GREETINGS ( KI MUH CIL A KI HODAN) No. 1. August 31, 2011

[Tuimang Vangkhua]

1. (a) Good morning Mr. Genpu ( ei pau in dam maw ih ki ci den mai a, ih khiatna ding om tak lo hi.) zingsang sun 12 maciang bek in ki zang thei hi)
(b). Good afternoon Mr. Tuangpu. ( ei pau in dam maw ih cih tawh a ki bang mah hi a, ahi zongin, sun 12 khit, nitak nai 5, 6 masiah bek ki zang thei hi)
(c). Good evening Mr. Nangtawng. ( eu pau in dam maw cihna tawh ki bang hi a, a hi zongin, nitak nai 6 khit leh zan masiah bek ki zang thei hi)
(d) Good night. Mr, Kapno. ( ni tak a, lawmte tawh ki muhna pan ki khen ding ciang a, kampau hi a, nitak bek in ki zang thei hi. Zanpha ci in zong ki khia thei hi.).
(e) Have a nice day! ( Sun pha maw!) Sun hun nuam hong zang thei in maw leh cihna zong ahi hi.

2. Mr. Genpu leh Mr. Tuangpu Kihona

Mr. Genpu : Good morning, How are you?
Zingsang pha, na dam hiam?/ dam maw?
Mr. Tuangpu : I'm fine. Thank you, and you?
Dam mah ing. Ka lungdam, nang ee?

Mr. Genpu : I'm fine too, Thank you.
Kei zong dam ing. Lungdam.


3. Mr. Genpu : Good morning. How do you do?
Zingpha, na dam hiam?
Mr. Tuangpu : How do you do?
Na dam hiam?


Theihding: How do you do? ci in hong ki dot leng, nang zong How do you do? ci in a ki bangin na dawnkik ding a hi hi.


4. Kamkidotna a tuamtuam

a). How are you doing?
Na dam hiam? Dam maw? Bang na ci a?

b). What's happening?
Bangci na hi vua? ( Thu leh la khat peuhpeuh a pian khitciang in, hih kammal ki zang mun zaw deuh hi).

c) How's your brother? ( Na sanggampa a dam hiam?
How's your sister? ( Na sanggamnu a dam hiam?

How's your wife? ( Na zi a dam hiam?
How's your husband? ( Na pasal a dam hiam?

How's your parents? ( Na nu leh pa a dam hiam?
How's your family? ( Na innkuanpihte a dam uh hiam?


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