I Palabras i Saina - A Parent's Words

Wake up - Fatmatta
It's time to get up - Kahulo' or Fatmatta pa'go
Make your bed - Arregla i kama-mu
Wash your face - Fagasi i mata-mu
Brush your teeth - Guesgues i nifen-mu

Take a shower - O'mak
Come eat - Maila ya un cho'cho

What did you learn at school today?

Hafa tiningo-mu gi eskuela na ha'ane

What did you eat today? - Hafa unkanno na ha'ane?
Did you behave today? - Koti umagoguat hao na ha'ane?
Behave - Ketu
What did you do? - Hafa un cho'gue?
Do your homework - Cho'gue tarea-mu

Did you finish all of your homework?

Kao un na funhayan i tarea-mu?

If you don't finish your homework, you can't play
Yanggin ti un cho'gue i tarea-mu, ti un huyong hao umugandu

Education first - I edukasion finene'na
You can go outside - Sina hao pago humuyong

Do the dishes - Chogue na'yan
Do the laundry - Famagasi
Your room is a mess - Machalapun i kuatto-mu
Clean your room - Nagasgas i kuatto-mu
Did you clean your room? - Kao un na gasgas i kuatto-mu?
Pick up your things off the floor - Hokka i kosas mu gi hilo satge
Eat everything on your plate - Kanno todo i nengkanno gi platu-mu

Don't talk with your mouth full

Munga kumuentos yanggin motmot i pachot-mu

Close your mouth when you chew

Huchong i pachot mu yanggin chumochocho' hao

You weren't raised by wolves (animals) - Ti ga'ga hao pumoksai
Don't talk back - Cha'mu fan o'ope
You're going to get hit - Siempre masaolak hao
I'm your parent, not your friend - Saina-mu yu, ti amiga-mu yu
This is for your own good - Este para i minaolek-mu
It hurts me more than it hurts you - Addenña i puti-hu ki i puti-mu
You must respect your elders - Debi di un respeta i manamku
Don't hit your sister/brother - Munga ma naputi i chelu-mu

If you hit an elder, your fingers will be crippled

Kumu un inbeste i amko-mu siempre hao hakku

Stop whining - Basta di un kati/kaduku
Stop making faces - Basta di un atan ti maolek
Don't roll your eyes - Chamu rolrolyu i mata-mu

If you keep rolling your eyes, one day they won't stop
Sigi ha di un rolyu i mata mu un diha siempre sigi ha kumililok i atadok-mu

Stop fighting - Basta mumu
Stop yelling - Basta mesalao
One more word! - Un palabras ha!
Don't be disrespectful - Munga dumisatentu

If I have to tell you one more time, you're gonna get it
Otro biahi na bai sagani hao, siempre u na pangpang hao

Did you brush your teeth? - Kao un guesgues i nifen mu?
Did you shower/take a bath? - Kao umo'mak hao?
Did you say your prayers? - Esta hao manaitai?
Go to bed - Sigi bai katre-mu
Go to sleep - Sigi ya un maigu
You have to get up early tomorrow - Debi di un fatmatta taftaf agupa
Sweet dreams - Mames na guinifi
Good night - Buenas noches or Maolek na puengi

If you raise your children to be ravens, they'll peck your eyes out

(If you raise your children badly, they'll hurt you/turn against you)
Baba piniksaimu ni patgon-mu siempre humuyong inimbeste hao/akkontra hao

You act like your ashamed but you're shameless anyway
Mamahlao hao nu i taimamahlao-mu

Spare the rod, spoil the child

(If you spoil your kids, they'll turn out to be disgusting)
Munga mampos gusto gi patgon mu, sa siempre humuyong desgusto

Discipline your kids well
Arreglan maolek i patgon-mu

Stop acting stupid, or you're gonna end up stupid (insane)
Basta di un famakaduku sa u timoña siempre atmariao hao