1. | Don't be a loner or you might go insane. | Kwōn jab ajjimakeke bwe kwōnaaj wūdeakeak. | ajjimakeke |
2. | S/he'll keep saying s/he'll win and s/he just might do so. | Ej kaajjimālele bajjik innām ejujen maroñ wiin. | ajjimālele |
3. | You might not hammer the tin properly; especially since you've never once used a hammer before. | Emaroñ bōd kilen aṃ aṃaiktok tiin ṇe; en kab baj ke kwōj jañin kar aṃa juon alen. | aṃa |
4. | Go and sniff around in that house and see what you might find in it. | Kwōn etal in kāātete tok lowaan ṃweeṇ im lale ta eo kwomaroñ loe ie. | ātāt |
5. | What he's doing is currying his boss's favor so he might be given a bonus. | Men eṇ ej kōṃṃane ej kabboṇōjṇōj ippān bọọj eṇ an. | boṇōj |
6. | Watch it, that child might fall | Lale wōt ebuñlọk ajri ṇe | buñlọk |
7. | Watch out, you might step on the dung. | Lale bwebwe ṇe kwojuri. | bwebwe |
8. | Hurry up or we might miss the ship. | Eaabōbbōb bwe jenaaj rumwiji wa eo. | eaabōbbōb |
9. | If I didn't get sick I might have gone on the boat. | Eḷaññe iar jab nañinmej inaaj uwe ilo wa eo. | eḷaññe |
10. | Be careful or that Portuguese man-o'-war might sting you. | Lale aolōk eide eok. | idid |
11. | Watch out or I might get jam on my shirt. | Lale ejaaṃ jōōt e aō. | jaaṃ |
12. | I might not be able to come. | Imaroñ jab iwōj. | jab |
13. | Don't disappear because we might need you. | Lale kwaar kōjjakoko bwe jenaaj aikuji eok. | jako |
14. | Don't carry that baby with one hand because you might drop it. | Jab jalenpāik(i) niñniñ ṇe bwe emaroñ wōtlọk. | jalenpā |
15. | Look out, that piece of wood might split | Lale ejar aḷaḷ ṇe | jar |
16. | Watch out or you might get a shock from that electric line. | Lale kwōjarom ilo toon jarom ṇe | jarom |
17. | Don't splash the water or we might get wet. | Jab kajjiliblib dān ṇe bwe jenaaj tutu. | jejelōblōb |
18. | Don't turn so frequently or we might have an accident. | Kwōn jab jejeoreor (ejjeoreor) bwe jenaaj jorrāān. | jeor |
19. | September might still see you on the island. | Emaroñ Jeptōṃbaik kwe ṇa ānin | Jeptōṃba |
20. | Might as well continue since he's gone and spilled the beans. | Etal kake bwe eṃōj an jerakiaarḷap. | jerakiaarḷap |
21. | Watch out or the spike in his shoes might cut you. | Lale ejibaiki eok. | jibaik |
22. | It might incidentally get torn. P1120 | Emaroñ jirillọk im potak. | jirilọk |
23. | Watch out or your clothes might get chocolate all over them. | Lale ejjọklejej nuknuk ṇe aṃ. | jọkleej |
24. | When he comes he might as well bring the letter. | Ñe eitok enaaj jujen bōktok lōta eo. | jujen |
25. | Watch out or you might get syrup all over your clothes. | Lale ejjirubrub nuknuk ṇe aṃ. | jurub |
26. | Watch out because I might accidentally slash you with this machete. | Lale bwe imaroñ jirillọk im kabwili eok kōn jāje e. | kabwil |
27. | The old folks used to say to never attempt the impossible or sorry consequences might follow | Rūtto ro rōkein ba jab kadkadajaj bwe enaaj or jerata. | kadkadajaj |
28. | “Seeeveneeeleeveeen,” the man said with all his might, and then threw the dice against the wall of the house. P156 | “Jeeepeniiileeepen,” ḷeo ekate ba innem kad kiin eṃ kōn taij ko. | kakkōt |
29. | “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 |
30. | Hurry up or you might be late. | Kwōn kaiur bwe kwonaaj rumwij. | kijōṃ |
31. | It was starting to get dark and I was concerned about going back to the island because the two of us might get separated. P54 | Ejino jok tok marok eo im ikkōl in wōnāne ḷọk bwe kōṃro maroñ ḷe ijeḷmān doon. | kōkōl |
32. | I suspect that he might be the one that stole. | Ikkōljake ñe e eo ear kọọt. | kōkōljake |
33. | Be careful, they might put a curse on you. | Lale rokọọle eok. | kokọọl |
34. | 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 |
35. | Shut the window as the wind is blowing on the baby (and it might catch a cold). | Kwōn kiil wūṇtō ṇe bwe ekkōtotoik tok ñinniñ e. | kōto |
36. | It was starting to get dark and I was concerned about going back to the island because the two of us might get separated. P54 | Ejino jok tok marok eo im ikkōl in wōnāne ḷọk bwe kōṃro maroñ ḷe ijeḷmān doon. | ḷe ijeḷmān doon |
37. | I was afraid of what that might mean. P516 | Eor aō lōlñọñ kōn wāween in. | lōḷñọñ |
38. | Watch out, your clothes might get stained. | Lale emāār nuknuk ṇe aṃ. | māār |
39. | “It might be Epatōn,” Father said. P1197 | “Emaroñ Epatōn,” Jema eba. | maroñ |
40. | “We might as well since we are going to sail through the stormy waters of the Likabwiro storm. P332 | “Bwe taunin ke jej pojān [pojak in] tar metwan Likabwiro. | pojak |
41. | It might incidentally get torn.” P1120 | Emaroñ jirillọk im potak.” | potak |
42. | Look out, that (pile of) bags of rice might crumble | Lale erōṃ pāāk in raij kaṇe. | rōṃ |
43. | It was pitch-black and as the plankton glowed deep down in the sea, I was almost afraid there might be ghosts around. P568 | Emarok jilōñlōñ im eḷak errobōlbōl dedojat i buḷōn lọjet, iwātin kar abwinmake eaki. | rorobōlbōl |
44. | Don't lean on that or you might get a splinter. | Jab atartar ijeṇe bwe kwōnaaj tenaḷ. | tenaḷ |
45. | I am afraid we might be in some danger.” P551 | Āinwōt iuwōta.” | uwōta |