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Most Common Kosraean Words
Kosraean
Essential Kosraean vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| mwet | person | MWET |
| fafine | woman | fa-FI-ne |
| nah | child | NAH |
| uh | house | UH |
| ac | water | ACH |
| mos | food | MOS |
| Korsrae | Kosrae island | kors-RA-e |
| koht | ocean / sea | KOHT |
| wen | sky | WEN |
| yal | sun | YAL |
| fon | night | FON |
| lela | day | LE-la |
| ek | fish | EK |
| lal | land | LAL |
| nuknuk | heart / chest | NUK-nuk |
| otuh | head | O-tuh |
| isen | name | I-sen |
| fufu | bread / food | FU-fu |
| wahn | canoe / boat | WAHN |
| tufah | family / relatives | TU-fah |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| elahs | to go | e-LAHS |
| in | to come | IN |
| mos | to eat | MOS |
| yac | to drink | YACH |
| mohng | to sleep | MOHNG |
| lal | to see / look | LAL |
| wahl | to hear | WAHL |
| twak | to say / speak | TWAK |
| kuhsuh | to know | KUH-suh |
| mahlok | to want / like | MAH-lok |
| pahn | to work | PAHN |
| suh | to give | SUH |
| lohm | to take | LOHM |
| lohk | to walk | LOHK |
| tuhke | to sit | TUH-ke |
| fosr | to stand | FOSR |
| muhk | to think | MUHK |
| fuhk | to finish | FUHK |
| kahs | to help | KAHS |
| mahk | to return | MAHK |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| mohson | big / large | MOH-son |
| nah | small / little | NAH |
| wah | good / nice | WAH |
| el | bad | EL |
| fuh | new | FUH |
| kahkah | old | KAH-kah |
| yafah | white | YA-fah |
| luluk | black / dark | LU-luk |
| kuhl | long | KUHL |
| muhch | short | MUHCH |
| lohk | heavy | LOHK |
| ac | light / easy | ACH |
| pahpah | strong | PAH-pah |
| lahklahk | weak | LAH-klahk |
| mohs | fast | MOHS |
| pohn | slow | POHN |
| yafyaf | beautiful | YAF-yaf |
| tuhk | hot | TUHK |
| fohn | cold | FOHN |
| wah el | correct / true | WAH EL |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| yuhu | here / now | YU-hu |
| olo | there | O-lo |
| aet | yes | AET |
| sohte | no / not | SOH-te |
| pil | also / too | PIL |
| mwihk | and / also | MWIHK |
| inge | but / however | IN-ge |
| pwehki | because | PWEH-ki |
| ma | if / when | MA |
| ong | to / toward | ONG |
| pohn | on / upon | POHN |
| lal | under / below | LAL |
| mahk | again / back | MAHK |
| ka | still / yet | KA |
| kol | first / before | KOL |
| muri | after / later | MU-ri |
| pahta | very / quite | PAH-ta |
| wah | well / nicely | WAH |
| iet | truly / indeed | IET |
| komw | always / forever | KOMW |