Little, Troublesome Words Flashcards
if
ta^a
again
ao - ma\i
also / as well / same
m``u~a - gam
per
la/
except
yo/k - we/n
about (something)
gi\ao ga\p
almost
g``u\ap
at (time)
dtaawn
it
man
will
ja\
just / only
kE^E
SUBJ + kE^E + VERB = just do something
cha/n kE^E bpai gin ka^ao
dtaawn ni/i cha/n mii ngehrn kE^E 20 ba\at
to (reach)
tu~ng
during
chu^ang
maybe
a\at - ja\
from
ja\ak
in/at (room, box, building)
nai
in/at (city, country)
ti/i
but
dtE\E
too (too much, too fast, too hot)
geehrn bpai
or
r``u~u
therefore / so
ga^aw - leehri
because
pra/w - wa^a
with
ga\p
about / around / approximately
raao - raao
bra\ - maan
since
dta^ng - dtEE
every
tu/k
next
na^a
more
i\ik
after
la~ng (+VERB or NOUN)
la~ng aa-ha~an cha/ao, cha/n ja\ bpai dta\ - la\at
la~ng ja\ak (+VERB)
la~ang - ja\ak gin ka^ao - cha/ao, cha/n ja\ bpai dta\ - la\at
for
sa~m - ra\p
then
ga^aw
finally
ta/ai - ti^i - su\t
and then
lE/Eo ga^aw
only
ta^o - na/n (more formal, used more in writing)
SUBJ + VERB + OBJ + ta^o - na/n
cha/n bpai gin ka^ao ta^o - na/n
much / more / very
ma^ak
ti^i ni^i mii kon ma^ak
NOUN + ma^ak = much, many
ADJ + ma^ak = very
a lot of
something you can count
yehr
ti^i ni^i mii kon yehr
some
ba^ang
sometimes
bang - kra/ng
mostly
su\an - ya\i
really (as in really warm)
jing - jing
actually
jing - jing lE/Eo
already / and / then / particle ending time phrases
lE/Eo
also / so / likewise
ga^aw
I do it (final decision)
ga^awa - lE/Eo - gan
also good / just fine
ga^aw - dii
Q: kun sa\ - baai - dii ma/i?
A: ga^aw - dii ka^
Q: na~ng dii ma/i
A: ga^aw dii / ga^aw ok
also alright / fine / ok
ga^aw - da^ai
Q: kun ja\ gin aa - ha~an ni/i ma/i
A: gin ga^aw - da^ai
Q: kun ja\ bpai ga\p rao ma/i
A: bpai ga^aw - daai
whatever
a\ - rai ga^aw - da^ai
