- Practice asking and answering the following questions,
concentrating on the tones.
ໄປບໍ |
pay bɔɔ |
Would you like to go? |
| ໄປ |
pay |
I like to go. |
|
ສະບາຍບໍ |
sabaay bɔɔ |
Are you fine? |
| ສະບາຍ |
sabaay |
I am fine. |
| ເຍັນບໍ |
jen bɔɔ |
Is it cool? |
| ເຍັນ |
jen |
It is cool. |
| ຈາງບໍ |
caaŋ bɔɔ |
Is it tasteless? |
| ຈາງ |
caaŋ |
It is tasteless? |
| ເອົາບໍ |
aw bɔɔ |
Do you want to take it? |
| ເອົາ |
aw |
I want to take it. |
- Practice these paying attention to tone and rhythm.
| ມີຖືກ
ມີຜິດ |
míi
thŷyk míi phít |
Some are right, some wrong. |
| ມີອ່ອນ
ມີແຂັງ |
míi
ɔ̄ɔn míi khε̌εŋ |
Some are soft, some hard. |
| ມີດີ
ມີຊົ່ວ |
míi dii
míi sūa |
Some are good, some bad. |
| ມີໃຫຍ່
ມີນ້ອຍ |
míi
ñāy míi nɔ̀ɔy |
Some are big, some small. |
| ມີຕື້ນ
ມີເລິກ |
míi tŷyn
míi lǝ̄k |
Some are shallow, some deep. |
| ມີຄູ່
ມີຄີ່ກ |
míi
khūu míi khìik |
Some are even, some odd. |
| ມີຮັ່ງ
ມີທຸກ |
míi
hāŋ míi thūk |
Some are rich, some poor. |
| ມີປຽກ
ມີແຫັງ |
míi pîak
míi hε̂εŋ |
Some are wet, some dry. |
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