Drum Publication Group Draft Sgaw Karen Transliteration Work List

This word list is made available to assist those wishing to learn Sgaw Karen. It is designed to be used along with the Transliteration Guide available on our web site. We hope it will be a useful tool in learning the Karen script.

Basic Expressions Yes may rh> No ta may bà wrh>b. Thanks you ta blü w>bsK; Thank you very much ta blü dòh mä w>bsK;'d.r;

Never mind a twä ta òh bà twG;wtd.b. Please wee thä sgōo 0Ho;plR Fantastic, great ghāy dòh mä *hR’d.r;

Come here! heh la ēe [JvXtHR

Look at this gwa la ēe uG>vXtHR

Don't worry goh ta ghāy ud>w*hR

OK, good ghāy, ghāy lee *hR< *hRvH

Enough (work for now) bà lee b.vH

I understand ya na puh ,e>yX>

I don't understand ya na ta puh bà ,e>wyX>b.

Questions Who? ma tā lèh rwRvJ.I

What? ma nù lèh rEkRvJ.I

Where? hpeh lèh , oh hpèh lèh zJvJ.< td.zJvJ.

When? a kah hpeh lèh tcgzJvJ.

How? di lèh 'fvJ.I

Why? bà ma nū a hkoh lèh b.rEkRtCdvJ.I

How many? pwēh ___ lèh ySJRúúúúvJ.I

How much (cost)? hsëe ah lèh / hteh lèh qH;tgvJ.< xJvJ.

What are you doing? na mā ma nū lèh erRrEkRvJ.

What's wrong? bà ma nū lèh b.rEkRvJ.

Do you understand? na na puh ahh ee>yX>{g

What's your name? na mēe di lèh erHR'fvJ.

Can I help you? ya mā sūh nā thay ah ,rRpXReRoh{g

Does anyone here speak English?

pwā teh eh ga lëe glọh bà òh ah

ySRwJtJuvH;usdmb.td.{g

What do you call this in Karen?

a weh ēe na göh luh pwā ga nyaw glọh di léh

t0JtHReud;vXySRunDusdm'fvJ.

What does that mean? ta èe a kaw pa nyaw di lèh

w>tHRtcDynD'fvJ.

How do you pronounce this?

na hpä thàw di lèh ez;oD.'fvJ.

Can you translate this for me?

na glọh htee nay yā ta ēe thay ahh

eusdmxHM>,Rw>tHRoh{g

What do you want? na thä law ma nū lèh eo;vDrEkRvJ.

Quantities Many ta hpà, ta poo wz.< wyl

All keh lēr cJvXm

1st kàw htëe ga tuh cD.xH;uwX>

2nd kee kah ta kah cHcgwcg

3rd thuh kah ta kah oXcgwcg

Half ta wạ, ta gọo w0m< wulm

Quarter lwee poo ta poo vGH>ylwyl

Number naw ghee eD>*H>

A lot ah ah tgtg

Little hsëe qH;

A little ta sëh hpoh wpJ;zd

Each göh (kah) ud;(cg)

Every sụ sụ pkmpkm

Mostly ah ta gay tgwuh>

Some ta nāw weDR

Too much ah ah ka lẹh tgtguvJm

Equal (amount) pwēh thöh thöh ySJRod;od;

None naw ___ bà eDúúúúb.

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A little ta sëh poh wpJ;zd

A lot ah ah Tgtg

Abdomen huh hpuh [XzX

About (concerning) Bà hkä däw / luh ____ a ghay

b.C;'D;< vXúúúút*h>

Acid hsèe qH.

Across (narrow space) kaw tẹh cDwJm

Across (wide space) kaw ghạ cD*m

Aeroplane ga baw yōo ubD,lR

Again ga däw ta blaw u'D;wbsD

Ago (three months) a pōo gwẹe (ther lah) tylRuGHm (oXvg)

Alcohol thëe oH;

Alive moo, òh moo rl< td.rl

All keh lụh cJvXm

All (day) daw (nēe) 'D (her)

All (week) daw ta (nwee) 'Dw (EGH)

Allow dü lēh 'k;vJR

Alone ta ghā w*R

Along (by), around wä ta rëe 0;w&H;

Also say gäw ph>uD;

America gaw america (a meh ra gā) uD>trJ&uR

Among glah, luh ___ glah usg< vXúúúúusg

Anaesthetic ka thè tạw tū uoH.wDmwkR

And däw 'D;

Anemia thwèe ghee sa ta hsah oGH.*H>p>w>qg

Angry thä htàw o;xD.

Animals hsà poh gaw poh q.zduD>zd

Animist moh lu pa la rd>vky>v>

Ankle kàw day gọh cD.'hudm

Answer (n) ta sëe hsuh w>pH;qX

Answer (v) sëe hsuh pH;qX

Ant tuh wX>

Anxious thä goh o;ud>

Anything ta ta mēe mēe w>wrHRrHR

Appetite (bad) àw ta beh bà tD.wbJb.

Appetite (good) àw beh tD.bJ

Arm su pk

Army thü mu dòh ok;rk>'d.

Artery (and vein) thwèe glōh oGH.usdR

As far as tū dà peh wkR'.zJ

Ash mày oo klà rh.tlcs.

Ask thee gwa oHuG>

Asthma ta thä ëe w>o;tH;

At luh vX

Aunt mu ga rk>*>

B

Back kluh hkee csXCH

Back pain ploh hkee hsah ysd>CHqg

Bad uh tX

Bag htùh xX.

Bamboo wà 0.

Bamboo (split and flattened)

hpu dah, pee dah zk'g< zH'g

Banana ta gwee thà wuGHo.

Baptist bluh htee bsXxH

Basket nạ em

Bathe lù htee vk.xH

Battery dä keh (Burmese) ';cJ (vDth.)

Beans peh yJ

Bear tā thoo wRol

Beautiful hkee lā CHvR

Because of may luh ___ a hkoh rh>vXúúúútCd

Become keh htàw uJxD.

Bed law mee vD>rH

Bedroom law mee düh vD>rH'X;

Bee ka neh ueJ

Before luh a poò gweē vXtylRuGHm

Before (doing) ta klü luh ___ wcsK;vXúúúú

Before (I go) ta klü (ya heh) wcsK;(,[J)

Behind luh ___ a law kee vXúúúútvD>cH

Believe nạ em

Beside tha hkēh dåw, a ka pā oCJR'D;< tuyR

Best ghāy ga tuh *hRuwX>

Betel thëh thà oJ;o.

Better ghāy nay dëe *hRM>'H;

Better (improved) ghāy htàw *hRxD.

Between luh ___ a ka hsöo vXúúúútuql;

Bible Lẹe saw hsgee vHmpDqSH

Big dòh 'd.

Bird htòh xd.

Birth ta òh plèh w>td.zsJ.

Biscuit gòh ud.

Bite ày th.

Bitter kà c.

Black thoo ol

Blackboard luh thày bà thoo vX>oh.b.ol

Bladder hsèe duh qH.'X

Blanket yà lü ,.vk;

Bleeding thwèe, thwèe lāw oGH.< oGH.vDR

Blind bláw bsD.

Blood thwèe oGH.

Blue lah hay vg[h

Blunt lāy vhR

Boat klee csH

Boat engine klee sëh csHpJ;

Boatman pwā nàw klee ySReD.csH

Body moh pwa rd>yS>

Boil klaw csD

Bone hkee CH

Book lẹe vHm

Books lẹe ta hpà vHmwz.

Border gaw hsuh uD>qX

Bored ta guh thä w>uX.o;

Borrow hkay loh Chvd>

Bottle pa law yvD

Bowl law kaw ga thoo vDcDuol

Boy / Girl friend ta èh taw w>tJ.wD

Brain kòh nọo cd.Elm

Brave du 'l

Break bö ka bd;u>

Breast nu Ek>

Breast milk nu htee Ek>xH

Breathe thä o;

Bridge tōh wdR

Broom nàw kweh thòh eD.cGJod.

Brown lü, ghāw lü vk;< *DRvk;

Brush brüh (or brush) -bX;

Buddhist pwā bah thaw kah, pwā Buddha poh

ySRbgoDcg< ySRbl;';zd

Buffalo pa na ye>

Burma gaw pa yāw uD>y,DR

But bà hsà, bà hsà däw b.q.< b.q.'D;

Buttock kee koh cHud>

Buy pwāy ySŒR

C

California State California gaw sèh uJ.vH.zdeH,guD>pJ.

Call göh ud;

Can (able) thay oh

Candle pa neh, pa neh wah yeJ< yeJ0g

Careful (be careful) pa law thä yvD>o;

Carry (on back) wee 0H

Cart lày vh.

Cat thà mee nyāw o.rHnDR

Cause dü keh htàw 'k;uJxD.

Centipede dä baw ';bD

Chalk hàw kòh wah [D.cd.0g

Change (alter) leh lọh vJvdm

Channel htee glō xHusdR

Chapter a hsuh dòh tqX'd.

Charcoal thwà oG.

Chase lōo vlR

Cheek böh pā bd;yR

Chest thä nah pwa o;egyS>

Chew ày blëh th.bsJ;

Chicken hsaw qD

Chicken pox luh htee ta hsah, ta tàw tah vX>xHw>qg< w>xD.xg

Child po thà zdo.

Chilli moh heh thà rd>[Jo.

Chills / Shivers ta nyà gho htàw w>n.*d>xD.

Chin ká c.

Chisel htä plēe x;ysR

Choir kwah yùh (or choir) cGg,X.

Cholera ta loo bwöh w>vlbSd;

Choose hkoo htuh CkxX

Christian krẹe poh c&Hmzd

Church tha rọh o&dm

Clean ka hsgaw uqSD

Clear hsgee qSH

Clever goó thay ul.oh

Climb htàw xD.

Clinic ta hày ga thèe düh w>[h.uoH.'X;

Clock (watch) nà rèe e.&H.

Clothes ta goo ta gā w>ulw>uR

Cloud ta ùh w>tX.

Cloudy du 'k

Clumsy sāw glāw pDRusDR

Cockroach saw law pDvD

Coconut hkāw thà CDRo.

Coffee kaw pèe (coffee) cDzH.

Cold kù ck.

Cold (illness) ta kù bà w>ck.b.

Cold season ta ghoh kah w>*d>cg

Colors ta a lweh ta hpà w>tvGJ>wz.

Come heh [J

Come back heh kāy ka dah kāy [JuhRu'guhR

Comparatives ____ nay dëe úúúúM>'H;

Compare htòh tha trāw xd.o}wDR

Congregation ta óh hpwòh w>td.zSd.

Constipation huh hpuh glūh, ày glā [XzXusXR< th.usR

Cook (v) hpaw zD

Cooked rice māy rhR

Cord plēe ysHR

Corn bu kay thà bkcho.

Correct bà b.

Cough göo ul;

Count ghee, dwä *H>< 'G;

Country gaw uD>

Cousin daw ta kwah 'DwcGg

Cow glaw moh, ghāw hpëe usD>rd>< *DRzH;

Cry hàw [D.

Cucumber dee thà 'Ho.

Cup htee kwä xHcG;

Current htee ywā xH,GR

Curry / Stew ga thoo uol

Cut glaw usD

D

Daily göh nēe dëh ud;eHR'J;

Dangerous lāw plēe vDRysHR

Dark këe cH;

Daughter hpoh mù zdrk.

Day nēe eHR

Dead thee oH

Deaf na ta uh e>wtX

Decrease lāw vDR

Deep yọh ,dm

Deer tā hoh, tā yu wR[d< wR,k>

Defecate ày hsah th.qg

Dehydration ta htee thëe noh thëe w>xHoH;edoH;

Delicious beh guh, wèe bJuX< 0H.

Demonstrate, Show mā pyä rRyF;

Depart hä htàw [;xD.

Department wēh glōh 0JRusdR

Descend lēh lāw vJRvDR

Diabetes hsèe hsuh qH.qX

Diarrhea huh puh loo, ày pwẹh [XzXvl< th.ySJm

Die thee oH

Different lāw hsaw vDRqD

Difficult gaw uD

Dig kòo cl.

Digest ghẹe blëh *HmbsJ;

Dirty bà uh b.tX

Discussion ta teh tha göh w>wJoud;

Diseases ta sah ta hpà w>qgwz.

District gaw rày uD>&h.

District Head gaw rày kòh uD>&h.cd.

Do/Work mā rR

Doctor ga thèe tha rà / mú uoH.o&.Ark.

Dog htwèe xGH.

Door peh traw dòh yJ}wD'd.

Dose ga thèe ta aw a ghaw uoH.wtDt*D>

Draw tay (ta ghāw) wh (w>*DR)

Dress hsay goo hsay gā qhulqhuR

Drill htä plẹe x;ysHm

Drink oh td

Drive (a boat) naw (klee) eD (csH)

Drive (a car) naw (thoh lày) eD (odvh.)

Drop mā lāw tẹh rRvDRwJm

Drown lāw ü thee vDRtk;oH

Dry rice hu thä [ko;

Duck htòh dày xd.'h.

Dust hàw kòh [D.cd.

Dysentery huh hpuh wẹe ta gee [XzX0HmwuH

E

Each göh (kah) ud;(cg)

Ear na e>

Early hsoh, ghāw qd< *DR

Earth hàw kòh [D.cd.

East (=sunrise) mu htàw rk>xD.

Easy nyaw nD

Eat àw tD.

Education Department gù thay hsëh lā wēh glōh ul.ohqJ;vR0JRusdR

Eggplant ta gāw gwēh thàh wuDRuGJRo.

Eggs ta dèe w>'H.

Either / or (actions) thày ___ thày oh.úúúúoh.

Either /or (things) ghāy ___ ghāy *hRúúúú*hR

Elbow su nūh kee pkeX.cH

Elder brother jaw uFD

Elder sister naw eD

Elephant ga hsaw uqD

Empty òh ga law td.uvD

Enemy dù dah 'k.'g

England gaw eh ga lëe uD>tJuvH;

Enough, Sufficient luh vX

Equal (amount) pwēh thöh thöh ySJRod;od;

Equal, Similar di thöh 'fod;

Every sụ sụ pkmpkm

Examination ta mā gwa w>rRuG>

Example ta a doh w>t'd

Exchange hsaw ta leh qDwvJ

Explain teh na puh wJe>yX>

Eye mẹh klee rJmcsH

F

Face mẹh thà rJmo.

Fall (down) lāw tẹh vDRwJm

Fall (over) lāw hkee vDRCH>

Family / Household hèe hpoh hkaw hpoh [H.zdCDzd

Family Relations hèe hpoh hkaw hpoh ta ray lọ

[H.zdCDzdw>&hvdm

Far yēe ,HR

Farmer pwā mā kü poh ySRrRck;zd

Fast klay cV

Fat thoh, bàw od< bD.

Father pah yg

Fester ta ù htàw wtk.xD.

Fetch, Gather, Catch lēh mā nay vJRrRM>

Fever ta lōh goh w>vdRud>

Fever (malaria) ta nyà ghoh htàw w>n.*d>xD.

Field Sẹe plaw, plaw pHmysD< ysD

Fight (battle) dü lọ 'k;vdm

Fight (quarrel) ày lọ th.vdm

Find mā nay rRM>

Finger su nuh pkeX

Finger nail su mày pkrh.

Finish wēe lee 0HRvH

Fire mày oo rh.tl

First kàw htëe ga tuh cD.xH;uwX>

Fish nyà n.

Fish paste nyà ù n.tk.

Fist su kòh thà pkcd.o.

Flood htee dòh xH'd.

Floor thày bà lōh, hpu dah kòh oh.b.vdR< zk'gcd.

Flower paw zD

Fly thà bu lah o.bkvg

Follow lēh law kee, pọh vJRvD>cH< ydm

Fontanel kòh htee cd.xH

Food ta àw w>tD.

For luh ___ a ghaw vXúúúút*D>

Forehead Mẹh taw kòh, mẹh pà kòh rJmwDcd.< rJmy.cd.

Foreign htee ghū gaw ghā xH*kRuD>*R

Forget thä pāy nàw o;yhReD.

Fork nàw hsëh eD.qJ;

Fried rice māy jàw rhRuFD.

Friend tha göh oud;

Frightened lāw plēe vDRysHR

Frog dày 'h.

From luh vX

Frontline (army) ta mẹh nyah w>rJmng (ok;rk>'d.)

Fruit and Vegetables ta döh ta là ta thoo ta thà w>'d;w>v.w>olw>o.

Fruits ta thoo ta thà w>olw>o.

Fry jàw, wẹh uFD.< 0Jm

Full pwēh daw ___ ySJR'Dúúúú

G

Garden ga ruh u&X>

Garlic pa thuh wah thà yoX0go.

Gate peh traw yJ}wD

General Head Quarters law kùh thä vD>cX.o;

Geography hàw kòh ghāw [D.cd.*DR

Get dressed goo gā htàw uluRxD.

Give hày [h.

Give back hày ka dah kāy [h.u'guhR

Glad thä ku o;ck

Gland klee, ta a klee csH< w>tcsH

Glass mẹh htee ga lā rJmxHuvR

Glove su plàw pkzsD.

Glue gàw uD. (w>pJ)

Go lēh vJR

Go across lēh kaw ghạ vJRcD*m

Go back lēh kāy ka dah kāy vJRuhRu'guhR

Goat mëh tëh lëh rJ;wJ;vJ;

God ywā ,GR

Gold htoo xl

Good ghāy *hR

Government pa dòh y'd.

Grandchild lēe vHR

Grandfather hpu zk

Grandmother hpee zH

Grass nàw eD.

Green lah vg

Green vegetables ta döh ta là w>'d;w>v.

Grip hpàw zD.

Guest pwā ta mwēe ySRwrSHR

Gun gloh usd

H

Hair kòh thoo cd.ol

Half ta wạ, ta gọo w0m< wulm

Hammer tòo (Burmese) wl.

Hammock sụ pkm

Hand su là pkv.

Happy thä hpwee o;zSH

Hard glā usR

Harm, Damage, Spoil mā hä ghāw rR[;*DR

Harvest ta göo bu w>ul;bk

Harvest (rice) göo bu ul;bk

Hat kòh plàw cd.zsD.

Hate thä hay o;[h

Have òh däw td.'D;

He / She a weh t0J

Head kòh cd.

Headache kòh hsah cd.qg

Heal mā blah rRbsg

Health hsòo, ta òh hsòo òh klay ql.< w>td.ql.td.cV

Health Department hsòo klay māh sūh wēh glōh

ql.cVrRpXR0JRusdR

Hear na hoo e>[l

Heart thä o;

Heavy hkuh CX

Help mā sūh rRpXR

Here peh ēe zJtHR

Hidden koo thòo clol.

Hide òh koo thòo td.clol.

Hill ta lu poh w>vl>zd

Hip yaw tẹh kòh ,D>wJmcd.

His / Hers a weh a ______ t0JtúúúúI

Hit doh 'd

Hole ta pū w>ylR

Honey ga neh saw ueJpD

Hope hsuh_____ qXúúú

Hospital ta hsah hèe w>qg[H.

Hot goh ud>

Hot Season ta koh kah w>ud>cg

Hotter than goh nay dëe ud>M>'H;

Hour nà rèe e.&H.

House hèe [H.

Household hèe pōo hkaw pōo [H.ylRCDylR

Housepost hèe htòo [H.xl.

How many? pwēh ___ lèh ySJRúúúúvJ.I

How much (cost)? hsëe ah lèh / hteh lèh qH;tgvJ.< xJvJ.

How? di lèh 'fvJ.I

Hungry thà wēe o.0HR

Husband wā 0R

Hymm ta thä wèe w>o;0H.

I

I ya - yā (object: to me, with me)

, = ,R

If may may, may ___ này rhrh>< rhúúúúM.

If not may ta may bà däw rhwrh>b.'D; úúúú

Important a ray dòh t&h'd.

Impossible geh htàw ta thay bà uJxD.wohb.

In luh ___ pū vXúúúúylR

In front luh ___ a mẹh nyah vXúúúútrJmng

In order that di thöh däw ___ 'fod;'D; úúúú

In order to/for luh ___ a ghaw vXúúúút*D>

In the middle luh ___ a kùh thä vXúúúútcX.o;

In three months thuh lah a taw pū oXvgtwD>ylR

Increase htàw xD.

Indigestion huh puh hsah, ga lēe htàw [XzXqg< uvHRxD.

Infection ta bà ghạ w>b.*m

Injection ta hsëh ga thèe w>qJ;uoH.

Inner ear na pōo e>ylR

Insect (general) ta poh hka w>zdC>

Instead luh ___ a law vXúúúútvD>

Insufficient ta luh bà wvXb.

Intestine pwẹe ySHm

Invitation leē tâ gweh mū vHmw>uGJrkm

Iron / Steel htä x;

Itch thä o;

J

Jackfruit pa nweh thà yEGJ>o.

Joint hkee hsuh CHqX

Jump hpu zk

Jungle pwa la glah yS>v>usg

Just once hteh ta blaw xJwbsD

K

Karen ga nyaw unD

Karen State ga nyaw gaw sèh unDuD>pJ.

Kaw Thoo Lei Kaw thoo lāy uD>olvhR

Kerosene rày nàw thoh &h.eD.od

Kick htoo xl

Kidney ga lay uvh>

Kill māh thee rRoH

Kill (with a gun) käh thee c;oH

Kill (with blows) doh thee 'doH

Kitchen pà gaw pū z.uylR

Knee gàw lay kòh cD.vh>cd.

Knife daw 'D

Know thày nyah oh.ng

L

Ladder hkaw CD

Lamp mày u duh rh.tl'X

Last (month) ma hah (ta lah) r[g(wvg)

Late sēh kee pJRcH

Latrine hèe poh, ta hä law [H.zd< w>[;vD>

Laugh nēe eHR

Learn mā loh rRvd

Leech thöo ol;

Left sày ph.

Leprosy ta hsah uh w>qgtX

Lesson ta mā loh w>rRvd

Letter lẹe pa ruh vHmy&X

Lie mee nāw rHeDR

Lie (fib) law ta vDw>

Lift yọo htàw ,lmxD.

Light (lamp) dwèh htàw 'GJ.xD.

Light (n) ta ga pāw w>uyDR

Light (weight) hpwee zSH

Lighter / match mày oo chëe rh.tlcFH;

Like (want) èh döh tJ.'d;

Like that di này 'fM.

Lime pa naw thà, pa naw gleh thà

yeDo.< yeDusJo.

Lip nọh hpëe, htä kòh hpëe edmzH;< x;cd.zH;

Listen ga nà ue.

Little (amount) ta sëh sëh wpJ;pJ;

Little (size) hsëe qH;

Liver thòo ol.

Long htaw xD

Look gwah uG>

Lose lāw ma vDRr>

Lost hah ma [gr>

Love èh tJ.

Lung pa thòh yod.

Lyric ta thä wèe a hplùh w>o;0H.tzsX.

M

Mad, Crazy ta plu w>ysK>

Make a noise mā thàw mā theh rRoD.rRoJ

Make clean (in general) mā ga hsgaw rRuqSD

Make/Build bwaw bSD

Malnutrition ta àw lāw htrü w>tD.vDR-xK;

Man pọ kwah ydmcGg

Mango ta gāw thà wuDRo.

Many ta hpà, ta poo wz.< wyl

Mat klàw csD.

Materials ta päw ta law w>yD;w>vD

Meaning kaw pa nyaw cDynD

Measles tha möo hpoh orl;zd

Meat ta nyàh w>n.

Medicine ga thèe ga thaw, ga thèe htee

uoH.uoD< uoH.xH

Meeting òh hpòh td.zSd.

Menopause ta thwèe tụ w>oGH.wkm

Menstruation (pọh mù) lu la heh, thwèe heh

(ydmrk.) vk>v>[J< oGH.[J

Mentally ill ta plu ta hsah w>ysK>w>qg

Midnight hpä hpaw mu z;zDrk>

Mine ya ta ,w>

Minute mëe nëe rH;eH;

Mirror Mẹh htee ga lā rJmxHuvR

Mix hkah hkụ CgCkm

Money say / toh ph< wd>

Monkey tā ü wRtk;

Month lah vg

Monthly göh lah dëh ud;vg'J;

Moon lah vg

More nay M>

More than ah nây deė tgM>'H;

Morning ghāw kaw *DRcD

Mosquito pa sōh ypdR

Mosquito net pay pāw yh>yDR

Mostly ah ta gay tgwuh>

Mother moh rd

Mountain ka suh upX>

Mouth gọh pū udmylR

Much ah ah tgtg

Mud ga pẹe uyHm

Mumps dày böh 'h.bd;

Must ka bà ub.

N

Nail tä pa nẹh x;yeJm

Nam prick, Tavoy ta rẹe w>&Hm

Name mēe rHR

Narrow èe tH.

Navel day 'h

Near bü däw bl;'D;

Nearly bü luh a ga ___ bl;vXtuúúúú

Need lòh bà vd.b.

Needle htä x;

Nerve htù pla xl.ys>

Never naw ta blaw bà eDwbsDb.

Nevermind a twä ta òh bà twG;wtd.b.

New a thaw toD

News ta ga sàw w>upD.

Newspaper lẹe ta ga sàw vHmw>upD.

Next time luh kee ta blaw vXcHwbsD

Next week keh gụh ta nwee cJuXmwEGH

Night nā, mu nā kaw eR< rk>eRcD

No ta may bà wrh>b.

Noise ta thàw w>oD.

None naw ___ bà eDúúúúb.

Noodles kaw naw, mah mà cDeD< rgr.

Noon mu tòo rk>xl.

North ga lēe söh uvHRpd;

Nose nah day, nah sāy eg'h< egphR

Notebook lẹe gwëh nàw ta vHmuGJ;eD.w>

Nothing naw ta mēe bà eDwrHRb.

Now keh ēe, hsuh ka taw keh ēe cJtHR< qXuwD>cJtHR

Number naw ghee eD>*H>

O

Oar nàw wa eD.0>

Office roo, wēh düh %l< 0JR'X;

Often keh ēe keh ēe cJtHRcJtHR

Oil thoh àw odtD.

Okra thà blòh blay, blòh blay thà o.bsd.bV< bsd.bVo.

Old law lēe vD>vHR

Old (age) thä pwa o;yS>

On (on top of) luh ___ a hpaw kòh vXúúúútzDcd.

Once ta blaw wbsD

Onion pa thuh gāw thà yoX*DRo.

Only hteh dà xJ'.

Open öh htàw td;xD.

Operation äw hpa räy (from English) tD;z&h;

Or else may ta may rhwrh>

Other a ghā t*R

Out luh____kluh vXúúúúcsX

Outside luh ta plaw pōo, luh koh vXw>ysDylR< vXcd

Ovary duh law 'XvD>

P

Page ga blëe pā ubsH;yR

Pain ta ày htü, hsah w>th.xk;< qg

Paint hpwoo zSL

Papaya mạ thà, goh see thà rmo.< udpHo.

Paper sä koh p;cd

Past (time/physical) pū gwẹe ylRuGHm

Pastor ta òh hpwòh tha rà / mù w>td.zSd.o&.Ark.

Path gleh usJ

Peace (and quiet) ta bwàw, ta bwày ta bwàw w>bSD.< w>bSŒ.w>bSD.

Peace (not fighting) ta mụ ta kù w>rkmw>ck.

Pen mèh htee, htòh dëe boh, ta gwëh boh

rJ.xH< xd.'H;bd< w>uGJ;bd

Pencil suh boh pX>bd

Penis htày xh.

Period a ga taw tuwD>

Permission lẹe nèh lāw, ta nèh lāw vHmeJ.vDR< w>eJ.vDR

Permission (written) lẹe nèh lāw vHmeJ.vDR

Person pwā ySR

Petrol däh hsèe (Burmese) ';qH.

Picture ta ghāw w>*DR

Pig htö xd;

Pillow kòh tha kùh cd.ocX.

Pills ga thèe plùh uoH.zsX.

Pink ghāw sa *DRp>

Plan ta rèh ta glēh w>&J.w>usJR

Plant thòo ol.

Plate law kaw vDcD

Play (games) lōh gweh vdmuGJ

Play (guitar) day 'h

Pneumonia pa thòh ta kù bà yod.w>ck.b.

Poison ta sù w>pk.

Powder (general, flour etc.) ga mù url.

Prawn tha dàw o'D.

Pray bah ywā bg,GR

Pregnant duh 'X

Press hpàw bà zD.b.

Prevent daw tha duh 'Do'X

Prison hkọ Cdm

Problem ta gaw ta keh w>uDw>cJ

Propeller pà gà (Burmese) y.u.

Protect daw tha duh 'Do'X

Prowman klee kòh csHcd.

Puberty ta dòh tụ w>'d.wkm

Pull htü xk;

Pull out htü htàw xk;xD.

Pulse thwèe sèe oGH.pH.

Pumpkin loo kay thà vl>cho.

Pupil pleh ysJ>

Push hsàw qD.

Put (down) pạ lāw ymvDR

Put, Leave pạ tay ymwh>

Q

Quarter lwee poo ta poo vGH>ylwyl

Question ta thee gwa w>oHuG>

Question / Test ta thee gwa /ta döh sëh w>oHuG>Aw>'d;pJ;

R

Rabies htwèe plu xGH.ysK>

Rain ta heh sōo / sōo w>[JplR< plR

Rainy Season ta sōo kah w>plRcg

Raise (livestock) bù bk.

Rapid gay uh

Rat yù ,k>

Ration sa gay (from 'scale') ?puh/

Read hpä z;

Real, genuine, true naw kaw lāw eD>uD>vDR

Recall (nostalgia) thä tha yu o;o,k>

Receive döh nay 'd;M>

Red ghāw *DR

Refugee pwā bà gaw bà keh ySRb.uDb.cJ

Relative bü tee bl;wH>

Remember thày nàw oh.eD.

Remind mā thày nàw rRoh.eD.

Repair bwaw bSD

Report Lẹe pạ hplah vHmymzsg

Rest òh bwëe td.bSH;

Return heh gāy [JuhR

Rib ghụ hkee *kmCH

Ridge ta loo ta trāw w>vl>w>}wDR

Right htweh xGJ

Ring worm ta hpwaw w>zSD

Ripe a mee trH

River htee gloh xHusd

River mouth htee htà xHx.

Riverbank htee nēe xHeHR

Road maw htòh gleh, gleh mu rDxd.usJ< usJrk>

Rock luh vX>

Roof hèe kòh dü, ta kòh dü [H.cd.'k;< w>cd.'k;

Room düh 'X;

Rope plēe ysHR

Row wa klee 0> (csH)

Rubber keh hpyëh (Burmese) cJzFJ; (eD.xl;oH)

Rule ta bluh w>bsX

Ruler pa noh bluh yedbsX

Run hkay Ch>

S

Sad thä ü o;tk;

Salt ee thà tHo.

Salty haw [D

Sand mëh rJ;

Sandbank mëh mu kòh rJ;rk>cd.

Sarong (man's) hteh goo, yà goo xJul< ,.ul

Sarong (women's) nèe eH.

Saucepan tha pūh, maw kà oyXR< rDc.

Saw lwä vG;

Sawmill thày sëh oh.pJ;

Scatter about óh tha göh td.oud;

School joh uFd

Scissors htä rëe x;&H;

Scorpion mẹh tẹh klëh rJmwJmcsJ;

Scratch wạ 0m Screw htä pa nẹh wẹe x;yeJm0Hm

Screwdriver htä wẹe x;0Hm

Sea pàw lèh yD.vJ.

Seat law hsày nāw vD>qh.eDR

Second kee kah ta kah cHcgwcg

Secret ta koo thòo w>clol.

Secretary nèh rwèh eJ.%GJ.

See htèe xH.

Sell hsah qg

Send hsguh qSX

Sexual Intercourse mù kwa ta ray lọh, ta mee hkụ (for speaking)

rk.cGgw>&hvdm< w>rHCkm

Shallow ta yọh bà, dàw w,dmb.< 'D.

Shan State yōh gaw sèh ,dRuD>pJ.

Sharp ày th.

Sheet law mee dah vD>rH'g

Shelf ta pwa kòh wyS>cd.

Shin kàw lāy moh cD.vhRrd

Ship ga baw ubD

Shirt aw gee, hsay gā tDuH< qhuR

Shoe kàw hpëe cD.zH;

Shoot käh glo c;usd

Shop glä us;

Shopkeeper pwā sah ta hpoh ySRqgw>zd

Short hpù zk.

Shoulder pee bàh kòh zHb.cd.

Shut gä buh u;bX

Shy mẹh hsgä rJmqS;

Sibling daw pu weh 'Dyk>0J>

Sick òh ta hsòo bà td.wql.b.

Silver say ph

Sing thä wèe o;0H.

Sink lāw bluh vDRbsX

Sit hsày nāw qh.eDR

Skin pëe bay zH;bh.

Skull kòh hkee cd.CH

Sky moo kòh rlcd.

Sleep mee rH

Sleepy èh döh mee tJ.'d;rH

Sling shot lay gwạ (Burmese) vhuGm

Slow ga yaw, ga bëh u,D< ubJ;

Slowly ga yaw ga yaw u,Du,D

Small hsëe qH;

Smell ner eX

Smile nēe ga mwee eHRurSH

Smoke mày oo lu rh.tlvk>

Smoke (tobacco) oh mọh tdrdm

Snake ghu *k>

Sneeze hsëh qJ;

So, therefore, in that case di này däw 'fM.'D;

Sock kàw plàw cD.zsD.

Soft ga hpaw, pwẹh uzD< ySJm

Soldier thü poh ok;zd

Some ta nāw weDR

Something ta ta mēe w>wrHR

Sometimes ta blaw blaw wbsDbsD

Son hpoh kwah zdcGg

Soup ga thoo htee uolxH

Sour hsèe qH.

South ga lēe htëe uvHRxH;

Spasm ta tàw w>xD.

Speak teh, teh ta wJ< wJw>

Special lāw hsaw vDRqD

Spicy heh [J

Spider ga pāw uyDR

Spinach ta māy law wrhRvD

Spine ploh hkee ysd>CH

Spit htü plēh htee xl;ysJRxH

Spleen ga maw urD

Spoon nàw tūh eD.wXR

Squirrel lèe pa aw vH.ytD

Stand hsuh htùh qXxX.

Star hsà q.

Start säh htàw p;xD.

State gaw sèh uD>pJ.

Steal hù [k.

Steer naw klee eD (csH)

Stern klee kee csHcH

Sticky seh böo pJbl;

Stiff hsgòh qSd.

Still di 'f

Stomach ga hpu uzk

Stomach Ulcer ka hpu pōo law uzkylRvD>

Stone luh vX>

Stop pa tụ ywkm

Story poo, ta hkèh poo yl< w>CJRyl

Stove / Fireplace mày oo law rh.tlvD>

Straight ahead lōh lōh hsoo mẹh nyah vdRvdRqlrJmng

Stream htee gloh poh xHusdzd

Stroll about lēh häh lọh gweh vJR[;vdmuGJ

Strong ghee hsòo *H>ql.

Strong (hard) mä r;

Stupid ta gòo thay bà wul.ohb.

Sub village ga wāw u0DR

Sub Village Head ga wāw kòh u0DRcd.

Sugar ee thà hsuh tHo.qX

Summit ga suh daw kòh upX>'Dcd.

Sun mu rk>

Superlative ____ ga tuh úúúúuwX>

Suture hsä q;

swallow yu lāw ,l>vDR

Sweat ga pūh htàw uyXRxD.

Sweet hsuh qX

Sweeter than hsuh nay dëe qXM>'H;

Swelling nyöh nd;

Swim pwaw htee ySD>xH

Symptoms / Signs ta pa nàw w>yeD.

Syrup, etc. ga thèe htee uoH.xH

T

Table sa bweh (Burmese) pbGJ (pDReD>cd.)

Take sọh hsguh pdmqSX

Take off bày lāw bh.vDR

Take photos doh ta ghāw 'dw>*DR

Talk ga tōh ta uwdRw>

Tall htaw / pä htaw xD< z;xD

Taste ta a raw w>t&D>

Tasty beh bJ

Tea lạ hpä vmz;

Teach thòh loh od.vd

Teacher tha rà / mù o&.Ark.

Teeth meh rJ

Tell teh bà wJb.

Testicles dèe klee 'H.csH

Tetanus kà ày tee c.th.wH>

Thailand yōh gaw / gaw jàw tèh ,dRuD>< uD>uFD.wJ.

Than e.g. more than ah nay dëe tgM>'H;

That ta a weh này, ta này w>t0JM.< w>M.

That, which, of etc. luh vX

Thatch là v.

Their a weh thày a _____ t0Joh.túúúI

Them a weh thày t0Joh.

Then wēe däw 0HR'D;

There peh này zJM.

Thick tàw wD.

Thigh gèe dù uH.'k.

Thin boo bl

Thin (person) hkēh CJR

Things ta poh ta lēe w>zdw>vHR

Think hsoh ga mòh qdurd.

Third thuh kah ta kah oXcgwcg

Thirsty thäh thoo o;ol

This ta a weh ēe, ta ēe w>t0JtHR< w>tHR

Though, although, nonetheless

nạh tha gay emouh

Throat gọh yu udm,l>

Throw gwẹe uGHm

Throw away gwẹe gwẹe uGHmuGHm

Tie suh pX

Tiger bàw thòh bD.od.

Time / Occasion blaw bsD

Tin box htä ta lah, tha lah x;wvg< ovg

Tin sheet htä wah x;0g

Tired ta bwëe thä w>bSH;o;

To hsoo ql

To be òh td.

To be (condition, quality) may rh>

To Learn mā loh rRvd

To teach thòh loh od.vd

Today ta nēe ēe weHRtHR

Toe kàw mu cD.rk>

Toe nail kàw mày cD.rh.

Tomato ta gāw hsèe thà wuDRqH.o.

Tomorrow keh mu hsày cJrk>qh.

Too much ah ah ga lẹh tgtguvJm

Tools ta poh ta lēe w>zdw>vHR

Torch dä mee (Burmese) ';rH (vDq.'X)

Touch htöh, htöh bà xd;< xd;b.

Towards lōh hsu vdRql

Town way 0h>

Township gaw hsà uD>q.

Trader pwā gā ta poh ySRuRw>zd

Train lày mày oo vh.rh.tl

Transport Department wee sọh taw hsguh wēh glōh

0HpdmwDqSX0JRusdR

Travel Permit (ta lēh ta gāy) lẹe ù thä (w>vJRw>uhR) vHmtk.o;

Treasurer pwā pūh say ySRyXRph

Treatment ta gu sah yah blah w>ulpg,gbsg

Tree thày oh.

Trousers plàw kee zsD.cH

Typhoid ta lōh goh pwẹe nyöh w>vdRud>ySHmnd;

U

Umbrella tha duh mu o'Xrk>

Uncle hpah tee, tee zgwH>< wH

Under luh ___a hpaw lạ vXúúúútzDvm

Understand na puh e>yX>

Unhusked padi bu bk

Unmarried girl mù ga nāw rk.ueDR

Until tū luh wkRvX

Upper arm su dù pk'k.

Urinate hsèe hsah qH.qg

Useful a blü òh tbsK;td.

Usually nyaw nu nDEk>

Uterus hèe law [H.vD>

V

Vagina lee vH>

Village tha waw o0D

Village Head tha waw kóh, tha waw thä pwah

o0Dcd.< o0Do;yS>

Villager doo poh tha waw poh 'lzdo0Dzd

Visit heh òh tha göh, lēh òh tha göh

[Jtd.oud;< vJRtd.oud;

Vomit bwöh bSd;

W

Wait òh köh td.cd;

Wake puh htàw yX>xD.

Walk lēh, lēh luh kàw vJR< vJRvXcD.

Wall dòo pā, ghāw pā dòo 'l.yR< *DRyR'l.

War ta dü w>'k;

Wash (body or things) thay oh

Wash (clothes) hsgù qSK.

Wash (dishes) htü xl;

Wash (face) pla mẹh ys>rJm

Weak ghee sa *H>p>

Wear goo / gā ul< uR

Wedding ta plaw w>zsD

Week nwee EGH

Well (adj) ghāy ghāy *hR*hR

Well (n) htee pō xHylR

West (=sunset) mu nụ rk>Ekm

What? ma nū lèh rEkRvJ.I

When? a kah hpeh lèh tcgzJvJ.

Where? hpeh lèh , òh hpeh lèh zJvJ.< td.zJvJ.

White wah 0g

Who? ma tāh lèh rwRvJ.I

Whooping cough ta göo hpä htaw w>ul;z;xD

Why? bà mà nū a hko lèh b.rEkRtCdvJ.I

Wide leh vJ>

Widow mù ga meh rk.urJ

Wife mah rg

Wild mēe rHR

Wild pig htöh mēe xd;rHR

Wind ga lēe uvHR

Window peh traw poh yJ}wDzd

With däw, hkụ däw 'D;< Ckm'D;

Without ta òh bà, ta pà hkụ bà wtd.b.< wy.Ckmb.

Woman pọ mù ydmrk.

Wood thày oh.

Word (spoken) ta ga tōh w>uwdR

Word (written) lẹe mēh plùh vHmrJRzsX.

Workshop (work place) ta mā law 0D;%SD;

Workshop (training) wäw shäw (from English) w>rRvD>

World hàw kòh daw bày [D.cd.'Dbh.

Worms htöh ga lẹh xd;uvJm

Worse uh nay dëe tXM>'H;

Wound ta pū law w>ylRvD>

Wrist su day gọh pk'hudm

Write gwëh uGJ;

Wrong ga mà ur.

Y

Yam nwèh EGJ.

Year nèe eH.

Yellow baw bD

Yes may rh>

Yesterday ma hah gụh r[guXm

You na - nā (object: to you, with you)

e = eR

You (pl.) thu ok

Young a thä sa to;p>

Younger brother day kwah, goh goh, pu 'hcGg< udud< yk>

Younger sister day mù, goh goh, pu 'hrk.< udud< yk>