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Contentious Particles 1

Using ÅèÐ la

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ÅèÐ is another informal particle where its meaning depends on the context. We're calling it "contentious" because it is often used when you say something against the flow of the conversation.

Persuasion

ÅèÐ can be put in front of ¤Ð/¤ÃѺ to persuade someone to do something, e.g.

·ÓäÁäÁèä»´éÇ¡ѹÅèФÐ
tam mai mai bai duay gan la ka
Why don't you come with us ?

Here is an example situation: ÅÔ¹ doesn't want to come to a friends gathering with à¡ë but à¡ë wants him to come with her so she asks him:

[à¡ë] ·ÓäÁäÁèä»´éÇ¡ѹÅèФР?
[ÅÔ¹] (giving reasons why he doesn't want to come with her)

[Kay] tam mai mai bai duay gan la ka
[Lyn] (giving excuses)

[Kay] Why don't you come with us ?
[Lyn] (giving excuses)

à¡ë tries harder to change his mind:

[à¡ë] ä»´éÇ¡ѹ¹Ð¤Ð ¹Ð ¹Ð ¹Ð
[ÅÔ¹] 仡çä´é

[Kay] bai duay gan na ka na na na
[Lyn] bai gor dai

[Kay] Let's go, please, please, please...
[Lyn] Oh, alright then

Actually ÅèÐ can be added to most questions to make them sound more friendly.

[à¡è§] àÂç¹¹Õé¡ÅѺºéÒ¹¤èÓ¹Ð
[âµé§] ·ÓäÁÅèÐ

[Geng] yen nee glap ban kam na
[Dtong] tam mai la

[Geng] (I'm) going to be home late this evening
[Dtong] Why ?

Vocabulary
¤èÓnight time



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