Beginning Marshallese Vocabulary
Iọkwe
The word iọkwe means both 'love' and 'hello'. It's kind of like aloha but in Marshallese.
Love, Hello
Bar lo eok!
Bar lo eok! means "See you later!" when talking to only one person.
See you later!
Bar lo koṃ!
Bar lo koṃ! means "See you later!" when talking to multiple people.
See you later!
Eṃṃan mour?
You can ask how someone is doing by saying Eṃṃan mour? or you can say Ej et mour?
How are you?
Eṃṃan
Eṃṃan means "good". You can pronounce the ṃ with a dot underneath like you would a regular m but just hold it out longer.
Good
Enana
Enana means "bad". If you're having an extra bad day, you can say Elukkun nana.
Bad
Practice every day, to improve your fluency and knowledge.
Never stop practicing your Marshallese!