Flirting

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  1. ၸဝ်ႈ ႁၢင်ႈလီ

    tsao3 haang3-li1

    You are beautiful (handsome)

    Usage

    Compliments someone’s looks; works for any gender.

    Grammar Note

    ႁၢင်ႈလီ covers both "pretty" and "handsome". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

  2. ၵိၼ် ၶဝ်ႈၶမ်ႈ ၸွမ်းၵၼ် ႁႃႉ?

    kin1 khao3-kham3 tsawm4-kan1 haa5?

    Shall we have dinner together?

    Usage

    Invites someone to dinner.

    Grammar Note

    Verb + ၶဝ်ႈၶမ်ႈ "supper" + ၸွမ်းၵၼ် + ႁႃႉ. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

  3. ၶႃႈ မၵ်ႉ ၸဝ်ႈ

    khaa3 mak5 tsao3

    I like you

    Usage

    Tells someone you like them.

    Grammar Note

    Subject + verb မၵ်ႉ "like" + object. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

  4. ၶႃႈ ပျေႃႇၸႂ် ဢၼ်လႆႈ ႁူႉၸၵ်း ၸဝ်ႈ

    khaa3 pyaw2-tsaue1 an1-lai3 hu5-tsak4 tsao3

    I am happy to have met you

    Usage

    Says you are glad to have met someone.

    Grammar Note

    ဢၼ် links the clause to the feeling. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

  5. ၶႃႈ လိုမ်း ၸဝ်ႈ ဢမ်ႇလႆႈ

    khaa3 luem4 tsao3 am2-lai3

    I cannot forget you

    Usage

    Says you cannot forget someone.

    Grammar Note

    The negative ဢမ်ႇလႆႈ "cannot" comes at the end. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

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