- cȳŋ ຈຶງ
w
'then, thus, therefore, so' is a connecting word
between two sentences. It often occurs in pen ñǎŋ ເປັນຫຍັງ w
(why) questions and in answers to them. It often
links cause and result sentences. Take careful note of the word order. cȳŋ ຈຶງ w follows the subject of the second sentence. cȳŋ ຈຶງ w is sometimes left out of pen ñǎŋ ເປັນຫຍັງ w questions.
ເປັນຫຍັງເຈົ້າຈຶງບໍ່ໄປ |
pen ñǎŋ càw cȳŋ bɔ̄ɔ pay |
Why didn't
you go? |
ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ມີເງິນ ຂ້ອຍຈຶງບໍ່ໄປ |
khɔ̂y bɔ̄ɔ míi ŋǝ́n khɔ̂y cȳŋ bɔ̄ɔ pay |
I don't have
money, so I didn't go. |
- phɔ̄ wāa ເພາະວ່າ
w
'because' is often used in answers to pen ñǎŋ ເປັນຫຍັງ w 'why' questions.
ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ໄປເພາະວ່າຂ້ອຍບໍ່ມີເງຶນ |
khɔ̂y bɔ̄ɔ pay phɔ̄ wāa khɔ̄y bɔ̄ɔ míi ŋǝ́n |
I didn't go
because I had no money. |
- lὲεw ແລ້ວ
w
'already' is also used as a connecting word meaning 'as
a result, then, after, after that'.
ລາວໄປຢູ່ນຳ ແລ້ວເຮືອນຄັບໂພດ |
láaw pay jūu námˏ lὲεw hýan khāp phòot |
He moved in,
and then the house was too crowded. |
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