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Lesson 9 of 10
Time and days in Manipuri
Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please. Play the ten Manipuri words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Manipuri phrases in this lesson
- ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯛHOU-jik
- Now
- ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗma-TUNG-da
- Later
- ꯉꯁꯤnga-SI
- Today
- ꯍꯌꯦꯡha-YENG
- Tomorrow
- ꯉꯁꯤ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯗꯥꯡnga-SI nu-mi-DANG
- Tonight
- ꯀꯔꯤ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ?ka-RI ma-TAM-da
- When?
- ꯀꯔꯤ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ ꯍꯥꯡꯗꯣꯛꯀꯅꯤ?ka-RI ma-TAM-da hang-DOK-ka-ni
- What time does it open?
- ꯈꯔꯥ ꯉꯥꯏꯕꯤꯌꯨKHA-ra NGAI-bi-yu
- One moment, please
- ꯃꯤꯅꯤꯠMI-nit
- Minutes
- ꯄꯨꯡPUNG
- Hours
ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯛ ꯆꯠꯀꯅꯤ (HOU-jik CHAT-ka-ni) means "I will go now". As everywhere, the word is more elastic in practice than in the dictionary.
Literally "at the back", meaning afterward. For soon or quickly, use ꯊꯨꯅ (THU-na), which is what you want when a bus is leaving.
Note the ꯁꯤ (si) ending, the same "this" that appears in ꯑꯁꯤ (a-SI). Today is literally this day.
Literally "this evening".
Literally "at what time?".
Literally "at what time will it open?".
Literally "kindly wait a little".
From English.
Also means o'clock.