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tactics - (n.) raltuk thiamnak
tactless - (adj.) thil tining a thiam lomi
tadpole - (n.) buluk
taffrail - (n.) tilawng cung i mi tla hna hlah seh tiah an khammi tlaihtleng.
tag - (n.) 1. min ttialnak caku chah thlaihnak hri a ngeimi. 2. kedan hri par i thir in an temnak khi.
tail - (n.) mei , uico mei , vok mei ti bantuk
tailor - (n.) thilthi
tailspin - (v.) meizit.
taint - (v.) thurhhnawmhter.
take - (v.) 1. lak; e.g. He takes a pen = Cafung a lak. 2. awh; foih; e.g. Animals are taken in traps =
Saram cu rap nih a foih hna. 3. ei; e.g. He takes food = Rawl a ei. 4. cohlan; e.g. He did not take the gift
= Laksawng kha a cohlang lo. 5. hmuh; e.g. George took first prize = George nih pakhatnak laksawng a
hmuh. 6. la, lak, (kut in lak si loin); e.g. Mr. Jones took a holiday = Mr. Jones cu a khonh a la. 7. din; e.g.
He does not like to take medicine = Si din a duh lo. 8. kalnak ca i hman, kalnak ca i lak; e.g. We shall
take a bus from Mandalay to Yangon = Mandalay in Yangon cu baska in kan kal lai. 9. herh; e.g. It takes
time to learn how to drive a car = Mawttawka mongh thiamnak caah caan rauhnawn a herh. 10. zulh; e.g.
Take the short cut = Lamphawk khan va kal, va zul. 11. zuh; e.g. If you take 2 from 7, you have 5 = 7 kha
2 in na zuh ahcun 5 a tang. 12. kalpi ve; e.g. Harry wanted to take along his dog = Harry nih a uico kha
kalpi a duh. 13. phorh, kalpi; e.g. We take the flowers to the church = Pangpar kha biakinn ah kan kalpi
hna. 14. hmanthlak; e.g. Please take my picture = Hman ah hung ka thla. 15. lunghmuih; e.g. Mary takes
pride in her work = Mary nih a rian ttuanmi kha aa lunghmuih. 16. ruah; e.g. I take it you won't go to
school = Sianginn na kai lai lo tiah ka ruah.
take after - (v.) lawh; e.g. John took after his father = John cu a pa a lo.
take for granted - (v.) a si tawn ningin a si ko ti i ruah
take heart - (v.) lung a ttha tthan, a tthawng tthan
take off - (v.) phoih; e.g. Take off your shoes = Na kedan i phoih. 2. zuan, vanlawng in zuan, vawlei in
thawh; e.g. The plane took off at seven = Suimilam pasarih ah vanlawng cu a zuang cang.
take place - (v.) a hung um , a hung cang
taken - (v.) past participle of take, lak.
taking - (n.) laknak.
talc - (n.) hmai thuhmi podar sernak ca i an hmanmi thil
talcum - (n.) talc in an sermi podar.
tale - (n.) 1. tuanbia, kong. 2. a hmaan lomi tuanbia; e.g. To tell tales about him = Harnak a tonnak hnga
caah amah kong kha a hmaan set loin a ral chim.
talent - (n.) pahrang
talented - (adj.) pahrang a ngeimi
talisman - (n.) camh lung
talk - (v.) biachim
talk - (n.) biachim; e.g. He gave a good talk to the students = Siangngakchia kha bia ttha ngai i a chimh
hna.
talkative - (adj.) holh a duhmi
tall - (adj.) san; e.g. He is five feet tall = Amah cu pe nga a sang.
tallow - (n.) sathau
tally - (n.) thil relinak ca i fung a bak tete an rak tuahmi. Hlanlio ah cun tallies cu zeizat dah lei an kan
bat i zeizat dah an kan pek cang ti hmel-chunhnak ca i an rak hmanmi a si. Cucaah tangka cazin
chiahnak le pumpululh chuih i kawl zeizat dah an i kawl cang ti tarnak cu tally a si.
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