Sentence making
Subject + Verb
- I walk = wa kia [wa4 kiia2]
- You sleep = lu khun [lu4 khun3]
- He eats = i ciak [i1 ciak1]
- She thinks = i sio [i1 siior3]
- It stinks = (i) chaubi [(i1) chau4bi3]
- We run = walang cau [wa4lang2 cau4]
- You all look = lulang khua [lu4lang2 khuua3]
- They jump = ilang thiau [i1lang2 thiau3]
Subject + Verb + Object
- I eat rice = wa ciak pui [wa4 ciak1 puui3]
- You drink beer = lu lim ciu [lu4 lim1 ciu4]
- He reads a book = i thak chek [i1 thak1 chaek3]
- She knocks the door = i khok mui [i1 khork1 mui2]
- It barks at people = i pui lang [i1 pui3 lang2]
- We open the window = walang khui thia-nga [wa4lang2 khui1 thia3-nga4]
- You all hit a person = lulang phak lang [lu4lang2 phak3 lang2]
- They write a book = ilang sia chek [i1lang2 sia4 chaek3]
Subject + Verb + Object + Adverb of Manner
- I sing nicely = wa chiokua hothia [wa4 chiior4kua1 ho4thiia1]
- You walk fast = lu kia khuai [lu4 kiia2 khuai3]
- He jumps high = i thiau kuan [i1 thiau3 kuan2]
- She thinks slowly = i sio ban [i1 siior3 ban3]
- It feels well = i kamkak ho [i1 kam1kak3 ho4]
- We drink a lot = walang lim ce [wa4lang2 lim1 cay3]
- You all study continuously = lulang okchek betheng [lu4lang2 ok3chaek3 bay3thayng2]
- They talk loudly = ilang kong-ua tuasia [i1lang2 korng4-ua3 tua3siia1]
Subject + Verb + Adverb of Place
- I sit on a chair = wa ce uan kau-i [wa4 cay3 uan1 kau3-ii4]
- You sleep on a bed = lu khun uan bincheng [lu4 khun3 uan1 bin3cheng2]
- He stays at a hotel = i tua uan likuan [i1 tua3 uan1 li1kuan4]
- She gives birth at a hospital = i sekia uan lokkunchu [i1 saae3kiia4 uan1 lork4kun3chu3]
- It hides at home = i thaubik uan chu [i1 thau3bik1 uan1 chu3]
- We go to school = walang khi okteng [wa4lang2 khi4 ork3teng2]
- You all watch in the cinema = lulang khua uan hitai [lu4lang2 khuua3 uan1 hi4tai2]
- They work in the factory= ilang cokang uan kangtio [i1lang2 co4kang1 uan1 kang3tiior2]
Subject + Adverb of Time + Verb + Object
- I shall eat bread tomorrow = wa miacai ciak roti [wa4 mia4cai3 ciak1 ror3ti1]
- You will meet him later = lu tan tu i [lu4 tan4 tu4 i1]
- He called me yesterday = i came kio wa [i1 ca3maae2 kio3 wa4]
- She is playing a game now = i tongkim li game [i1 torng3kim1 li4 gaym4]
- It came just now = (i) thama lai [(i1) tha3ma4 lai2]
- We shall return next week = walang au lepai tui [wa4lang2 au3 lay4pai3 tuui4]
- You all will compete next year = lulang meni pisai [lu4lang2 mae3ni2 pi4sai3]
- They watched TV an hour ago = ilang ca cetiam ceng khua tiense [i1lang2 ca4 ce3tiam4 cayng1 khuua4 tiayn1se4]
Notes. "It" is expressed differently for animate and inanimate objects.
"It" for animate objects, like animals, is "i [i1]". "It" for inanimate objects, like things, is often omitted.
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