1. faint, unconscious, die
- Em i dai.
He has fainted, he is unconscious. - Em i dai pinis.
He is dead. - Em i laik dai.
He is about to die or very sick. - Han bilong mi i dai.
My hand is numb. - Yu ken dai long smok.
You can die from smoking.
2. to stop, to cease, to end, to be ended
- Dispela pasin i dai pinis.
This kind of custom has ended. - Ensin i dai.
The engine stopped. - Klok i dai pinis.
The clock has stopped. - mekim dai lait to put out the light
- Mun i dai pinis.
The month has ended. - samting bilong mekim dai man deadly thing
- Tok i dai.
The matter is settled.
3. to long for, desire
- Mi dai long wara.
I am very thirsty.