Words and phrases

How are you

Olsem wanem

I’m fine

I stret

I am very glad to meet you

Mi glad tumas blong mitim yu

I am doing well

Mi stap gud

Where are you going?

Yu go wea?

What is your name?

Wanem nem blong yu?

My name is

Nem blong mi

I come from

Mi kam long

I am from

Mi blong

I speak only a little bislama

Mi toktok smol Bislama nomo

I want to go home

Mi wantem go long haos

She went to town

Hemi i go long taon

Let’s go to the nakamal

Yumi go long nakamsl

Do you all want to come?

Yufala i wantem kam?

We (but not you) are going to the market

Mifala i go long market

They/them/everyone/all

Olgeta

The two of them

Tufala

Of/for/belonging to

Blong

At/in/to/on/by/with

Long

Will (future tense marker)

Bae

Been (past tense marker)

Bin

To be (at)/to stay/ongoing action marker

Stap

Finished/already/then

Finis

Only/just/no longer

Nomo

That/so that/to say/whether

Se (pronoyced seh)

Like/as/such as/like this

Olsem

That/which/who/where

We (pronouced weh)

Mo

And/more

But/ more

Be (pronounced beh)

If/suppose

Sipos

Because

From

A/an/one

Wan

This/that

Ia

I will come again tomorrow

Bae mi kam bakegen tumora

Now/right now

Naoia (nowEEah)

I just returned from town

Mi jas kambak long taon

Still/yet

Yet

Small/a little/rather

Smol

Close/near/almost

Klosap

I almost broke my leg

Klosap mi brekem leg blong m

My father works in the garden

Papa blong mi i wok long karen

Food/to eat

Kakae (kakai)

My son is playing outside

Boe blong mi i stap plei long afsaed

That woman sells food at the market

Woman ia i salem kakae long market

To cook

Kukum

The baby is crying

Bebe i stap krae

Today

Tedei

Month

Manis

Saturday

Sarere

Time/when

Taem

Always/all the time

Oltaem

Before/previously

Bifo

Ear

Sora

Medicine

Meresin

I am not feeling well

Mi harem nogud tumas

Hello friend, how are you

Halo fren, olsem wanem.

I will see you tomorrow

Bae mi lukim yu tumora

I am at home

Mi stap long haus

Please, can you help me

Plis, yu save helpem mi

I’m very sorry, I didn’t mean it

Sori tumas, mi no minim

Can you speak Bislama?

Yu save toktok Bislama

I will go to town tomorrow

Bae mi go long taon tumora

I went to town this morning

Mi bin go long taon long morning

I am eating

Mi stap kakae

I have already eaten

Mi kakae finis

I bought oranges and bananas

Mi pem aranis mo banana

I want to go but I don’t have any money

Mi wantem go be mi no gat mane

I didn’t go because I was sick

Mi no go from mi sik

The children are playing

Ol pikinini i stap plei

I saw a man standing on the road

Mi luk wan man I stap long rod

The elders have a lot of knowledge

Ol olfafa i gat plante save

The food is ready. Let’s go eat.

Kakae i redi. Yumi go kakae.

I want to buy some ripe papaya

Mi wantem pem sam raep popo

I want to drink a green coconut

Mi wantem dring wan grin kokonas

How much for one orange?

Hamas long wan frut aranis?

I cooked chicken with rice

Mi kukum faol wetem raes

There is no milk at the store

I no gat melek long stoa

Butter is easy to cut with a knife

Bata i isi blong katem long naef

The children eat avocado in the bush

Ol pikinini i kakae guava long bus

This kava is a bit bitter

Kava ia i konkon lelebet

There are nine people waiting

I gat naen man i stap wet

I got up early in the morning

Mi girap long eli moning

The meeting is on Thursday

Miting i stap long Tosde

On Saturday we rest

Long Sarere mifala i spel

What time is it now?

Wanem taem naoia

The plane leaves at eleven o’clock

Plen i aot long leven klok

My ear hurts

Sora blong mi i so

Open your mouth

Openem maot blong yu

My chest is tight

Jes blong mi i taet

My knee is swollen

Ni blong mi i swel

His body is cold

Body blong hem i kolkol

Don’t forget to take your medicine

No fogetem blong karem meresin blong yu

I will take him to see the doctor

Bae mi tekem hem i go luk dokta

I am not feeling good

Mi harem nogud

That woman is pregnant

Woman ia i gat bel

The men caught squid at night

Ol man i kasem nawita long naet

The ground is very dry - we need rain

Graon i drae tumas - yumi nidim ren