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:
Ng
ngar
er
a
me
mong.
> It's further in back of me.
A
chiul
a
me
mengoir
er
a
bkul
a
ochil.
> Her hair reaches down to her knees.
Te
di
mle
ta
el
mengedecheduch.
> They both spoke at the same time.
A
bechik
a
mle
smecher.
> My wife was sick.
Ng
mla
er
ngii
a
dilubech
el
tekoi
er
a
blik,
me
ng
dimlak
lsebechek
el
mei.
> Something happened at home, so I couldn't come.
Proverbs:
Ng
ko
er
a
chad
er
a
Ngcheangel,
el
di
me
chemed
er
a
Ngkesol.
> Like the man of Kayangel, who procured his gifts from Keso
The saying refers to a man from the atoll of Kayangel, some twenty miles north of the main islands of Palau, who, on his way south to visit friends, stopped at an intermediate reef, Kesol, to fish for a present for his host. Refers to a person who, en route to a visit, tries to borrow a present from another guest; any person who suddenly wants to borrow money.
Mengar
me
a
mecherocher.
> Bitter and salty.
The strategy of "doing things the hard way." When alternatives are available, the appropriate choice is the more difficult one. In voice, expression, and action there is a positive accent on personal ability.
Ng
ko
er
a
debar
er
a
Ngechur,
el
klungang
e
me
ngal
modekriker.
> Like the duck of Ngechur, he became industrious after growing old.
The idiom is applied to a person who has more or less vegetated into maturity and old age and who, already far past his prime, suddenly tries without success to do all the things he might have done when younger. It may be used with reference to an elder who tries to be a dandy.
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.
Ke
mera
el
ngelekel
a
ulled.
> Really a child of the back.
A child (sometimes an adult) that behaves well whether its parents are present or not; a child that is good when one's back is turned.
More Examples:
Tia
el
kumiai
el
mera
kmal
meral
ometuat
me
ng
merengla
a
sengchek.
> The boat is hitting the waves hard making my hips sore.
A
resechal
me
a
redil
er
a
Ngeremlengui
a
ungil
ongbiall
le
te
kladikm
er
a
siukang.
> The men and women from Ngeremlengui are ideal spouses because they are well-versed in customs and traditions.
Ngak
me
a
ius
a
mlo
kaiberober
er
ngka
el
chemang
er
a
taoch.
> The crocodile and I had a snatching match for the crab in the channel.
Ng
kmal
mle
meringel
a
daob
me
ng
dimlak
a
cheldemam.
> We didnt catch anything as the waves were really strong.
Mary
a
oureacher
a
saks
me
a
sportsiuus.
> Mary is wearing socks and sport shoes.

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