SOME USEFUL KHASI WORDS

Phi long kumno ?........- ....How are you ?
Nga shait nga khlain....- ....I am fine
Um.............................- ....Water
Ja.............................. - ....(cooked) rice
dohkha.......................- ....fish (meat)
dohsyiar......................- ....chicken (meat)
dohsniang.................. .- ....Pork
dohblang.................... - ....mutton
jyntah..........................- ....dish (meat /vegetable)
dai............................ ..- ....dhal / lentils
mluh.......................... ..- ....salt
duna.......................... ..- ....less
sohmynken...................- ....chilly
ai biang...................... ..- ....give again
la biang.................... ....- ....enough
Ai um seh............. ........- ....Please give me water
Ai ja seh................ .......- ....Please give me food (rice)
Khublei shibun....... .......- ....Thank you very much
Thiah suk.............. ........- ....Good Night
Katno ka dor ine............- ....What is the price of this ?

HOW TO PRONOUNCE ?

Umiam.................... ....- ....Um-iam
Mawkdok............... ....- ....Maw-kdok
Nohkalikai............... ....- ....Noh-ka-li-kai
Mawsmai................. ....- ....Maw-smai
Nohsngithiang........... ....- ....Noh-sngi-thiang
Thangkharang................- ....Thang-kha-rang
Kynrem.................... ....- ....Kyn-rem
Diañthlen.................. ....- ....Diañ-thlen
Laipateng Khohsiew. ....- Lai-pa-teng-Khoh-siew
Mawjymbuiñ ............ ...- Maw-jym-buiñ

NUMBERS

1 -wei
2 -ar
3 -lai
4 -saw
5 -san
6 -hynriew
7 -hynñiew
8 -phra
9 -khyndai
10 -shiphew
20 -arphew
30 -laiphew
40 -sawphew
50 -sanphew
60 -hynriewphew
70 -hynñiewphew
80 -phraphew
90 -khyndaiphew
100 -shispah
200 -arspah
300 -laispah
400 -sawspah
500 -sanspah
600 -hynriewspah
700 -hynñiewspah
800 -phraspah
900 -khyndaispah
1000 -shihajar