good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
slow; sluggish; bushy (hair); thick; unfashionable; lacking style
leone (currency of Sierra Leone)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
contract; compact; agreement
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine