Grammar of colloquial Tibetan - learning tibetan

208 TIBETAN GRAMMAR.
27. The same continued.
V. Now the night is far advanced ; I must be going.
ta t'o-gong chhi-po cKi-kyi-du ; gong-pa sKu-go.
H. Yevj well., you must come and see me sometimes, when
free from work. Ol'aiSI]^'!} ]
f3^'^f^(5)^'j^'^ les, thnlc-sang thuJc-
V. Many thanks. You too must come and see me when you
are not busy. q-Ol^j^'ll ]
^'^TI^^'CMC'^CTj^-gai-'
Id les^ ku-sKo yang thu-fre me-pe gang~la nye tsa-la
chhip-gyu nang-go.
H. Well, Good-bye. s^' d]' q* O^^q' ^ ci|3jC;- c^qpj' ^^ (
) j
ia Ha-le chhip-gyu nang-go.
V. Good-bye. a|'qcr|^'li^ I
Ica-le sKu-den-ja.
^ Lit. I must ask for leave.
q]-q'q(S|cr|^'q|2^^-Q^^rT| |
1 ^cq^-^c^'^^il^'^c^-Qj- Hon. ior 9^^^^'^^^^'
3 Hon. for g'JI-q-
4 (jj-ajzq^-^ I
Id les,
]S[ote the different senses in which this very frequent
expression is used, e.g., " Thank you," " Yes," " Very well," etc. Here
no translation is necessary.