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se
/sei
/isei		, pro.that object far from speaker and far from listener.
sei
a
melutk
er
a
cheroid
er
a
mengedecheduch;
ngar
sei;
diak
el
tiang;
sei
er
a
mong
a
skuul.
se elconj.when (in the future); whenever.
se el sekumconj.if (used in negative sentences).
selcont.se el
er se er aexpr.when (in the past).
er se er a Sebadongexpr.last Saturday.
er se er a taem er a mekemadexpr.during the war.
er seiexpr.over there; in that place.
mekera iseiexpr.[used to refer to a method of doing something that the speaker has forgotten.]
ngera iseiexpr.thingamajig; thingamabob; whatchamacallit. [used to refer to something whose name the speaker has forgotten.]
se di kauexpr.it's up to you.
se el soamexpr.whatever you want; it's up to you.
se el tebelexpr.that table (over there).
se er aexpr.conj. when (in the past).
techa iseiexpr.what's-his-name; what's-her-name. [Used to refer to someone whose name the speaker has forgotten.]
tela iseiexpr.[used to refer to a number that the speaker has forgotten.]
Examples:
Ak
mo
kolii
se
el
ringngo
me
aike
el
tuu.
> I am going to eat up that apple and those bananas.
Ng
soal
a
redil
a
chazi
er
se
el
kuabang.
> The woman likes the taste of that guava.
Ak
mo
olengull
se
el
kbo
kmechas.
> I'm going to take it easy when I'm an old woman.
Ngera
me
ke
di
dengchokl
er
tiang?
-
A
ldu
ng
chetirir
a
kbo
er
sei.
> Why are you just sitting here? - Because they don't want me to go over there.
Bo
mkodir
se
el
kob
er
a
bebul
a
tebel;
a
John
a
mlo
kmedii
a
kob
er
a
bebul
a
tebel;
a
John
a
kiledir
a
kob
er
a
bebul
a
tebel.
> Put the cup on the table; John was putting the cup on the table (just now, recently); John put the cup on the table (yesterday, a week ago, etc.).
Proverbs:
Se
el
obutek
a
medak.
> 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.
More Examples:
Ng
soam
el
ngmai
bebil
er
aika
el
kall
se
el
bo
mrei?
> Do you want to take some of these food home when you leave?
Ak
mo
mesge
sel
ksend
ra
afternoon
sel
bok
merek
lou
worj
>
Alii,
ke
mo
kerekikl
se
el
morael
er
a
rael.
> Be careful when walking on the streets.
Ng
mekera
isei
sel
doruul
a
subliual?
> How do we make pumpkin soup again?
Ak
telkib
el
olbechall
se
el
kuloik.
> Im a bit awkward when dancing.
telang
/tela		, pro.how many; how much; to what degree?
telang
a
keril
a
ildois;
tela
rekim?
tela
ududem?
mla
mo
telang?
See also:
ONGETELANG
Synonyms:
ONGETELANG
Examples:
Ng
tela
a
ildisel
a
lisem?
> How many coconuts do you have?
Ng
tela
a
cheral?
> How much does it cost?
Te
tela
a
resechelim?
> How many friends do you have?
Ng
tela
a
rekim?
> How old are you?
Ng
tela
a
ocherengir
a
rechad
el
me
er
a
party?
> How many people are coming to the party?
More Examples:
Tela
el
klok
e
a
makit
a
omuchel?
> What time does the market open?
Ng
tela
rekil
a
udelem?
> How old is your older sister? (only said by a female)
Tela
isei
se
el
dengua?
> What's that phone number again?
Te
tela
el
redil
a
oukebkab?
> How many females are wearing rings?
Ke
mo
merek
el
oureror
er
tela
el
klok?
> what time are you getting off of work?

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