Module 1, Unit 1 ELA
Vocabulary & Essential
Questions
ENGLISH-KAREN
Module 1, Unit 1 Essential Questions
English Karen Karen Phonetic
What is identity? t &l>toJ;rh>reRkkvJ.I A’ru a’theh may m’nu leh.
What is my identity?
t&l>toJ;b.C;,Rrh>rekRvJ.I A’ru a’theh ba kay a may m’nu leh.
Who am I? ,rh>rw*RvJ.I Y’may m’t’ga leh.
Who are you? erh>rw*RvJ.I N’may m’t’ga leh.
Week 1 Vocabulary
Lesson English Karen Karen Phonetic
1 calendar vHmeH.vHmvg li ni li la
1 name rHR mee
1 partner 'Doud; daw th’k
1 question w>oHuG> ta thi kwa
1 to listen ue> K’na
1 to speak wJw> tehta
1 I ,R ya
1 you eR na
1 to read z; pah
1 to write uGJ; kweh
1
to be (am, is, are)
rh><td.<b.
may, oh, ba
1 country xHuD><cdcd. htee kaw/ koh ko
1 map [D. cd. *DR hawko gaw
1 partner 'Doud; Daw th’ko
1 question w>oHuG> Tah thee kwa
1 to listen ue> K’na
1 to read z; Pah
1 to write uGJ; Kweh
1
to be (am, is, are)
rh><td.<b.
May,oh, ba
1 same 'fod; dee tho
1 different vDRqD law hsaw
1 I ,R ya
1 you eR na
1 he t0J(ydmcGg) aweh pokwa
1 she t0J(ydmrk.) aweh pomu
2 nation xHuD> htee kaw
2 nationality ySR uvkm pwa k’lu
2 Bengali ySR bJ*vHRzd pwa beh gali po
2 Burmese y,DR p’yaw
2 Chinese w%l; t’ru
2 Dominican ySR'd;rHeHRu. pwa doh mee ni ca
2 Gambian ySR*RbHR,R pwa ga bi ya
2 Ghanaian ySR*ReHR,R pwa ga ni ya
2 Guatemalan ySRuGRwrRvR pwa gwatamala
2 Guinean ySRuHReHR pwa gini
2 Hunduran ySR[R'L&. pwa hadura
2 Karen unD K’nyaw
2 Mexican ySRrJ.pH.udR Pwa meh siko
2 Senegalese
2 Somali ySRpdrRvHR Pwa somalli
2 Thai uFD.wJ. kyawteh
2 Uzbeki
2 Yemeni ySR,hrJ Pwa yehmeh
2 to notice xH.<rReD.<wd>eD. Htee, manaw, tohnaw
2
to be (am, is, are)
rh><td.<b.
May,oh, ba
2 similar vDR*R<'fod; Lawga, dee tho
2 he t0J(ydmcGg) Aweh pokwa
2 she t0J(ydmrk.) Aweh pomu
2 language usdm Kloh
2
student languages
uFdzdtusdmwz. Jopo a’kloh t’pa
2 to speak wJ<pH; Tehh, si
2 I ,R Ya
2 we y P’
2 they t0Joh. Aweh thay
2 he t0J(ydmcGg) Aweh pokwa
2 she t0J(ydmrk.) Aweh pomu
2 and 'D; Daw
3 identity w>'fod;od;<t&l>toJ; Tah dee thotho, a’ru
a’theh
3 element *mpD<w>rd>yS> Ga saw, tahmo pwa
3 age o;eH. Th’ni
3 numbers 0-30 eD>*H> 0=30 Naw gi 0-30
3 how many ySJRcgvJ. Pweh ka leh
3
to be (am, is, are)
rh><td.<b. May, oh, ba
3 I ,R Ya
3 you eR Na
3 he t0J(ydmcGg) Aweh pokwa
3 she t0J(ydrk.) Aweh pomu
3 years old td.ySJReH. Oh pweh ni
3 older t'd.zDcd. A’doh pawkoh
3 oldest t'd .uwX> A’doh k’ter
3 young tqH; Asi
3 younger tqH;zDvm Asi pawla
3 youngest tqH;uwX> Asi k’ter
3 identity w>'fod;od;<t&k>toJ; Tahdee thotho, a’ru
a’theh
3 gender/sex rk.<cGg /trd>tzg Mu, kwa/a’mo a’pa
3 boy ydmcGg pokwa
3 girl ydmrk. pomu
3 to listen ue. K’na
3 to think qdurd. Hso k’mo
3 I ,R Ya
3 you eR Na
3 he t0J(ydmcGg) Aweh pokwa
3 she t0J(ydmrk.) Aweh pomu
3 we y P’
3 they t0Joh. A’weh thay
3 to lean in oMRo; Th’nay tha
3 to sit still qh.eDRCd'd Hsay naw koh doh
3 to stop qduwD>/td.ywkm Hso k’taw/oh p’tu
3 to look uG> kwah
3
to be (am, is, are)
rh><td.<b.
May, oh, ba
4
months of the year
vg'DeH.
La daw ni
4 birthday eRHtd.zsJ. Ni oh pleh
4 to be born td.zsJ./qH;p> Oh pleh/hsisa
4
to be (am, is, are)
rh><td.<b.
May, oh, ba
4 to speak wJw>/uwdRw> Tehta/k’toh ta
4 year eH. ni
4 month vg La
4 she t0J(ydmrk.) Aweh pomu
4 he t0J(ydmcGg) Aweh pokwa
4 his t0J(ydmcGg)tw> Aweh pokwa a’ta
4 her t0J(ydmrk.)tw> Aweh pomu a’ta
4 we y P’
4 pattern w>t'd/w>rRnDek>to;
Ta a’doh/ tama nyaw nay a’tha
4 who rw*R mataga
4 together oud;/wylRCD Th’koh/tapukaw
4 to describe uGJ;zsgxD./wJzsgxD.
Kweh pla htaw/tehpla htaw
4 to guess w,mqdymw> Ta yahso pa ta
4 my , Y’
4 your e n’
4 his t0J(ydmcGg)tw> Aweh pokwa a’ta
4 her t0J(ydmrk.)tw> Aweh pomu a’ta
4
to be (am, is, are)
rh><td.<b. May, oh, ba
4 he t0J(ydmcGg) Aweh pokwa
4 she t0J(ydmrk.) Aweh po
5 identity w>'fod;od;/t&k>toJ;
Ta dee thotho/a’ru a’theh
5 clue w>*h>teGHtxd; Tagay a’nwee a’toh
5 cards c;uh/p;cdwD. Ka kay/sa koh taw
5 deck wu&l> T’k’ru
5 to guess w,mqdymw> T’ya hso pa ta
5 to describe uGJ;zsgxD./wJzsgxD.
Kweh plahtaw/tehpla taw
5 he t0J(ydmcGg) Aweh pokwa
5 she t0J(ydmrk.) Awewh pomu
5
to be (am, is, are)
rh><td.<b. May, oh, ba
5 identity w>'fod;od;§t&k>toJ; Ta dee thotho/a’ru
a’theh
5 to describe uGJ;zsgxD./wJzsgxD.
Kweh plahtaw/tehplahtaw
5
to be (am, is, are)
rh><td.<b.
May, oh, ba
5 he t0J(ydmcGg) Aweh pokwa
5 she t0J(ydmrk.) Aweh pomu
Words in Glossary that are NOT in Lesson Vocabulary me
,R
ya
old vD>vHR/o;yS> Lawli/ tha pwah
Week 2 Vocabulary
Lesson English Karen Karen Phonetic
6 appearance w>td.zsgvDR*R Ta oh pla lawga
6 beliefs w>em Ta na
6 interests vDRo;pJ Law tha seh
6 religion w>bl.w>bg Ta bu ta ba
6 personal b.CmySRtup> Ba ka pwa a’k’sa
6 education w>ul.b.ul.oh Tahku ba kuthay
6 eyes rJmcsH Mae klee
6 skin tbh./tzH; A’bay/a’pi
6 hair cd.ol/tql. Koh thu/ a’hsu
6 skin color tzH;tvGJ> A’pi a’lweh
6 family [H.zdCDzd Hi po kaw po
6 money wd>/ph Toh/ say
6 happiness w>o;zSH Tah thapwee
6
to use technology
olpJ;zDu[.
Thu sehpaw k’ha
6 to cook zDtD.whRtD. Paw aw tey aw
6 to read z;vHm pahli
6 to dance *JRuvH. Geh k’li
6 to make art whw> Tey ta
6
to play baseball
vd.uGJzsX.oU
Lokweh pler thwey
6 to play soccer vd.uGJzsX.xl Lokweh pler htoo
6
to listen to music
ue.w>o;0H.
K’na ta tha wi
6 to make Ckwd>Ckph
Ku toh ku say
money
6
to hang out with friends
[;vd.uGJ'D;oud;
Halo kweh daw th’koh
6 tall xD htaw
6 medium w'd.wqH; T’doh t’hsi
6 short zk. pu
6 long xD/,Hm Htaw/yi
6 brown *DRCJ;/tvGJ>C; Gawkeh/a’lweh ka
6 blue vgtJ; La eh
6 green vg [h La hay
6 black tol A’thu
6 light w>uyDR/rh.tl Ta k’paw/may oo
6 thin CJR keh
6 heavy CX/bD. Ker/baw
6 life w>td.rl Ta oh moo
6 cover umbX/usX>bX Ka ber/ gler ber
6 title w>*h>cd.wD Ta gay koh taw
6 food w>tD.w>tD Ta aw ta aw
6 school uFd jo
6 friends ork>oud; Th’mu th’koh
6 family [H.zdCDzd Hi po kaw po
6 information w>*h>w >usdR Ta gay ta kloh
6 to predict xH.pd ympXR Htee so pa ser
6 to pray Chbgxkuz. Kay ba tu k’pah
7 strategy w>wdmusJR Ta toh gleh
7 clue w>*h>teGH Ta ga a’nwee
7 to mean tcDynD A’kaw p’nyaw
7
to be confused
to;'h'D
A’tha daydaw
7 to confuse rRu'Hu'gySRto; Ma k’dee k’dah a’tha
7 nickname rHRzdo./rHRvd.uGJ
Mee potha/mee lokweh
7 beautiful CHvR/*hR Khee la/ gay
8 line tusdR/ysHR A’kloh/ blee
8 important t&I'd.ug'd. A’ray doh kah doh
8 first draft w>uGJ;y}wD>C;tcD.xH;
wbsD
Ta kweh p’traw ka a’kaw ti t’blaw
8 responsibility rl'g Mu dah
8 special vXtvDRqD'. Ler a’law hsaw dah
9 map [D.cd.*DR Haw koh gaw
9 village/town 'lo0D Du th’waw
9 capital city 0h>cd. Way koh
9
the country (countryside)
0h> csX/cdcd.
Way kler/ kohko
9 to match b.vdm/xd.vdR Ba lo/ htoh lo
10 topic w>*h>rd>yS> Ta gay mo pwah
10 family [H.zdCDzd Hi po kaw po
10 mother rd mo
10 father yg pa
10 sister 'Dyk>0J>rk. Daw buweh mu
10 brother 'Dyk>0J>cGg Daw buweh kwa
10 grandmother zH pee
10 grandfather
zk
pu
10 aunt rk>*> Mu ga
10 uncle zgwH> Pah ti
10 cousin wcGg T’kwa
10 work/job w>rR Ta mah
Words in Glossary that are NOT in Lesson Vocabulary blond
cd.olbDp>
Koh thu baw za
to wear glasses
'd;rJm'd;
Doh mae doh
cake ud.ch; Koh kay
bread ud. koh
city 0h> way
Week 3 Vocabulary
Lesson English Karen Karen Phonetic
11 butcher y SRvXtqgw>zH;w>n. Pwia ler a’hsata pi ta
nya
11 truck odvh. tholay
11 cow usD> klaw
11 sheep od tho
11 to respect ,k;,D.y;uJ Yuyaw pa keh
11 to disrespect w>,k; ,D.y;uJwtd. Ta yuyaw pa keh t’oh
11 to annotate uGJ;eD.uGJ;Cgw> Kweh naw kweh
katah
11 to exercise w>[l;w>*JR Ta hu ta geh
11 to relax td.bSH;td.og Oh bwee oh tha
11 to work hard *kmusJ;pX; Gu kleh ser
11 to be lazy uX. ker
11 to like to b.to;/tJ. Ba a’tha/eh
11 to run Ch>/pH. Kay/ si
11 to drive eD.(odvh.) Naw (tholay)
11 to carry 0H/pdm Wee/ soe
11
always tells me
wJ,R tehya
11 too much tgtg*D>*D> Ah ah gaw gaw
11 too little pSR/wpJ;zd Zra/t’sehpo
11 glossary 0D>}oJ Waw thweh
11 log w>uGJ;eD.uGJ;Cgw> Ta kweh naw kweh
ga ta
11 to log uGJ;eD.uGJ;Cgw> Kweh naw kweh ga
ta
11 to paraphrase uGJ;zk.'D;wJzsgxD.tcDynD Kweh pu daw tehpla
htaw a kaw p’nyaw
11 independent obsI Th’blay
12 author y SRuGJ;vHm Ta kweh li
13 holy places w>vD>pDqSH Ta law saw sri
13 morning *DRcD Gaw kaw
13 night rk>eRcD Mu na kaw
13 to sing o;0H.o;qX Tha wit ha hser
13 to say wJ/pH; Tehh/ si
13 to take off bh.vDR Bay law
13 to go to uvJR K’leh
13 bed vD>rH Law mee
13 church w>bgo&dm Ta ba th’ro
13 shoes cD.zH; Kaw pi
13 songs w>o;0H. Ta tha wee
13 center tcX.o; A’ker tha
14 practice w>*JRvdxHo; Ta geh lo htee tha
14 to practice *JRvdxHo; Geh lo htee tha
14 celebration rl;o;zSH Mu tha pwee
14 to celebrate rRrl;o;zSH Mamu tha pwee
15 final product w>rRvXt0HR Ta ma la a’wee
15 to correct bSDb.uhR Baw ba gay
15 clear rRzsgqSH Ma pla sri
15 word vHmrJmzsX. Li mae pler
15 colors tvGJ> A’lweh
15 black tol A’thu
15 red t*DR A’gaw
15 white t0g A’wah
15 yellow tbD A’baw
15 green vg[h La hay
15 blue vgtJ; La eh
15 purple *DRvkm Gaw lu
15 orange bD*DR Baw gaw
15 brown *DRCJ; Gaw keh
Words in Glossary that are NOT in Lesson Vocabulary clothes
w>ulw>uR Ta ku ta ga
mosque rlRpvh.o&dm Musalay th’ro
school uFd Jo
to pray Chbgxkuz. Kay bat u k’pa
to believe em Na
Week 4 Vocabulary
Lesson English Karen Karen Phonetic
16 text w>uGJ; Takweh
16 reader ySRz;vHm Pwa hpa li
16 book vHm Li
16 numbers 1-20 eD.*H> A0=20 Naw ghee 0-30
17 scrambled obH.bk. Th’bi bu
18 assessment w>orHord;w> Ta th’mee th’mo ta
18 test w>rRuG>/w>'d;pJ; Ta ma kwa/ta doh she
18 to reflect qdurd>xHu'guhR Hso k’mo htee k’dah
kay
18 to review uG>u'guhR Kwa k’dah kay
18 to label us;vDRw>trHR Kla law ta a’mee
19 to rotate w&H;to; T’ri a’tha
Words in Glossary that are NOT in Lesson Vocabulary all
cJvXm
Keh ler
some weDR T’naw
too hard uDcJ Kaw keh
a lot tgr; Ah ma
gallery w>ol.xD.z;'d. Ta thu htaw pa doh
17 secret w>clol. Ta ku thu
18 and 19 to flourish uJxD.'d.xD. Keh htaw doh htaw
18 and 19 clouds w>tX. Ta er
18 and 19 soldiers ok;zd Thu po
18 and 19 learning w>rRvdrR'D; Ta ma lo ma daw
20 character w>ouJmy0; Ta th’keh p’wa