Drum Publication Group Draft Sgaw Karen Transliteration Work List This word list is made available to assist those wishing to learn Sgaw Karen. It is designed to be used along with the Transliteration Guide available on our web site. We hope it will be a useful tool in learning the Karen script. Basic Expressions Yes ma y rh> No ta may bà wrh>b. Thanks you ta blü w>bsK; Thank you very much ta blü dòh mä w>bsK;'d.r; Never mind a twä ta òh bà twG;wtd.b. Please wee thä sgōo 0Ho;plR Fantastic, great ghāy dòh mä *hR’d.r; Come here! heh la ēe [JvXtHR Look at this gwa la ēe uG>vXtHR Don't worry go h ta ghāy ud>w*hR OK, good ghāy, ghāy lee *hR< *hRvH Enough (work for now) bà lee b.vH I understand ya na pu h ,e>yX> I don't understand ya na ta pu h bà ,e>wyX>b. Questions Who? ma tā lèh rwRvJ.I What? ma nù lèh rEkRvJ.I Where? hpeh lèh , oh hpèh lèh zJvJ.< td.zJvJ. When? a kah hpeh lèh tcgzJvJ. How? di lèh 'fvJ.I Why? bà ma nū a hkoh lèh b.rEkRtCdvJ.I How many? pwēh ___ lèh ySJRúúúúvJ.I How much (cost)? hsëe ah lèh / hteh lèh qH;tgvJ.< xJvJ. What are you doing? na mā ma nū lèh erRrEkRvJ. What's wrong? bà ma nū lèh b.rEkRvJ. Do you understand? na na pu h ahh ee>yX>{g What's your name? na mēe di lèh erHR'fvJ. Can I help you? ya mā sūh nā thay ah ,rRpXReRoh{g
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Drum Publication Group Draft Sgaw Karen Transliteration Work List
This word list is made available to assist those wishing to learn Sgaw Karen. It is designed to be used along with the Transliteration Guide available on our web site. We hope it will be a useful tool in learning the Karen script.
Basic Expressions Yes may rh> No ta may bà wrh>b. Thanks you ta blü w>bsK; Thank you very much ta blü dòh mä w>bsK;'d.r;
Never mind a twä ta òh bà twG;wtd.b. Please wee thä sgōo 0Ho;plR Fantastic, great ghāy dòh mä *hR’d.r;
Come here! heh la ēe [JvXtHR
Look at this gwa la ēe uG>vXtHR
Don't worry goh ta ghāy ud>w*hR
OK, good ghāy, ghāy lee *hR< *hRvH
Enough (work for now) bà lee b.vH
I understand ya na puh ,e>yX>
I don't understand ya na ta puh bà ,e>wyX>b.
Questions Who? ma tā lèh rwRvJ.I
What? ma nù lèh rEkRvJ.I
Where? hpeh lèh , oh hpèh lèh zJvJ.< td.zJvJ.
When? a kah hpeh lèh tcgzJvJ.
How? di lèh 'fvJ.I
Why? bà ma nū a hkoh lèh b.rEkRtCdvJ.I
How many? pwēh ___ lèh ySJRúúúúvJ.I
How much (cost)? hsëe ah lèh / hteh lèh qH;tgvJ.< xJvJ.
What are you doing? na mā ma nū lèh erRrEkRvJ.
What's wrong? bà ma nū lèh b.rEkRvJ.
Do you understand? na na puh ahh ee>yX>{g
What's your name? na mēe di lèh erHR'fvJ.
Can I help you? ya mā sūh nā thay ah ,rRpXReRoh{g
Does anyone here speak English?
pwā teh eh ga lëe glọh bà òh ah
ySRwJtJuvH;usdmb.td.{g
What do you call this in Karen?
a weh ēe na göh luh pwā ga nyaw glọh di léh
t0JtHReud;vXySRunDusdm'fvJ.
What does that mean? ta èe a kaw pa nyaw di lèh
w>tHRtcDynD'fvJ.
How do you pronounce this?
na hpä thàw di lèh ez;oD.'fvJ.
Can you translate this for me?
na glọh htee nay yā ta ēe thay ahh
eusdmxHM>,Rw>tHRoh{g
What do you want? na thä law ma nū lèh eo;vDrEkRvJ.
Quantities Many ta hpà, ta poo wz.< wyl
All keh lēr cJvXm
1st kàw htëe ga tuh cD.xH;uwX>
2nd kee kah ta kah cHcgwcg
3rd thuh kah ta kah oXcgwcg
Half ta wạ, ta gọo w0m< wulm
Quarter lwee poo ta poo vGH>ylwyl
Number naw ghee eD>*H>
A lot ah ah tgtg
Little hsëe qH;
A little ta sëh hpoh wpJ;zd
Each göh (kah) ud;(cg)
Every sụ sụ pkmpkm
Mostly ah ta gay tgwuh>
Some ta nāw weDR
Too much ah ah ka lẹh tgtguvJm
Equal (amount) pwēh thöh thöh ySJRod;od;
None naw ___ bà eDúúúúb.
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A little ta sëh poh wpJ;zd
A lot ah ah Tgtg
Abdomen huh hpuh [XzX
About (concerning) Bà hkä däw / luh ____ a ghay
b.C;'D;< vXúúúút*h>
Acid hsèe qH.
Across (narrow space) kaw tẹh cDwJm
Across (wide space) kaw ghạ cD*m
Aeroplane ga baw yōo ubD,lR
Again ga däw ta blaw u'D;wbsD
Ago (three months) a pōo gwẹe (ther lah) tylRuGHm (oXvg)
Alcohol thëe oH;
Alive moo, òh moo rl< td.rl
All keh lụh cJvXm
All (day) daw (nēe) 'D (her)
All (week) daw ta (nwee) 'Dw (EGH)
Allow dü lēh 'k;vJR
Alone ta ghā w*R
Along (by), around wä ta rëe 0;w&H;
Also say gäw ph>uD;
America gaw america (a meh ra gā) uD>trJ&uR
Among glah, luh ___ glah usg< vXúúúúusg
Anaesthetic ka thè tạw tū uoH.wDmwkR
And däw 'D;
Anemia thwèe ghee sa ta hsah oGH.*H>p>w>qg
Angry thä htàw o;xD.
Animals hsà poh gaw poh q.zduD>zd
Animist moh lu pa la rd>vky>v>
Ankle kàw day gọh cD.'hudm
Answer (n) ta sëe hsuh w>pH;qX
Answer (v) sëe hsuh pH;qX
Ant tuh wX>
Anxious thä goh o;ud>
Anything ta ta mēe mēe w>wrHRrHR
Appetite (bad) àw ta beh bà tD.wbJb.
Appetite (good) àw beh tD.bJ
Arm su pk
Army thü mu dòh ok;rk>'d.
Artery (and vein) thwèe glōh oGH.usdR
As far as tū dà peh wkR'.zJ
Ash mày oo klà rh.tlcs.
Ask thee gwa oHuG>
Asthma ta thä ëe w>o;tH;
At luh vX
Aunt mu ga rk>*>
B
Back kluh hkee csXCH
Back pain ploh hkee hsah ysd>CHqg
Bad uh tX
Bag htùh xX.
Bamboo wà 0.
Bamboo (split and flattened)
hpu dah, pee dah zk'g< zH'g
Banana ta gwee thà wuGHo.
Baptist bluh htee bsXxH
Basket nạ em
Bathe lù htee vk.xH
Battery dä keh (Burmese) ';cJ (vDth.)
Beans peh yJ
Bear tā thoo wRol
Beautiful hkee lā CHvR
Because of may luh ___ a hkoh rh>vXúúúútCd
Become keh htàw uJxD.
Bed law mee vD>rH
Bedroom law mee düh vD>rH'X;
Bee ka neh ueJ
Before luh a poò gweē vXtylRuGHm
Before (doing) ta klü luh ___ wcsK;vXúúúú
Before (I go) ta klü (ya heh) wcsK;(,[J)
Behind luh ___ a law kee vXúúúútvD>cH
Believe nạ em
Beside tha hkēh dåw, a ka pā oCJR'D;< tuyR
Best ghāy ga tuh *hRuwX>
Betel thëh thà oJ;o.
Better ghāy nay dëe *hRM>'H;
Better (improved) ghāy htàw *hRxD.
Between luh ___ a ka hsöo vXúúúútuql;
Bible Lẹe saw hsgee vHmpDqSH
Big dòh 'd.
Bird htòh xd.
Birth ta òh plèh w>td.zsJ.
Biscuit gòh ud.
Bite ày th.
Bitter kà c.
Black thoo ol
Blackboard luh thày bà thoo vX>oh.b.ol
Bladder hsèe duh qH.'X
Blanket yà lü ,.vk;
Bleeding thwèe, thwèe lāw oGH.< oGH.vDR
Blind bláw bsD.
Blood thwèe oGH.
Blue lah hay vg[h
Blunt lāy vhR
Boat klee csH
Boat engine klee sëh csHpJ;
Boatman pwā nàw klee ySReD.csH
Body moh pwa rd>yS>
Boil klaw csD
Bone hkee CH
Book lẹe vHm
Books lẹe ta hpà vHmwz.
Border gaw hsuh uD>qX
Bored ta guh thä w>uX.o;
Borrow hkay loh Chvd>
Bottle pa law yvD
Bowl law kaw ga thoo vDcDuol
Boy / Girl friend ta èh taw w>tJ.wD
Brain kòh nọo cd.Elm
Brave du 'l
Break bö ka bd;u>
Breast nu Ek>
Breast milk nu htee Ek>xH
Breathe thä o;
Bridge tōh wdR
Broom nàw kweh thòh eD.cGJod.
Brown lü, ghāw lü vk;< *DRvk;
Brush brüh (or brush) -bX;
Buddhist pwā bah thaw kah, pwā Buddha poh
ySRbgoDcg< ySRbl;';zd
Buffalo pa na ye>
Burma gaw pa yāw uD>y,DR
But bà hsà, bà hsà däw b.q.< b.q.'D;
Buttock kee koh cHud>
Buy pwāy ySŒR
C
California State California gaw sèh uJ.vH.zdeH,guD>pJ.
Call göh ud;
Can (able) thay oh
Candle pa neh, pa neh wah yeJ< yeJ0g
Careful (be careful) pa law thä yvD>o;
Carry (on back) wee 0H
Cart lày vh.
Cat thà mee nyāw o.rHnDR
Cause dü keh htàw 'k;uJxD.
Centipede dä baw ';bD
Chalk hàw kòh wah [D.cd.0g
Change (alter) leh lọh vJvdm
Channel htee glō xHusdR
Chapter a hsuh dòh tqX'd.
Charcoal thwà oG.
Chase lōo vlR
Cheek böh pā bd;yR
Chest thä nah pwa o;egyS>
Chew ày blëh th.bsJ;
Chicken hsaw qD
Chicken pox luh htee ta hsah, ta tàw tah vX>xHw>qg< w>xD.xg