Grammar Notes 22
  1. pay ໄປClick to Listenwand máa ມາClick to Listenw commonly occur as secndary verbs of direction with pháa ພາ sōŋ ສົ່ງ,Click to Listenw aw ເອົາClick to Listenw and other verbs.   As with pharse such as khīi ñǎŋ máa ຂີ່ຫຍັງມາClick to Listenw 'how did you get here?' the pay ໄປ and máa ມາ  indicates action going away from or coming toward the speaker.  

In addition to pay ໄປClick to Listenwand máa ມາ,Click to Listenw khŷn ຂຶ້ນClick to Listenw   and lóŋ ລົງClick to Listenw     may also be used as secondary verbs of direction meaning 'up' and 'down'.

  ເອົາຂຶ້ນໄປClick to Listenw aw khŷn pay take it up
  ເອົາລົງມາClick to Listenw aw lóŋ máa bring it down
  1. kɔ̄ɔ ກໍ was used in Lesson 10 meaning 'also'.  kɔ̄ɔ ກໍ Click to Listenw is also a connecting word used to place events in a time order.  Used this way, it means  'then'.  kɔ̄ɔ ກໍ  follows the subject of the second sentence.  kɔ̄ɔ ກໍ usually unstressed.  The vowel is then shortened. 
  ສົ່ງໜັງສືແລ້ວກໍໄປຫ້ອງການClick to Listenw sōŋ nǎŋsy̌y lὲεw kɔ̄ɔ pay
After I mail the letter, I am going to the office.
  1. hǎa ຫາClick to Listenw  'to look for' may also mean 'to, toward'. 
  ລາວສົ່ງໜັງສືໄປຫາເຈົ້າClick to Listenw láaw sōŋ nǎŋsy̌y pay hǎa càw
He sent a letter to you.

 

  1. nám ນຳClick to Listenw 'with'   often occurs with  fâak ຝາກClick to Listenw 'to send'. 
  ຂໍຝາກໜັງສືນຳເຈົ້າ ໄປຫາໝູ່ Click to Listenw khɔ̌ɔ fâak nǎŋsy̌y nám càw pay hǎa mūu
May I send a letter with you to my friend?
  1. Note how the meaning of phǎy ໃຜClick to Listenw differs in the following sentences. 
  ເຈົ້າພໍ້ໃຜClick to Listenw càw phɔ̀ɔ phǎy Who did you meet?
  ເຈົ້າພໍ້ໃຜບໍClick to Listenw càw phɔ̀ɔ phǎy bɔɔ Did you meet anyone?

Compare this note with grammar note 5 in Lesson 18, and 5(1) in Lesson 19.  This pattern is used with other question words.

  ໄປໄສClick to Listenw pay sǎy Where are you going?
  ສິໄປໄສບໍClick to Listenw si pay sǎy bɔɔ Are you going anywhere?

Note the meaning of the following sentences.

  ໄປເບິ່ງຊິເນດີບໍClick to Listenw pay bǝ̄ŋ sinèe dii bɔɔ How about going to a movie?
  ໄປໄສດີClick to Listenw pay sǎy dii Where's a good place to go?
   
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