thin‐gàn‐za 2

Question 1

Yes /No questions marker

Answer 1

V + là

thă-là–> vey formal, almost never used

Question 2

Is it hot?

Answer 2

pu-là.

Question 3

Is it cold?

Answer 3

è-là.

Question 4

Is it good?

Answer 4

kaùn-là.

Question 5

Is it all right?

Answer 5

yá-là.

Question 6

I am so so (answer to How Are you?)

Answer 6

di-lo-bèh

Question 7

It’s a bit hot

Answer 7

nèh-nèh pu-ba-deh.

Question 8

It’s very hot.

Answer 8

theiq / ă-yàn pu-ba-deh.

–> ă-yàn is mostly used today

Question 9

It’s not hot.

Answer 9

mă-pu-ba-bù.

Question 10

It’s not very hot.

Answer 10

theiq mă-pu-ba-bù.

Question 11

Whose phone is it?

Answer 11

da beh-thú-phone lèh?

Question 12

Tha’s my phone

Answer 12

da că-má phone (ba).

Question 13

My

Answer 13

că-náw / că-má

Question 14

His / Her

Answer 14

thú

Question 15

it

Answer 15

da

Question 16

Pall point pen

Answer 16

bàw-pan

Question 17

watch, clock, hour

Answer 17

na-yi

Question 18

car

Answer 18

kà

Question 19

umbrella

Answer 19

t’ì

Question 20

teacher, also someone who is professional at someting. E.g. taxi driver

Answer 20

s’ă-ya-má –> female
s’ă-ya –> male
taxi s’ă-ya

Question 21

dog

Answer 21

k’wè

Question 22

cat

Answer 22

caun

Question 23

Flower

Answer 23

pàn

Question 24

bag

Answer 24

eiq

Question 25

money

Answer 25

paiq-s’an

Question 26

Yes, it is.

Answer 26

houq-teh

Question 27

No, it’s not.

Answer 27

mă-houq-bù

Question 28

Fish

Answer 28

ngà

Question 29

Shoe

Answer 29

p’ă-naq

Question 30

What is “book” in burmese?

Answer 30

“book” bă‐ma‐lo beh‐lo pyàw‐lèh.

Question 31

to have

Answer 31

shì-deh

Question 32

To know

Answer 32

thi-deh

Question 33

to eat

Answer 33

sa-deh

Question 34

house

Answer 34

ein

Question 35

to be late

Answer 35

nauq-cá-deh

Question 36

To write

Answer 36

yè-deh

Question 37

Burmese script

Answer 37

ba-ma-za

Question 38

I write in burmese

I write burmese script

Answer 38

ba-ma-za-lo yè-deh

ba-ma-za yè-deh

Question 39

To listen

Answer 39

nà-t’aun-deh

Question 40

To read

Answer 40

p’aq-teh

Question 41

To enter, come in

Answer 41

win-deh

Question 42

sit down

Answer 42

t’ain-deh

Question 43

to watch, to look

Answer 43

jí-deh

Question 44

to ask

Answer 44

mè-deh (high tone)

Question 45

to be happy

to speak

Answer 45

pyaw-deh (short, flat pronounciation)

pyàw-deh (long pronounciation, with tone)

Question 46

to see (usually for people)

Answer 46

twé-deh

Question 47

to help

Answer 47

ku-nyi-deh

Question 48

to stand up, to get up

Answer 48

t’a-ba

Question 49

say again

Answer 49

t’aq-pyàw-ba, pyan pyàw ba

Question 50

Potato

Answer 50

a lù

Question 51

Chicken egg

Answer 51

ceq ú

Question 52

rice

Answer 52

t’a min

Question 53

noodles

Answer 53

k’auq swéh

Question 54

chicken (also slang for prostitute)

Answer 54

ceq

Question 55

fried chicken meat

Answer 55

ceq thà jaw

Question 56

meat (any meat)

Answer 56

a-thà,

chicken meat ceq thà

Question 57

duck

Answer 57

bèh (also slang for boyfriend)

Question 58

pig

Answer 58

weq

Question 59

Wachtel

Answer 59

ngoùn

Question 60

Sheep

Answer 60

thò

Question 61

Goat

Answer 61

seiq

Question 62

Cow

Beef

Answer 62

nwà

a-mèh-thà

Question 63

egg

Answer 63

ú

Question 64

merchant road

Answer 64

koun-theh-làn

Question 65

here

Answer 65

di-hma

Question 66

to be scared, to be afraid

Answer 66

kyauq-teh

Question 67

Earthquake

Answer 67

ngă-hlyin

Question 68

strongly (adverb)

Answer 68

pyin-pyin

k’a-k’a

Question 69

Hot: Noun, Adj/adv

Answer 69

ă-pu –> noun
pu-pu –> adj
pu –> verb

coffee ă-pu –> N + N
coffee pu-pu –> N + Adj
coffee pu –> N + V

Question 70

I don’t take plastic bag

Answer 70

juq-juq-eiq mă-yu-bu

Question 71

to take

Answer 71

yu-deh

Question 72

plastic

Answer 72

juq-juq –> burmese

palastiq –> “english”

Question 73

animal

Answer 73

tă-reiq-san

Question 74

vegetarian

Answer 74

theq-thaq-luq