Zomi-English Speaking No. 7, October 22, 2011

[Tuimang Vangkhua]

SHOPPING AT THE MALL VANZUAKNA PHUALPI (Kungtaih) AH VANLEEINA

Sales Person = SP = Van zuaknu/ van zuakpa
Kapno = K
SP : What can I do for you?
Bang kong sepsak thei ding hiam?

K : I am looking for T-shirts.
T-shirt, Puan ak a zong hi ing.

SP : For a girl or a boy?
Pasal a ding maw, nu mei a ding?

K : For my girl-friend and for me.
Ka lawm ngaihnu a ding leh kei a ding.

SP : What size do you need?
Bang size a hia na deih?

K : I guess I’ll need a medium for my girld friend and a large size for me.
Ka lawmngaihnu a ding in M, size leh kei a dingin L size deih ing.

SP : How about the color?
A color, a mel, bang color deih?

K : A black T-shirt for my girlfriend and a white T-shirt for myself.
Ka lawmngaihnu a dingin, a vom, kei a dingin a kang .
SP : Here they are.
Heu, hi lai ah.

K : How much for two T-shirts?
T-shirt 2 a ding bang zah?

SP : US $ 40 for 2 T-shirts.
T-Shirt 2 a dingin US $ 40. ( T-shirt = puan-ak)

K : I want this for my mother. How much is this?
Hih ka nu a ding deih ing. Bang zah man a hia?

SP : It is fourty dollalrs.
Dollar 40 hi.

K : It’s too expensive. Can you reduce the price a little bit?
Tam man si ee. Aman nong khiam thei ding hiam?

SP : I’m sorry I can’t reduce the price.
Aman hong khiam thei kei ning.
How about something for your family?
Na innkuanpih te a ding ee?

K : Not right now, may be later.
Tunbel hi nai kei. Nidang ciang.
I am going to look some more!
A dangdang te hong enen lai dih ning ee.
Where is the jewellery department?
Van manpha tuamtuam zuakna sai koi lai ah om hiam?

SP : Over there.
Hua lai ah (Ma lai ah)

K : Oh! Thank you.
Aw! Lungdam ei.

CSKhai
Missionsakedemie an der
Universität Hamburg
Rupertistraße 67
22609 Hamburg
Germany