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1. ဢၼ်ၼႆႉ ၵႃႈႁိုဝ်?

   an1-nai5 kaa3-hue1?

   How much is this?

   Usage

   Asks a price.

   Grammar Note

   The question word follows the demonstrative. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

2. ယွမ်းၵႃႈ ဢိတ်းၼိုင်ႈ ၶႃႈ

   yawm4-kaa3 it4-nueng3 khaa3

   Please lower the price a little

   Usage

   Asks for a discount. ယွမ်းၵႃႈ means "lower the price".

   Grammar Note

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

3. ၶႃႈ သိုဝ်ႉ ဢၼ်ၼႆႉ

   khaa3 sue5 an1-nai5

   I will buy this

   Usage

   Said when you decide to buy.

   Grammar Note

   Order: subject + verb + object (SVO). Composed from dictionary-verified words.

4. ၶႃႈ တူၺ်း ၵူၺ်း

   khaa3 toi4 koi4

   I am only looking

   Usage

   Says you are just browsing. ၵူၺ်း means "only".

   Grammar Note

   ၵူၺ်း follows the verb to mean "only". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

5. ၶႃႈ ဢမ်ႇ သိုဝ်ႉ

   khaa3 am2 sue5

   I will not buy

   Usage

   Declines to buy.

   Grammar Note

   The negator ဢမ်ႇ goes before the verb. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

6. မီး ဢၼ်ယႂ်ႇ ထႅင်ႈ ႁႃႉ?

   mi4 an1-yaue2 thaeng3 haa5?

   Do you have a bigger one?

   Usage

   Asks for a larger size.

   Grammar Note

   ဢၼ် + adjective means "the ... one". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

7. ဢၼ်ၼႆႉ တႄႉ ႁႃႉ?

   an1-nai5 tae5 haa5?

   Is this genuine?

   Usage

   Checks whether an item is genuine.

   Grammar Note

   တႄႉ is the descriptive verb "be real, genuine". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

8. ၶႃႈ ၶႂ်ႈ လႃႇႁပ်ႉငိုၼ်း

   khaa3 khaue3 laa2-hap5-nguen4

   I want a receipt

   Usage

   Asks for a receipt.

   Grammar Note

   A compound meaning "ticket for receiving money". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

9. ၶႃႈ ဢမ်ႇလူဝ်ႇ လႃႇႁပ်ႉငိုၼ်း

   khaa3 am2-lo2 laa2-hap5-nguen4

   I do not need a receipt

   Usage

   Declines a receipt.

   Grammar Note

   Negator + verb + object. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

10. ၵၢတ်ႇ ယူႇတီႈလႂ်?

    kaat2 yu2-ti3-laue1?

    Where is the market?

    Usage

    Asks where the market is.

    Grammar Note

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

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