| 1. | His appearance was like those people who when they talk, everyone listens and believes what they say. P60 | Epao tokin kain eṇ eaejemjem. | aejemjem |
| 2. | Why do you say it's theirs? | Ta ṇe kwōj ba aer kake? | aer |
| 3. | Don't say it will rain, or it will. | Kwōn jab kaajjimālele bwe enaaj wōt. | ajjimālele |
| 4. | 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 |
| 5. | But who'll say no | Ak wōn enaaj ba jaab? | ak |
| 6. | Please say that sentence again. | Kwōn bar āliji ṃōk jāntōj eo kwaar ba. | ālij |
| 7. | 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 |
| 8. | 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 |
| 9. | They say the people of these islands used to offer sacrifice to idols. | Rej ba ri-aelōñ kein rejọ kōn katok ñan anij raṇ. | anij raṇ |
| 10. | “Once he's back, I’ll tell him and we’ll see what he has to say about it this time around,” he replied. P414 | “Ej rọọl tok wōt ak ijiroñ ḷọk bwe jen baj lale ta eo eba annen jab in,” eba. | annen |
| 11. | “What time does the clock inside say?” the Captain asked the Boatswain. P362 | “Jete awa ilo awa ṇe i lowa?” Kapen eo ekar kajjitōk ḷọk ippān Bojin eo. | awa |
| 12. | The Captain didn’t say anything else when he heard from the old man. P67 | Ebar ejjeḷọk men eṇ Kapen eo eba ke ej roñ ijin jān ḷōḷḷap eo. | ba |
| 13. | Say, how about giving me a cigarette? | Baj letok ṃōk juon jikka? | baj |
| 14. | I want to say a little more. | Bar jidik wōt ikōṇaan ba. | bar jidik |
| 15. | He's mad because they say he's still just a kid. | Ellu kōnke rej ba ej boea wōt. | boea |
| 16. | He’s mad because they say he’s just a kid. | Ellu kōnke rej ba e boea wōt. | boea |
| 17. | When I heard the Captain say this, I thought about it and was amazed that Father was able to recognize the waves on the ocean side of Pikeej from the movement of the boat while the Captain says he needs to actually see them. P799 | Ke ikar roñ naan kein an Kapen eo, iḷōmṇak im bwilōñ bajjek ippa taunin an Jema maroñ kile ṇoin likin Pikeej jān ṃōṃakūtkūtin wa eo ak Kapen eo eba ej aikuj kar lo kōn mejān. | bwilōñ |
| 18. | They say there's lots of ducks on that island. | Rej ba edake āneṇ | dak |
| 19. | They sing and dance for you, and you are expected to stand up and say a few words, and thank them. S4 | Rej al im eb ñan eok im kwōj aikuj in jutak in jipiij im kaṃṃoolol er. | eb |
| 20. | How could he say he's broke when he keeps buying things? | Eḷmān an ba ke ebūrook ak wia in de eṇ? | eḷmān |
| 21. | How do you say this word in English? | Ewi wāween ba naan eo ilo kajin Iñlij? | ewi |
| 22. | What did you say? | Ej iaaṃ? | iaa- |
| 23. | Anything you say. | Ijo wōt kwōj ba. | ijo |
| 24. | “Whatever you say,” he replied. P1112 | “Ijo wōt kwoba,” euwaak. | ijo |
| 25. | I looked at the Captain to see what he would say. P896 | Ijujen baj rōre lọk ñan Kapen eo in lale ta eo eba. | in |
| 26. | Some came to wonder about ever seeing the four of us back, some came by to listen to our story, and others to say that they missed us and were glad to see the four of us again. P1340 | Jet rej wātin bwilōñ eake kōmmān, jet rej wātin eoroñ nenaan, ak jet rej wātin oñ tok ippāmmān. | ippa- |
| 27. | “Get up so we can say our prayers first.” P817 | “Jerkak bwe kōjro jarin kiki ṃokta.” | jar |
| 28. | Let's just say that after the Nitijeḷā passes the budget we can get our pay. | Jen ba bwe ālkin wōt an Nitijeḷā koweppān bajet jenaaj jino maroñ kōḷḷā. | jen ba |
| 29. | 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 |
| 30. | I can say now that the whole time we were praying, the two of us felt a sense of peace and calmness in our thoughts. P950 | Imaroñ ba kiin ke iien otemjej ke kōṃro Jema kar jar, kōṃro jimor kōn eñjake an aenōṃṃan im jokane tok ḷōmṇak ko aṃro. | jokane |
| 31. | Since the Captain didn’t say anything, Father went on. P734 | Ḷak ke ejjeḷọk men eṇ Kapen eo eba, Jema ejujen wōnṃaan ḷọk wōt. | jujen |
| 32. | 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 |
| 33. | 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 |
| 34. | 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 |
| 35. | Say, that guy seems to be extremely intoxicated. | Kijak eṇ ḷe eḷap an kadek. | kijak |
| 36. | John didn’t know what to say because of his embarassment for James when he fell. | Jọọn eñak ta eo en ba kōn an mejko kake Jemej ke ear buñ. | kōn |
| 37. | “Like I said, my son and I are going to drop by your house this evening,” I heard Father say. P117 | Āinwōt aō kar ba ke kōṃro ḷe nejū naaj iukkure waj ñan ṃween iṃōṃ jọteen in ḷọk,” iroñ an Jema ba. | kukure |
| 38. | Since the Captain didn’t say anything, I went topside with Father. P353 | Ḷak ke ejjeḷọk men eṇ Kapen eo eba, iwanlōñ ḷọk ippān Jema. | ḷak |
| 39. | He is the one who discovered fire, and the legends say that the reason Americans are smart is that Etao left the Marshalls and took his knowledge to America. S13 | E eo ear lo kijeek, im inọñ ko rej ba bwe unin an ri-Amedka mālōtlōt, Etao ear ko jān Ṃajeḷ im bōkḷọk an mālōtlōt ñan Amedka. | lelo |
| 40. | 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 |
| 41. | “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 |
| 42. | 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 |
| 43. | He is the one who discovered fire, and the legends say that the reason Americans are smart is that Etao left the Marshalls and took his knowledge to America. S13 | E eo ear lo kijeek, im inọñ ko rej ba bwe unin an ri-Amedka mālōtlōt, Etao ear ko jān Ṃajeḷ im bōkḷọk an mālōtlōt ñan Amedka. | mālōtlōt |
| 44. | 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 |
| 45. | John didn't know what to say, being so embarrassed for James when he (James) fell down. | Jọọn eñak ta eo en ba kōn an mejko kake Jemej ke ear buñ. | mejko |
| 46. | Some people say that man is also an animal. | Jet rej ba armej bar menninmour. | menninmour |
| 47. | When I heard the Captain say this, I thought about it and was amused that Father was able to recognize the waves on the ocean side of Pikeej from the movement of the boat while the Captain says he needs to actually see them. P799 | Ke ikar roñ naan kein an Kapen eo, iḷōmṇak im bwilōñ bajjek ippa taunin an Jema maroñ kile ṇoin likin Pikeej jān ṃōṃakūtkūtin wa eo ak Kapen eo eba ej aikuj kar lo kōn mejān. | ṃōṃakūt |
| 48. | “Uh-oh, that building is all messed up from those drunk guys,” I heard Father say. P165 | “Io epok ṃōṇe ippān ri-kadek raṇe,” iroñ an Jema ba. | ṃōṇe |
| 49. | “Okay, let’s start chanting,” I heard Father say to the Boatswain. P839 | “Ekwe jero jino ñijiri,” iroñ an Jema ba ñan Bojin eo. | ñijir |
| 50. | “Son, let’s go down and say our evening prayers because you may want to go to bed soon,” he said. P948 | “Nejū e, kōjro wanlaḷ waj im nokwōnin jota bwe kwōnaaj ḷak baj mejki wōt,” ekar ba. | nokwōn |
| 51. | When it rains and the moon is just appearing in the western sky we say it's due to moon phase in the western sky. | Pataan allōñ ṇa irilik. | pata |
| 52. | “I can now say for sure that drifting in the dangerous open ocean is a horrible experience.” P1337 | “Peḷọk ilo meto kauwōtata imaroñ ba kiin ke elukkuun nana.” | peḷọk |
| 53. | “Didn’t I say you would drift off course and then end up right back here where you started?” That was the only thing I heard the Chief say to Father. P1347 | Āinwōt iar ba ke koṃeañ naaj bar petok im eọtōk ān in?” men eo ikar roñ an irooj eo jiroñ ḷọk Jema de in. | peḷọk |
| 54. | “Didn’t I say you would drift off course and then end up right back here where you started?” That was the only thing I heard the Chief say to Father. P1347 | Āinwōt iar ba ke koṃeañ naaj bar petok im eọtōk ān in?” men eo ikar roñ an irooj eo jiroñ ḷọk Jema de in. | peḷọk |
| 55. | “Didn’t I say you would drift off course and then end up right back here where you started?” That was the only thing I heard the Chief say to Father. P1347 | Āinwōt iar ba ke koṃeañ naaj bar petok im eọtōk ān in?” men eo ikar roñ an irooj eo jiroñ ḷọk Jema de in. | petok |
| 56. | “Didn’t I say you would drift off course and then end up right back here where you started?” That was the only thing I heard the Chief say to Father. P1347 | Āinwōt iar ba ke koṃeañ naaj bar petok im eọtōk ān in?” men eo ikar roñ an irooj eo jiroñ ḷọk Jema de in. | petok |
| 57. | “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 |
| 58. | 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 |
| 59. | Don't ever say bad things about people. | Koṃwin jab kōṇaan ruruwe armej. | ruruwe |
| 60. | So he didn’t even finish what he was going to say. P903 | Innem ejujen jab kaṃōj men eo ekar tōn ba. | tan |
| 61. | When they realized they wouldn’t accomplish anything with their talk, Father and the Boatswain didn’t say another word and instead just stayed where they were and waited for the Captain to tell them what to do. P905 | Kōnke erro kile ke ejej men eṇ erro naaj tokwōje ñe erro kōnono ṃaan ḷọk wōt, Jema im Bojin eo erro jab bar ba juon naan ak erro pād wōt im kōttar ta eo ebar ba erro en kōṃṃane. | tokwōj |
| 62. | It's not for me to say I love you. | Ej jab tōllọkū ba iiọkwe eok. | tōllọk |
| 63. | 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 |
| 64. | “Okay, I’ll run down again and check on how the Captain is doing,” I heard Father say. P1139 | “Ekwe ij ja bar ettōr laḷ ḷọk ṃōk waate Kapen eṇ ej et,” iroñ an Jema ba. | waat |
| 65. | “Well, Captain, you get down on the pier and you Boatswain get down into the boat,” I heard Father say to the Captain and the Boatswain. P350 | “Ioḷe Kapen e, kwōn to waj ioon wab ṇe ak kwe Bojin, iwōj i lowaan wa ṇe,” iroñ an Jema ba. | waj |