Zou Kam Geldan Dîng Kei Ngaidan in

Zoulai Geldan Dih

Mr. Khai Minthang

Florence, Kentucky

(Tami article pen April 21, 2004 a kagel ahia, Florence, Kentucky ka umlai ahi hi)

Ham khat phot in agindan (tone), alawdan (syllable), lomkawmdan (grouping) leh aginlawmdan (harmony) anei chiet hi. Leitung pumpia kithei pen leh a minthang pen English in zong tone, syllable, grouping leh harmony anei hi. Tualeh, vocabulary thu ah zong English in thumal kibang tampi anei a, azahna leh ahina tawh a kigeldan a thei mai dîng pawl zong aum hi. English vocabulary ah “Box” kichi pen Noun ah “Singkuong” ahia, verb ah “Tum/Shuthop” china ahi hi. Tuamabang in, eite’n zong thumal khat in agen tampi nei aum hi chi thei lei ahoi dîng hi. A thumal geldan isiem leh theithei pai zong aum a, a thumal a ki-theiloute khu a thuguol tawh I et a thei thei dîng pawl zong aum hi. Tuazieh-in, thumal kang tahlat zousie a ki-tuohpi (Corresponding) English thumal khat tawh hilchien dîng hîng kithawi kahisih a, a tone leh thumal lomkhawmdan ah themkhat ka ngaidan hing kum vang chia hing kithawi kahizaw hi.

Zou ham pen iham chieng un a kichien vagua a, igel thaw chieng un khatvei teng abuoi thei valuoi hi. I gel chieng a I buoina pen “Vowel” sung maimai ahi hi. Vowel kichi pen koipou buoina ahimai dîng in gingta ing. English ah Vowel chite pen “a,e,i,o,u” tamteng ahia, Nam dang leh gamdang te’n a kihawmthaw hi. Zou tate a dîng in Vowel “a, aw, e, i, o, u” chite ahi hi. Tammi Vowel a laimal zousie hoitah a Zouham tawh kituoh a iginsah thei chieng un Zou ham geldan ang nuomta dîng a, sim zong ang simnop ma mata dîng hi.

Ding = Stand
Dîng = For/Will be
Tang = Seed/Get
Tâng = Behalf
Tang = Straight
Taang = Mountain
Nei = Possess
Nuoi = Under/Beneath
Chîm = Bore
Chim = Ruin
Chiim = Clear
Sieng = Clean
Thang = Famous
Thâng = Trap
Thaang = Scattered

Tualeh, laimal tom a igel chiengin ’ tami sign zang lei ahoi de aw kachi hi. Etsahna dîng in:
Dîng in : Di’n
Kei in : Ke’n
Keima in : Keima’n

Laimal ‘n’ a tawpte zaw chie’ng tam ’ pen zahlou hileh ahoi dîng hi. Etsahna di’n: Pasian in chi pen Pasian’n chimai thei lou ahi hi. Tualeh, noun nua a ‘in’ chi ang um leh a noun tawh kimat in kigiel sih leh ahoi dîng hi. Amabou atom lam a gelthei leh a syllable tawh etkawm in atom a gelthei sil leh kilawm ahileh giel va ui. Etsahna’n: Pasianin chi sa’ng “Pasian in” chi zawlei a chieng zaw dîng abang hi. Khai Minthangin chilei a syllable tawh kituoh in lou dîng chilei Khai Min Tha Ngin or Khai Min Than Gin chi a zong hîng ging thei ahijiehin adih sih hi. Exceptional case vang a umthei dîng: Lalpu in chi sangin “Lalpu’n” chi lei ahoi kia leuleu dîng hi. Hilezong “Maman’n” chi sangin “Maman in” chilei a chieng pai hi.

Z leh J thu ah buoina umsih hen ichi leh Z maimai kizang leh ahoi mai di'n ngaituo ing. Aziehpen, “O” leh “AW” hard leh soft breathing nei ihi chieng in. “J” zahna dîng I ngaituo nate ah “Z+aw (Soft breathing)” pen kizang leh a kichieng mai dîng hi. Tam aney a etsahnate en vai:
Zol : Smooth/Greasy
Zawl : Appease/Console
Zâwl : Oval

Tualeh, full sentence zahdan leh phrase zahdan zong siem vai. Simple Sentence igel chieng in igel dih chiet ua, hilezong Compound or Complex sentences igel chieng un I gam mng paipai ua, atawpna tung nailou in “Full Stop” pou izang mun mama uhi. Zou lai igel chieng un “a” “ua” “ahia” chia thuguol (Sentence) tawp umlou ahi. Tambangte ing tun chieng un Compound or Complex sentences giel ihi chi ithei dîng uh ahia, Comma (,) ahiei Semi-colon (;) azahdan isiem uh angai hi. English a Consonants zang ihita ua, pilvan ngai ahi hi. “leh” “hilezong” chite zahsiem angai hi.

Hinanlezong/Hilezong chite a Paragraph tha ing pat chieng un I thugel mumal umlou ahita hi. Hilezong chipen “But” “Whereas” chite tawh kibang ahiziehin a masang a thugui pen tawh ang peikhawm tei tei dîng ahi. The present sectence versus the proceeding sentence china ahi hi. I tugel masah pen leh tua igel pen tekaah ihia, paragraph a pat him him lou dîng ahi.
Paragraph patna dîngin “Tualeh” = Besides, Therefore, Moreover, Furthermore, etc. chite a ki-zang hi.

Tambang in zang thei chiet lei I laigeldan ang kituoh thei diei mah china leh Zou Lai (Zou Literature) khantouna’ng a ka ngaituona hing sûng kahi hi.

The Three Things I am Passionate About

The Three Things

I am Passionate About

Mr. Khai Minthang

Oxford, Mississippi

(This article was written on February 26, 2008 when I was in Oxford, Mississippi) 

I am passionate about my life: Life is the gift of God, the Almighty. He is the giver of life and the finisher of life. Life is like a pilgrimage and it is short. I don't intend to shorten my life by indulging on evil things. God has invested life (the breath of life) on us. Therefore, I want to keep my life as close as I can to the creator, preserver and the finisher. I respect the life of others. We all live a distinct and unique lives. That is what God intends to be. I measure my value by my life, not by my social, economic or political status. We are all dying one day. The greatest kings and emperors died like every one of us. They brought in nothing to this world and they brought out nothing from this world, although they might seemed invincible during their earthly lives. There are some people who take life as granted, not the greatest gift of God. So, they turned away from the value of life and wasted God’s investment by killing others and themselves as well. My life is my legacy. Therefore, I intend to build up my legacy in an affirmative and motivating way. Finally, I want to keep myself fit to live in this world. 

I am passionate about my family: It is the gift of God, established by humankind, governed by the Almighty and carried out by individuals. So, every single individual has a role to play to make a happy and successful family. Equal distribution of responsibilities, according to our own talents or abilities is crucial for the welfare and progress of our family. A responsible individual of the family will not keep a single issue unattended. Every single issue ought to be attended or responded accordingly in one way or the other. Family is where the most famous personalities and notorious personalities of the world sprung. Therefore, my family has a very important role to play in my life and vise versa. Family is the first ground to make a person a success in life. It’s the first school where we learn to cope with the contemporary world. The way we learn and live depends on the way we have been trained. There are some people, educated and uneducated alike, who does not pay much attention to their families. It is bad, and a well-matured person would not do that. All good and evils of this world set their roots in the family. You can be or can make the most famous personalities or the most notorious personalities of the world - the choice is yours. You may be successful in your generation, but watch out for the next generation. Your next generation will tell you if you are successful. Success is measured by your own drive. 

I am passionate about my job: Knowing where we are is the first step to success. Steadfastness to our job or profession is much more important than anything else. There are some students who act as if they are not students or intentionally ignored that they are students. This is a symptom of failure. There are some secular graduates who would want to give nice lectures on Theological phenomenon or hypothesis, and vice versa. This is wrong. Trying to be the master or specialist of a specific profession or job, rather than jack of all trade is of prime importance. However, streamlining our skills and talents with the rest of other individuals for the welfare and development of our community is a short of logical patriotism. My job is one that puts food on the table for my family. Therefore, I want to be as honest and sincere as I can to my job. But, there are few things to care about when selecting a job. If I were to select a job, I would choose a job that brings happiness to myself, to my family and to my fellow beings. It is a good idea to honor our family with our service. We ought to respect the job that makes our living. Some people do not pay attention to their job that puts food on the table of their families but try to get the fruit from somewhere they do not sow. This does not bring happiness to oneself, ones family and the Almighty God. This is the symptom of barbarism and a man-made calamity to the community. 

A sense of Samaritan work to every individual is a single key to success and development for oneself and the people being helped. We bring in nothing to this world and will bring out nothing from this world. Whatever we learn, make, acquire or possess in this world is meant to be used in this world. Our spiritual acquisition is the only one thing that will testify before the judgment throne after we die. So, sharing what we have in terms of physical, intellectual and emotional possessions with our fellow beings is the essence of our living in this world. We are made to be in this world, but not made to be of this world. 

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