Marshallese phrasebook

Marshallese (Kajin M̧ajeļ) is the main language of the Marshall Islands.

Pronunciation guide

Vowels

• A-AH
• AA-AT
• E-Ě
• I-ĒĒ
• Ǐ-Ǐ
• O-OH
• ȯ-UH
• U-ŌŌ

Consonants

• N̄-NG
• J-CH
• R-(Rolled)

Phrase list

Basics

Common signs PUSH Jibellok TOILET Imon kebojak WOMEN Kora

Hello, Goodbye, Love

Iakwe (Yokwe)

Thank you

Kommol

Thank you very much

Kommol tata

You're welcome

Ken jouj

Yes

Aet

No

Jab

It's good

Emmȯn

It's no good.

Enana

It's not bad

Ejab Nana

It tastes good

Enno

You're welcome.

Sa donu

Food, eat

Mȯn̄e

Who

Wȯ

Where

Ewi

What

Ta

When.

N̄aat

Excuse me

Jolȯk aȯ bwir

Please give me...

Jouj ǐm leǐtȯk

Is there any...?

Eor ke?

Numbers

1

Juȯn

2

Ruo

3

Jilu

4

Emen

5

Lalem

6

Jiljeno

7

Jiljilemjuȯn

8

Ralitȯk

9

Ralǐmjuȯn

10

Jȯn̄ol

Time

Now

kio

After

elikin

Morning

jibbon

Afternoon

elikin raeleb

What time is it?

Jete awa kiȯ

Duration

Day

ran

Week

macawa

Month

allin

Year

iio

Colors

White

mouj

Black

kilmej

Gray

uwan

Red

buroro

Blue

bolu

Yellow

iallo

Green

marroro

Pink

bin

Brown

boraun

Transportation

(ialan ito-itak)

Canoe

tibnol

Airplane

balun

Taxi

tekji

Directions

Left

annin

Rigth

andwijmaron

North

ean

south

rak

Money

Dollar

tala

How much? (cost)

Jete wȯnan

Eating

Bread

bilawa

Breadfruit

ma

Chicken

bao

Meet

kaniok

Butter

bota

Cheese

biro in belle

Gum (chewing)

bwil in meme

Lobster

wir

Puffer fish

wat

Rice

raij

Taro

iieraj

Mature coconut meat

Waini

Drinks

Beer

bia

Milk

sucu

Water

Dren

Coconut water

Ni

Mortality

Young

drik

Youth

jodrikdrik

Unconscious

lotlok

Strangle

lukoj buru

Suffer

entan

Pneumonia

metak kat

Poisonous

karek

Grief

buromoj

Immortal

rien mour

Famine

nita

Dizzy

malonlon

Dysentery

ilokloje

Epidemic

mij elab

Explode

rub

Evacuate

makit jen

Crippled

kiro

Danger

uwata

Dead/Die

mij

Diarrhea

ilokloje

Blind

bilo

Blister

blok

Blood

botoktok

Boil (infection)

wot

Capsize

Okjak

Alive

mour