| I | pronom | nga | I am here now. Nga don hangne mynta. |
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| you | pronom | me | You are my friend. Me dei u paralok jong nga. |
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| he | pronom | u | He is very tall. U long uba jrong bha. |
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| she | pronom | ka | She is at home. Ka don ha iing. |
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| we | pronom | ngi | We work every day. Ngi trei man ka sngi. |
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| they | pronom | ki | They are coming today. Ki wan mynta ka sngi. |
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| what | pronom | aiu | What do you want? Me kwah aiu? |
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| where | adverbe | shaei | Where do they live? Ki shong shaei? |
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| when | adverbe | lano | When will you come? Men wan lano? |
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| who | pronom | mano | Who is that person? Mano uta u briew? |
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| why | adverbe | balei | Why are you sad? Balei me sngewsih? |
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| how | adverbe | kumno | How do you know? Me tip kumno? |
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| to be | verbe | long | They are very happy. Ki long kiba kmen bha. |
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| to do | verbe | leh | I do my work. Nga leh ia ka kam jong nga. |
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| to go | verbe | leit | We go to school. Ngi leit sha skul. |
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| to come | verbe | wan | They come every morning. Ki wan man ka step. |
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| to see | verbe | iohi | I see the moon. Nga iohi ia u bnai. |
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| to know | verbe | tip | I know the answer. Nga tip ia ka jubab. |
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| to think | verbe | pyrkhat | We think about life. Ngi pyrkhat shaphang ka jingim. |
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| to want | verbe | kwah | I want some water. Nga kwah um. |
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| to need | verbe | donkam | We need more time. Ngi donkam shuh ka por. |
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| to make | verbe | thaw | They make good bread. Ki thaw kpu ba bha. |
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| to take | verbe | shim | Take this book home. Shim ia kane ka kot sha iing. |
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| to give | verbe | ai | Please give me water. Sngewbha ai um ia nga. |
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| to say | verbe | ong | Do not say that. Wat ong kumta. |
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| to tell | verbe | ialap | Tell me the story. Ialap ia ka jingïathuhkhana ha nga. |
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| to ask | verbe | kylli | I ask one question. Nga kylli kawei ka jingkylli. |
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| to find | verbe | lap | We find the way. Ngi lap ia ka lynti. |
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| to look | verbe | peit | Look at the sky. Peit ia ka bneng. |
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| to use | verbe | pyndonkam | We use this table. Ngi pyndonkam ia kane ka miej. |
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| to work | verbe | trei | They work in the city. Ki trei ha sor. |
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| to eat | verbe | bam | The child eats rice. U khynnah u bam ja. |
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| to drink | verbe | dih | I drink hot tea. Nga dih sha ba shnong. |
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| to sleep | verbe | thiah | The boy sleeps now. U khynnah shynrang u thiah mynta. |
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| to walk | verbe | iaid | We walk to school. Ngi iaid sha skul. |
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| to run | verbe | mareh | The boy runs fast. U khynnah shynrang u mareh sted. |
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| to read | verbe | pule | She reads a book. Ka pule ia ka kot. |
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| to write | verbe | thoh | I write my name. Nga thoh ia ka kyrteng jong nga. |
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| to speak | verbe | kren | They speak Khasi well. Ki kren Khasi bha. |
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| to listen | verbe | sngap | Listen to the music. Sngap ia ka jingrwai. |
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| to hear | verbe | sngew | I hear the rain. Nga sngew ia u slap. |
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| to buy | verbe | thied | We buy fresh fruit. Ngi thied soh ba thymmai. |
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| to sell | verbe | die | They sell fish here. Ki die dohkha hangne. |
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| to pay | verbe | siew | I pay the money. Nga siew ia ka pisa. |
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| to help | verbe | iarap | Friends help each other. Ki paralok ki iarap iwei ia iwei. |
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| to love | verbe | ieit | I love my family. Nga ieit ia ka iing ka sem jong nga. |
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| to live | verbe | im | They live in Shillong. Ki im ha Shillong. |
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| to die | verbe | iap | All people die someday. Baroh ki briew ki iap ha kawei ka sngi. |
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| to learn | verbe | pule | Children learn at school. Ki khynnah ki pule ha skul. |
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| to teach | verbe | hikai | They teach the children. Ki hikai ia ki khynnah. |
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| to open | verbe | plie | Open the door now. Plie ia ka jingkhang mynta. |
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| to close | verbe | khang | Please close the window. Sngewbha khang ia ka jingïit. |
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| person | nom | briew | That person is kind. Uta u briew u jingïah jingïeid. |
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| man | nom | shynrang | That man is strong. Uta u shynrang u khlain. |
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| woman | nom | kynthei | The woman is happy. Ka kynthei ka kmen. |
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| child | nom | khynnah | The child is sleeping. U khynnah u thiah. |
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| boy | nom | khynnah shynrang | The boy reads well. U khynnah shynrang u pule bha. |
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| girl | nom | khynnah kynthei | The girl sings softly. Ka khynnah kynthei ka rwai jem. |
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| family | nom | iing ka sem | My family is big. Ka iing ka sem jong nga ka heh. |
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| mother | nom | kmie | My mother is home. Ka kmie jong nga ka don ha iing. |
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| father | nom | kpa | My father works hard. U kpa jong nga u trei shitom. |
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| friend | nom | paralok | She is my friend. Ka dei ka paralok jong nga. |
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| house | nom | iing | Their house is new. Ka iing jong ki ka thymmai. |
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| home | nom | iing | I am going home. Nga leit sha iing. |
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| school | nom | skul | The school is nearby. Ka skul ka don hajan. |
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| city | nom | sor | This city is busy. Kane ka sor ka paidbah. |
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| country | nom | ri | Our country is beautiful. Ka ri jong ngi ka itynnad. |
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| world | nom | pyrthei | The world is changing. Ka pyrthei ka dang kylla. |
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| street | nom | surok | The street is long. Ka surok ka jrong. |
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| room | nom | kamra | This room is small. Kane ka kamra ka rit. |
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| time | nom | por | Time goes very fast. Ka por ka leit sted bha. |
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| day | nom | sngi | Today is a good day. Mynta ka sngi ka dei ka sngi kaba bha. |
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| night | nom | miet | The night is cold. Ka miet ka khriat. |
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| morning | nom | step | This morning is beautiful. Kane ka step ka itynnad. |
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| evening | nom | janmiet | The evening is calm. Ka janmiet ka jai jai. |
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| week | nom | taiew | One week is short. Kawei ka taiew ka lyngkot. |
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| month | nom | bnai | This month is busy. Une u bnai u bunkam. |
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| year | nom | snem | This year is important. Une u snem u kongsan. |
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| today | adverbe | mynta ka sngi | I am busy today. Nga bunkam mynta ka sngi. |
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| tomorrow | adverbe | lashai | We will come tomorrow. Ngin wan lashai. |
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| yesterday | adverbe | mynhynnin | He came yesterday evening. U wan mynhynnin janmiet. |
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| now | adverbe | mynta | Come here now. Wan hangne mynta. |
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| sun | nom | sngi | The sun is hot. Ka sngi ka bynta hynrei ka shnong. |
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| moon | nom | bnai | The moon is bright tonight. U bnai u phyrnai ha kane ka miet. |
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| star | nom | khlur | A star shines above. Ka khlur ka phyrnai haneng. |
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| sky | nom | bneng | The sky is blue. Ka bneng ka blue. |
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| earth | nom | khyndew | The earth is round. Ka khyndew ka paidbah paidbah. |
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| fire | nom | ding | The fire is hot. Ka ding ka shnong. |
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| water | nom | um | Water is very clear. Ka um ka khuid bha. |
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| rain | nom | slap | The rain is heavy. U slap u jur. |
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| wind | nom | lyer | The wind is cold. U lyer u khriat. |
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| tree | nom | dieng | That tree is tall. Uta u dieng u jrong. |
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| flower | nom | syntiew | This flower is beautiful. Kane ka syntiew ka itynnad. |
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| mountain | nom | lum | That mountain is high. Uta u lum u jrong. |
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| river | nom | wah | The river is long. Ka wah ka jrong. |
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| sea | nom | duriaw | The sea is vast. Ka duriaw ka heh. |
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| food | nom | bam | The food is good. Ka bam ka bha. |
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| bread | nom | kpu | I eat bread daily. Nga bam kpu man ka sngi. |
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| rice | nom | ja | We eat rice today. Ngi bam ja mynta ka sngi. |
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| meat | nom | doh | They cook meat well. Ki shet doh bha. |
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| fish | nom | dohkha | I buy fresh fish. Nga thied dohkha ba dang bha. |
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| egg | nom | pylleng | The egg is broken. Ka pylleng ka bynta. |
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| milk | nom | bum | The child drinks milk. U khynnah u dih bum. |
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| fruit | nom | soh | This fruit is sweet. Une u soh u bang. |
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| tea | nom | sha | I drink tea daily. Nga dih sha man ka sngi. |
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| coffee | nom | kophi | She likes hot coffee. Ka sngewtynnad ia ka kophi ba shnong. |
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| head | nom | khlieh | My head hurts today. Ka khlieh jong nga ka pang mynta ka sngi. |
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| eye | nom | khmat | Her eyes are beautiful. Ki khmat jong ka ki itynnad. |
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| ear | nom | shkor | My ear hurts badly. Ka shkor jong nga ka pang bha. |
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| mouth | nom | shyntur | Open your mouth wide. Plie ia ka shyntur jong me. |
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| nose | nom | khmut | His nose is long. Ka khmut jong u ka jrong. |
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| hand | nom | kti | Wash your hands now. Sait ia ki kti jong me mynta. |
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| foot | nom | kjat | My foot is cold. U kjat jong nga u khriat. |
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| heart | nom | dohnud | Her heart is strong. Ka dohnud jong ka ka khlain. |
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| name | nom | kyrteng | My name is John. Ka kyrteng jong nga ka long John. |
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| book | nom | kot | This book is new. Kane ka kot ka thymmai. |
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| word | nom | ktien | This word is important. Kane ka ktien ka kongsan. |
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| language | nom | ktien | Khasi is a language. Ka Khasi ka dei ka ktien. |
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| money | nom | pisa | I need more money. Nga donkam shuh ka pisa. |
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| work | nom | kam | This work is hard. Kane ka kam ka shitom. |
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| love | nom | jingieit | Love is very important. Ka jingieit ka kongsan bha. |
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| music | nom | jingrwai | The music is beautiful. Ka jingrwai ka itynnad. |
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| story | nom | jia thuhkhana | Tell me a story. Ialap ia ka jingïathuhkhana ha nga. |
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| way | nom | lynti | This way is easy. Kane ka lynti ka suk. |
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| thing | nom | jing | That thing is new. Kata ka jing ka thymmai. |
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| life | nom | jingim | Life is very short. Ka jingim ka lyngkot bha. |
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| door | nom | jingkhang | The door is open. Ka jingkhang ka plie. |
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| table | nom | miej | The table is heavy. Ka miej ka khia. |
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| chair | nom | shuki | This chair is old. Kane ka shuki ka rim. |
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| car | nom | kali | The car is fast. Ka kali ka sted. |
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| good | adjectif | bha | This book is good. Kane ka kot ka bha. |
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| bad | adjectif | sniew | That food is bad. Kata ka bam ka sniew. |
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| big | adjectif | heh | Their house is big. Ka iing jong ki ka heh. |
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| small | adjectif | rit | This room is small. Kane ka kamra ka rit. |
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| new | adjectif | thymmai | I have a new book. Nga don ka kot ba thymmai. |
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| old | adjectif | rim | That house is old. Kata ka iing ka rim. |
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| long | adjectif | jrong | The road is long. Ka surok ka jrong. |
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| short | adjectif | lyngkot | This story is short. Kane ka jingïathuhkhana ka lyngkot. |
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| high | adjectif | jrong | That mountain is high. Uta u lum u jrong. |
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| hot | adjectif | shit | The tea is hot. U sha u shit. |
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| cold | adjectif | khriat | The water is cold. Ka um ka khriat. |
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| happy | adjectif | kmen | The child is happy. U khynnah u kmen. |
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| sad | adjectif | sngewsih | She feels sad today. Ka sngewsih mynta ka sngi. |
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| beautiful | adjectif | itynnad | The flower is beautiful. Ka syntiew ka itynnad. |
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| easy | adjectif | suk | This work is easy. Kane ka kam ka suk. |
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| hard | adjectif | shitom | This lesson is hard. Kane ka jinghikai ka shitom. |
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| fast | adjectif | sted | That car is fast. Kata ka kali ka sted. |
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| slow | adjectif | suki | The old man walks slow. U tymmen u iaid suki. |
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| right | adjectif | dei | Your answer is right. Ka jubab jong me ka dei. |
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| wrong | adjectif | bakla | That answer is wrong. Kata ka jubab ka bakla. |
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| important | adjectif | kongsan | This book is important. Kane ka kot ka kongsan. |
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| true | adjectif | shisha | This story is true. Kane ka jingïathuhkhana ka shisha. |
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| full | adjectif | dap | The glass is full. Ka bynta ka dap. |
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| empty | adjectif | thylli | The room is empty. Ka kamra ka thylli. |
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| young | adjectif | khynnah | She is still young. Ka dang khynnah. |
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| strong | adjectif | khlain | That man is strong. Uta u shynrang u khlain. |
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| weak | adjectif | tlot | He feels weak today. U sngew tlot mynta ka sngi. |
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| red | adjectif | saw | The flower is red. Ka syntiew ka saw. |
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| green | adjectif | jyrngam | The grass is green. U phlang u jyrngam. |
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| yellow | adjectif | sngap | The flower is yellow. Ka syntiew ka sngap. |
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| black | adjectif | iong | The bag is black. Ka pla ka iong. |
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| white | adjectif | lieh | The paper is white. Ka sla ka lieh. |
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| yes | interjection | hooid | Yes, I understand now. Hooid, nga sngewthuh mynta. |
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| no | interjection | em | No, I cannot go. Em, ngam lah leit. |
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| not | adverbe | ym | He is not here. Um don hangne. |
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| and | conjonction | bad | Tea and bread are ready. U sha bad u kpu ki la bit. |
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| or | conjonction | lane | Tea or coffee is fine. Sha lane kophi ka long bha. |
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| but | conjonction | hynrei | He is poor but happy. U duk hynrei u kmen. |
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| if | conjonction | lada | If you come, call me. Lada me wan, khot ia nga. |
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| because | conjonction | naba | I stayed because it rained. Nga sah naba u slap u hap. |
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| with | préposition | bad | I went with my friend. Nga leit bad u paralok jong nga. |
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| without | préposition | khlem | He left without money. U leit khlem pisa. |
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| for | préposition | na ka bynta | This gift is for you. Kane ka jingïarap ka long na ka bynta jong me. |
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| from | préposition | na | She came from home. Ka wan na iing. |
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| to | préposition | sha | We went to school. Ngi leit sha skul. |
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