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Phrases
Early draft: There was little reliable source material for this language, so some lines may be wrong. Check with a speaker before relying on them.
In Meitei (Manipuri), hello is ꯈꯨꯔꯨꯝꯖꯔꯤ (khurumjari) and thank you is ꯊꯥꯒꯠꯆꯔꯤ (thagatchari). Here are 18 everyday Meitei (Manipuri) phrases with pronunciation, for travel and a first conversation.
How to say hello in Meitei (Manipuri) · How to say thank you in Meitei (Manipuri) · How to say goodbye in Meitei (Manipuri) · How to say please in Meitei (Manipuri) · How to say sorry in Meitei (Manipuri)
| English | Meitei (Manipuri) | Say It Like |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | ꯈꯨꯔꯨꯝꯖꯔꯤ general greeting any time of day — confirmed (Omniglot) | khurumjari |
| Goodbye | ꯀꯥꯏꯅꯔꯁꯤ confirmed (Omniglot); the English loan 'bāi' is also common informally | kainarasi |
| Please | ꯆꯥꯟꯕꯤꯗꯨꯅ confirmed (Omniglot; jamia-physics.net) | chaanbiduna |
| Thank you | ꯊꯥꯒꯠꯆꯔꯤ confirmed (Omniglot; jamia-physics.net); 'yamna thagatchari' = thank you very much | thagatchari |
| Yes | ꯍꯣꯏ confirmed (Omniglot; jamia-physics.net; Wiktionary) | hoi |
| No | ꯅꯑꯠꯇꯦ confirmed (Omniglot; jamia-physics.net) | natte |
| Excuse me / Sorry | ꯂꯥꯟꯖꯔꯦ 'sorry' — confirmed (Omniglot); 'excuse me' is kainomta (also Omniglot) | lanjare |
| Do you speak English? | ꯅꯪ ꯏꯪꯂꯤꯁ ꯅꯥꯡꯕꯔꯥ confirmed (Omniglot, romanized 'nang English naangba heibraa') | nang inglis naangbra |
| I don't understand | ꯑꯩ ꯚꯥꯞ ꯇꯥꯗꯦ confirmed (Omniglot 'əi bhāp tā-dre'; jamia-physics.net 'Ei bhaab taade') | ei bhap tade |
| Please speak slowly | ꯈꯤꯇꯪ ꯇꯞꯅ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯤꯌꯨ confirmed (Omniglot) | khitang tapna haibiyu |
| How much is it? | ꯃꯁꯤ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯑꯣꯢꯒꯅꯤ? confirmed (Wikivoyage) | masi kaya oigani? |
| Where is the bathroom? | ꯃꯄꯥꯟ ꯊꯣꯛꯐꯝ ꯀꯗꯥꯏꯗꯅꯣ? confirmed (Omniglot) | mapan thokpham kadaidano? |
| I'd like this, please | ꯑꯩ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯧꯔꯒꯦ confirmed (Wikivoyage, given as 'I want this') | ei adu lourage |
| The bill, please | ꯃꯃꯜ ꯄꯥꯊꯣꯛꯄ, ꯆꯥꯟꯕꯤꯗꯨꯅ confirmed (Wikivoyage) | mamal pathokpa, chaanbiduna |
| Where is …? | … ꯀꯗꯥꯏꯗꯅꯣ? fill the gap with the place name before this question word — confirmed (Omniglot) | … kadaidano? |
| Help! | ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ! confirmed (Wikivoyage) | mateng paangbiyu! |
| I need a doctor | ꯑꯩ ꯗꯣꯛꯇꯔ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯔꯦ confirmed (Wikivoyage) | ei doktar mathou tare |
| Call the police! | ꯑꯩ ꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁ ꯀꯧꯒꯅꯤ confirmed (Wikivoyage); literally 'I will call the police', used as an urgent instruction | ei poolis kougani |
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