Category: S

noun solwara

• Cook the rice in salt water.
  Kukim rais wantaim solwara.

verb

1. salut

• The soldiers salute our flag every morning.
  Olgeta moning ol soldia i save salut long plak bilong kantri bilong yumi.

2. salutim

noun talai

• The tuna are herding the sardines.
  Atun i raunim talai.

adjective

1. (when used as a prefix) wan-

• look the same wanpes
• from the same country wantok
• from the same village wanples
• the same kind wankain

2. wankain, wankain olsem

• The two brothers are the same, so I never know who is who.
  Tupela brata i wankain, olsem na mi no save husat i husat.
• This bird is the same as a bird in my home.
  Dispela pisin i wankain olsem pisin i stap long ples bilong mi.

verb, noun traim.

noun wesan, waisan, waitsan

• The sand on our beach is white.
  Wesan bilong nambis bilong mipela i wait.

• noun bek

• Pack the copra in the sack.
  Sakim kopra long bek.

• verb

1. rausim

• The boss has sacked him.
  Bos i rausim em pinis.

2. sakim

noun sef

• The money is in the safe.
  Mani i stap long sef.

adjective sef

noun sel

• lower the sail daunim sel

verb sel

• We can sail to that island over there.
  Yumi ken sel i go long ailan long hap.

noun boskru, sela.