hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
elder sister; effeminate man
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
head house (family); birthplace; originator
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
public telephone; pay phone
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to apologize; to apologise
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
had better ...; had better not ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?