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chesebel

, n.poss.3s

curved cut in taro made with ngark.

chesebreng	n.	brokenheartedness. chesebreng a chelam a rengul; smecher er a chamireng.
cheseb er a ngebard	expr.	first quarter of moon.
cheseb er a ongos	expr.	third quarter of moon.
smecher er a chesebreng	expr.	brokenhearted.

smecher

, v.s., [From G?] Schmerz]

sick; ill; dead (euphemistic).
smecher a ngar ngii a rakd; smecher er a tereter; secherel.

bekesechesecher

v.s.redup.

get sick a lot; prone to getting sick.
bekesechesecher a mechitechut a bedengel el chad, mekudem a secherel.

sesmecher

v.s.redup.

rather sick; pregnant (euphemistic).
sesmecher a diak le mesisiich a bedengel; sesmecher el ngalek; telkib el smecher.

socherang

v.s.inch.

is getting sick.
socherang a mocha smecher; socherang er a cheroll; omechell.

socherung

v.s.pred.

is about to be sick.

smecher a rengul

expr.

homesick.

smecher er a buil

expr.

(woman) menstruate or have her period.

sochera er a omelim el rrom

expr.

becoming an alcoholic.

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Examples:

A bechik a mle smecher.

> My wife was sick.

Ak kmal medinges me ng soak el mo smecher.

> I'm very full, so I feel as if I'll be sick.

Ng diak chobo er a chei, e le ke menga el mo smecher.

> Don't go fishing because you'll get sicker (than you are now).

Ak mlo smecher er a sasimi, e ng di a Droteo a liluut el kmal mlo smecher.

> I got sick from the sashimi, but Droteo got even sicker.

A Toki me a Droteo a smecher el terung.

> Both Toki and Droteo are sick.

More Examples:

Ng smecher el terahom.

> He or she has pink eye.

Ng diak. Ng smecher a ngelekek.

> No. My child is sick

A rechad er a blik a mla mo smecher.

> My folks have passed on.

Ng techa a smecher?

> Who is sick?

Ng smecher er a tereter.

> He or she has a cold, fever, flu, etc.

tereter

, n.

cold (sickness).
tereter a secher; rakd el bekoiueuul.

smecher er a tereter

expr.

sick with a cold.

Examples:

Ak omerolek el mo ungil el smecher er a tereter.

> I'm in the process of getting better from my cold.

More Examples:

Ng smecher er a tereter.

> He or she has a cold, fever, flu, etc.

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.

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Examples:

Ng diak a ungil el kerrekar el ourodech a mekngit el rodech, el ka mekngit el kerrekar el ourodech a ungil rodech.

> No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.

A delongelel a Droteo me a Toki a kmal ungil.

> Droteo and Toki are on very good terms.

Ng di omais el di meau me kede kmal ungil mes a rokui el ilekemellel.

> He just walks around naked so we can all see all of his parts.

A omerolek el mo er a Siabal a kmal mle ungil.

> My trip to Japan was great.

Ng sebechek el mesang a ngalek e le ng mle ungil a blekerdelel er tia el mlo merek el taem.

> I can see the child because he behaved well last time.

Proverbs:

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.

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).

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

More Examples:

Aki mlo ungil chudecheduch a klungiolel me a klou el ututelel a skuul.

> We talked about the importance and the betterment of education.

Ng ungil a chasi er ngii.

> It tastes good.

A ngloik a ungil el bisaol.

> The dance is really something good to be seen.

A rechad el milluches aika el hong a dimlak a ungil losisecheklir me ng betok a chelebireklel.

> People who wrote these books didn't have enough experience or teachings so there are some mistakes.

Ng kmal ungil a blil ngka el sechelik.

> My friend has a nice house.

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