Greetings

1. မႂ်ႇသုင်ၶႃႈ

   maue2-sung1-khaa3

   Hello

   Usage

   A greeting. The dictionary lists မႂ်ႇသုင် as a greeting phrase ("Greetings! Good tidings!").

   Grammar Note

   The final ၶႃႈ is the polite sentence-final particle. A male/female split could not be verified.

2. ၸဝ်ႈ ယူႇလီ ႁႃႉ?

   tsao3 yu2-li1 haa5?

   How are you?

   Usage

   A greeting that asks after someone’s well-being.

   Grammar Note

   ယူႇလီ "be well" with the question particle ႁႃႉ. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

3. ၶႃႈ ယူႇလီ

   khaa3 yu2-li1

   I am well

   Usage

   An answer to "how are you?".

   Grammar Note

   Subject + descriptive verb; no copula is used. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

4. ႁပ်ႉတွၼ်ႈ

   hap5-tawn3

   Welcome

   Usage

   Welcomes a guest; the dictionary glosses it "welcome, greet ceremoniously".

   Grammar Note

   The verb is used directly as a greeting.

5. ၶႃႈ ၸိုဝ်ႈ [ ]

   khaa3 tsue3 [ ]

   My name is [ ]

   Usage

   Self-introduction; put your name in [ ].

   Grammar Note

   "I" + "name" expresses "my name"; possession is by word order. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

6. ၸဝ်ႈ ၸိုဝ်ႈ သင်?

   tsao3 tsue3 sang1?

   What is your name?

   Usage

   Asks someone’s name.

   Grammar Note

   The question word သင် comes last. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

7. ၶႃႈ မႃးတီႈ မိူင်းၵျႃႇပၢၼ်ႇ

   khaa3 maa4-ti3 moeng4-kyaa2-paan2

   I am from Japan

   Usage

   Tells where you come from; swap in another country name.

   Grammar Note

   The place of origin follows the verb "come". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

8. ၶႃႈ ၶဝ်ႈၸႂ် လီ

   khaa3 khao3-tsaue1 li1

   I understand well

   Usage

   Says you understand well.

   Grammar Note

   The word လီ "well" follows the verb. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

9. ၶႃႈ တေ မႃး ထႅင်ႈ

   khaa3 te1 maa4 thaeng3

   I will come again

   Usage

   Tells people you will return.

   Grammar Note

   တေ is a future particle before the verb. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

10. ၶႃႈ ပျေႃႇၸႂ် တႄႉတႄႉ

    khaa3 pyaw2-tsaue1 tae5-tae5

    I am very happy

    Usage

    Expresses joy and enjoyment.

    Grammar Note

    တႄႉတႄႉ is an adverb meaning "very, really". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

11. ၶႃႈ ၵႂႃႇ ယဝ်ႉ

    khaa3 kwaa2 yao5

    I am leaving now

    Usage

    Said when leaving.

    Grammar Note

    ယဝ်ႉ after the verb marks completion. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

12. ၶႃႈ ပျေႃႇၸႂ် ဢၼ်လႆႈ ႁူႉၸၵ်း ၸဝ်ႈ

    khaa3 pyaw2-tsaue1 an1-lai3 hu5-tsak4 tsao3

    I am glad to know you

    Usage

    A greeting for a first meeting.

    Grammar Note

    ဢၼ် turns the clause into a noun phrase "getting to know"; a native check is advisable. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

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