Zomi-English Speaking No. 4, September 21, 2011

[Tuimang Vangkhua]

AT THE YANGON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ( Yangon a om International Airport Or Mingalardon Vanleng tual)

Conversation ( Kam Ki dawng a, ki hona)

Kapno = K ih ci ding a, Vanlengtual a nasempa pen ''M'' ci in min pia ni.

K : Sir, where is the Myanmar Airways International (MAI) counter?
Sia aw, MAI vanleng te counter koi lai hiam? (Counter ih cih in vanleng kuansungah gamdang paidingte, khualzinding mite sep leh bawl a huh mite tutna, omna mun ahi hi,
Vanlengtual tawh a genteh pak hi hang)

M : It's overthere.
Huai lai ah om ei.

K : Thank you.
Ka lungdam.

M : Oh! not at all.
Oh, lungdam tak kei ee, ki ngaih ei.

K : Is this the Myanmar Airways International Airline (MAI) counter?
Hi lai in, MAI vanleng te counter a hiam?

M : Yes, it is, may I help you? Which country are you going?
Hih mah ei, kong huh ding hiam? Kua gam pai ding na hia?

K : I am going to America. I will join Thai Airways at Bangkok.
America gam pai ding hi ing. Bangkok pan in Thai van leng tawh pai ding hi ing.

M : What is your flight number?
Na vanleng nambat bangzah ahia?

K : It's MAI flight No. 717.
MAI vanleng Nambat 717 hi.

M : Where is your baggage?
Na bag te ee, na vante koi ah om hiam?

K : Here it is. Please weigh this baggage. How much does it weight? How much excess money do I have to pay?
Hi lai ah om ei. Hehpihna tawh ka bag tawi hong tehsak in. Bang zah gik aita? Sum bang zah ka pia beh ding kisam a hia?

M : You don't need to pay excess money. ( Pond a val man in sum na piak ding kisam kei)

K : Thank you very much.
Lungdam mahmah ing.

Theihding, Lotngahdingte

1. airport = vanleng tual
2. arrive = tungta ( mun khat pan mun khat pai a, tun na hi)
3. relatives = meltheih, behleh phung, u lehnaute
4. send off = Kha (vanleng tual ciang kha cihna in ki zang hi)
5. take pictures = man ki zaih
6. family = Innkuan
7. help = huh, panpih
8. not at all = Phamawh kei ee. Ki ngah lel ei.
9. money = Sum
10. extra money = sum val
11. need = kisam
12. pay = pia (sumpia)
13. excess money = van na puakding sangin, a tam zaw, a gikzaw na puakcianng in na piak sum pen excess money (Pongpukhah, Kawlte in ci uh hi).

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