beach

rili kam, tiva kam;  e.g. They lounged on the beach = Rili kam ah an i nuam; e.g. The children dashed pell-mell down the beach and into the waves = Ngakchia pawl cu rili kam ah khan an vung choi cutmat i tilet chungah khan an i lioh colh.

beacon

lam hmuhsaktu ca chiahmi mei ceu

bead

tthipum, tthi; e.g. A string of beads = Thi rual khat.

beak

vate hmur

beam

1. kan (kaan), inn saknak kan;
2. ceunak inn chung i a run i kapmi.

beam

tha hoihter

bean

bete , bailep

beanstalk

bete, bailep ruang

bear

vom; e.g. He has a tame bear = Ngam lakin zuatmi vom pakhat a ngei; e.g. I saw an imprint of a bear’s foot in the mud = Nawncek ah vom keneh ka hmuh; e.g. He was mauled by the bear = Vom nih a seh.

bear

1. put; e.g. It takes two men to bear that stone = Khi lung put khawhnak ah khin mi pahnih a herh;
2. in, nganfah in; e.g. He cannot bear the pain anymore = A ing kho ti lo;
3. pehtlaih; e.g. This story does not bear on the question = Hi tuanbia le biahalnak an i pehtlai; e.g. This tree bears much fruits = Hi kung cu thei tampi a tlai.