# begin; open
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# apa
## 开
### *hop a* fence and open the gate so we can begin!
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# remain; stop
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# sista
## 止
### de*sist* — stop and remain as you are
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# become; turn into
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# tiven
## 成
### tadpoles *dive in* and become frogs
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# put; sit
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# seta
## 坐
### *set a* thing down, then sit on it
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# in the past
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# yertempo
## 前时
### before-time
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# in the future
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# tartempo
## 后时
### after-time
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# if; possible
---
# pos
## 可
### if *pos*sible
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# unlucky; unfortunate; unfortunately
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# marumpos
## 悪可
### bad-if
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# Stay with us.
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# Pam sista kum ekomen.
## 乞 止 并 己众.
### please remain and I-group.
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# I'm sorry — I should have started earlier.
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# Eko ri perton: eko ri pospona apa yer vin.
## 己 ⊢ 悔: 己 ⊢ 可好 开 前 閉.
### I RI sorry: I RI if-good begin before finish.
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# I am still here.
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# Eko ri in tisroko sista.
## 己 ⊢ 内 此所 止.
### I RI in this-place remain.
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# head; chief
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# testa
## 头
### your head is what gets *test*ed
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# leg; foot
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# kampa
## 足
### legs take you *camp*ing
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# mouth; opening
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# puka
## 口
### *puck*er up
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# taste; flavor
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# sapor
## 味
### delicious syrup tastes like *sap or* something
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# heal; health
---
# sana
## 医
### back to *san*e and *sani*tary
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# walk
---
# kampaire
## 足行
### foot-go
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# doctor
---
# sanaomo
## 医人
### heal-person
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# boss
---
# opustesta
## 力头
### work-head
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# sick; hurt
---
# mara
## 病
### a night*mar*e leaves you sick
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# pain; hurt; ache
---
# marasenti
## 病心
### hurt-feel
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# headache; nuisance
---
# testamara
## 头病
### head-sick
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# My boss is younger than me.
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# Eko opustesta ri mas anyopiko vons eko.
## 己 力头 ⊢ 更 年小 从 己.
### me work-head RI more year-small than me.
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# I ask the cook to make it not spicy.
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# Eko ri voritika ver komivakeomo a tis ri tiven non wosapor.
## 己 ⊢ 求言 向 食作人 ⇒ 此 ⊢ 成 不 火味.
### I RI want-say to food-make-person A this RI become not hot-taste.
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# Walk five minutes.
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# Pam 5 parte turan kampaire.
## 乞 5 分 間 足行.
### please 5 part interval foot-go.
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# meat
---
# karne
## 肉
### *carni*vores eat meat
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# milk; dairy
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# raten
## 乳
### *rotten* milk turns into delicious cheese
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# cold; ice
---
# rikus
## 冷
### the *reek is* reduced since we froze it to ice
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# sound; hear
---
# oti
## 耳
### I can hear the sound because it's *audi*ble
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# cat; pet
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# kasepeste
## 户匹
### home-animal
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# cutlery
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# komiuter
## 食工
### food-tool
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# spicy
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# wosapor
## 火味
### hot-taste
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# Do you have anything without meat?
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# Tu ri tene a non karne komi, ker?
## 尔 ⊢ 有 ⇒ 不 肉 食, 何?
### you RI have A not meat food, what?
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# Not cold, please.
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# Non rikus, pam.
## 不 冷, 乞.
### not cold, please.
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# The children want ice cream.
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# Nino ri vori a rikusraten.
## 子 ⊢ 求 ⇒ 冷乳.
### child RI want A ice-milk.
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# bend; turn
---
# kurva
## 弓
### *curve*
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# line; thread
---
# rine
## 糸
### a *line* of thread
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# round; ball
---
# rotun
## 丸
### *rotun*d
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# straight; direct
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# reto
## 直
### direct and st*raight-o*
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# edge; margin
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# rante
## 边
### stand at the edge and *rant*
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# back; behind
---
# rets
## 反
### *let's* go back to what's behind us
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# picture; image
---
# pitur
## 画
### *pictur*e
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# electric; digital
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# vorto
## 電
### *volt*s make it go
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# beach; seashore
---
# mekaakurante
## 大水边
### big-water-edge
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# triangle
---
# tetsekurva
## 3弓
### three-bend
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# public transit; transit
---
# rinekaro
## 糸车
### line-vehicle
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# train
---
# metarrinekaro
## 金糸车
### metal-line-vehicle
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# bus
---
# muromokaro
## 多人车
### many-person-vehicle
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# return; go back
---
# retsire
## 反行
### back-go
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# lamp; electric light
---
# vortoyan
## 電日
### electric-sun
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# telephone; phone; call
---
# vortotika
## 電言
### electric-say
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# I have a black-and-white picture.
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# Eko ri tene a nero kum anka pitur.
## 己 ⊢ 有 ⇒ 黒 并 白 画.
### I RI have A black and white picture.
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# I'll drive back tomorrow.
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# Yantar, eko ri karoire rets.
## 日后, 己 ⊢ 车行 反.
### day-after, I RI vehicle-go back.
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# And forty back.
---
# Kum 40 retsemoni.
## 并 40 反贝.
### and 40 back-money.
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# rain
---
# ruva
## 雨
### rain drumming on the *roof*
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# city; town
---
# sitas
## 市
### *cities*
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# spring (season)
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# arpotempo
## 木时
### plant-time
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# summer
---
# wotempo
## 火时
### hot-time
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# autumn; fall
---
# pomotempo
## 果时
### fruit-time
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# winter
---
# rikustempo
## 冷时
### cold-time
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# river
---
# ronkaaku
## 长水
### long-water
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# mountain
---
# surtera
## 上土
### up-earth
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# season
---
# anyoparte
## 年分
### year-part
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# rainy season; wet season
---
# ruvatempo
## 雨时
### rain-time
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# dry season
---
# nonruvatempo
## 不雨时
### not-rain-time
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# vacation; holiday
---
# yuveniire
## 玩来行
### play-come-go
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# It might rain.
---
# Ri pos ruva.
## ⊢ 可 雨.
### RI if rain.
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# It's raining.
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# Ri ruva.
## ⊢ 雨.
### RI rain.
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# Listen — I'll be in your city next month.
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# Pam oti: 1 mese tar, eko ri in tu sitas.
## 乞 耳: 1 月 后, 己 ⊢ 内 尔 市.
### please hear: 1 month after, I RI in you city.
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# buy; commerce
---
# kompar
## 買
### *compar*e prices, then buy
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# give; send
---
# tonar
## 与
### be a blood *donor*: give blood to save lives
===
# choose; decision
---
# erike
## 选
### *Erik* got *elected* in the election
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# help; serve
---
# servi
## 助
### *servi*ce with a smile
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# number; numeral; digit
---
# mesurtika
## 寸言
### amount-word
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# shop
---
# komparroko
## 買所
### buy-place
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# company; corporation; firm
---
# komparmen
## 買众
### commerce-group
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# The station is between the shop and the river.
---
# Karoroko ri mets komparroko kum ronkaaku.
## 车所 ⊢ 中 買所 并 长水.
### vehicle-place RI middle buy-place and long-water.
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# Send me what you have.
---
# Pam tonar a tu ri tene rite kosa ver eko.
## 乞 与 ⇒ 尔 ⊢ 有 ⊢> 物 向 己.
### please give A you RI have RI-TE thing to me.
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# Give me four.
---
# Pam tonar a 4.
## 乞 与 ⇒ 4.
### please give A 4.
===
# necessary; must
---
# neses
## 要
### *neces*sary
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# think; believe
---
# pensa
## 思
### *pensi*ve thoughts
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# learn; study
---
# impar
## 学
### *impar*t your wisdom so I can learn it
===
# sleep; bed
---
# tormi
## 床
### *dormi*tories provide beds for sleeping
===
# should
---
# pospona
## 可好
### if-good
===
# school
---
# imparroko
## 学所
### learn-place
===
# One room, one bed.
---
# 1 kamar, 1 tormi.
## 1 室, 1 床.
### 1 room, 1 sleep.
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# The older child is studying at university.
---
# Mas anyomeka nino ri impar in mekaimparroko.
## 更 年大 子 ⊢ 学 内 大学所.
### more year-big child RI learn in big-learn-place.
===
# Beauty is in the mind of the beholder.
---
# Ponavite ri in viteomo pensa.
## 好見 ⊢ 内 見人 思.
### good-see RI in see-person think.
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# reason; because
---
# rason
## 故
### *reason*
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# fear; danger
---
# timo
## 危
### *timi*d = afraid
===
# fight; conflict
---
# patar
## 争
### the *patter* of fists landing blows
===
# whatever; whichever thing
---
# kerkosa
## 何物
### what-thing
===
# why
---
# kerrason
## 何故
### what-reason
===
# therefore; that's why; for this reason
---
# tisrason
## 此故
### this-reason
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# If it isn't spicy, the child will eat it.
---
# Pos tis ri non wosapor, tisrason nino ri komi a tis.
## 可 此 ⊢ 不 火味, 此故 子 ⊢ 食 ⇒ 此.
### if this RI not hot-taste, this-reason child RI food A this.
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# If I had the money, I would buy it.
---
# Nonves eko ri tene a moni, tisrason eko ri kompar a tis.
## 不真 己 ⊢ 有 ⇒ 贝, 此故 己 ⊢ 買 ⇒ 此.
### not-true I RI have A money, this-reason I RI buy A this.
===
# That explains it.
---
# Tis ri rason.
## 此 ⊢ 故.
### this RI reason.
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# hard; difficult
---
# sorin
## 硬
### I'm *sore* from doing difficult stuff on a hard floor
===
# heavy; weight
---
# pesa
## 重
### a *peso* weighs heavy
===
# box; container
---
# vaso
## 皿
### a *vas*e is a container
===
# cloth; clothes
---
# ropa
## 衣
### tie your clothes with this *rope*
===
# door; gate
---
# porta
## 門
### *porta*l
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# age
---
# anyoturan
## 年間
### year-duration
===
# young
---
# anyopiko
## 年小
### year-small
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# luggage; suitcase; baggage
---
# irevaso
## 行皿
### go-box
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# important; significant; essential
---
# pesaneses
## 重要
### heavy-necessary
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# In the future, everything will be easier.
---
# Tartempo, pan ri mas nonsorin.
## 后时, 全 ⊢ 更 不硬.
### after-time, all RI more not-hard.
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# It becomes easier.
---
# Tis ri tiven mas nonsorin.
## 此 ⊢ 成 更 不硬.
### this RI become more not-hard.
===
# Narrator: Alice looks in her wallet.
---
# Tikakosaomo: Aras ri vite in monivaso.
## 言物人: Aras ⊢ 見 内 贝皿.
### say-thing-person: Alice RI see in money-box.
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# I like my present job.
---
# Eko ri kusta a eko tis opus.
## 己 ⊢ 愛 ⇒ 己 此 力.
### I RI like A me this work.
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# Do you have a minute?
---
# Tu ri tene a wun parte turan, ker?
## 尔 ⊢ 有 ⇒ 1 分 間, 何?
### you RI have A one part interval, what?
===
# Nine in the morning.
---
# Suryan 9 ora.
## 上日 9 刻.
### up-sun 9 hour.
===
# No, I don't see.
---
# Non vite.
## 不 見.
### not see.
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# Yesterday I wanted to go.
---
# Yanyer, eko ri vori ire.
## 日前, 己 ⊢ 求 行.
### day-before, I RI want go.
===
# Already?
---
# Meka yer, ker?
## 大 前, 何?
### big before, what?
===
# This is a sea creature.
---
# Tis ri meka aku te peste.
## 此 ⊢ 大 水 > 匹.
### this RI big water TE animal.
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# Sorry/oops/excuse me.
---
# Perton.
## 悔.
### sorry.