hard and fast
adv.a fek taktakmi, thlen khawh lo a simi
a fek taktakmi, thlen khawh lo a simi
ralttha ngaiin
1. tlawmte lawnglawng, menmen; e.g. I hardly know her = Amah cu tlawmte lawnglawng ka hngalh, chim duhmi cu, ka hngal lo dengmang; e.g. I am so tired that I can hardly walk = Ka ba tuk i ka kal kho menmen;
2. a si cu a si kho, asinain si taktak dawh a si lo; e.g. His story is hardly true = A chimmi cu a si ngaingai lo;
3. He can hardly have arrived yet = A phan kho rih taktak lai lo;
4. There is hardly any food left = Rawl zeihmanh a tang set ti lo.
aw hrang ngaiin, fak ngaiin
khulrang ngaiin
ruamkai ngaiin
lu i khawn; e.g. The cars hit each other head on = Mawttawka cu an i khawng.
lu lei hmasatter i tuah cutmat; e.g. He plunged headlong into the sea = A lu lei in rili chungah a tla vurmar; e.g. He rushed headlong into the crowd = Mibu chungah a lut cutmat.
lungtho thintho ngaiin
rit ngaiin