Category: English to Tok Pisin

adverb stap long.

verb rausim

• They abolished the law about selling betel nut.
  Ol i rausim lo I tambuim ol long salim buai.
• The government abolished the old law and substituted a new one.
  Gavman i rausim olpela lo na ol I putim nupela.

noun asples, kanaka (usually derogatory)

• I am a native of the place (aboriginal).
  Mi kanaka bilong dispela pies.

verb rausim bel.

noun autim pikinini long bel; rausim bel; kilim pikinini i stap long bel

• preposition long

• I know about him.
  Mi save long em.
• What’s it about?
  Em olsem wanem?
• to know about many things save long planti samting

• adverb

1. (approximately) klostu

• It’s about five o’clock.
  Em i klostu long faiv klok.

2. to be about to do laik, redi long

• I’m (just) about to leave.
  Mi redi long go nau.
• The sun is about to set now.
  San i laik go daun nau.
• The fire is about to go out.
  Paia i laik dai.

preposition antap, antap long

• The cloud is above the mountain.
  Klaut i stap antap long maunten.

adverb ovasis.

noun buk.

adjective i no stap

• She was absent yesterday.
  Asde em i no stap.