0
Q
To clean
A
Klinim
1
Q
To dig
A
Digim
2
Q
To kiss
A
Kisim
3
Q
To put
A
Putum
4
Q
To pull
A
Pulum
5
Q
To cook
A
Kukum
6
Q
To want
A
Wantem,
Laekem
7
Q
To hear
A
Harem
8
Q
To tell
To say
A
Talem
9
Q
To sell
A
Salem
10
Q
To shut
A
Sarem
11
Q
To get
A
Kasem
12
Q
To prepare
A
Rerem
13
Q
To take
A
Tekem
Karem (i go)
14
Q
To find
A
Faenem
15
Q
To call
A
Kolem
Singaot
16
Q
To hold
A
Holem
17
Q
To follow
A
Folem
18
Q
To show
A
Soem
19
Q
Intransitive vs transitive
Share vs Distribute
A
Seraot vs Seraotem
20
Q
To buy
A
Pem
21
Q
I, me
You
Him, her
A
Mi
Yu
Hem
22
Q
North
A
Not
23
Q
South
A
Saot
24
West
Wes
25
East
Is
26
Far
Long wei
27
Footpath
Smol rod
28
Main road
Rod blong trak
| Bigfala rod
29
Store
Stoa
30
Which
Wij wan
31
Where
Wea
32
Town
Taon
33
Food
Kakae
34
Some
Sam
| Samfala
35
Basket
Basket
36
Big ones
Ol bigwan
37
Small ones
Ol smolwan
38
Expensive
Sas
Bigmane
Traoses i foldaon
39
Cheap
Jip
40
Ripe
Raep
41
Mature
Redi
42
Piece
Pis
43
Sweet
Swit
44
Papaya
Popo
45
And
Mo
46
Money
Mane
47
Change (money)
Jens
48
Us/We
| Dual, exclusive i.e. me and someone else
Mitufala
49
Us/We
| Dual, inclusive, i.e. you and me
Yumitu
50
You
| dual, i.e. You two
Yutufala
51
Them/They (those two)
Tufala/ tugeta
52
You (plural, exclusive, i.e. you three)
Yutrifala
53
Them/They (i.e. those three)
Trifala/ trigeta
54
Us/We (we three exclusive, i.e. not including you)
Mitrifala
55
Us/We (inclusive, i.e. all of us)
Yumi
56
Us/We (exclusive, i.e those people and me)
Mifala
57
You (plural, >3)
i.e. All of you
Yufala
58
Them/They
| Many of them, but not all
Ol
59
Them/They (Stands alone)
All (Accompanies a noun)
Olgeta
60
Can, know
Save
61
If
Sapos
62
Want
Wantem
63
Try
Traem
64
Must
Mas
65
Marker for completed action
Bin
Finis
66
Continual action
Gogo
| Hemi kukum kumala gogo. He/she continually cooks sweet potatoes.
67
Marker for ongoing or habitual action
Stap
| Hemi stap kukum kumala. He/she is now cooking, or usually cooks sweet potatoes.
68
Marker for start of a process
Stat
| Hemi stat kukum kumala. He/ she has started to cook sweet potatoes.
69
Marker that an action has just occurred
Jes
| Mifala i jes wekup. We just woke up.
70
Never
Neva
71
Marker for no, not
No
| Hemi no kakae yam. He doesn't eat yam.
72
Future tense marker
Bambae
Mbae
Nambae
Bae
73
He, she, it, him, her
Hem
74
*From* (preposition)
Because of, on account of, for.
*Smol boe blong Tom i stap sik oltaem from ol moskito.* Tom’s young son is always sick because of the mosquitoes.
75
Woman
Woman
76
Marker for adjective
-fala
77
Toilet
Toelet
78
To feel
Harem
79
To reach
Kasem
80
From where?
Long wea?
81
At
Long
82
How?
Olsem wanem
83
The other side
| Opposite
Narasaed
84
Behind
Bihaen long
85
In front of
Fored long
86
Close to, near to
Klosap long
87
Over there
Long wei
88
Far from
Long wei long
89
Uphill
Inland
Up
Antap
90
Down
| Downhill
Daon
91
Left
| Left side
Lefsaed
92
Right
| Right side
Raet saed
93
Here, there
Long ples ia
94
Turn right
Tanem long raet
95
Walk (noun)
Wokabaot
96
Good (adj.)
Gudfala
97
Directions
Daereksen
98
Taxi
Taksi
99
Bus
Bas
100
Cargo ship
Sip
101
Open cart truck
Trak
102
Airplane
Plen
103
Cruise ship
Turis bot
104
Canoe
Kenu
105
Outboard motor
Aotbod
106
Helicopter
Helikopta
107
Seaplane
Plen blong solwata
108
Fish
Fis
109
Chicken
Foul
110
To make
Wokem
111
Today
Tedei
112
Yesterday
yestedei
113
Tomorrow
Tumoro
| or Tumora?
114
Last week
Las wik
115
Next week
Nekis wik
116
Next month
Nekis monis
117
Dawn
taem san i kamap
118
Sunset
Taem san i go daon
119
Child
Pikinini
120
To ruin
Bagerap
| Spoilem
121
To fill
Fulumap
122
Bank
Bang
123
As a..
| e.g. I come as a tourist
Olsem wan
| e.g. Mi kam olsem wan turis
124
Language
Lanwis
125
Repeat
| Say again
Talem bakagen
126
Help
Givhan long
127
Coconut milk
Melek blong kokonas
128
A, an
Wan
129
Subject pronoun (they, those)
Oli
130
With
Wetem
131
To boil
Boilem
132
With
Wetem
133
Why?
| For what reason?
From wanem?
134
Because
From we,
From se
From .....
135
Full
Fulap
136
Every
Evri
137
Is there?
I gat?
138
Electricity
Ilektrisiti
139
Restaurant
Restoren
140
Close (nearby)
Klosap
141
Kitchen
Kitjen
142
Kava bar, Meeting house
Nakamal
143
Thick
Tik
144
Maybe
1. Ating
2. Maet
3. Mebi
145
Wind
Win
146
Right now
Naia (=nao ia)
147
To take
Karem i go
| Tekem
148
Stem
Han blong lif
149
Almost
Klosap olsem.
150
Walking
Wokabaot
151
To work
Wok
152
Sugar
Suka
153
Better
Mo gud
154
Cooky, cookies
Biskit, ol biskit
155
Different
| e.g. Vanuatu is different from Fiji
Difren
e.g. Vanuatu mo Fiji oli difren.
156
Different
| e.g. I want a different boat
Narafala
Defren
Narakaen
Narawan
| e.g. Mi wantem narafala bot
157
Beard
Mustas
158
All around
Olbaot
159
Dance
Tanis
160
To tie
Fasem
161
Fence
Fenis
162
Slippery
Glis
163
To leave
Aot,
Livim,
Lego
164
Garden
Karen/ garen
165
Better than
Bitim
166
Shape
Sep
167
Rope
Rop
168
Taste
Tes
169
Happy
Harem gud
170
Idea
Tingting
171
Way
Wei
172
Question
Kuestien
173
This weekend
Wikenia
174
Same as
Sem mak
175
Shake hands
Sekan
176
Wind generator
Win fil
177
Yacht
Seiling bot
178
A beach
Wan sanbij
179
A wing
Wan wing
180
The sea
Solwota
181
Cave
Hol blong ston
182
To look for/to search,
To look after
Lukaotem
183
Island
Aelan
184
Cold
Kolkol
185
Together
Tugeta
186
All alone
Hem wan nomo
187
Together
Togeta
188
One (i.e impersonal)
| eg. One has to wait, you have to wait
Yumi
| eg. Yumi mas weit
189
'Uto, Sprouted coconut
Navara
190
Tabu leaf
Namwile
191
Leaf used for cuts, antiseptic
| Crush and squeeze on cut. Leaf vs stem
Kruwande
192
Between
Metel
193
Again
Bakagen
194
Swim
Swim
195
Body
Bodi
196
Shore
So
197
Bush
Smolsmol tri
198
Surprise (ie. taken aback)
Sek
199
Walk
Wokbaot
200
Surprise
| Pleasant or neutral, not a surprise of dismay
Supraes
201
Freezer
Eisboks
202
This hill
Hil ia
203
Saturday
Sarere
204
Understand
Harem save
| Save
232
Us (three, inclusive, i.e. you two and me)
Yumitrifala
233
To carry
Karem
234
To bring
Karem
235
Thank you
Tangkiu
236
Chat
Storian
237
Fire
Faea
238
This,
that,
here
ia (pronounced "ya")
239
Waterfall
Lakaskad
Kaskad
Wotafol
240
Banyan
Nabangga
241
Poke fun at
Jikim
242
Always
Oltaem
243
Axe, hatchet
Tamiok
244
Who?
Hu, huia?
245
Bad
Nogud
246
Unimportant
| Inconsequential
Nating
247
Ordinary, plain
Olbaot, Nating
248
Busy
Fasfas,
| Bisi
249
Change, exchange
Jenisim
250
To sit
Sidaon
251
Hunt,
| Chase
Ronem
252
Remove
Tekemaot
253
Until
Go go
254
Long ago
Bifo
255
Recognise
Save se
256
Why?
| For what purpose?
Blong wanem?
257
Whose?
Blong hu?
258
Where?
Wea?
259
How many?
| How much?
Hamas?
260
What?
Wanem?
261
Heal
Kamgud
262
Banyan
Nambangga
263
Another
Nara
264
Argue, fight
Rao
265
Send
Sanem
266
Vomit
Traot
267
Outside
Afsaed
268
Underneath
Andanit
269
Sing,
| Song
Singsing
270
Shore
Soa
271
Short,
| Shirt
Sot
272
Start
Stat (vi.)
Statem (vt.)
273
To send
Sanem
274
To argue, fight
Rao
275
To pay for
Pemaot
276
Medicine
Meresin
277
Another
Nara
278
Lucky
Laki
279
To heal
Kamgud
280
To repair
Fiksimap
281
Outside
Afsaed
282
Underneath
Andanit
283
Constantly
Oltaem
284
As far as
Kasem
285
Allow
Letem
286
Useless
Rabis
287
Do
Mekem,
| Wokem
288
Maybe
Maet
289
First
Fastaem
290
Angry
Kros
291
Out of breath
Sotwin
292
Rest, take a break
Spel
293
Listen to
Lesen long
294
Think about,
Worry about
Tingbaot
295
To decorate
Flasem
296
Rubbish bin
Tin doti
297
Refrigerator
Aesbokis
298
Stomach
Bel
299
To give birth
Bonem
300
This, that
Disfela,
ia (nao)
301
Give back
Givimbak
302
Look,
See
Lukluk
303
Mark
Mak
304
Pillow
Pilo
305
Sun
San
306
Word
Wod
307
Back (of body)
Bak(saed)
308
Born
Bon
309
Bone
Bun
310
Far
Longwe, Farawe
311
Front
Fored
312
Go ashore
Gosoa
313
Lift
Leftemap
314
Understand
```
Luksave
Haremsave
Andastan
Save
Kasem
```
315
Residue
Makas
316
Month
Manis
317
Squid
Nawita
318
Rust
Rosta
319
Snake
Snek
320
European
Waetman
321
Back (of a thing)
Biaen
322
Behind
Biaen
| Folem
323
Bird
Pijin
324
Slide, slip
Glis
325
Festival
Lafet
326
Insect, bug
Bebet
327
Bean
Bin
Ariko
328
Cream
Krim
Lakrem
329
Grapefruit
Grefrut
Pamplimus
330
Rubbish bin
Tin doti
Pubel
331
Flippers, fins
Dakdak sus
332
Unconscious
Haf ded
333
Fingernail
Sel blong finga
334
Squall
Smol hariken
335
Weapon
Tul blong faet
336
Octopus, squid
Nawita
337
Orange (fruit)
Aranis
338
Olbaot
Everywhere *Flaoa ia i gat olbaot long bus*. That plant is everywhere in the bush.
Anywhere *I no gat krim olbaot long ol stoa*. There’s no cream in the stores anywhere.
Ordinary, plain *Mi mi slip long wan haus olbaot nomo*. I just live in an ordinary house.
Carefree, careless *Man ia hem i olbaot nomo*. That man is carefree.
339
Midday
Dina
340
Daughter
Dota
341
Early
Eli
342
Way, manner
Fasin
343
Future
Fiuja
344
Compass
Kampas
345
Leave alone
Letem
346
Over, past
Ova
347
Play
Pleplei
348
Somewhere
Samples
349
Swallow
Solemdaon
350
Trip
Trep
351
Wild
Wael
352
When (interrogative)
Wataem,
Wanem taem
353
Use
Yusum
354
When (subj)
Taem (we, se)
355
Drive
Drivem
356
End
En
357
Rise
Kamap
358
Tradition
Kastom
359
Approximately
Samwe
360
Sound
Saon
361
War
Wo
362
Sunset
Taem san i godaon
Taem san i lus
Taem san i draon
363
Today is May 10
Tede em i namda ten Mei
Tede em i namba ten long Mei
Tede em i Mei namba ten
364
Probably, Possibly
Ating (initial marker)
*Ating bae i kam*. He will possibly come.
365
Nobody
I no gat man
366
Nothing
I no gat wan samting
367
Nating
1. Of no importance *sapos yumi no go be nating ia* If we don’t go it doesn’t matter.
2. Plain, ordinary, bare *i no gat mit mo mifala i kakae raes nating* We had no meat so we just ate plain rice
3. Although, even though (also *nating we, nating se*)
368
Until
```
Kam kasem (usually with past time reference )
Go kasem (usually future events)
Kasem
Go go (lengthy duration)
```
369
Diving mask
Daeva glas
370
Inland person
Man bus
371
Hand towel
Titawel
372
Grandparent
Abu, bubu
373
Grandchild
Smol bubu
| Smol abu
374
Table
Tebel
375
Clause/ sentence connectives
But
On the other hand
Be
376
Clause/ sentence connectives
Or
O
| No
377
Clause/ sentence connectives
So, thus, therefore
Taswe
Tasawe
Tastawe
(Olsem nao in some dialects)
(Occurs sentence initial)
378
Clause/ sentence connectives
All right, after that
Ale, oraet
379
Clause/ sentence connectives
Then
After that
Finis
380
Clause/ sentence connectives
Now
Then
Nao
381
Clause/ sentence connectives
Later, afterwards
Afta
| Bihaen
382
Reef heron
Longfala nek
383
Longfala maot
Garfish
384
Ground dove
Sotleg
385
Toadfish, fat person
Bigbel
386
Parrot fish
Blufis
387
Braggart
Bigmaot
388
Porpoise, dolphin
Jamfis
| Dolfen
389
Bed-bug
Stingfli
390
Sickle
Huknaef
391
Barbed wire
Fokwaea
392
Centipede
Handredleg
393
Owl
Hoknaet
394
Dive mask
Daevaglas
395
Cemetery
Beregraon
396
Outboard motor
Aotbod
397
Earring
Earing
398
Fiberglass
Faevaglas
399
Restaurant
| Dining room
Haos kakae
400
Tent
Haos kaliko
401
Concrete house
Haos simen
402
Thatched house
Haos natanggura
| Lif haos
403
Toilet
Toelet
Smolhaos
404
Longdrop
Bustoelet
405
Basis, base
Stamba
406
Stupid
Unreasonable
Krangke
407
Vegetables
Legim
Grin kakae
408
Barefoot
Leg nating
409
Information, announcement, notice
Tok save
410
Whisper
Tok smol
Tok slo
411
A few
Smol
412
Quite a few
Lelebit
413
Diabetes
Switblad
414
Underpants
Smoltraoses
415
Gecko
Bigae
416
Direct sun
Hotsan
417
Chinese cabbage
Waetbun
418
Twisted doughnut
Gatoeit
| From gateau 8
419
The best
Nambawan
420
Not quite the best
Nambahaf
421
Wasem maot
Tasty nibbles (for rinsing the mouth after kava)
422
Tasty nibbles
Wasem maot
423
Multi-story building
Storihaos
424
Chainsaw
Enjinso
425
Sheep
Sipsip
426
Duck
Dakdak
427
On both sides
Long saed-saed
428
Vegetables
Legim
Grin kakae
429
Barefoot
Leg nating
430
Vegetables
Legim
Grin kakae
431
Barefoot
Leg nating
432
Because
From
433
Until
Go go
434
Head
Hed
435
Become
Kam
436
Clock, o’clock
Klok
437
Eleven
Leven
438
Look after
Lukaot long
439
Miss, fail
Mestem
440
Not at all
Nating
441
Need
Nidim
442
Need
Nidim
443
Hunt, Chase
Ronem
444
Ear
Sora
445
Live, exist
Stap
446
Relate (tell)
Stori
447
Think
Ting
448
Wait
Wet
449
Hook, catch
Hukum
450
Arrive
Kamtru
451
Almost
Klosap
452
River
Reva
453
Sea, Coast
Solwota
454
Whale
Welfis
455
12
Twelef
456
Rubbish bin
Tin doti
457
13
Tatin
458
Leave
Lego
459
Watch (wristwatch)
Hanwaj
460
3
Trifala
461
Fasin
1. Method, way
2. Nature, manner *fasin blong man ia i gud, hem i save helpem ol man olbaot*. That man has a good manner, he helps anybody
462
Announce
Talemaot
463
Vaccinate
Stikim
464
Damage (vt.)
Damage anything mechanical (vt.)
Spoelem
Bagaremap
465
If
Sipose
466
Roof
Ruf
467
Chestnut
Namambe
468
Party, feast
Lafet
469
Defecate
Diarhea
Sitsit
Sitsit wota
470
Pacific pigeon
Nawimba
471
Grapefruit
Pamplimus
472
And then
Ale (from French, allez)
473
Club
Nalnal
474
Native almond
Nangae
475
Town hall
Lameri
476
Garlic
Lae
477
Chilli
Pima
478
Cake
Gato
479
Grandparent
Abu
480
Asphalt, tarseal
Kolta
481
Base
Stamba
482
Aspirin
Asprin
483
District
Distrik
484
Many
Very many
Some
Plante
Fulap
Sam
485
*Bislama*
Slip
1. Sleep
2. Lie down
3. Stay overnight *Bae yu gobak long haos blong yu o bae yu slip?* Are you going back to your place or will you stay the night?
4. Live *Yu slip long Malapoa yet?* Do you still live in Malapoa?
486
Old (inanimate)
*My car is alrady an old one*
Ol
Olwan
*Trak blong mi hem i olwan finis*
487
*bislama*
Ol
Old (animate) *That woman is very old*
Olfala. *Woman ia hem i olfala tumas*
488
Olfala
Old (adjective, animate)
Father
Husband
Old man, old timer
Old age
489
Quite a few
Lelebet
490
Many
Staka,
Fulap,
Plante
491
Few
Smol
492
Some
Sam(fala)
493
New Year
Bonane
494
*fas*
v.i.
1. Get stuck
2. Blocked up
3. Bogged *trak blong mi i fas gud long sofmad.* My car is really bogged in the mud.
4. Secure, firm
5. Run aground
6. Stick, adhere
495
Deaf
Sora i fas
496
Participate
Tekpat
(*tekem* take + *pat* part)
497
*karem*
Take,
Get,
Bring
498
Karkil
Be injured
(from *karem* get + *kil* injury
499
*kilim*
Hit
500
*Karem kil*
Get injured
501
One
Wan(fala)
502
*bislama*
Makas
1. Remains, residue
2. Ground kava that has had the liqud squeezed out
3. Grated coconut that has had the milk squeezed out
4. Weaker kava, made from grounds of the first batch
503
*bislama*
I no makas (slang)
Fantastic
504
*bislama*
Olgeta
1. 3rd person pl. (they, them)
2. All *Olgeta man oli no kam evriwan*. Not all of the people came.
3. Extraordinarily *Ples hot we i hot olgeta* It is extraordinarily hot.
4. Completely
5. Forever, for good *Yu go bae yu go olgeta?* When you go, will it be for good?
6. An expression of surprise *Olgeta! Hu i talem olsem?* Boy! Who said that?
7. Folks, guys, everybody *Olgeta, mi mi stap traem blong slip* Folks, I’m trying to sleep.
505
Blong wanem?
Why? (for what purpose)
506
Feel well
Harem gud
507
Or not
No nogat
508
Read
Ridim
509
Nettle
Nanggalat
510
Dance ground
Nasara
511
*bislama*
Bot
1. Boat
2. Dinghy (also dinggi, openbot)
3. Launch
4. Speedboat (also spidbot, lanis)
512
Taswe
*Hem i sik, taswe hem i no kam long wok tedei*
Therefore, That”s the reason that (clause initial marker)
He’s sick, that’s why he hasn’t come to work today
513
Les
1. Lazy
2. Sick (of something), bored
3. Tired, weary
4. Can’t stand *Mi les long man ia* I can’t stand that guy.
514
Nambahaf
Nambawan
Not quite the best
The best
515
Nambahaf
Nambawan
Not quite the best
The best
516
Day before yesterday
Bifo yestedei
517
Week before last
Bifo las wik
518
Month before last
Bifo las manis
519
Bifo yestedei
Day before yesterday
520
Bifo las wik
Week before last
521
Bifo las manis
Month before last
522
Some time ago, a while back
Bifo finis
523
A long time ago, ages ago
Bifo bifo
524
Twig
Smolsmol stik
525
Twig
Smolsmol stik
526
Frut
1. Fruit
2. Any individually sold item taken out of a packet, e.g. biscuit, teabag, cigarette, aspirin tablet
Bislama
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