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thallus - (n.) nge a ngei lomi thingkung.
than - (prep., conj.) 1. nakin; e.g. Thang Ling is taller than Thang Uk = Thang Uk nakin Thang Ling a
sang deuh. 2. deuh; e.g. John is taller than Jack = John cu Jack nakin a sang deuh.
thank - (v.) lawmhnak biachim, lawmh; e.g. I want to thank you for the gift = Laksawng na ka pekmi caah
lawmh kan duh.
thankful - (adj.) i lawmh , aa lawmmi.
thankless - (adj.) i lawmh lo, aa lawm lomi.
thanks - (adv.) ruangah, thawngin; e.g. Thanks to John's effort, the garden has many fruits = John
rianttuannak thawngin dum chungah thei tampi a um.
thanksgiving - (n.) lunglawmhnak chimnak tuahmi
that - (adj.) khi; e.g. I like that book = Khi cauk khi ka duh.
that - (pron.) kha; e.g. She is the girl that sells the books = Amah cu cauk zuartu kha a si. Bring the box
that has the lid = Chin a ngeimi thingkuang kha rak pu.
that - (conj.) 1. biafonhnak; e.g. I know that six and four make ten = Paruk le pali fonh ah pahra a chuak
ti kha ka hngalh. 2. caah; e.g. He ran fast that he may catch his friends = A hawile kha a phak hna
nakhnga khulrang in a tli. in that = cucaah.
that - (adv.) cu can; e.g. The baby cannot stay up that long = Ngakchia cu cu can cu hngilh loin a um
kho lo.
thatch - (n.) ngaidi.
that's - (contraction) that is.
thaw - (v.) a khalmi hawhra a tit khi; e.g. The sun thaws the ice = Ni nih tikhal kha a titter.
the - (art.) definite article cucu, cu hna cu, kha kha, kha hna kha; e.g. The dog I saw had no tail = Ka
hmuhmi uico nih khan mei a ngei lo. The boys you met were my brothers = Na tonmi ngakchia hna kha
ka naule an si.
the heavens - (n.) van
The humanities - (n.) Grik le Latin holh in ttialmi cauk hna le ca tinak a si
The Inquisition - (n.) 'The Inquisition' a sullam cu Roman Catholic Church nih 'zumhnak hman lo i an
ruahmi hna thattu ah an rak tuahmi bu' a si
the other day - (adv.) kan hnulei te ah khan
theatre - (n.) 1. lamnak hmun. 2. baisikup piahnak hmun. 3. raltuknak hmun. 4. siinn chung i mi hlainak
hmun.
theatrical - (adj.) lamnak he aa pehtlaimi.
thee - (pron.) nangmah
theft - (n.) firnak
their - (pron.) anmah ta; e.g. These are their books = Hihi anmah cauk an si.
theirs - (pron.) anmah ta; e.g. These books are theirs = Hi cauk hna hi anmah ta an si.
thieves - (v.) mifir hna.
them - (pron.) anmah; e.g. I saw two boys on the road. I told them to go to school = Lam ah ngakchia
pahnih ka hmuh hna, anmah cu sianginn ah kal u tiah ka ti hna.
theme - (n.) biatlangpi
themselves - (pron.) anmah le anmah
then - (adv.) kha caan ah khan , khi tikah , cun , cu a si ahcum
thence - (adv.) cuka hmun in
thenceforth - (adv.) ca caan ri in, cu caan thawkin.
theocracy - (n.) Pathian cu a kan uktu cozah a si ti zumhnak
theologian - (n.) Pathian kong cawnnak i a thiammi
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