Saturday, July 12, 2008

Review Vocabulary

So far let's review the vocabulary that has been used. It would be too redundant and too complicated to try and review all the lessons thus far covered. So, let's stick with words we can memorize. There will be a brief overview of some tenses used, but nothing to extensive so that you are not too confused.

Verbs
  • Umay/May/Ume/Me (infinitive future & present tense) - to go, to come, will go, will come
  • Mine/Minay (past tense) - went
  • Innan (ifp*)- to see, will see, see
*(In order to lessen the clutter I will only write "ifp" for "infinitive, future and present tense.)
  • Gatangan (ifp) - to buy, will buy
  • Alegan (ifp) - to find, will find
  • Arian (ifp) - to remove, will remove, remove
  • Kuman (ifp) - to eat, will eat, eat
  • Maggayam - to play
  • Mangalek - to look for, to search

  • Manguffun - to help
  • Mamalasa - to do groceries
  • Dan - to give
  • Agalan - to call
  • Uffunan - will help
  • Ginadwa - to cut/split in half
  • Ginakko' - to hug
  • Nanguffun - helped
  • Nanga' - took
  • Nagidda - laid down

Nouns
bola - ball
Aritu' - earrings
Sapatu' - shoes
Mangga - mango
Majong - mahjongg
Balay - house/home
Danum - water
Katri - bed
Sandia - watermelon
Plasa - market (often a wet market)

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