Sentence making

Subject + Verb

1. I walk = wa kia [wa4 kiia2]
2. You sleep = lu khun [lu4 khun3]
3. He eats = i ciak [i1 ciak1]
4. She thinks = i sio [i1 siior3]
5. It stinks = (i) chaubi [(i1) chau4bi3]
6. We run = walang cau [wa4lang2 cau4]
7. You all look = lulang khua [lu4lang2 khuua3]
8. They jump = ilang thiau [i1lang2 thiau3]

Subject + Verb + Object

1. I eat rice = wa ciak pui [wa4 ciak1 puui3]
2. You drink beer = lu lim ciu [lu4 lim1 ciu4]
3. He reads a book = i thak chek [i1 thak1 chaek3]
4. She knocks the door = i khok mui [i1 khork1 mui2]
5. It barks at people = i pui lang [i1 pui3 lang2]
6. We open the window = walang khui thia-nga [wa4lang2 khui1 thia3-nga4]
7. You all hit a person = lulang phak lang [lu4lang2 phak3 lang2]
8. They write a book = ilang sia chek [i1lang2 sia4 chaek3]

Subject + Verb + Object + Adverb of Manner

1. I sing nicely = wa chiokua hothia [wa4 chiior4kua1 ho4thiia1]
2. You walk fast = lu kia khuai [lu4 kiia2 khuai3]
3. He jumps high = i thiau kuan [i1 thiau3 kuan2]
4. She thinks slowly = i sio ban [i1 siior3 ban3]
5. It feels well = i kamkak ho [i1 kam1kak3 ho4]
6. We drink a lot = walang lim ce [wa4lang2 lim1 cay3]
7. You all study continuously = lulang okchek betheng [lu4lang2 ok3chaek3 bay3thayng2]
8. They talk loudly = ilang kong-ua tuasia [i1lang2 korng4-ua3 tua3siia1]

Subject + Verb + Adverb of Place

1. I sit on a chair = wa ce uan kau-i [wa4 cay3 uan1 kau3-ii4]
2. You sleep on a bed = lu khun uan bincheng [lu4 khun3 uan1 bin3cheng2]
3. He stays at a hotel = i tua uan likuan [i1 tua3 uan1 li1kuan4]
4. She gives birth at a hospital = i sekia uan lokkunchu [i1 saae3kiia4 uan1 lork4kun3chu3]
5. It hides at home = i thaubik uan chu [i1 thau3bik1 uan1 chu3]
6. We go to school = walang khi okteng [wa4lang2 khi4 ork3teng2]
7. You all watch in the cinema = lulang khua uan hitai [lu4lang2 khuua3 uan1 hi4tai2]
8. They work in the factory= ilang cokang uan kangtio [i1lang2 co4kang1 uan1 kang3tiior2]

Subject + Adverb of Time + Verb + Object

1. I shall eat bread tomorrow = wa miacai ciak roti [wa4 mia4cai3 ciak1 ror3ti1]
2. You will meet him later = lu tan tu i [lu4 tan4 tu4 i1]
3. He called me yesterday = i came kio wa [i1 ca3maae2 kio3 wa4]
4. She is playing a game now = i tongkim li game [i1 torng3kim1 li4 gaym4]
5. It came just now = (i) thama lai [(i1) tha3ma4 lai2]
6. We shall return next week = walang au lepai tui [wa4lang2 au3 lay4pai3 tuui4]
7. You all will compete next year = lulang meni pisai [lu4lang2 mae3ni2 pi4sai3]
8. 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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