Category: H

1. to hammer something

2. to thrash

international.

interview

• Mati i intaviuim Haria long wok bilong en.
  Mati is here interviewing Haria about her work.
• Isaia i intiviuim wanpela man i no gat wok.
  Isaia is interviewing someone who’s out of work.

equipment.

electrician.

bank or loan interest (also win mani)

• Mi putim mani long beng na kisim sampela interes o win mani.
  I put my money in the bank and got some interest.

evening, afternoon (also apinun, nait).

to elect (also votim)

• Ol pipol i ilektim gavman bilong ol.
  The people elect their government.

1. sufficient, enough

• Em bai no inap helpim yu gut.
  It won’t help you very much.
• Em inap kaikai.
  That’s enough food.
• inap long equal
• i no inap inadequate, incapable

2. to fit, to be the right size or age

• Manki em inap long vot long ileksen.
  The boy is old enough to role in the election.
• Su inap long mi.
  The shoe fits me.

3. to be suited for, able

• Dok i no bin inap long kisim em.
  The dog wasn’t able to get him.
• Inap yu painim sampela pren.
  Why don’t you find some friends.
• i no inap impossible
• no inap mekim fail
• Ol i no inap win long mipela.
  They are not able to beat us.

4. until, up to about

• Em i kamap long Mande i go inap long Fraide.
  It starts on Monday and goes until Friday.
• stap inap long Mande to stay until Monday

1. softly, gently, quietly (also no gat nois)

• bel isi calm
• Em i ting olsem ol bai go isi tasol.
  He thought they would all go quietly.
• Stap isi long haus.
  Stay quietly at home.

2. few

• Ol natnat i no isi, ol i planti tru long dispela ples.
  There weren’t just a few mosquitoes, there were many of them.