N.B
hminsin; note carefully ti a com ai ngaan hnaak.
nab
pom vual, mawh maan in.
nag
mawh sii awlcomlo in; sawi tio, hau tio.
nail
kuttin; tlawngkheen.
nail
tlawngkheen thawn kheenbet.
naïve
mah neu ai pha; pha bawnli lo.
naked
kawngkolh; akhuk um lo.
name
hming.
name
hming bawn; hming ko.
nameless
hming nai lo.
namely
ti hiam hnaak tu.
nany
nauleen.
nap
sing, mitmu sing camkhat.
nape
tukkhum.
napkin
kaa nuul pon.
narcotic
riithai khamthai sii, bing kanza te bang.
narrate
reel; saupui in reel.
narrative
tluanthu; tluanthu reel hnaak.
narrow
fiip; kau lo.
narrow-minded
khua-ruah com.
narrowly
fangfang, eg. narrowly escaped : luat fangfang.
nasal
hnaar lam.
nasty
ningdul kuul; nuamlo.
nation
ram; miphun.
national
ram thawn peh duun hnaak; miphun thawn seng hnaak.
nationalism
ramdaih hnaak; mah miphun iithnaak.
nationalist
phun daihtu; ramdaihtu; phundaih.
nationality
rammi ihnaak.
nationalize
rampui hman tuh in bawn, lang.
native
rahluumtu; beentu ilo.
native
ramsuak; ram innteek.
nativity
Bawi Jesuh tehnaak.
natural
mah suah keh; mah umkeel.
naturalist
thingkuung hampa le ramsa thu zirtu.
naturalize
rammi ihnaak pe;ramsam mi rammi ah cang ruai.
naturally
mah suahkeh daan bang in; mah daankeel bang in.
nature
lai le vaan le seemruai hnaak zongzong.
naught
zaikhai ilo;zaikhai um lo.
naughty
huatsuak.
nausea
awkpaih.
navel
laaipaw.
navigable
lawng hlau thil;lawwwng fehthilh.
navigate
lawng mawng;mg thawn khualsi.
navigation
lawwng khualsihnaak.
navigator
lawng mawngtu.
navy
lawwng raalkaap.
nay
ihlah; ilo.
near
hiang ah, nong ah;
near
dawndawn.
near
nong .
nearly
dawn, eg. I hmu dawn.
nearness
nonghnaak.
neat
ciangver.
necessary
kuul; sam.
necessitate
kuul ruai.
necessity
kuulhnaak; samhnaak.
neck
hawng, lu to hmun hawng.
neck-lace
khii; hawng orh khii.
neckerchief
hawngvelh pon.
necktie
hawng orh pon, nektai.
need
kuul; sam.
need
kuulhnaak; samhnaak.
needle
khimhuk.
needless
kuullo.
needy
farah; mi kuul mi sam.
negative
a ilolam (pong hnaak, thu reel hnaak ) zuk filim zuk rau leek laang hnaak.
neglect
hnuaphnaal; phaneu in siik lo.
negligence
hnuaphnaalhnaak.
negligible
siarthalo; thupui lo.
negotiate
khatlam le khatlam remreel.
Negro
Nikaru miphun.
neighbour
innhneen; na nongtuber.
neighbourhood
cing kiim.
neighbourly
rem thiam; mi rem.
neither
akon khai ilo.
neo
a thar.
nephew
tupa.
nepotism
mah unau leek iithnaak.
nerve
thari; hluak rii.
nervous
thaa thing derdo.
nest
bu, vaneu bu.
nest-egg
harsa fang ai hman tuh ai khawl hnaak tangka.
nestling
vaneu ngilngiak.
net
suur.
net
suur in khuk.
net
a taang ngaingai hnaak.
net-work
suur bang ai zomduunhnaak.
neuritis
tha-uur; thari uur.
neurotic
thari uur nai; thinlau nai.
neutral
kon lam khai bawm lo ai om; aisu khai bawm lo a laai ah om.
neutrality
sukhai bawmlohnaak dinhmun.
neutralize
sukhai bawm lo ai om ruai; mawtaw kiar thun lo; mer lo ai om ruai.
never
awng lo; zaikom in khai. eg. I have never been to America : zaikom inkhai Amerika hleng awng lo ing.
nevertheless
kontih inkhai itaa sehlai.
new
athar; tuun hlaan ai om awnglo hnaak.
newly
athar neu.
news
thuthang; thawngvaang.
news paper
thuthang laai.
next
asang; asangtu.
nib
kalawngdan hmur; cati cafung hmur.
nice
pha; nuam.
nick-name
daih koh hming.
nickel
daar raang.
nicotine
kuak eek; tikur eek.
niece
nupui hmingpa ai fanu; nupui suahpui nupang ai fanu.
nigh
hleng dawn; nong hang.
night
zaan; zaan khuathim
nightly
zaansiar
nightmare
mang sia; mangbamg.
nil
um lo; lolak.
nimbus
ruah mairo hang.
nine
pakua.
nineteen
hlaikua.
ninetieth
sawmkua hnaak.
ninety
sawmkua.
ninth
pakuahnaak.
nipple
hnawi hmur.
Nippon
Zapan miphun.
nitrate
kaat; zaam ah roih hnaak kaat.
nitre
zaam; deenlo zaam raang; innhnia zaam.
nitrogen
naitrozen daat; pianzia nai lo; cuk le al khai nailo daat.
no
ilo; daihhlah; ilo lam laar ruai hnaak ponkam.
noble
a pha; daihpha.
noble
mi bawi; mi mang; bawi hin; mi dikcang mipha.
nobody
aisukhai ilo.
nocturnal
zaan laileeng thai.
nod
lu nem; thinkhim maan in lu nem in hmuh ; mitmu maan lu su.
noise
thawmvaang; aw.
noisy
thawmvaang tam.
nomad
khua le inn taktai nai lo mi vaakvaai; khuaha caang um zianzo.
nominal
a hming meenma;tel ve meen.
nominate
hming pe; riil tuh in hming pe.
nominee
riil tuh ai hming pehnaak mihing.
non
ilo,lo ti hmuhtu ponkam; eg. non-smoking : kuakfawplo.
non-combatant
raal hmaai feh lo raalkaap.
non-commissioned
bawi ngah lo raalkaap sen ngah.
non-conformist
Church of England Pawlpui an suak Khrihfa.
non-descript
bai-neu ai reel ciang thilh lo.
non-stop
comthailo; comlo in.
nonentity
mi thupui lo.
nonparallel
mi in bang thilh lo hnaak.
nonsense
thulovaang; suullam nailo.
noodle
khauhsuai.
nook
a ning; inn ning ti bang; hmun dap.
noon
suun; nazi 12.
noose
rii zuun thai.
nor
neither hnua ah hmang, eg. neither Parte nor her sister wanted to come.
norm
a sam te thawn saanteh tuh ai dah hnaak (thu; thil bawn hnaak; thiamhnaak )
normal
umkeel; tumce lo.
north
saklam.
north-east
nisuah hmun saklam.
north-west
ntitla hmun saklam.
northern
saklam ai.
nose
hnaar; hmai ai hnaar.
nose-bag
saai rong pe hnaak dip.
nostalgia
inn ngaihnaak; khua le ram ngaihnaak.
nostril
hnaar kua.
not
ilo; hlah;
not-with-standing
khalsehlai.
notable
hnikhnaih pha, thupui.
notation
hnikhnaih hnaak tuh ai ngaanhnaak.
notch
V bang ai cek hnaak.
note
hnikhnaih; laai ah khum.
note
laai ai khum hnaak thu com neu;laaikuat comneu.
noted
hming thang.
noteworthy
hnikhnaih tlaak.
nothing
zaikhai ilo.
notice
thuthan; lingruaihnaak.
notice
ling, lo ling.
noticeable
linthilh;hmmuthilh.
notification
thuthan hnaak; lingruaihnaak.
notify
ling ruai; thu than.
notion
khuaruah; ruahhnaak.
notorious
sual zee maan ai hming thang.
nought
0: lolak.
noun
hming (grammar)
nourish
rong cawm; rong pe.
nourishment
rong.
novel
a thar; om awng lo hnaak.
novel
thuanthu sau..
novelty
thar le tumce hnaak.
November
Novemba hla.
novice
naper zirngom.
now
atuun in. atuun ah.
nowadays
tuun song.
nowhere
konah khai ilo.
noxious
uur ruai thai; tur nai.
nozzle
pep (paip) hmuur zum.
nucleus
(physics) atom ai laaiteng.
nude
kawngkolh; zaikhal sil lo.
nudge
king thawn heng.
nuisance
hnaihnok hnaak.
null
(idiom) null and void : upadi ah hmang lo hnaak; hmang lo hnaak.
numb
raraan; ku,ke raraan ti bang.
number
nambat; azah hnikhnaih tintaihhnaak, eg. 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10.
number
nambat siar; nambat kheen.
numerator
bung`hen ai nambat cungta, eg. ¾ ah, 3 heh numerator ii.
numerous
tam roh.
nun
metilah.
nurse
mi-uur siiktu sayamah.
nurse
mi-uur siik, kiilkhawl; nau hnawitul; thin songah khawi hleen.
nursery
nau dah hmun khaan.
nursery school
nau leen tlawng.
nurture
naupang cawmdawl; thu zirh.
nut
thing thai; a kawng hak thing thai.
nut-shell
thingthai kawng.
nutrition
din le aih.
nutting
thing thai sii.
nylon
nailon pon. .