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DATES
patithin =
calendar wan =
day saèpdaa/¬aathiæt
=
week d}an =
month
year =
pii pii nii =
this year wan thiìi
=
date wan niæi
=
today
m}a wan niæi =
yesterday phruN nii =
tomorrow
wan
niæi
thawraìy? =
What's
today’s
date?
m}a wan niæi
wan thiìi
thawraìy?
=
What was
yesterday’s date?
phruìN niæi
thawraìy? =
W
What's
tomorrow's
date?
Days
Months
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January
=
d}an
makaraa khom |
| Monday
=
wan can |
February
=
d}an
kumphaa phan |
| Tuesday
=
wan
¬aNkhaan |
March
=
d}an
miinaa khom |
| Wednesday
=
wan phuæt
|
April
=
d}an
mee saa yon |
| Thursday
=
wan phar}hat
|
May
=
d}an
phr}æsaphaa
khom |
| Friday
=
wan suèk
|
June
=
d}an
miæthuè
naa yon |
| Saturday
=
wan sa<w
|
July
=
d}an
karakadaa khom |
| Sunday
=
wan
¬aathiæt
|
August
=
d}an si<N
ha<a
khom |
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September
=
d}an
kanyaa yon |
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October
=
d}an
tuè
laa khom
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November=
d}an
phr}ætsa
cikaa yon |
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December
=
d}an
thanwaa khom |
Present Time
(paèt cuè ban)
wanniæi=today
¬aathit
niæi
=
this week
d}an niæi
d}an
niæi
=
this month, pii
niæi
=
this year
Future Time
(¬anaa
khoæt)
phruN
niæi
=tomorrow,
wan can
naìa
=next
Monday,
¬
¬aathit
naìa
= next week,
d}an
naìa=
next
month, pii
naìa
=
next
year
¬ièik
2,3,4
wan/¬aathit/d}an/pii=in
2,3,4
days/weeks/months/years
When
will …………..?
Q:Subj
+ ca + V + Obj +
m} ìa
raèy?
khun ca pay
¬ameerika m}ìa
raèy?
______
naìa
A:
Subj
+ ca + V
+ Obj
+
pho<m
ca pay ¬ameerika
phruìN
niæi
A:
¬ièik……..
Subj
+ ca + V
+ Obj
¬ièik
d}an
pho<m
ca pay ¬ameerika
How
long will ………..?
Q:
Subj
+ ca + V
+ Obj
+ naan
thaìw
raèy?
khun
ca yuèu
nay
¬ameerika naan
thaìw
raèy?
A:
Subj
+ ca + V
+ Obj
+ length of time
pho<m
ca yuèu
nay
¬ameerika
12
wan /
2
¬aathiæt
Past Time
( ¬adièit)
2
wan 2
days
m }ìa
wan niæi=yesterday,
m}ìa
3
¬aathit
thiìi
lEæEw
3
weeks ago
4
d}an 4
months
When
did ……..…?
Q:
Subj
+ V
+ Obj
+ m} ìa
ray?
khun pay ¬ameerika
m}ìa
ray?
A:
Subj
+ V
+ Obj
+ m}ìa
________
thii lEæEw
phoìm
pay ¬ameerika m}ìa
2
¬aathit
thii lEæEw
You
can either use
thiìi
lEæEw
or just
lEæEw
to show something that happened in the
past.
However,
the second one shows that someone has been there for that period of time.
If
you say
pay
¬ameerika
song wan lEæEw
it means that they have gone to America
for two days.
If
you say
pay ¬ameerika
song wan thiìi
lEæEw
then
that means they went to America
two days ago.
How
long did ……..…?
Q:
Subj
+ V
+ Obj
+ naan thaæw
raèy
lEEw?
khun yuæu
nay
¬ameerika
naan thaæw raèy
lEEw
A:
Subj
+ V
+ Obj
+ length of time
pho<m
yuæu
nay
¬ameerika
12
wan /
2
¬aathit
TELLING THE TIME
( wee laa)
Telling
the time is split into
7
time segments.
Late
Morning:
06:00 – 11:59 a.m.
chaæaw
t}è} n
=
wake up, ¬aèap
naæam
=
shower, prEEnfan=
brush your teeth
tEè N
tua
=
get dressed, thaan/kin
¬aaha<an
chaìaw
=to
have breakfast,
¬OOk
caak baan=to
leave the house, maa th}n
=to arrive at a place
prachum
=
to have a meeting, rəìəm…….
= to begin something,
……….
seèæt
= to finish something
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Mid Day:
12:00 – 12:59
p.m. thiaN
thaan/kin
¬aaha<an
klaa N wan
= to have lunch
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Afternoon
1:00 –
4:59 p.m. baay
tham Naan
=
to work, klaèp baìan = to go home
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Early evening
5:00 – 6:59 p.m. yen
klaèp
baìan
= to go home, ¬aaèp
naæam
= to shower, thaan/kin
¬aaha<an
yen = to have dinner
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Late
evening
7:00-
11:59 p.m.
thuìm
tham kaan baìan
=
to do homework, duu thee wee
=
to watch tv,
¬aaèn
naæNs} <}
=
to read a book, khaìw
nOOn =
to go to bed,
nOOn =
to sleep
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Midnight
12:00
– 12:59 a.m.
thiaN
kh}}n
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Early
morning
1:00 –
5:59 a.m.
tii
t}}n
= to wake/get up
khem
=
clock hand, khem yaaw
=
long hand, khem san
=
short hand
_3_
mooŋ (troŋ ) = _3_ o’clock, _3_
mooN
khr}ìN
= ½ past _3_
th}<N
… = until..
Q:
Subj
+ v
+ Obj
+ tOOn
nay ?
A:
Subj
+ V
+ Obj
+ tOOn
chaæaw
6:00 – 8:59 a.m.
sa<ay
9: 00 – 11:59 a.m.
thiìaN
12 noon – 12:59 p.m.
baèay
1:00 - 4:59 p.m.
yen
5:00 – 6:59 p.m.
khaìm
7:00 – 8:59 p.m.
d}èk
9:00 – 11:59
p.m.
thiaN
khoon
12
midnight – 12.59 a.m.
tii
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 1:00 – 05:59 a.m.
kièi
mooN lEæEw?
=
What
time
is it?
6,7,8,9,10,11
mooN
thiìaN
baèay
1,2,3,4
(mooN) khr}ìN
5,
6
mooN
1,2,3,4,5
thuìm nathii
thiìaN
kh}}n
tii
1,2,3,4,5
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