Adjectives

1. ယႂ်ႇ

   yaue2

   Big

   Usage

   Describes size, for things or places.

   Grammar Note

   Listed in the dictionary as a descriptive verb (adjective-like).

2. လဵၵ်ႉ

   lek5

   Small

   Usage

   Describes small size; it also means "young".

   Grammar Note

   Listed in the dictionary as a descriptive verb (adjective-like).

3. ၼၵ်း

   nak4

   Heavy

   Usage

   Describes the weight of luggage and the like.

   Grammar Note

   Listed in the dictionary as a descriptive verb (adjective-like).

4. မဝ်

   mao1

   Light (weight)

   Usage

   Says something is light in weight.

   Grammar Note

   Listed in the dictionary as a descriptive verb (adjective-like).

5. ၵႃႈပႅင်း

   kaa3-paeng4

   Expensive

   Usage

   Says that the price is high.

   Grammar Note

   Listed in the dictionary as a descriptive verb (adjective-like).

6. ၵႃႈပေႃး

   kaa3-paw4

   Cheap

   Usage

   Says that the price is low; the dictionary explains it as cheap because plentiful.

   Grammar Note

   Listed in the dictionary as a descriptive verb (adjective-like).

7. မႆႈ

   mai3

   Hot

   Usage

   Used for hot things and hot weather alike.

   Grammar Note

   Listed in the dictionary as a descriptive verb (adjective-like).

8. ၵတ်း

   kat4

   Cold

   Usage

   Used for cold things and cold weather alike.

   Grammar Note

   Listed in the dictionary as a descriptive verb (adjective-like).

9. ဢုၼ်ႇ

   un2

   Warm

   Usage

   Warm, less than hot.

   Grammar Note

   Listed in the dictionary as a descriptive verb (adjective-like).

10. မႂ်ႇ

    maue2

    New

    Usage

    Says something is new.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a descriptive verb (adjective-like).

11. ထဝ်ႈ

    thao3

    Old (person)

    Usage

    For a person who is old; it can also be used of a married young person.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a descriptive verb (adjective-like).

12. ပွတ်ႇသႂ်

    pawt2-saue1

    Clean

    Usage

    Says something is clean and clear.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a descriptive verb (adjective-like).

13. ၵူဝ်ႈ

    ko3

    Dirty

    Usage

    Says something is dirty; the same spelling also means "mix, stir".

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a descriptive verb (adjective-like).

14. လီ

    li1

    Good

    Usage

    Says something is good in general.

    Grammar Note

    Used in the dictionary for "good".

15. ဢမ်ႇလီ

    am2-li1

    Bad

    Usage

    Says something is not good.

    Grammar Note

    ဢမ်ႇ "not" + လီ "good"; a compound listed in the dictionary.

16. ၵႆ

    kai1

    Far

    Usage

    Says the distance is far.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a descriptive verb (adjective-like).

17. ဢမ်ႇၵႆ

    am2-kai1

    Near

    Usage

    Says "not far", that is, near.

    Grammar Note

    ဢမ်ႇ "not" + ၵႆ "far". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

18. ၸဝ်ႉ

    tsao5

    Early

    Usage

    Says it is early in the day.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a descriptive verb (adjective-like).

19. ၼမ်

    nam1

    Many

    Usage

    Says there are many or much.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a descriptive verb (adjective-like).

20. ဢေႇ

    e2

    Few

    Usage

    Says there are few or little.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a descriptive verb (adjective-like).

21. ဝၢၼ်ၸႂ်

    waan1-tsaue1

    Delicious

    Usage

    Tells a cook that the food is delicious.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a descriptive verb (adjective-like).

22. လီဢၢမ်း

    li1-aam4

    Amazing

    Usage

    Used to express admiration.

    Grammar Note

    A compound of လီ "good" and ဢၢမ်း, listed as "wonderful, praiseworthy".

23. ထႅင်ႈ

    thaeng3

    More

    Usage

    Use to ask for more.

    Grammar Note

    Placed after a verb or noun to mean "more, further".

24. ဢိတ်းဢီႈ

    it4-i3

    Just a little

    Usage

    Use when a small amount is enough.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as the adverb "very little".

25. ၶိုင်ႈ

    khueng3

    Half

    Usage

    Means half.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary with the meaning "half".

26. တင်းမူတ်း

    tang4-mot4

    All

    Usage

    Means all of it.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as the adjective "all, whole".

27. ပေႃးယဝ်ႉ

    paw4-yao5

    That is enough

    Usage

    Use when you do not want any more.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as the verb "be sufficient, enough".

28. ယၢမ်းၼႆႉ

    yaam4-nai5

    Right now

    Usage

    Refers to the present moment.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as the noun "now".

29. ၵေႃႉလဵဝ်

    kaw5-lew1

    One person

    Usage

    States a number of people; it also means "alone".

    Grammar Note

    ၵေႃႉ "classifier for persons" + လဵဝ် "single".

30. သွင်ၵေႃႉ

    sawng1-kaw5

    Two people

    Usage

    States a number of people.

    Grammar Note

    Numeral + classifier (သွင် "two" + ၵေႃႉ).

31. သၢမ်ၵေႃႉ

    saam1-kaw5

    Three people

    Usage

    States a number of people.

    Grammar Note

    Numeral + classifier (သၢမ် "three" + ၵေႃႉ).

32. ယဵၼ်

    yen1

    Quiet

    Usage

    Describes quietness.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a descriptive verb (adjective-like).

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