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1. ၵႂႃႇ ပႃႈၼႃႈသိုဝ်ႈသိုဝ်ႈ

   kwaa2 paa3-naa3-sue3-sue3

   Go straight

   Usage

   Tells someone to go straight ahead.

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary adverb ပႃႈၼႃႈသိုဝ်ႈသိုဝ်ႈ "straight ahead". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

2. ငွၵ်ႉ ၶွၼ်ၶႂႃ

   ngawk5 khawn1-khwaa1

   Turn right

   Usage

   Tells someone to turn right.

   Grammar Note

   ငွၵ်ႉ includes the sense "make a turn when driving". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

3. ငွၵ်ႉ ၶွၼ်သၢႆႉ

   ngawk5 khawn1-saai5

   Turn left

   Usage

   Tells someone to turn left.

   Grammar Note

   ငွၵ်ႉ + direction. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

4. ၶႃႈ လူင်တႃႈလူင်တၢင်း

   khaa3 long1-taa3-long1-taang4

   I am lost

   Usage

   Says you are lost.

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary verb "forget or mistake the road". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

5. ၵႆ ႁႃႉ?

   kai1 haa5?

   Is it far?

   Usage

   Asks whether it is far.

   Grammar Note

   Descriptive verb + ႁႃႉ. Mind the tone of ၵႆ "far". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

6. ၼႄ ၼိူဝ် ႁၢင်ႈလိၼ်မိူင်း ၶႃႈ

   nae1 noe1 haang3-lin1-moeng4 khaa3

   Please show me on the map

   Usage

   Asks someone to show a place on the map.

   Grammar Note

   ၼိူဝ် is a preposition meaning on or above. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

7. ပႆတိၼ် ၵႂႃႇ လႆႈ ႁႃႉ?

   pai1-tin1 kwaa2 lai3 haa5?

   Can I walk there?

   Usage

   Asks whether one can walk there.

   Grammar Note

   ပႆတိၼ် "walk" + ၵႂႃႇ + လႆႈ + ႁႃႉ. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

8. ၶွၼ်ၶႂႃ

   khawn1-khwaa1

   Right

   Usage

   Word for right.

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary word.

9. ၶွၼ်သၢႆႉ

   khawn1-saai5

   Left

   Usage

   Word for left.

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary word.

10. ပႃႈၼႃႈသိုဝ်ႈသိုဝ်ႈ

    paa3-naa3-sue3-sue3

    Straight ahead

    Usage

    Means straight ahead.

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary adverb.

11. ပွၵ်ႈမိူဝ်း

    pawk3-moe4

    Turn back

    Usage

    Means go back the way you came.

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary verb.

12. ၼိူဝ်

    noe1

    North

    Usage

    Compass north; ၼိူဝ် also means above.

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary noun.

13. တႂ်ႈ

    taue3

    South

    Usage

    Compass south; တႂ်ႈ also means below.

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary noun.

14. ဝၼ်းဢွၵ်ႇ

    wan4-awk2

    East

    Usage

    Compass east.

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary noun; literally "sun comes out".

15. ဝၼ်းတူၵ်း

    wan4-tok4

    West

    Usage

    Compass west.

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary noun; literally "sun falls".

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