mei
/me		, v.i.come; arrive.
mei
a
okedongel
a
chad;
mei
er
tiei,
mei
me
kulekoi,
ka
mei.
bev.imp.
be
a
ta
er
a
telengtengil
a
tekoi
el
mengai
er
a
tekoi
el
mei;
be
bong,
be
metengel.
blev.s.hypo.
meracont.mei er a
merekung
/merkung		v.i.pred.is about to come or arrive.
mermang
/meremang		v.inch.
meremang
a
merael
mei;
ngar
er
a
omerolel
el
mei;
dumiang
er
a
dmuil.
mlei
/mle		v.pastcame; arrived.
mlei
a
mla
mei
me
ngar
tiang;
skoki
a
mlei
er
a
tutau.

mle
a
melekoi
er
a
rrekui;
Bung
a
mle
tmuu;
ng
mle
mekerang?
mleracont.mlei er a
be kbongexpr.goodbye; I'm leaving.
me e mong
/memong		expr.pass by; go on; "(in a direction) towards me and then keep going (past me)."
nguu el meiexpr.bring.
ta el buil er mla me e mongexpr.one month ago.
Examples:
A
techel
a
charm
a
kirel
mo
medul
er
a
ngau
e
mekang
el
obengkel
a
diak
a
omkukel
el
blauang
me
a
mechuached
el
dellomel.
> The meat is to be roasted and eaten with bitter herbs and with bread made without yeast.
A
Droteo
a
ulemeklatk
er
a
bechil
me
ng
meruul
a
kall.
> Droteo reminded his wife to prepare the food.
Dosei
kom
oungalek,
me
bo
mkaubuch.
> At any rate, you (two) have a child, so you might as well get married.
A
Droteo
a
urremelii
a
Maria
me
ng
ko
el
mocha
er
a
bulis.
> Droteo persuaded Maria to finally go to the police.
Ng
mo
ua
kerrekar
el
mla
medul
er
a
ngau
a
rechelel,
me
a
bngal
a
mosebek
er
a
eolt
el
mo
cheroid.
> They will be like trees whose branches are burned by fire, whose blossoms are blown away by the wind.
Proverbs:
Ngara
eseos
e
olengimech
el
mera
dalem.
> From the mature tree the sapling dribbles.
Eseos is a mature tree, dalm is a sapling; olengimch means to drip, drizzle, or dribble. Application is to the similarity of the child to its parents, generally its father.
Ke
mera
el
di
medochii
el
rouar.
> You grab and then you pick it up.
Like telling a joke, you're still telling it yet you laugh like you just heard it.
Ng
ko
er
a
Ngerechebal,
el
ka
lsingd
er
a
Imeliik
me
a
ka
lsingd
er
a
Ngerekebesang.
> He's like Ngerechebal Island, which is neither closer to Imeliik nor closer to Ngerekebesang.
i.e. He's indecisive or not clearly taking sides. A person who is "on the fence," changeable and indecisive. The saying may also be applied to a partly westernized Palauan.
Ak
meruul
me
kau
er
a
terudel?
> I build it and you destroy it?
May be applied to a person who feels his aims or projects are being destroyed by the actions of another.
Ng
ko
er
a
ibuchel
er
a
Ngemai
el
di
kiei
me
a
dekedekel.
> He's like the sea urchins between Ngiwal and Melekeok, on the ocean floor with its cover.
The sea urchin can be seen lying quietly on the lagoon floor, occasionally with a leaf like a hat covering its head. Applied to a man who acquires a wife or great wealth without working for it.
More Examples:
Ak
milenga
a
beras
me
a
techel
a
kerebou
me
a
iasai.
> I ate rice and beef with vegetables.
Ng
sebechek
el
meskau
a
ududek
me
a
chobo
er
a
stoang
e
mocherar
a
imelek
el
biang?
> Can I give you my money for beer when you go to the store?
Aki
mlo
ungil
chudecheduch
a
klungiolel
me
a
klou
el
ututelel
a
skuul.
> We talked about the importance and the betterment of education.
Ak
mesobil.
Ng
dirkak
a
tang
me
ng
bechiil.
> I'm single. I have never been married.
Se
el
lomrechorech
a
meduu
e
ke
lmuut
el
mechirei
el
locha
teruich
me
a
eim
el
bung.
> When it starts boiling, let it boil for about 15 more minutes.

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