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minung mui bantuk tein khuailul in an sermi hna

1. pungsan; e.g. Mary is wearing her hair in a new way = Mary cu a sam pungsan thar in aa tom;
2. lam, tuahning; e.g. Doctors are trying to find ways to prevent disease = Sibawi nih zawtnak khamnak caah zawtnak khamnak caah lam an kawl lengmang;
3. ning; e.g. In many ways he is like his father = Ning tampi in amah cu a pa bantuk a si (a pa he an i lawhnak a tampi); e.g. That is the wrong way to handle a knife = Khakha nam tlaihning a ning a si lomi a si;
4. lei; e.g. Look this way = Hi lei hi zoh tuah;
5. kal; e.g. The beggar made his way from house to house = Rawl halpa cu inn khat hnu inn khat in a kal;
6. lam hlapi; e.g. The moon is a long way off = Thlapa cu lam hlapi ah a um;
7. lam; e.g. He lost his way = Lam a tlau;
8. lam kenh; e.g. Bullock carts must make way for Jeeps = Cawleng nih Jeep cu an kenh hna awk a si;
9. zia; e.g. Don’t mind Joe’s teasing, it is only his way = Joe i an capo cu na thinhung hlah, amah zia a si;
10. duh; e.g. A child wants its own way all the time = Ngakchia nih cun amah duhnak lawngin um zungzal a duh;
by the way = vei mu.
by way of = cuka lei lam cun, cu ka lei cun.
give way = mah kha hnulei ah i tawn i hawi kha lam pek; thil a rihnak kha celh ti lo i kiah.
underway = thawk cang hnu i tuah lengmang lio.

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