Transportation

1. ၶႃႈ ၶႂ်ႈ ၵႂႃႇ [ ]

   khaa3 khaue3 kwaa2 [ ]

   I want to go to [ ]

   Usage

   Put the destination in [ ] and say it to a driver.

   Grammar Note

   ၶႂ်ႈ precedes the verb; the destination follows it. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

2. ၵႂႃႇ တႃႈႁိူဝ်းမိၼ် ၵႃႈႁိုဝ်?

   kwaa2 taa3-hoe4-min1 kaa3-hue1?

   How much to the airport?

   Usage

   Asks the fare to the airport. တႃႈႁိူဝ်းမိၼ် is literally "flying-boat port", i.e. airport.

   Grammar Note

   Verb + destination + question word. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

3. ၵိုတ်း တီႈၼႆႉ ၶႃႈ

   kuet4 ti3-nai5 khaa3

   Please stop here

   Usage

   Ask a driver to stop where you want to get off.

   Grammar Note

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

4. ပူႇတႃႇ ယူႇတီႈလႂ်?

   pu2-taa2 yu2-ti3-laue1?

   Where is the station?

   Usage

   Asks where a station or stop is.

   Grammar Note

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

5. ၶွၼ်သၢႆႉ / ၶွၼ်ၶႂႃ

   khawn1-saai5 / khawn1-khwaa1

   Left / Right

   Usage

   Words for giving or understanding directions.

   Grammar Note

   Listed in the dictionary as the adjectives "left" and "right".

6. ၼႄတၢင်း ၶႃႈ

   nae1-taang4 khaa3

   Please show me the way

   Usage

   Use when lost. ၼႄတၢင်း is "guide, show the way" in the dictionary.

   Grammar Note

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

7. တႃႈႁိူဝ်း ယူႇတီႈလႂ်?

   taa3-hoe4 yu2-ti3-laue1?

   Where is the ferry pier?

   Usage

   Asks where the boat landing is. တႃႈႁိူဝ်း means ferry or harbor.

   Grammar Note

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

8. ၵႃး

   kaa4

   Car

   Usage

   Means motor car.

   Grammar Note

   A loan word listed in the dictionary.

9. ႁိူဝ်း

   hoe4

   Boat

   Usage

   Means boat; the dictionary glosses it "boat, canoe".

   Grammar Note

   Listed in the dictionary.

10. ႁိူဝ်းမိၼ်

    hoe4-min1

    Airplane

    Usage

    Literally "flying boat", meaning airplane.

    Grammar Note

    ႁိူဝ်း "boat" + မိၼ် "fly".

11. တႃႈႁိူဝ်းမိၼ်

    taa3-hoe4-min1

    Airport

    Usage

    Means airport.

    Grammar Note

    တႃႈ "port" + ႁိူဝ်းမိၼ် "airplane".

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