Grammar Notes 29
              
  1. khO&y 7jvp Click to Listen often occurs in commands.  it is usually repeated, khO&y khO&y 7jvp 7jvpClick to Listen
  
  gIaf7jvp C 9vd9b'ly[jc8dClick to Listen he&t khO&y khO&y cO^Ok cy&G si bO&O tE^Ek

Do it gently so the glass doesn't break.

  1. thi&i mu Click to Listen  'who, which, that' is a connecting word.  It is often optional and added for emphasis.
  7qomu,k[+c,jovhkp0hvpClick to Listen
kho#n thi&i ma#a bO&O mE#En a@ay khO^y
The person who came is not my brother.
    
 ]k;gxao7qomufuClick to Listen
la#aw pen kho#n thi&i dii
He's a good person.
    
  0hvpglp.9mug9qhk,k[+wfhClick to Listen
khO^y si%a cay thi&i ca@w ma#a bO&O da@y
I am sorry that you can't come. bookshalves

 

Note that thi&i mu Click to Listen is also used with khO^Op cay 0v[.9.Click to Listen

  
  0v[.9mug9qhklqj'xnh,.sh0hvpClick to Listen
khO^Op cay thi&i ca@w so&G py@m ha^y khO&y
Thank you for sending the book to me.
    
 0v[.9mug-uoClick to Listen
khO^Op cay thi&i sA#An
Thank you for inviting me.
    
  0v[.9mu,k1k,Click to Listen
khO^Op cay thi&i ma#a jaam
Thanks for comimg to visit.
    
  0v[.9mu,kgvqkw,h.shClick to Listen
khO^Op cay thi&i aw ma^ak ma@y ma#a ha^y
Thanks for bringing the fruit.

 

  1. ca#k nO^Oy 9adVjvp Click to Listen 'a little bit' is often used to emphasize a negative.
  [+1kdwx9adVjvpClick to Listen
bO&O ja^ak pay ca#k nO^Oy
I don't want to go one bit.
   
  [+,u9adVjvpClick to Listen
bO&O mi#i ca#k nO^Oy
We don't have one bit.
   
  
  1. Note the word order of the following sentences. 
  
  [+,ug9hp.-hClick to Listen bO&O mi#i ci@a say We don't have any paper to use.
  [+,ug'yo.-hClick to Listen bO&O mi#i GA#n sa@y We don't have any money to spend.
          
   
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