| English | Akha | Karen | Lahu | Lisu | Mien |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hello |
Jaw sa doe me-ah lo? | Ghaw ler ah gay? |
Che sha-ah la? | Nu za za woh? | Moi nyan hang nya? |
| How are you? | O soo o clay ker saw daw a? | Jahp you ah? | Iam nong nha? | ||
| Have you eaten yet? | Haw dzah ghah ma low? | Ah jah pu o la? | (same as hello) | (same as hello) |
|
| Thank you (very much). | Ghu long khu me-ah. | Da blu (do ma law). | Ah bo (u ja). | Ah koo boo moo. | Lang sing (cham o). |
| You're welcome | Ah twa ter o bah. |
Day chee ma heh-ah. | Ah shu ma ko. | M'pen nyong o. | |
| Never mind - it's nothing. | Thi djee ma ngua. | ||||
| What is your name? | Tsaw miah a djeh coo tay? | Ner me dee leh? | Ah to ma meh vay lay? | Nu emu alee beh? | May bua hyu hyong? |
| My name is (Jeff). | (Jeff) leh co uh ma. | Yer me may (Jeff). | (Jeff) meh vay you. | Wah ee mu (Jeff). | Ah nyee bua hiew (Jeff ah). |
| I am from ... |
(Ah-meh-lee-kah-ah) jaw-uh ma. (America) |
Yer heh ler (Taw-Oo). (Toungoo) |
(Fa-lang-say) low cheh veh you. (France) | Wah no zu zu la ______. |
Ee ah iam dee ah Tsing Mai tai o. (Chiangmai) |
| How much is that? | Huh ah mya shah tay? | Da weh ee teh leh? | Chee cah ma lay? | Ah me ah ba? | Nie boo see ah leh? |
| Delicious! | Khu dew dew nya! | We beh do ma. | Chah meh jah! | Ah cu za me ah. | Coo ee ah. |
| See you later (again). | Ah kah pah tawn zew mah. | Ler kee ma tea low per tha naw. | Gaw maw dah ah leh. | Dee kwah chee kwa mu la kwa. | Ming na oh tee hoi ee ah eng tai chao. |
| Yes. | Nguh mah. | Yoe. | |||
| No. | Mah nguh. | Mah hey. |