Laundry

1. Ng ngar er ker a laundry el kmeed?

   Ng ngar er ker a laun-dry el kmeed?

   Where is the nearest laundry?

   Usage

   Used when looking for the nearest laundry facility

   Grammar Note

   The frame for asking a location is "Ng ngar er ker a X?" (expression ngar ker = "where is it"). "Near" is kmeed; klou means "big", not "near".

2. Ng soak el mesilek a bilek.

   Ng so-ak el me-si-lek a bi-lek.

   I would like to wash my clothes.

   Usage

   Used to express the need or desire to do laundry

   Grammar Note

   "Mesilek" is the verb for washing laundry; bilek is the 1st-person possessive of bail (clothing).

3. Ng tela a cheral a wash er a bail er a laundry?

   Ng te-la a che-ral a wash er a bail er a laun-dry?

   How much does it cost to do laundry?

   Usage

   Used to ask about the cost of laundry services

   Grammar Note

   "Ng tela a cheral?" is the set phrase for "How much does it cost?"; cheral is the 3rd-person possessive of char (price).

4. Ng tela el klok e mo merek a bail?

   Ng te-la el klok e mo me-rek a bail?

   How many hours will the laundry take?

   Usage

   Used to ask how long laundry will take

   Grammar Note

   "Klok" is a loanword from English "clock" used for time; "mo merek" means "to finish/end".

5. Ng ngar er ngii a dry cleaning er tiang?

   Ng ngar er ngii a dry clean-ing er ti-ang?

   Is there dry cleaning available here?

   Usage

   Used to ask if dry cleaning is available

   Grammar Note

   "Dry cleaning" is used as an English loanword in Palauan.

6. Ke sebechem el olecholt er ngak a omelabek er a bail?

   Ke se-be-chem el o-le-cholt er ngak a o-me-la-bek er a bail?

   Can you show me how to iron the clothes?

   Usage

   Used to ask how to iron clothes properly

   Grammar Note

   The verb for ironing is melabek; omelabek is its action noun (cf. "ngebekel a bail" = ironing of clothes).

7. Ng ngar er ngii a detergent er a hotel?

   Ng ngar er ngii a de-ter-gent er a ho-tel?

   Is there laundry detergent at the hotel?

   Usage

   Used to ask if detergent is provided at the hotel

   Grammar Note

   "Detergent" and "hotel" are English loanwords in Palauan.

8. Ng dirk ngar er ngii a cheisech er a bilek.

   Ng dirk ngar er ngii a che-i-sech er a bi-lek.

   The stain on my clothes didn't come out.

   Usage

   Used when a stain on clothes did not wash out

   Grammar Note

   "Cheisech" is the noun for a permanent stain; "Ng dirk ngar er ngii a ..." = "there is still ...".

9. Ng ngar er ngii a dryer er a laundry?

   Ng ngar er ngii a dry-er er a laun-dry?

   Is there a dryer at the laundry?

   Usage

   Used to ask if a dryer is available at the laundry

   Grammar Note

   "Dryer" is used as an English loanword in Palauan.

10. A bilek a mla merek er a wash. Ak kirek el mo melai er ngii.

    A bi-lek a mla me-rek er a wash. Ak ki-rek el mo me-lai er ngii.

    The laundry is done. I need to go pick it up.

    Usage

    Used when laundry is done and you need to collect it

    Grammar Note

    "Mo merek" = to finish; "melai" = to take/get. "Kirek" is the 1st-person form of kirel (obligation).

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