
80. | Let it tire before you haul it in. | Kaddejdeje ṃokta jān aṃ tōbwe. | kaddejdej |
81. | The weatherman is scanning the skies and waves to let us know our location. | Ri-meto eo eṇ ej kaijikmeto tok ñan kōj bwe jen jeḷā ia in jepād ie. | kaijikmeto |
82. | You should let him play catcher. | Kwōn kōkajjiiki. | kajji |
83. | Don't let him/her jump around. (frequently heard in a household with active children) | Jab kōtḷọk an kāto-ketak. | kāto-ketak |
84. | “It doesn’t matter; I am still going to signal the plane to let them know we have lost our way,” the Boatswain said as he prepared the flare. P938 | “Jekdọọn ak ij tōn kōkaḷḷe ñan baḷuun eṇ bwe en kōjjeḷā ke jepeḷọk,” Bojin eo eba im kōpoje kein kōjjoram eo. | kein kōjjoram |
85. | Let us persevere in what is good. | Jen kijejeto ilo ṃōṃan (eṃṃan). | kijejeto |
86. | Let me carry it. | Letok in kōjerrāiki. | kōjerrā |
87. | 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 |
88. | “And let him know there is land up ahead,” Father said. P1215 | “Kab jujen kōjjeḷāiki ke ān eo e i ṃaan,” Jema ebaj ba. | kōjjeḷā |
89. | They lighted the fire and let it burn out of control. | Raar tile em kōkōḷọke kijek eo. | kōḷọk |
90. | Let me taste your dessert. | Ij ja edjoñe kōṃaolaḷ e aṃ. | kōṃaolaḷ |
91. | “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 |
92. | “It doesn’t matter; I am still going to signal the plane to let them know we have lost our way,” the Boatswain said as he prepared the flare. P938 | “Jekdọọn ak ij tōn kōkaḷḷe ñan baḷuun eṇ bwe en kōjjeḷā ke jepeḷọk,” Bojin eo eba im kōpoje kein kōjjarom eo. | kōpopo |
93. | They let the fish spoil. | Raar kakōti ek ko. | kōt |
94. | Let go of the rope. | Kōtḷọke to ṇe | kōtḷọk |
95. | He won't let his daughters come with us. | Eban kōtḷọktok ledik raṇ nājin. | kōtḷọk |
96. | 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 |
97. | Has he let the catcher use a glove? | Enañin kọkurobrob(e) ke kiaaj eṇ. | kurobrob |
98. | A wave lifted up the Likabwiro and then let it down again. P520 | Ḷo eo ekotak Likabwiro im bar lelaḷ ḷọk | le- |
99. | Let me go, girl. | Liiō kwōn kōtlọk eō. | liiō |
100. | Be careful not to let ants get on the chief's meal. | Kwōn kōjparok ṃōñā kaṇe kijen irooj eṇ bwe ren jab ḷoñḷoñe | ḷoñ |
101. | After I nodded to let Father know I understood, I heard the sound of treading feet up on the deck. P678 | Ālikin aō ṃōṃajidjid ḷọk ñan Jema im kaalikkar ke imeḷeḷe, ikar roñ ainikien ṃūṃūṇṃūṇ ioon teek. | ṃūṃūṇṃūṇ |
102. | Let him stay with you; you have a big enough house. | Kwōn ṇajikin ippaṃ bwe eḷap ṃweeṇ iṃōṃ. | ṇajikin |
103. | They let the fan blow fresh air into the house that was stifling. | Raar kōtọọr ḷọk kōto eo bwe en ṇamejatotoin lowaan ṃweo eñilñil. | ṇamejatotoin |
104. | Will you let me share your soap if I run out of mine? | Kwōn kajoobobe ke eō ñe emaat joob e aō? | ñe |
105. | A wave lifted up the Likabwiro and then let it down again. P520 | Ṇo eo ekotak Likabwiro im bar lelaḷ ḷọk | ṇo |
106. | 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 |
107. | “Well my friend, let me shake your hand because it looks like you are leaving now,” he said as he reached out his hand. P472 | “Ioḷe jera e, letok peiūṃ bwe koṃwij tan etal kiiō,” eba im jaake tok pein. | pā |
108. | Don't worry because I'll let you use my pen. | Jab inepata bwe inaaj kapeenen eok ippa. | peenen |
109. | Let her use your pins for the time being. | Kwōn ja kapiinini ippān ṃokta | piinin |
110. | Don't let that novice play billiards. | Jab kapiliete ñak ṇe | piliet |
111. | Do not let just anybody massage your abdomen. | Jab kōtḷọk an jabdewōt piti lọjieṃ. | pitpit |
112. | Let him get the sorcery over with first. | Ej ja rojak ṃokta | rojak |
113. | Don't let him use some of your socks in the meantime. | Kwōn jab kōtakinkini ippaṃ. | takinkin |
114. | Count every breadfruit there and let me know how many there are. | Kwōn tallepi mā kaṇe im bwini tok bwe in jeḷā jete. | tarlep |
115. | Let him crawl around on the floor. | Kōtḷọke ilaḷ bwe en tōbalto-tōbaltak. | tōbalto-tōbaltak |
116. | Let her share your oven. | Kwōn kọuṃuṃi ippaṃ. | uṃuṃ |
117. | I wouldn't let her wear a watch or she'll get arrogant. | Kwōn jab kọwajwaje bwe enaaj loṃaan. | wajwaj |
118. | He let the fish dive. | Ear kọunlọk ek eo. | wūnlọk |