TOK PISIN

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Days of the week:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Mandei, Tundei, Trindei, Fondei, Fraidei, Sarere, Sundei

today, yesterday, tomorrow
tete, aste, tumora

good morning, good afternoon
gut pela morni, gut pela avinon

Numbers:
one wanpela
two tupela
three tripela
four fopela
five faifpela six sixpela
seven sevenpela
eight eitpela
nine nainpela
ten tenpela
twenty tupela ten
thirty tripela ten
forty fopela ten

We study sediments on the sea floor.
Mi pela I lukluk lon wesan I stap tambolo lon solwara

My name is Deveni. I come from PNG
Nem bilon mi enm deveni. Mi bilon PNG

That's cool!
Em I gutpela.

I like to dance.
Mi laik danis

It's good to see you.
Gutpela tru long lukim yu.

I love you.
Mi lavim yu.

What's the weather like?
Ples em I luk olsem wanem?

It's hot outside today.
Em I hot outsite.

Let's play a game.
Yumi pilai wanpela geim.

This dinner is delicious!
Dispela kaikai emy gutpela tru!

The Fly River is the biggest river in PNG.
Fly River em I numba wan bikpela wara tru long PNG.

Hi, how are you?
Hello. Yo olsem wanem?

What is your name?
Wanem nem bilong yu?

I am going to the shops.
Mi go long ol stua.

The ship is really shaking.
Sip em I seksek tumas.

What's your favorite movie?
Wanem piksa yu savi laikim tru?

Do you want to go to the movies?
Yu laik go lukim piksa?

I cannot come with you.
Mi inoinap kam wantaim yu.

You're crazy/You're being silly.
Yu mas long-long.

What's on t.v.?
Wanem samting I kamgo long t.v.?

That's all.
Em Tasol.