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/sei
/isei		, pro.that object far from speaker and far from listener.
sei a melutk er a cheroid er a mengedecheduch; ngar sei; diak el tiang; sei er a mong a skuul.
se elconj.when (in the future); whenever.
se el sekumconj.if (used in negative sentences).
selcont.se el
er se er aexpr.when (in the past).
er se er a Sebadongexpr.last Saturday.
er se er a taem er a mekemadexpr.during the war.
er seiexpr.over there; in that place.
mekera iseiexpr.[used to refer to a method of doing something that the speaker has forgotten.]
ngera iseiexpr.thingamajig; thingamabob; whatchamacallit. [used to refer to something whose name the speaker has forgotten.]
se di kauexpr.it's up to you.
se el soamexpr.whatever you want; it's up to you.
se el tebelexpr.that table (over there).
se er aexpr.conj. when (in the past).
tela iseiexpr.[used to refer to a number that the speaker has forgotten.]
tia iseiexpr.what's-his-name; what's-her-name. [Used to refer to someone whose name the speaker has forgotten.]
Examples:
Ng soal a redil a chazi er se el kuabang.
> The woman likes the taste of that guava.
Se er a kbo er a Guam, e ak kilie er a blil a Toki.
> When I went to Guam, I lived at Toki's place.
Ak mo kolii se el ringngo me aike el tuu.
> I am going to eat up that apple and those bananas.
Ng mo metirem a rengum er a Ekipten, el di ua se er a lemetirem a rengum er a Asiria.
> You will be disappointed by Egypt, just as you were by Assyria.
Se el blai a meteet er a chemachel.
> That family is well-known to have resources in betel nut.
Proverbs:
Ng kora terib sel a daub. (Ng kora teriobs)
> Like the foam of the ocean. (Like sea foam.)
Some things, like sea foam, drift on without settlement. Endless discussion without reaching agreement.
Sel obutk a medak.
> When my eyes are closed.
When one dies the eyes are "closed"; hence, to be dead. The term for "death" is mad as is the term for "eye," (mad; madak: "my eye"). Some sources suggest that the term for death refers to the closed eyes of a dead person.
More Examples:
Se el soam el mei er a blik e ke omekedong el kot.
> When yo want to come to my house, call first.
Tirka el ngelekek a kmal diak el delodau se el bebil er a taem.
> My kids are so unruly sometimes.
Ka mnguu se el sualek e dorael mo er a mesei.
> Go and bring my basket so we can go to the taro patch.
Ng mekera isei sel doruul a subliual?
> How do we make pumpkin soup again?
Ng Ngiradaob, el ochedal a Dirasils, a silkur se el kldait el mlo chelbechiil.
> It was Ngiradaob, Dirasils's brother, who received the keldait that was put in for the marriage.
telang
/tela		, pro.how many; how much; to what degree?
telang a keril a ildois; tela rekim? tela ududem? mla mo telang?
See also:
Synonyms:
Examples:
Ng tela el bilel?
> How many months pregnant is she?
Ng tela a bangngo er kau?
> What number (in line, etc.) are you?
Ng tela a klemengetem?
> How tall are you?
Ng tela el klok er a elechang?
> What time is it now?
Ng tela a dengua er kau?
> What's your phone number?
More Examples:
Ng tela rekil a delam?
> How old is your mother?
Ng tela a cheral a kelek?
> What is the cost of our food?
Ng tela rekil a merrengem?
> How old is your younger sister? (only said by a female)
E kau, te tela a rechad er a blim?
> And you, how many people are in your family?
Tela el klok a skoki er a ongeim el ureor?
> What time is the airplane coming on Friday?

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