thin‐gàn‐za 4 Flashcards
to want
lo-jin-deh
Bread
Paun-moun
To cut
hli-deh
People
lu
Question for fixed/specific numbers, used with counting words (.e.g. how many coffee do you drink?)
beh-na + counting word + (V) + leh
Why….
ba p’yiq-ló-lèh
Why didn’t you eat?
ba p’yiq-ló-ma-sa-bu-lèh
Kitchen
mi-po-jaun
To be (a feature of thing) e.g. smthg is not healthy
p’yiq-deh
Healthy ma p’yiq bu
for (conjunction)
N+ă-tweq
Let’s buy fruit.
ă-thì weh-meh
Watermelon
p’ă-yèh-thì
Pineapple
na-naq-thi
Papaya
thin-bàw-thi
Apple
pàn-thi
Banana
hngă-pyàw-thi
Mango
thă-yeq-thì
Mandarin/Orange
lein-maw-thì
Tomato
kà-yàn-cìn-thí
Tomato salad
kà-yàn-cìn-thí thouq
A bunch (e.g. of banana)
p’í
Shan state
Shan-biy
To clean
shin-deh
Lime Juice
than-pă-ya-ye
Noodle soup, boiled noodles
kauw swe-byoq
To boil
byoq-deh
to include
ba-deh
Friend
tha-ngeh-jin
vegetarian
ta-ta-lo
fried noodles
kauw-swe gyaw
fried rice
t’ă-mìn-gyaw
ice
ye-geh
to freeze
keh-deh
Ice cream
ye-geh-moun
give me one coffee (order one coffee)
coffee ta-k`weq-pe-ba
Yellow mango
sien-ta-loun (sein –> diamond)
Raw, uncooked, not ripe
ă-sein
Yellow
awa
red
ani
All kinds of something
N + ă-soun
All of something (all the bottles…), everything
N + à-loùn
N + ă-koun
Which things do you you take? (referencing what has been talked about before)
beh-ha yu-má-lèh
this side
di-beq
that side
ho-beq
Imperative ending
Imperative negative ending
V+ba
V+ba-néh
Sugar
thă-gyà
MSG
ă-c’o-hmoùn
Salt
s’à
Oil
s’i
Meat
ă-thà
Vegetables
ă-thi-ă-yweq
Milk
nó (generic)
nwà-nó (cow milk)
To be sweet
sweet things
c’ò-deh
ă-c’ò
to put
t’eh-deh
to use
thoùn-deh
Please reduce MSG
ă-co-hmaun- shaw t
eh ba
A lot of sthng.
N + ă-myà-gyí
draft beer
beer tain-gi
“All the fruits”
ă-thì a-loùn, N + a-loùn
something AND something (e.g. noodles and meat)
Something WITH something
N+néh+N
N + N + néh
Is everything ok? (also as a greeting)
Yes, everything is ok.
ă-s’in-pye-là
ă-s’in-pye-ba-deh
vegetarian
theq-thaq-luq
Menu (in a restaurant)
man-nù
Soup
ă- byouq
for me, …
că-naw-gá
Only + N
N + bèh
Ice
ice cream
ye-gèh
ye-gèh-moun