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Garo Terms
   

When meeting somebody:

Hello NAMENG - A - MA
Goodbye or similar on departure RE GNINOKE
What is your name? NANGNI BEMINGMAIMANG?
Where do you live?

NA-A BANO DONGENGA?
Is this your village/town? GA NANGNI SONGONG A MA?
Do you have children?

NA-A SA BESIKIN MENGGANANG?
How many children do you have?

BADITSAK ME-ASA NA-A DONGA CHIGNANG?
How many boys do you have?

BADITSAK ME-ASA NA-A DONGA?
How many girls do you have?

BADITSAK MECHIK NA-A-DONGA?
Yes

ONG-A 
No  
Thank you very much

NANGKO BILONGAN MITELJOK
Please KASPAE
You look  very beautiful

NONG KO BILANGEN SILENIKJOKDA
You look very handsome

NONG KO BILANGEN SILENIKJOKDA (NO REAL GENDER DIFFERENCE)

Buying things:

How much is this?

IA KO BADITA DAKA?
Can you lower the price?

NA-A IA BUSTU NIDAMKO MENA MANGENAMA?
Where is the main market?

BAJAL BANO DONGA?
Where can I get supplies?

NGA IAKO BACHIBADINGNIKO?
Tea CHA
Rice ME

 How to order Food in restaurant:

 

Please give me a plate of rice

KASA PAE ANGNA ME HONAMANPAGEN MA

With vegetables

MA SUMINA
With meat

REN DAI MUNG 
Do you have Fish?

NATAK DONGAMA
Beef

DO BOK BEAN
Pork

WAK BEAN
Chicken

DO-O
Please give me a cup of tea

CHA KAGALPE
Milk tea please

DUT CHA KAGAPE
Milk tea with no sugar

DUT CHA CHINI DON GIJA
Black tea with no sugar

CHA GILCHAK CHINI DONGIJA
Black tea with very little sugar

CHA PESAK CHINI PANGCHA IN BONA
PLEASE GIVE TEA WITH MILK AND SUGAR SEPARATE  
I am hungry

ANGA HOKRI ANGGROKE
I am full

ANGA OK GAPJOK
Can I have more – rice?

ANGNA ME HONTIASA RAKUNA MANPAGENM?

Other:

Where does this bus go?

IA BUS BACHI REANGENGA?
Which bus/vehicle do I take to get to __________?

BADIAN BEPO ANGA BAS KO ANGA MANG EN GADONA _________?
How far is it to the next village?

A NI UA SONGANA B DITA CHILA DONGA?
What is the name of this village?

GA CONGNI BIMINGKORA MAIMING?
What is the name of that village/town?

UA SONGNI BIMINGKO MAI MINGA?
Where is the Toilet?  
Where can I have a bath?

ANGA BANO HOW IOK GNINOK?
Please stop here

KASAPE DONG DIPCHING
GOOD NIGHT WALNAM
ON DEPARTURE -

NAME DONGBO

NAME RE ANGBO

YOU SAY

  

THEY WOULD SAY