Parts of the body
| Word | English | Marshallese |
| hand | pa | |
| left | anbwijan | |
| right | anbwijmaron | |
| leg | ne | |
| skin | kil | |
| back | aliki | |
| belly/stomach | loje | |
| bone | di | |
| intestines | majnal | |
| liver | aj | |
| lungs | ar | |
| breast | ittut | |
| shoulder | aera | |
| blood | botoktok | |
| head | bar | |
| neck | konwa | |
| hair (head/body) | kool | |
| nose | boti | |
| mouth | loni | |
| tooth | ni | |
| eye | maj | |
| ear | lojini |
Family terms
| Word | English | Marshallese |
| person/human being | armij | |
| man / male | emmon | |
| woman / female | kora | |
| child | ajri | |
| husband | palle | |
| wife | palle | |
| mother | mama | |
| father | baba | |
| name | et |
Everyday objects
| English | Marshallese |
| road / path | ial |
| house | em |
| roof/thatch | maltu |
| rope | to |
| needle | iie |
| stick | alal |
Animals
| English | Marshallese |
| animal | menin mour |
| dog | kidu |
| bird | bao |
| egg | lep |
| feather | kool in bao |
| wing | pa |
| rat | kijdik |
| meat/flesh | kaniek |
| worm/earth worm | maj |
| louse | kij |
| mosquito | nam |
| spider | kaulalo |
| fish | ek |
Natural objects and phenomena
| English | Marshallese |
| tree | wojke |
| branch | ra |
| leaf | bolok |
| flower | wut |
| earth/soil | bwidej |
| stone | deka |
| sand | bok |
| water | den |
| sea | lojet |
| sky | lan |
| sun | al |
| star | iju |
| cloud | kodo |
| rain | wot |
| lightning | jourur |
| wind | koto |
| fire | kijek |
| smoke | baat |
| night | bon |
| day | ran |
Numbers
| English | Marshallese |
| one | juon |
| two | ruo |
| three | jillu |
| four | emmen |
| five | lalem |
| six | jiljino |
| seven | jiljimjuon |
| eight | rualitok |
| nine | ruatimjuon |
| ten | jonoul |
| zero | o/jiro |
Verbs of the body
| Word | English | Marshallese |
| to drink | idaak | |
| to spit | kapillo | |
| to eat | mona | |
| to chew | meme | |
| to breathe | menono | |
| to smell | ||
| to laugh | etton | |
| to vomit/to throw up | emoj | |
| to bite | kij | |
| to hear | ronjake | |
| to see | lo | |
| to yawn | moppalla | |
| to sleep | kiki |
Verbs of action
| Word | English | Marshallese |
| to walk | etetal | |
| to swim | ao | |
| to know/to be knowledgeable | jela | |
| to think | lomnak | |
| to fear | mijak | |
| to say | ba | |
| to cook | kemat | |
| to sit | jijet | |
| to stand | jutak | |
| to lie down | babu | |
| to climb | wanlon | |
| to tie up/to fasten | ||
| to sew | keke | |
| to stab/to pierce | wekar | |
| to hit | ||
| to kill | manman | |
| to die/to be dead | mij | |
| to live/to be alive | mour | |
| to scratch | ruakutak | |
| to cut/hack | mwijmwij | |
| to work | jerbal | |
| to choose | kelet | |
| to grow | eddek | |
| to squeeze | ||
| to hold | jebjeb | |
| to dig | ||
| to open | kapellok | |
| to throw | jolok |
Adjectives
| dirty | etton |
| clean | erreo |
| warm | manan |
| cold | molo |
| small | dik |
| big | kilep |
| short | kadu |
| long | aitok |
| thin | aidik |
| thick | aitok |
| narrow | ainin |
| wide | depakpak |
| black | kilmej |
| white | mouj |
| red | bororo |
| yellow | ialo |
| green | emaroro |
| painful/sick | naninmej |
| old (object) | mor |
| new | kaal |
| good | emmon |
| bad | enana |
| correct/true | ejimwe |