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Imagine,
you meet the same person second time. Let's use FP (as First Person)
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Jinghpáw |
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Meaning in English and explanation |
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FP |
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1. Hey! Kăja nga ai i?
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Hello, how are you? (when you say "hey!" it's rather informal or of
the same age; to an older person, speak without "hey!" is formal).
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SP |
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Kăja nga ai, Nang gaw täw?
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Fine, what about you? |
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FP |
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3. Ngai mung kăja
nga ai.
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I am fine too. |
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4. Nang gărade
sa na ngü ntä?
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Where are you going? |
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5. Ngai Mănang
lăngäi
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Nta de sa chyai na ngü
ai.
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I am going to a friend's house. |
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6. Ngai Gát káw lăma-ma
sa mări na ngü ai.
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I am going to buy something in the
mall/shop/market. |
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(substitute the word from sentence 6, written in bold; using
Pălawng
(shirt), Lăbu
(Trousers or Longi), Jawng (Umbrella), Múk
(biscuit/bread), Laika-búk (Book), Mē-găzin
(Magazine), Shi-laika (Newspaper), Shátmai
(Vegetables), Tsi (Medicine)
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Instead of using "Nang"
(you), it's better to use Ning or Hkau or Tsä
or Hkri or Gü
or Wa-di, etc., as we have learned in the JINGJHPAW LEARNING
3.
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Note:
You may omit punctuation marks. But it's always better to use them
for better pronunciation. |
