- In expressions where a word is repeated, the first occurrence is
shorter than the second. Practice.
wdh
wdh Xwdh C? |
ka@y ka@y |
quite near |
-nj
-nj X-nj C? |
sy&y
sy&y |
straight ahead |
g-qhk
g-qhk Xg-qhk C? |
sa@w sa@w |
early morning |
s;ko
s;ko Xs;ko C? |
wa%an
wa%an |
rather sweet |
wx wx
,k ,k Xwx C ,k C? |
pay pay
ma#a ma#a |
going and coming |
0hk'
0hk' X0hk' C? |
kha^aG
kha^aG |
alongside |
- Practice these phrases made up of two high falling tones.
]hko-hk' |
la@an
sa@aG |
million elephants |
c]h;]hP; |
lE@Ew
li@aw |
then turn |
]hP;-hkp |
li@aw
sa@ay |
tunr left |
r;dg9qhk |
phu@ak
ca@w |
you all |
,nhouh |
my&y
ni@i |
today |
Ihkor5ho |
ha@an
phu@n |
the shop over there |
gdqhk]=h |
ka@w lO@O |
nine wheels |
gvuhovhkp |
A@An a@ay |
call brother (older) |
Ihvo3rf |
hO@On
pho@ot |
too hot |
ohv'm6f |
nO@OG
thu@ut |
the ambassodor's brother
(younger) |
- Ihko ha@an
is another h~l word.
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