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Simple everyday English phrases to Kayan

​How are you?

Nun dengah?

I am fine.

Sayu kah akui.

I do not feel good.

Ji'ek noh kui.

Where are you going?

Tei hino' ka' du?

I am going to the market.

Akui seng tei ha' pasen anih.

I am going to the farm.

Akui seng tei ha' luma anih.

Akui seng tei kakah anih

*kakah - the word kakah means going out to do general works on the farm.

I am going to work (office).

Akui seng tei nyadui anih.

What do we have for lunch today?

Nun kan telo' danih?

We are having fish.

Kan masik telo'.

We are having chicken.

Kan nyap telo'.

We are having pork.

Kan uting telo'.

We are having boar's meat.

Kan bavui telo'.

We are having preserved pork meat.

Kan lisem uting telo'.

We are hvaing preserved boar's meat.

Kan lisem bavui telo'.

We are having preserved fish.

Kan lisem masik telo'.

The weather today is good.

Sayu lan dau danih.

It's bad weather today.

Ji'ek dau danih.

It's raining today.

Usan dau danih.

The weather is terribly hot today.

Hanit lan dau danih.

I am drenched because of the rain.

Basa nyot kui kenan usan anih.

Have you taken your bath?

Uh nah ika' duh du?

No, I haven't.

Usi piyan.

I have a headache.

Perah kuhung kui.

You need to take medicine.

Kani ubat k.

I don't have medicine.

Usi te' ubat kui.

The clinic is close today.

Usi klinik buka, or,

Tutup klinik danih, or

Pekap klinik danih.

Take care of yourself.

Pelihei kah, ineng sayu im.

Life is hard.

Tusah lan urip.

Take heart.

Pelihei kah.

He is a good person.

Sayu lan lake' anan.

She is a good person.

Sayu lan doh anan.

Can you throw the rubbish, please?

Im tolong meso / mesau luhap anan.

Bring this to school.

Im geri anih sekula.

Bring this to work.

Im geri anih nyadui / kakah.

They had a good time during Christmas.

Ngelu'an lan dalo' te' dau aya' dih.

They are going fishing today.

Tei mese' dalo' danih.

They are going hunting tonight.

Tei nimak dalo' malem anih.

They are going to *nyikep tomorrow.

Tei nyikep dalo' jima.

*nyikep is a Kayan term for catching fish using a traditional hand net)

Lung Paney (Long Panai)

Patek lan ata' hungey Tutoh.

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