thin‐gàn‐za 0 Flashcards
You (elder brother ) ( to a man who seems older than you)
ă- ko
You (elder sister ) ( to a woman who seems older than you)
ă- má
You (younger sister ) ( to a woman who seems younger than you)
nyi-má-(lè)
for man speaker: You (younger brother ) ( to a man who seems younger than you)
nyi-lè
for woman speaker: You (younger brother ) ( to a man who seems younger than you)
maun-lè
I/my (woman speaker/men speaker)
că-má (f speaker)
că-náw (m speaker)
- Standard usage of “You”( Woman speaker to anyone)
2. polite tag (woman speaker)
shin
I (man speaker)
că-naw
- Standard usage of “You”( man speaker to anyone)
2. Polite tag (man speaker)
k’ă- myà
And … ? / How about … ?
« ………. » yàw
I am Yadana/Thútá. And you? (m and f speaker)
că-má Yadana-ba. shin-yàw
că-naw Thútá-ba. k’ă-myà-yàw
What is your name?
nă-meh beh-lo k’aw-lèh
My name is (name)
că-má/că-náw nă-meh (name) ba
Nice to meet you.
twé yá-da wàn-tha-ba-deh.
nationality
lu-myò
Chinese
tă-youq
French
pyin-thiq
What nationality are you?
ba lu-myò-lèh
I am burmese
că-naw/că-ma bă-ma-lu-myò-ba
How are you?
ne-kaùn-là. (used as a serious question)
Yes, I am fine
ne-kaùn-ba-deh
See you.
twé-meh.
See you tomorrow.
mă-neq-p’yan twé-meh.
tomorrow
mă-neq-p’yan
language
ză-gà
to speak / to talk / to say
pyàw-deh
know how to V, be able to V , can
Verb + taq-teh.
and /with/by
néh
and / and then / then
pì-dáw