Yes, it's true, they don't conjugate their verbs, and they only add one indicator word when talking in past or future tense. It's awesome! Let me give you a few examples:
Yu no stap lukluk mi olsem. = Don't stare at me like that.
Yu bin lukluk mi yestadei? = Did you see me yesterday?
Bae yu lukluk mi tumoro. = You will see me tomorrow.
Mi bin foldaon klosap long bas stap. = I fell down close to the bus stop.
Mi hop se bae mi no foldaon tumoro.= I hope I don't fall down tomorrow.
Some of my favorite words/ phrases include:
Woman blong mi = "my wife," but they usually shorten 'blong' to 'blo,' which makes it hysterical...
David i gat hed.= David is smart. (NOT what you were thinking!!)
Swim= bathe, but "swimswim" is to swim in the ocean/ pool
Olsem wanem? I stret? = How are you?
Smol haos =bathroom
Bigfala naif= machete
Woman faol= female chicken (man faol= rooster)
Pikinini= children, which I learned after the fact, has some racial connotations, just not in Vanuatu
Nem blong mi Leisale. = My name is Leisale (which means 'woman who enjoys to dance.')
Mitrifala = the three of us
Popo= papaya, which is funny only if you speak German, cuz then it means your butt...I cracked up every time I was offered some, and finally explained it to my host parents, which subsequently made them say it more often with a smirk on their face, just to make me laugh!
And this one, I stumbled upon in the Bislama dictionary: bisexual= fiftyfifty.
Enough said about this language, it's AWESOME and easy to learn. I can't wait for our group's reunions, when we can all speak in Bislama, and everyone else is clueless. I will keep practicing.
