Palauan Phrases
Some common and useful words and phrases in Palauan are listed below, with their English translations.
| Palauan | English | Palauan | English | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alii! | Hello! | Ak mlechell ęr a ___. | I was born in ___. | |
| Ungil tutau. | Good morning. | Ng tela rekim? | How old are you? | |
| Ungil sueleb. | Good afternoon. | Ng ___ a rekik. | I am ___ years old. | |
| Ungil kebesengei. | Good evening. | Ng tela a dengua ęr kau? | What's your phone number? | |
| A ngklek a ___. | My name is ___. | A dengua ęr ngak a ___. | My phone number is ___. | |
| Ng techa ngklem? | What's your name? | Kę kiei ęr kęr? | Where do you live? | |
| Kę ua ngerang? | How are you? | Ak kiei er a ___. | I live ___. | |
| Ak mesisiich. | I'm fine. | Chochoi. | Yes | |
| Ak chad ęr a ___. | I'm from ___. | Ng diak. | No | |
| Belau | Palau | Adang. | Please. | |
| Merikel | U.S.A. | Sulang. | Thank you. | |
| Ingklis | England | Kę mo ęr kęr? | Where are you going? | |
| Siabal | Japan | Mechikung. | Goodbye. | |
| Sina | China | Meral ma sulang! | Thank you very much! | |
| Kę chad ęr kęr ęl beluu? | Where are you from? | Ungilbung | pretty flower. | |
| Kę mlechell ęr kęr ęl beluu? | Where were you born? | |||
| Olilai | House In Ngarchelong |
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“And so I will take back up my poor life, so plain and so tranquil, where phrases are adventures and the only flowers I gather are metaphors.”
—Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880)