se el | conj. | when (in the future); whenever. |
se el sekum | conj. | if (used in negative sentences). |
sel | cont. | se el |
er se er a | expr. | when (in the past). |
er se er a Sebadong | expr. | last Saturday. |
er se er a taem er a mekemad | expr. | during the war. |
er sei | expr. | over there; in that place. |
mekera isei | expr. | [used to refer to a method of doing something that the speaker has forgotten.] |
ngera isei | expr. | thingamajig; thingamabob; whatchamacallit. [used to refer to something whose name the speaker has forgotten.] |
se di kau | expr. | it's up to you. |
se el soam | expr. | whatever you want; it's up to you. |
se el tebel | expr. | that table (over there). |
se er a | expr. | conj. when (in the past). |
techa isei | expr. | what's-his-name; what's-her-name. [Used to refer to someone whose name the speaker has forgotten.] |
tela isei | expr. | [used to refer to a number that the speaker has forgotten.] |
Examples: |
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> The woman likes the taste of that guava. |
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> I was studying when Droteo came. |
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> Droteo is cutting off that tree's branches. |
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> If you don't like it, then don't tell me to do it. |
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> How clever of him!/What a style! |
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Proverbs: |
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> 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. |
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More Examples: |
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> What's that phone number again? |
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> He gave me this ... whatchamacallit piece for a speargun. |
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> When the sun sets slowly. |
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> When I eat clam, the big muscle always gets stuck in my teeth. |
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> People from Emmaus attend church on Sunday. |
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