Basic Verbs

1. ၵႂႃႇ

   kwaa2

   To go

   Usage

   The verb "go".

   Grammar Note

   Verbs do not inflect.

2. မႃး

   maa4

   To come

   Usage

   The verb "come".

   Grammar Note

   Verbs do not inflect.

3. ၵိၼ်

   kin1

   To eat / to drink

   Usage

   One verb for both eating and drinking. Keep it unmarked: with a tone mark it is a different word.

   Grammar Note

   One word covers both eating and drinking.

4. သိုဝ်ႉ

   sue5

   To buy

   Usage

   The verb "buy".

   Grammar Note

   Verbs do not inflect.

5. ႁၼ်

   han1

   To see

   Usage

   A verb meaning "see, perceive visually".

   Grammar Note

   Verbs do not inflect.

6. တူၺ်း

   toi4

   To look

   Usage

   A verb meaning to look at something on purpose.

   Grammar Note

   Verbs do not inflect.

7. ပႂ်ႉ

   paue5

   To wait

   Usage

   A verb meaning "wait for".

   Grammar Note

   Verbs do not inflect.

8. ၶႃႈ ၶႂ်ႈ ၵႂႃႇ [ ]

   khaa3 khaue3 kwaa2 [ ]

   I want to go to [ ]

   Usage

   Put the destination in [ ].

   Grammar Note

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

9. ၶႃႈ ၶႂ်ႈ ၵိၼ်

   khaa3 khaue3 kin1

   I want to eat

   Usage

   Use when you want to eat; the same verb also means "drink".

   Grammar Note

   Subject + ၶႂ်ႈ + verb. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

10. ၶႃႈ ၶႂ်ႈ ဢဝ်

    khaa3 khaue3 ao1

    I want it

    Usage

    Say it while pointing at what you want. ဢဝ် is "take".

    Grammar Note

    "Want" is expressed as "want to take". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

11. ၶႃႈ ဢမ်ႇလူဝ်ႇ

    khaa3 am2-lo2

    I don't need it

    Usage

    Declines something that is offered.

    Grammar Note

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

12. ၶႃႈ ႁႃ [ ] ယူႇ

    khaa3 haa1 [ ] yu2

    I am looking for [ ]

    Usage

    Put what you are looking for in [ ].

    Grammar Note

    ယူႇ after the verb marks an ongoing action. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

13. ၶႃႈ မီး

    khaa3 mi4

    I have it

    Usage

    Says you have something.

    Grammar Note

    မီး means both "have" and "there is". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

14. ၶႃႈ ဢမ်ႇမီး

    khaa3 am2-mi4

    I don't have it

    Usage

    Says you do not have something.

    Grammar Note

    ဢမ်ႇမီး is listed as "not having". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

15. ပၼ် ၶႃႈ

    pan1 khaa3

    Please give it to me

    Usage

    Say it while pointing at what you want.

    Grammar Note

    ပၼ် "give" + recipient; the recipient follows the verb. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

16. ၼႄ ဢၼ်ၼၼ်ႉ ၶႃႈ

    nae1 an1-nan5 khaa3

    Please show me that

    Usage

    Ask to see something by pointing at it.

    Grammar Note

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

17. ၸွႆႈထႅမ်ၶႃႈ ဢိတ်းၼိုင်ႈ

    tsawi3-thaem1-khaa3 it4-nueng3

    Please help me a little

    Usage

    Asks for a little help. ဢိတ်းၼိုင်ႈ means "a little".

    Grammar Note

    The amount word follows the verb. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

18. ထၢမ် ဢိတ်းၼိုင်ႈ

    thaam1 it4-nueng3

    I would like to ask something

    Usage

    Opens a question to someone.

    Grammar Note

    The subject is dropped. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

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