take

1. lak; e.g. He takes a pen = Cafung a lak.
2. awh; foih; e.g. Animals are taken in traps = Saram cu rap nih a foih hna.
3. ei; e.g. He takes food = Rawl a ei.
4. cohlan; e.g. He did not take the gift = Laksawng kha a cohlang lo.
5. hmuh; e.g. George took first prize = George nih pakhatnak laksawng a hmuh.
6. la, lak, (kut in lak si loin); e.g. Mr. Jones took a holiday = Mr. Jones cu a khonh a la.
7. din; e.g. He does not like to take medicine = Si din a duh lo.
8. kalnak ca i hman, kalnak ca i lak; e.g. We shall take a bus from Mandalay to Yangon = Mandalay in Yangon cu baska in kan kal lai.
9. herh; e.g. It takes time to learn how to drive a car = Mawttawka mongh thiamnak caah caan rauhnawn a herh.
10. zulh; e.g. Take the short cut = Lamphawk khan va kal, va zul.
11. zuh; e.g. If you take 2 from 7, you have 5 = 7 kha 2 in na zuh ahcun 5 a tang.
12. kalpi ve; e.g. Harry wanted to take along his dog = Harry nih a uico kha kalpi a duh.
13. phorh, kalpi; e.g. We take the flowers to the church = Pangpar kha biakinn ah kan kalpi hna.
14. hmanthlak; e.g. Please take my picture = Hman ah hung ka thla.
15. lunghmuih; e.g. Mary takes pride in her work = Mary nih a rian ttuanmi kha aa lunghmuih.
16. ruah; e.g. I take it you won’t go to school = Sianginn na kai lai lo tiah ka ruah.
take after = lawh; e.g. John took after his father = John cu a pa a lo.
take for granted = a si tawn ningin a si ko ti i ruah.
take heart = lung a ttha tthan, a tthawng tthan.
take off = 1. phoih; e.g. Take off your shoes = Na kedan i phoih. 2. zuan, vanlawng in zuan, vawlei in thawh; e.g. The plane took off at seven = Suimilam pasarih ah vanlawng cu a zuang cang.
take place = a hung um, a hung cang.