O | Alphabet | Chin (Hakha) Dictionary

on

adv.

1. aih, hruk; e.g. He puts on his shirt = A angki aa hruk;
2. ceuter; e.g. She turns the lights on = Elektrik mei kha a vun hmeh i a ceuter;
on and on = lengmang; He talked on and on = A holh lengmang.

on

adj.

a ttha ko, hman khawh a simi; e.g. The machine is on = Seh cu a ttha ko.

once

adv.

1. hlanah, hlan lio ah; e.g. I once attended that school = Khi sianginn ah khin hlanah ka rak kai bal.
2. voi khat; e.g. January 1 occurs once a year; e.g. January thla ni khat cu kum khat ah voi khat lawng a um.
once upon a time = Hlanliopi ah hin.

once

conj.

cangka in, hnu cun; e.g. Once you hear the song, you will never forget it = Hla cu voi khat na theih hnu cun, na philh ti lai lo.

once

n.

voi khat; e.g. Once is enough = Voi khat cu a za ko.
all at once = 1. a dihlak in voi khat ah; e.g. They came all at once = An dihlak in voi khat ah an ra; 2. khulrang tein; e.g. He turned off the lights and all at once it was dark = Mei kha a hmih i chikkhatte ah a mui dup ko.
at once = Khulrang tein ra tuah.