Category: B

bar

barbecue

• babeku sos barbecue sauce

guy, fellow

• Baga ya i no save pret long ol raskol.
  This fellow is not afraid of the criminals.
• Ol manmeri bilong ples i save laikim tru dispela man. Bikos baga ya i wanpela man bilong wok tru.
  Everybody in the village likes him; It’s because the guy is a really hard worker.

1. damaged, spoiled, ruined, broken

• bagarap olgeta to be completely wrecked, to be demolished
• Balus i bagarap.
  The plane is wrecked, the plane crashed.
• Kanu i bagarap.
  The canoe is damaged.
• Kaikai i bagarap.
  The food is spoiled.
• Balus i no orait tumas, em i bagarap liklik.
  The plane is not good, it has some damage.
• Rais i no gutpela, em i bagarap olgeta.
  The rice isn’t any good, it’s spoiled.

2. to be badly hurt or injured

• kisim bagarap long birua hurt by an accident
• Lek bilong em i bagarap.
  His leg is badly hurt.
• Planti manmeri i bin kisim bagarap.
  Many people were badly hurt.

3. not working properly

• Ka i bagarap.
  The car isn’t working.
• Masin i bagarap.
  The machine is out of order.

4. very tired, feeling sick

• Mi bagarap tru long kus.
  I am feeling sick from a cough.
• Mi bagarap pinis.
  I am very tired; I am sick; I am done for.

1. to damage or hurt something badly

• bagarapim olgeta to ruin completely, demolish
• Strongpela win na ren i bin bagarapim ples.
  Strong winds and rain damaged the village.
• Wanem taim yu bagarapim lek bilong yu?
  When did you injure your leg?
• Pik i bagarapim gaden.
  The pig ruined the garden.

2. rape

• Em i bagarapim meri na nau meri ya i gat bel.
  He raped the woman and now she is pregnant.

3. bagarapim marit adultery

(also baimbai, bambai)

1. will, shall

• Mi no go tude, bai mi go tumora.
  I’m not going today, I’ll go tomorrow.
• Bambai yumi mekim wanem samting?
  What will we do?
• Mi bai kam, mi wetim susa.
  I will come, I’m waiting for my sister.
• Spot woksop bai kamap.
  A sports workshop will be held.
• Wok bilong em bai helpim gut ol pipel.
  His work will really help people.

2. to show certainty

• Bambai mi painim.
  I am sure to find it.

Bible.

• Em i stap long Baibel.
  It’s in the Bible.

bike, bicycle (also wilwil)

• motobaik motor bike

1. to buy

• baim bek redeem
• baim blut payback
• baim boi (buy boy) to recruit
• Man i bin baim pinis ol masin.
  The man has bought all the machines.
• Man i go long maket bilong baim kaikai.
  A man is going to the market to buy food.
• Pikinini i go long stua bilong baim rais.
  The child is going to the store to buy rice.

2. to pay

• baim balus (buy airplane) to pay one’s plane fare
• Man i gat mani long baim balus.
  The man has money to pay for his plane ticket.
• baim meri pay bride price
• baim kot (buy court) pay a fine; to bribe the court