Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary

kebesengei

, n.

evening; this evening.

kebesengei

a

mocha

klebesei;

milkelkang.

kebesengil

n.poss.3s

kebesengil

a

sils

er

a

buil;

kot

el

kebesengil

a

ongeuid

el

buil.

kebes

n.

(sl.) evening.

kebesesengei

n.redup.

late afternoon.

omkekebesei

v.i.redup.

wait until dark.

omkekebesei

a

omekchuu

er

a

sils;

mengiil

el

mo

kebesesengei,

omerael

a

omkekebesei.

er a euid el kebesengil a elecha el buil

expr.

on the 7th of this month.

er a teruich me a eua el kebesengil a ongeru el buil

expr.

on the 14th of February.

ungil kebesengei

expr.

good evening.

Examples:

Kede

bai

mo

odngelii

er

a

kebesengei?

> Shall we visit her tonight?

Ng

mla

mo

kebesengei.

> It is already very late.

A

sils

a

mocha

kebesengei.

> Evening is falling.

Proverbs:

Ng

ko

er

a

mekemedil

a

Ulong,

el

doba

er

a

kebesengei

> Like the raid at Ulong, doing it in the evening

Pertains to a battle between the people of the once-inhabited islands of Ulong and Ngemelis in which the leader of the Ngemelis forces successfully defeated those of Ulong by attacking in the evening with the setting sun directly at his back, blinding the Ulong forces. Application is to a meeting or task, which might better have been started earlier, postponed until evening

More Examples:

Okedei

me

a

ta

el

kebesengil

a

buil.

> Thirty first day of the month.

Ak

mo

melecholb

er

a

kebesengei.

> I will shower tonight.

Ng

soal

el

mo

er

ngii

a

chetau

er

a

kebesengei.

> It looks like there will be a squall this evening.

Ak

bai

mo

mengimd

er

a

kebesengei.

> I should go get a haircut tonight.

Ng

kuk

mocha

kebesengei

me

ng

kuk

mo

ribsakl

a

sils.

> It's getting dark and the sun is setting.

ched

, n.

low tide.

ched

a

meched;

kesai

a

ralm;

chedelchei;

chedil

a

omouachel.

klukuk

, n.

tomorrow; the next or following day.

klukuk

a

sils

el

uriul

er

a

chelechang;

klukuk

a

Sebadong.

klukuk

v.s.

be tomorrow; be the next or following day.

lekukuk

v.s.hypo.

when tomorrow arrives.

a lebocha lekukuk

expr.

when the next day arrives.

er a kebesenge er a klukuk

expr.

tomorrow evening.

er a klukuk er a kebesengei

expr.

tomorrow evening.

er a klukuk er a tutau

expr.

tomorrow morning.

Examples:

A

klukuk

e

te

me

er

a

blik.

> Tomorrow they're coming to my house.

Ak

mo

mesuub

er

a

klukuk.

> I'm going to study tomorrow.

Ak

locha

mo

er

a

skuul

er

a

klukuk.

> Perhaps I'll go to school tomorrow.

Ng

mo

er

ngii

a

ocheraol

er

a

klukuk.

> There'll be a money-raising party tomorrow.

Ak

mo

oudengua

el

eko

er

kau

er

a

klukuk.

> I'll phone you tomorrow.

Proverbs:

Ng

ko

er

a

mur

er

a

Ngchesar,

el

di

klukuk

el

di

klukuk.

> It's like the feast of Ngchesar, postoned till tomarrow, then the next, and forever.

You keep sayng tomorrow, tomorrow. You're lucky there's a tomorrow. Presumably, in the past the village of Ngchesar in central Palau tried and tried again to schedule a mur, the largest, villagewide feast conducted in Palau. But for various reasons the feast was forever postponed. The saying applies to the risk of procrastination.

More Examples:

Ak

mo

shiunteng

er

a

chert

er

ngak

er

a

klukuk.

> I am going to test drive my boat tomorrow.

Ochoi,

ak

mo

er

a

skuul

er

a

klukuk.

> Yes, I'm going to school tomorrow.

Ak

mo

er

a

skuul

er

a

klukuk.

> I'm going to school tomorrow.

Ng

mla

er

ngii

a

temem

el

mesuub

el

kirel

a

test

er

a

klukuk?

> Did you get an opportunity to study for the test tomorrow?

Ke

mo

er

a

klukuk?

> Are you going tomorrow?

ungil

, v.s.

good; nice; satisfactory; advantageous.

ungil

a

meringelechad,

ungil

el

ues;

beruadel

a

ungil

omerellel;

klebokel;

diak

le

mekngit;

ungial.

ungiang

v.s.inch.

is becoming good; improving.

ungiang

a

mla

mo

ungil

besul;

cheldecheduch

a

ungiang.

mo ungil el smecher

expr.

get better (from illness).

ungia el tutau

expr.

early morning shortly after dawn.

ungil a bdelul

expr.

smart.

ungil a eanged

expr.

weather is good.

ungil a rengul

expr.

happy; glad; kind.

ungil el chodochosong

expr.

good afternoon.

ungil el kebesengei

expr.

good evening.

ungil er a rengul

expr.

fine or all right with.

See also: , , , ,

Examples:

A

di

kkilungii

a

renguk

el

telkib

el

meketeket

e

ng

ultebechel

el

ngar

er

ngii

a

mo

ungil

el

kudesuii.

> Whenever I was just patient and waited for a little while, I was certain to have a good idea.

A

chobetik

a

ungil,

e

kom

lotkid.

> If you find something good, then remember us.

Ak

kmal

uram

er

kau

le

ng

kmal

ungil

a

rokui

er

kau.

> I am very envious (or begrudging) of you because everything you have is very nice.

Ng

di

ungil

er

a

renguk.

> It's fine/OK with me.

A

eanged

a

ungia

me

dorael.

> The weather's improving, so let's go.

Proverbs:

Ungil

a

eanged.

> The heavens are good.

Generally this phrase applies to "good weather," but a second meaning is good humor or a good mood

A

mekngit

el

tekoi

a

dub,

e

a

ungil

el

tekoi

a

ollak.

> Bad words are a curse, good words are a blessing.

Words of insult or scolding are destructive (like dynamite), while kind words will make you liked (like a love charm).

A

ungil

el

merreder

a

ua

chull

el

melemedem

er

a

daob.

> A good leader, like rain, stills the ocean.

Rain falling during an ocean squall often seems to wipe away the winds and still the ocean. A good leader should be able to dispel the problems facing his people. He can calm down disputes and settle problems easily.

More Examples:

Aike

el

cheldil

el

iaus

a

kmal

ungil

el

cheltuul.

> The yellow striped sweet lips we caught are good smoked.