Emergency

1. ၸွႆႈထႅမ်!

   tsawi3-thaem1!

   Help!

   Usage

   Shouted to call for help.

   Grammar Note

   A short call made of the dictionary verb ၸွႆႈထႅမ် "help".

2. ႁွင်ႉ ပလိၵ်ႈ ၶႃႈ

   hawng5 pa1-lik3 khaa3

   Please call the police

   Usage

   Used to ask someone to call the police.

   Grammar Note

   Verb + object + polite particle. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

3. ဢဝ် ၶႃႈ ၵႂႃႇ ႁူင်းယႃ ၶႃႈ

   ao1 khaa3 kwaa2 hong4-yaa1 khaa3

   Please take me to the hospital

   Usage

   Used to ask to be taken to a hospital.

   Grammar Note

   Serial verbs: ဢဝ် "take" + person + ၵႂႃႇ "go". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

4. မီး ၵူၼ်း လၵ်ႉ ၶူဝ်းၶွင် ၶႃႈ

   mi4 kon4 lak5 kho4-khawng1 khaa3

   Someone stole my belongings

   Usage

   Says your belongings were stolen.

   Grammar Note

   Active "someone stole" instead of a passive. Mind the tone mark on ၵူၼ်း. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

5. ပႃးၸပူတ်ႉ ၶႃႈ ႁၢႆ

   paa4-tsa1-pot5 khaa3 haai1

   I lost my passport

   Usage

   Reports a lost passport.

   Grammar Note

   Noun + owner + ႁၢႆ "be lost". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

6. ၶႃႈ ၸဵပ်း

   khaa3 tsep4

   It hurts

   Usage

   Tells that you are in pain.

   Grammar Note

   ၸဵပ်း means painful, also a sore or wound. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

7. ၽႆးမႆႈ!

   phai4-mai3!

   Fire!

   Usage

   Shouted to warn of a fire.

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary verb ၽႆးမႆႈ "burn" used as a shout.

8. ၶႃႈ လူင်တႃႈလူင်တၢင်း ၸွႆႈထႅမ်ၶႃႈ

   khaa3 long1-taa3-long1-taang4 tsawi3-thaem1-khaa3

   Help, I am lost

   Usage

   Asks for help when lost.

   Grammar Note

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

9. ဝွတ်ႈ!

   wawt3!

   Stop it!

   Usage

   Used to demand that something stop.

   Grammar Note

   A short command from the dictionary verb ဝွတ်ႈ "cease".

10. ၼလၵ်ႉ!

    na1-lak5!

    Thief!

    Usage

    Shouted when you see a thief.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

11. ၵူၼ်းၸူၼ်

    kon4-tson1

    Robber

    Usage

    Noun for a robber or bandit.

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary noun: ၵူၼ်း "person" + ၸူၼ် "rob".

12. ၽႆးမႆႈ! ပၢႆႈ!

    phai4-mai3! paai3!

    Fire! Run!

    Usage

    Urges people to flee a fire.

    Grammar Note

    Two short commands in a row. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

13. ၼလၵ်ႉ! ၺႅပ်ႉ မၼ်း!

    na1-lak5! nyaep5 man4!

    Thief! Catch him!

    Usage

    Shouted to have a thief caught.

    Grammar Note

    ၺႅပ်ႉ "catch" + မၼ်း "he/him". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

14. ႁူင်းၽူႈႁၢၼ် ယူႇတီႈလႂ်?

    hong4-phu3-haan1 yu2-ti3-laue1?

    Where is the police station?

    Usage

    Asks where the police station is.

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary noun ႁူင်းၽူႈႁၢၼ် + ယူႇတီႈလႂ် "where is". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

15. မီး ၵူၼ်း လၢတ်ႈ ၵႂၢမ်းၵျႃႇပၢၼ်ႇ လႆႈ ႁႃႉ?

    mi4 kon4 laat3 kwaam4-kyaa2-paan2 lai3 haa5?

    Is there anyone who can speak Japanese?

    Usage

    Used when looking for a Japanese speaker.

    Grammar Note

    Language name: ၵႂၢမ်း "language" + ၵျႃႇပၢၼ်ႇ "Japan". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

16. မီး ၵူၼ်း ၸူမ်ၼမ်ႉ

    mi4 kon4 tsom1-nam5

    Someone is drowning

    Usage

    Warns that someone is drowning.

    Grammar Note

    မီး "there is" + ၵူၼ်း "person" + verb. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

17. မီး ၵူၼ်း တီ ၶႃႈ

    mi4 kon4 ti1 khaa3

    Someone hit me

    Usage

    Says someone hit you.

    Grammar Note

    Active wording instead of a passive. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

18. မီး ၵူၼ်း တႅင်း ၶႃႈ

    mi4 kon4 taeng4 khaa3

    Someone stabbed me

    Usage

    Says someone stabbed you.

    Grammar Note

    Active wording instead of a passive. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

19. မီး ၵူၼ်း ပႅတ်ႉလႅၼ် ၶႃႈ

    mi4 kon4 paet5-laen1 khaa3

    Someone deceived me

    Usage

    Says you were deceived.

    Grammar Note

    Active wording instead of a passive. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

20. မီး ၵူၼ်း လၵ်ႉ ထူင်သႂ်ႇထွင်း ၶႃႈ

    mi4 kon4 lak5 thong1-saue2-thawng4 khaa3

    Someone stole my wallet

    Usage

    Says your wallet was stolen.

    Grammar Note

    Active wording instead of a passive. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

21. ၶႃႈ လူင်လိုမ်း

    khaa3 long1-luem4

    I forgot it

    Usage

    Says you forgot something.

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary verb လူင်လိုမ်း "forget". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

22. ၵႃး ၽႃႇ ၶႃႈ

    kaa4 phaa2 khaa3

    A car hit me

    Usage

    Says a car hit you.

    Grammar Note

    ၽႃႇ is the verb for coming into contact by accident. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

23. ဝႆးဝႆး ၶႃႈ

    wai4-wai4 khaa3

    Please hurry

    Usage

    Used to ask someone to hurry.

    Grammar Note

    Adverb + polite particle. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

24. မႃး ဝႆးဝႆး ၶႃႈ

    maa4 wai4-wai4 khaa3

    Please come right away

    Usage

    Used to ask someone to come at once.

    Grammar Note

    Verb + adverb + polite particle. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

25. ၶိုၵ်ႉၶၵ်ႉ ၶႃႈ

    khuek5-khak5 khaa3

    It is an emergency

    Usage

    Says it is an emergency.

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary descriptive verb ၶိုၵ်ႉၶၵ်ႉ "be an emergency". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

26. ၶႃႈ ၸဵပ်း တီႈၼႆႉ

    khaa3 tsep4 ti3-nai5

    It hurts here

    Usage

    Tells where it hurts, while pointing.

    Grammar Note

    ၸဵပ်း + place. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

27. ၶႃႈ လူဝ်ႇ မေႃယႃ

    khaa3 lo2 maw1-yaa1

    I need a doctor

    Usage

    Says you need a doctor.

    Grammar Note

    လူဝ်ႇ "need" + noun. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

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