Dai Lue – English


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ᦶᦌᧃᧈsæn⁵verb (intransitive)to lookᦝᦱᧁᧉ ᦝᦲᧁᧉ ᦶᦟᧃᧈ ᦺᦔ ᦶᦌᧃᧈ, ᦆᦹᧃ ᦵᦉ ᦷᦠ ᦎᧄ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦚᦱ ᦌᧂᧉ.Quickly he ran to look and he banged his head into the wall.ᦅᦾᧈ ᦅᦾᧈ ᦶᦌᧃᧈ ᦵᦃᧁᧉ ᦓᦸᧂᧉ ᦁᧃ ᦙᧃ ᦈᧅ ᦺᦂᧉ ᦜᦸᧃᧈ ᦓᧃᧉ.I carefully looked at her baby tooth that was about to fall out.2.3.1.1Lookᦌᧅᦶᦌᧃᧈ
ᦶᦌᧃᧉ1sæn⁶pre-verbkeep on doingᦙᧃ ᦶᦌᧃᧉ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦎᦲᧅ ᦎᦲᧅ.He kept moving in closer and closer.ᦶᦌᧃᧉ ᦡᦱᧈ ᦷᦕ ᦞᦱᧈ: “ᦺᦡᧉ ᦙᦱ ᦀᦲᧆ ᧚ ᦆᦹᧃ ᦺᦔ ᦡᦲᧃᧉ ᦖᦱᧅ ᦶᦂᧁᧈ ᦵᦠ.” She kept on scolding him: 'As soon as you get any money you go and play dice.'8.4.6.6.3Often8.4.6.6.1Againᦶᦌᧃᧉᦏᦱᧄ
ᦶᦌᧃᧉ2sæn⁶nounplaying cards. [Note: This is an attendant word, appearing only as part of a compound word.]4.2.6.4Gambling4.2.6.1.1Card gameᦶᦌᧃᧉᦘᦻᧉᦡᦲᧃᧉᦶᦌᧃᧉᦑᦴᦘᦻᧉᦡᦲᧃᧉᦘᦻᧉᦑᦴᦶᦌᧃᧉ
ᦶᦌᧃᧈᦈᦲᧃᧈsæn⁵cin²adjectiveadvancedᦙᦲ ᦞᦲᧉ ᦌᦱ ᦶᦌᧃᧈ ᦈᦲᧃᧈ.He has advanced skills.ᦑᦱᧃᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦕᦴᧉ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦶᦌᧃᧈ ᦈᦲᧃᧈ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦓᦱ ᦎᦱᧄ ᦷᦆᧈ ᦌᦸᧉ ᦓᧃᧉ.She is an advanced person in planting her fields scientifically.8.4.6.5.5Modern9.3.1.1To a large degreeChinese先进xian1jin4
ᦶᦌᧃᧉᦏᦱᧄsæn⁶tʰaam¹verb (transitive)to interrogate; askᦃᧁ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦎᦱᧄ ᦷᦎ ᦺᦔ ᦶᦌᧃᧉ ᦏᦱᧄ ᦙᧃ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦵᦠᦲᧆᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦃᦱᧆ.They went in person and interrogated him unceasingly.3.5.1.5Askᦶᦌᧃᧉ1ᦏᦱᧄ
ᦶᦌᧃᦵᦑᦲᧈsæn⁴tɤɤ⁵nounsometimesᦶᦌᧃ ᦵᦑᦲᧈ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦂᦲᧃ.Sometimes I do not have any food to eat.8.4.6.6.2Sometimesᦶᦌᧃ1ᦵᦑᦲᧈ1
ᦶᦌᧃᧈᦓᦲᧁᧉsæn⁵niw⁶nounmorning gloryIpomoea nilᦡᦸᧅᧈ 31.5.2Bush, shrubChinese牵牛qian1niu2
ᦶᦌᧃᦘᦸᧂᧈsæn⁴pʰɔŋ⁵adjectivesomeᦀᧁ ᦷᦆ ᦶᦌᧃ ᦘᦸᧂᧈ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦺᦓ ᦟᦲᧄᧉ.She put some things in the box.ᦓᦲᧉ ᦍᦻ ᦶᦌᧃ ᦘᦸᧂᧈ ᦵᦎᦲᧃ ᦕ ᦊᦱ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦣᧁ ᦣᦴᧉ.There are some stories that inspire us to learn more.8.1.5.1Someᦶᦌᧃ1ᦘᦸᧂᧈ
ᦶᦌᧃᧉᦙᧁᧉᦌᦳᧂᧉsæn⁶maw⁶suŋ⁶nountrichinosis2.5.2DiseaseChinese旋毛虫xuan2mao2chong2
ᦶᦌᧄ1sæm⁴adjectivegrey (of a horse)8.3.3.3.5Animal color, marking6.3.1.7Beast of burden
ᦶᦌᧄᧈsæm⁵2000verb (intransitive)to murmur; speak softlyᦶᦙᧁ ᦓᦾᧉ ᦷᦎ ᦵᦡᧁ ᦶᦌᧄᧈ ᦞᦱᧈ: “ᦞᧃ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦔᦱ ᦵᦠᦲᧃᧉ.”The cat murmured to itself, 'Today I am going to eat fish.'3.5.1.1.2Speak quietlyᦉᦱᧄᧉᦶᦌᧄᧈ
ᦶᦌᧄᧉAlternate spelling ofᦌᧄᧉalso, again
ᦶᦌᧆsæt⁵1verb (intransitive)to move a little bit; inch overᦶᦌᧆ ᦎᧂᧈ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦺᦂᧉ, ᦀᧁ ᦶᦃᧃ ᦺᦔ ᦀᦸᧄᧉ ᦙᧃ ᦺᦞᧉ.He moved his chair close and put his arm around her.ᦀᦻᧉ ᦀᦳᧃᧈ ᦡᦲ ᦀᦻ ᧞ ᦶᦌᧆ ᦺᦔ ᦺᦂ ᦺᦂ.Ai Un was ashamed and inched farther away.ᦺᦕ ᦠᧃ ᦓᦱᧂ ᦒᦲᧂ ᦂᧃ ᦶᦌᧆ ᦃᧁᧉ.Everybody who saw her jostled each other to move closer.8.2.6.2Near2adjectiveshrill; piercing2.3.2.3Types of soundsᦶᦌᧆᦌᦹᧈ
ᦶᦌᧆᦶᦌᧆsæt⁵sæt⁵post-verbvery (spicy) ᦵᦕᧆ ᦶᦌᧆ ᦶᦌᧆ.Very spicy.2.3.3Taste5.2.3.3.3Spice
ᦶᦌᧆᦌᦹᧈsæt⁵sɯɯ⁵adjectivehonestᦅᦳᧃ ᦶᦌᧆ ᦌᦹᧈ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦵᦢᦲᧈ ᦋᧂ ᦒᦲ ᦉᦳᧆ.The honest people hated this extremely.ᦑᦱᧂ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦅᦾᧈ ᦅᦱᧉ ᦎᦱᧄ ᦇᦹᧃ ᦶᦌᧆ ᦌᦹᧈ.Be sure to sell your food for honest money.3.5.1.3.1Tell the truthᦶᦌᧆᦌᦹᧈ1ᦑᦱᧂᦶᦌᧆᦌᦹᧈ
ᦶᦌᧇsæp⁵verb (intransitive)to whisperᦶᦌᧇ ᦠᦴ ᦵᦙ.He whispered in his wife's ear.3.5.1.1.2Speak quietly
ᦷᦌᦰᦷᦌᦰsoʔ⁵soʔ⁵post-verbsoakingᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦵᦠᦲᧈ ᦷᦌᦰ ᦷᦌᦰ.His sweat soaked him 'sok-sok'.ᦵᦟᦲᧆ ᦍᦾᧉ ᦷᦌᦰ ᦷᦌᦰ.The blood flowed 'sok-sok'.1.3.3Wet2.3.2.3Types of sounds
ᦷᦌsoo⁴verb (intransitive)to discuss; converseᦷᦋ ᦂᧃ ᦷᦌ ᦷᦠ ᦺᦣᧈ ᦺᦆᧈ ᦂᦱᧂ ᦷᦉᧃ.They discussed it from the tops of the fields to the middle of the gardens.ᦺᦑ ᦢᦱᧃᧉ ᦷᦌ ᦂᧃ ᦞᦱᧈ: “ᦀᦲᦰ ᦎᦱᧃ ᦶᦂᧈ ᦙᦸᧂᧈ ᦀᦲᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦠᦱ ᦷᦕ.”The neighbours talked about her, 'E Tan is so old and she hasn't found a husband.'ᦀᦻᧉ ᦡᦲ ᧞ ᦃᧁ ᦑᧂ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦔᦱᧅ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦷᦃ ᦷᦌ ᦂᧃ ᦎᦱᧄ ᦷᦟᧂ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ.Ai Dee and the whole household went back to chatting and laughing as people do.3.5.1.4Speak with others
ᦷᦌᧈsoo⁵nounevil4.3.1.1Bad, immoral8.3.7.1Bad
ᦷᦌᧈᦷᦌᧈsoo⁵soo⁵onomatopoeiasound of pantingᦃᦾᧉ ᦔᦾᧉ ᦶᦟᧃᧈ ᦗᦸᧅ ᦺᦔ ᧞ ᦏᦽᧉ ᦺᦈ ᦷᦌᧈ ᦷᦌᧈ ᦊᦴᧈ.I ran home, and I was panting 'soo-soo'.ᦖᦱ ᦣᦴ ᦡᧂ ᦶᦓᧃ ᦷᦌᧈ ᦷᦌᧈ.The dog's nostrils were sounding 'soo-soo'.2.2.1Breathe, breath2.3.2.3Types of sounds
ᦷᦌᧅsook⁵verb (transitive)to poke; pierce; stab7.8.5Make hole, openingᦍᦴᧉᦷᦌᧅ
ᦷᦌᧆsot⁵verb (transitive)to sipᦂᦲᧃ ᦶᦆ ᦣᦸᧃᧉ ᦊᦱᧈ ᦏᦱᧉ ᦋᦴᧈ ᦅᦱᧈ ᦎᧅ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦷᦌᧆ.When you eat hot soup, don't sip it as soon as you dip in your spoon. 5.2.2.7Drink
ᦷᦌᧆᦺᦉᦺᦋᦇᦱᧄsot⁵saj¹caj⁴ŋaam⁴adjectivebright; colourful; beautifulᦅᧄ ᦑᦻ ᦠᦱᧅ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦞᧆ ᦒ ᦓᦱ ᦒᧄ ᦘᦱ ᦉᦱ ᦺᦑ ᦷᦌᧆ ᦺᦉ ᦺᦋ ᦇᦱᧄ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦵᦋᦲᧉ ᧚.Riddles are a colourful part of Dai culture.8.3.3.3Color2.3.1.8.1Beautifulᦇᦱᧄ1
ᦷᦌᧆᦷᦌᧆsot⁵sot⁵post-verbfragrantlyᦀᦻ ᦠᦸᧄ ᦋᦲᧃᧉ ᦔᦲᧂᧉ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦡᧂ ᦷᦌᧆ ᦷᦌᧆ.The aroma of roasting meat wafted fragrantly into his nose.2.3.4Smell