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Unit 5b: Taxis Continued Flashcards

1
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The lowest/ the least

A

Aneh-Zoun

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2
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To ride / to travel in

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Sì-deh

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I won’t take your taxi after all

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Masì daw ba bu (-taw/daw = “after all”)

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4
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I won’t take your taxi

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Masi-ba-bu

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5
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That’s a bit steep

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Neh-neh mya-ba-deh

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6
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How about bringing it down a bit?

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Shaw ba oun la?

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I can’t reduce it, that’s the lowest price

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Mashaw nain ba bu, da aneh zoun beh

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8
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In that case, I won’t take your taxi

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Di-lo-so masi daw ba bu

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9
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To be lacking/missing

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Lo-deh

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10
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Just over there

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She-na-hma

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11
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How to ask the driver to stop (2 options) “stop here”

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Di-hma yaq meh / Di-hma yaq pa

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12
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There’s still some way to go

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Lo-ba dhe-deh

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13
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There’s still something

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Dhe deh

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14
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Where do we have to stop?

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Beh hma yaq ya maleh?

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Do you want to stop here?

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Di-hma yaq c’in dhala?

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16
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Are you/we going to stop here?

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Di-hma yaq Mala?

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17
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Do we have to stop here / should we stop here?

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Di-hma yaq ya Mala

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Yes, well stop here

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Houq-keh, di-hma yaq-meh

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19
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Yes, please stop here

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Houq-keh, di-hma yaq-pa

20
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I don’t want to stop here

A

Di-hma mayaq c’in ba bu

21
Q

There’s still some way to go

A

Lo ba dhe deh

22
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We’re going to stop just over there

A

She-na-hma yaq meh

23
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Today

24
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Tomorrow

A

Maneq-p’an

25
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Midday

26
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Morning

27
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We want to go to the ngadatkyi pagoda tomorrow midday

A

Maneq-p’an ne-leh nga-daq-ci p’aya thwa Jin-ba-deh

28
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Afternoon

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Evening

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Tonight

31
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To take (someone somewhere)

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Laiq-po-deh

32
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I’ll take you to the Sule pagoda

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Sule paya laiq po meh

33
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More polite way to say you’ll take someone somewhere

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Laiq-po-pe-deh

34
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Will you take use to the Sule pagoda?

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Sule paya laiq po pe Mala?

35
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What word to ask if planning for future and want to ask someone if they will BE ABLE TO take you?

36
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Would you be able to take us?

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Laiq po pe nain Mala?

Second n in nain is very light, sounds more like ‘neigh’

37
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When

38
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At what time / which time

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Beh ac’ein

39
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At what time / at what hour ?

A

Beh-hnaya-yi

40
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When do you want to go?

A

Beh daw thwa jin dhaleh?

41
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What time are you going to go?

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Beh ac’ein thwa maleh? / beh-hnana-yi thwa-maleh?

42
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We want to go at midday

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Ne-leh thwa Jin ba deh

43
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Yes I can take you

A

Ya ba deh. Laiq po pe nain ba deh

44
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No I can’t, I’m sorry, I’m not free

A

Maya-ba bu, sawri naw, ma-a ba bu

45
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Tomorrow (6 variants)

A 
Maneq-pan 
Maneq-p’yan 
Maneq-p’yin 
Neq-p’an 
Neq-p’yan 
Neq-p’yin

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