Creating a list of words is key in making the language stick. Remember, I said "creating." Simply reading a dictionary or this list will do nothing . You must write down the words physically! You can come back and use these online flash cards to help memorize words. In your own journal save your self 20 to 30 pages just for compiling your word list. I've listed ten verbs below in English. The best way to start a word list is just writing down every English word you can think of. You can use a Dictionary to help your writers block if you need on this! Then we will take those words and find somebody who knows the Fijian equivalent and we write it down in our journal. Lets do this. Float----- Pour---- (as in pour glass of water/cup of rice) Spin--- Turn/Flip--- Turn your head-- dip/soak (into liquid)--- fry (food)--- to BBQ--- jump (on the ground) jump (from a high place landing somewhere lower (off a boat or waterfall) Below are flash cards for all the words above---use them to help memorize the vocab. YES your Brain can hold another language! Below Words Submitted by Malia Wake up: Yadra Mai Stand up: Tu cake Walk: Taubale Cook: Vasaqa Washing (dishes/cups) Sava na yaya Go------------Lako Come--------Lako Mai Run----------Cici Throw-------Viri Drop/Fall---Lutu Tired--------Wawale Flick---------Vidika Get dressed: Dara nai sulu Eat: Kana Drink: Gunu Open: Dolava Close: Sogota Bathe: Sili Leave: Biuta Drive: Va vodo Run: Cici Swim: Qalo Paddle (with paddle):voce Surf: Vasisi (to slide) to Photograph: Vei taba Read: Wilika Write: Volavola Study: Vuli Paint: Va boro Draw: drowini Talk: Vosa Call on the phone: Qiri Fold: Lobika Brush teeth: Barasi na batimu/batiqu/batina (your/my/his,her) Wash face: Sava na matamu/mataqu (your/my) Sleep: Moce Dream: tadra Give: Solia to be dead: Mate Arguing-veiba scold (someone with words) Vosataki punch-vaculaka slap-lausaba Slap-Raba kick-caqeta To hate-Sevaka stomp-buturaki smash-qaqia hit-moku spit-kasivia smack-tavulaka
2 Comments
|