3.10: Key Vocabulary and Useful Expressions

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    Useful Vocabulary
    IPA English
    leek number
    krua-saa family
    sa-maa-chək member
    bɔɔng-p’oon sibling
    bpon-maan how many/how much
    mo-haa-vi-jia-lai university
    vi-jia-lai high school
    koon children/kids
    nəng and
    haəy already

    Useful Expressions
    IPA English
    Khnhom mian bɔɔng-p’oon bpii neak. I have two siblings.
    Koat mian koon-bproh m’neak. I have a son.
    Khnhom aa-yu sam-seb-buan chnam. I am 34 years old.
    koat riab-kaa haəy. He got married already.
    koat jia m’daay roo-bɔh khnhom. She is my mother.
    Grammar Point Summary
    Question word: bpon-maan Bpon-maan is placed at the end of a statement to ask “How many?” and “How much?”. bpon-maan is also used to ask for a person’s age. For example:
    • Neak mian koon bpon-maan neak? “How many children do you have?”
    • Neak aa-yu bpon-maan? “How old are you?”
    The classifier “Neak” The classifier “Neak” is used for people with the question bpon-maan. However, when Muay (one) is used with a classifier, it is contracted to M’neak. For example:
    • Koat mian koon-bproh m’neak. “He has a son.”
    Possessive adjective “roo-bɔh” The word for “of” is Roo-bɔh and possession can be expressed using the pattern: noun+roo-bɔh+ possessor. The word roo-bɔh is frequently omitted in spoken language.

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