mereched, v.s.early; fast.
mereched
a
diak
le
meoud;
mekekeam,
meklekilt,
orechedii
a
blai;
oreched
a
urreor,
rechedel.
merecherechedv.s.redup.very fast; advancing; progressing.
mereched a bdelulexpr.shrewd; foxy; quick-witted; alert; fast-thinking.
mereched a chimalexpr.have sticky fingers; fast in stealing things.
See also:
RECHED
Synonyms:
BEKERURT
,
CHELIDEUID
,
MENGILEK
,
ORRINGEL
,
SBIIDO
Examples:
Ke
di
mo
mereched
el
obes
aike
el
lebla
bo
modengei.
> You will soon neglect what you already know.
Ng
kmal
kirem
el
mereched
el
mo
mesa
a
toktang.
> You should see a doctor as soon as possible.
A
bilas
a
mereched
el
mei.
> The boat is coming early.
ng
milekoi
a
debar
el
kmal
mereched
a
ngerel.
> said the duck, who was quite a gossip.
More Examples:
Kau
mera
el
mereched
el
ngmasech
a
rengum.
> You get irritable so quickly.
Kmal
di
soad
a
mereched
e
beot
el
sisebel
a
udoud.
Ng
diak
domdasu
er
a
ngar
er
a
medad
el
taem.
> We like it quick and easy money making schemes without thinking for the future.
Ng
kmal
mereched
a
rebsel
a
sils
er
a
chelechang.
> The setting of the sun is very quick today.
te, n., [From Japanese] ability; skill; style.
meoud a teexpr.slow witted.
mereched a teexpr.clever.
Examples:
A
rechad
er
a
Belau
te
mekera
a
loruul
a
bekai?
> How do Palauans make pottery?
Te
oumesingd
el
mo
meklou
a
rengalek.
> Children tend to grow up.
Ng/Te
mlo
meched
a
rengrir
a
remerael
er
a
chelsel
a
bebil
el
sikang.
> The travelers became thirsty in a few hours.
Te
mlo
merek
el
mengedub
a
resechelik
er
a
chelsel
a
ta
el
sikang.
> My friends finished swimming in an hour.
Te
kmal
tang.
> They are much in agreement.
Proverbs:
Te
menga
a
ekil.
> They're from Angaur.
They eat rope; rope is used to tie slaves and is therefore a symbol of inferiority.
Te
ko
er
a
kila
a
deldalech.
> They are as though eating deldalech.
Deldalech is the material once used to blacken teeth in Palau. When the deldalech was applied it was "eaten" by keeping the mouth and lips completely immobile for several hours until the dye had set. May be applied to a meeting at which some problem is presented for discussion and no discussion takes place, all the participants sitting in stony silence; also to a person or group that receives a reprimand in silence.
More Examples:
Ak
locha
di
telkib
e
te
odikak.
> Pretty soon they'll disown me.
Te
mera
el
betok
a
ngerir
e
diak
a
chimorir.
> A lot of talk but no action.
Tirka
el
ngalek
er
a
skuul
a
mera
el
mekedung,
te
meruu
a
komi
er
a
tkul
a
rael.
> The kids from school are so well behaved, they are picking up the trash on the sides of the road.
A
lekedang
a
sengkio,
me
te
kuk
mochu
mediderurt
el
omesiich
er
a
beluu.
> As the election nears, they'll be singing coated lies for the people to digest.
A
delak
me
a
tonari
er
kemam
a
mlo
er
a
sers,
aleko
te
mo
meruul
a
billum.
> Our neighbor and my mom went to the farm, they will be making grated cassava.

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