Category: T

typewriter

• Judi i baim wanpela taipraita.
  Judy bought a typewriter.

swamp

• Yumi i go paimim pis long tais.
  Let us go fishing in the swamp.

1. flood; strong current, torrent (also taitwara)

• Wara Sepik i tait.
  The Sepik river is flooding.

2. current, torrent

• Strongpela tait i karim man i go.
  The man was swept away by the strong current.

3. tight

• Siot i tait tumas.
  The shirt is too tight.

4. tired

• Mi tait pinis na mi laik slip.
  I am tired and want to go to sleep.

1. title, as in champion

• Em i winim taitol.
  He/She won the title.

2. title, as an honorific

• Taitol bilong em profesa.
  His title is professor.

3. title of a book, song etc. (also nem)

1. to tighten

• taitim bun (tighten bone) to stretch oneself
• taitim han (tighten hand) to stretch out one’s hands or arms
• taitim pul (tighten pull) to paddle hard
• taitim rot (tighten road) to walk fast
• taitim skru (tighten screw) to tighten a bolt, nut or screw
• Taitim skru long taia.
  Tighten the wheel nuts.

2. to pull

• Taitim rop strong.
  Pull hard on the rope.

3. to exert oneself

• Tupela taitim pul na hariap i kam long ples.
  The two of them rowed hard and got home quickly.

4. to make fast

• Taitim kanu long bris.
  Tie the canoe to the wharf.

5. to secure

• Lapun i taitim trausis bilong em long rop.
  The old man secured his trousers with a rope.

6. insist

• Loya i taitim em long bekim tok.
  The lawyer insisted on him providing an answer (to his question).

snack bar, fast food outlet.

1. tax

• Mi baim het takis long kaunsel.
  I pay head tax to the Council.

2. import duty

• Gavman kisim takis long olgeta kar i kam insait long kantri.
  The government charges import duty on all cars entering the country.

1. taxi

• Mi baim taksi na kam long haus.
  I hired a taxi to get home.

2. any small sedan car

sardines, bait fish

• Atun i raunim talai.
  The tuna are herding the bait fish.

Protestant church leader

• Talatala i kam long ples.
  The church leader has come to the village.