ᦀᦳᦔᦙᦱʔupamaa⁴verb (transitive)to compare, especially with an elaborate comparison, as in analogy or parableᦗᦸᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦀᦳ ᦔ ᦙᦱ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦟᦱ ᦙᦲ ᦅᦱᧈ ᦁᧃ ᦓᦾᧉ.My father can be compared to a donkey that has a low price.3.5.4.2Saying, proverb8.3.5.2Compareᦅᧄᦀᦳᦔᦙᦱ
ᦀᦹᧃᧈʔɯn²500adjectiveotherᦃᦸ ᦈᧁᧉ ᦙᧃ ᦵᦑᧁ ᦺᦔ ᦗᦻ ᦀᦹᧃᧈ.Please walk in some other place.ᦅᦹᧆ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦔᦲᧃᧈ ᦊᦱᧈ ᦵᦋᦲᧉ ᦀᦹᧃᧈ.He figured out another solution.ᦘᦱ ᦉᦱ ᦺᦑ ᦟᦹᧉ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦘᦱ ᦉᦱ ᦜᦻ ᦵᦜᦲ ᦘᦱ ᦉᦱ ᦀᦹᧃᧈ.Dai Lue people are more numerous than the other nationalities.8.3.5.2.4Otherᦵᦋᦲᧉᦀᦹᧃᧈᦑᦱᧂᦺᦡᦎᦱᧂᧈᦀᦹᧃᧈ
ᦁᦱᧄᦎᦻʔaam⁴taaj¹exclamationamazing! weird! (literally: strange to death)ᦁᦱᧄ ᦎᦻ, ᦶᦙᧈ ᦂᦴ ᦋᦴᧈ ᦵᦑᦲᧈ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦀᦲᧉ.That is strange. Usually my mother never acts like this.8.3.5.3.4Strange9.2.7Interjectionsᦁᦱᧄᦎᦻ
ᦁᦱᧄʔaam⁴20001adjectivestrange; unexpected; amazingᦋᦱᧆ ᦁᦱᧄ ᧞!That was amazing!8.3.5.3.4Strange2adjectiveamazed; astonishedᦵᦉ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦆᦲᧂ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦵᦋᦲᧉ ᦓᦲᦰ, ᦅᦴᧈ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦑᧂ ᦜᦻ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦈᧅ ᦁᦱᧄ ᦌᧄᧉ.If you could do this, all your friends would be amazed.3.4.1.3Surpriseᦁᦱᧄᦎᦻᦇᦹᧆᦁᦱᧄᦡᦲᦁᦱᧄ
ᦉᦵᦖᦲsamɤɤ¹5001adjectiveregular; evenᦍᦻᧉ ᦐᧅ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦉ ᦵᦖᦲ.His bowel movements aren't regular.ᦵᦃᧁᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦵᦟᧃᧈ ᦉ ᦵᦖᦲ.Her teeth are not even.ᦖᦴ ᦑᧂ ᦆᦱ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦺᦊᧈ ᦉ ᦵᦖᦲ ᦂᧃ.The whole litter of pigs grew up at the same speed.8.5.4.4Interval, space8.4.5.1.5Regular4.3.9.2Habit2adjectiveproper; normalᦅᦳᧃ ᦕᦴᧉ ᦵᦓᦲᧉ ᦷᦎ ᦉ ᦵᦖᦲ.People whose bodies are normal (they have no disease).4.3.1.2Meet a standard8.3.5.3.1Usual3post-verbregularly; properlyᦑᦳᧃᧉ ᦍᦴᧉ ᦵᦟᦲᧆ ᦟᦳᧄ ᦵᦑᧁ ᦒᦸᧂᧈ ᦉ ᦵᦖᦲ ᦡᦲ.It promotes our blood to circulate regularly.ᦁᦱᦙ ᦃᦱᧄᧈ ᦔᧁᧈ ᦟᦳᧄ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦺᦔ ᦔᦸᧂᧈ ᦉ ᦵᦖᦲ.Be sure you can blow air through it properly.8.4.5.1.5RegularᦉᦵᦖᦲᦵᦏᦲᦆᦹᧂᧈᦌᦹᧂᦉᦵᦖᦲSanskritsamasame
ᦉᧄᧈsam²500post-verbsuch; soᦀᦻᧉ ᦂᦸᧂ ᦠᦱᧅ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦡᦲ ᦉᧄᧈ ᦀᦲᧉ.Ai Kong is such a good person.ᦙᦹᧂ ᦷᦎ ᦓᦾᧉ ᦉᧄᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ, ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦀᧁ ᦉᧂ ᦙᦱ ᦎᦸᧇᧈ ᦢᧂ ᦅᦴ ᦣᦱ?You are so little; how could you repay me?8.3.5.2.2Like, similarᦉᧄᧈᦖᦹᧃᧈᦉᧄᧈᦶᦉᧃ
ᦊᦱᧂᧈᦺᦡᦅᦸᧉᦡᦲjaaŋ²daj²kɔ⁶dii¹conjunctionno matter what (the circumstances); whether or not (the previous statement is valid); whichever (of the previous alternatives)ᦊᦱᧂᧈ ᦺᦡ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦡᦲ ᦅᧄ ᦑᦻ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦞᧆ ᦒ ᦓᦱ ᦒᧄ ᦘᦱ ᦉᦱ ᦺᦑ ᦷᦌᧆ ᦺᦉ ᦺᦋ ᦇᦱᧄ ᦵᦋᦲᧉ ᧚.No matter what (their source) riddles are a colourful and beautiful part of Dai culture.8.3.5.2Compareᦊᦱᧂᧈ1ᦺᦡ1ᦅᦸᧉ1ᦡᦲ1
ᦋᦰ1ca20001nounkindᦌᦹᧉ ᦵᦆᦲᧂᧈ ᦓᦳᧂᧈ ᦑᦱᧂ ᦺᦢ ᦁᧃ ᦋᦰ ᦶᦗᧂ.She bought the expensive kind of clothing.ᦩᦱᧄ ᦣᦴᧉ ᦟᦲᧅ ᦷᦎ ᦋᦰ ᦡᦲ ᦶᦠᧂᧈ ᦺᦓ ᦵᦐᦲ ᦷᦟᧅ.High quality education at international standards.ᦙᦲ ᦋᦰ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦙᦳᧃᧈ ᧞ ᦋᦰ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦶᦕᧃᧈ.This medicine comes in a lotion form and a pill form.8.3.5Type, kind2classifierclassifier for kinds of thingsᦵᦋᦲᧉ 3ᦘᦰ ᦍᦱᧆ ᦋᦰ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦶᦘᧈ ᦟᦱᧄ ᦺᦞ.This kind of disease spreads easily.Abbreviation of ᦵᦋᦲᧉ'kind'
ᦊᦸᧅᦋᦱᧉjɔk²caa⁶adjectivecommon; vulgar (can be separated)ᦎᦴ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦋᧈ ᦊᦸᧅ ᦋᦱᧉ ᦏᦱᧉ ᦅᦱᧈ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦶᦔᧂ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ.I am not a common person who has to build his own house.8.3.5.3Common4.3.7.1Impoliteᦊᦸᧅᦋᦱᧉ1