1. Noun — names a person, place, thing, or idea
Examples:
Person: teacher, doctor, Wiyaw
Place: school, church, Kachin State
Thing: book, phone, chair
Idea: love, freedom, happiness
Example sentence: The teacher reads a book in the library.
2. Pronoun — replaces a noun
Examples: I, you, he, she, it, we, they, him, her, them
Example sentence: Wiyaw is smart. He studies every day.
3. Verb — shows an action or state of being
Examples: run, eat, write, sing, am, is, are
Example sentence: They play football after class.
4. Adjective — describes a noun or pronoun
Examples: beautiful, tall, happy, cold, blue
Example sentence: She has a beautiful voice.
5. Adverb — describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb (often ends with -ly)
Examples: quickly, very, well, always, silently
Example sentence: He runs quickly.
6. Preposition — shows the relationship between a noun/pronoun and another word
Examples: in, on, at, under, between, behind, near
Example sentence: The cat is under the table.
7. Conjunction — joins words, phrases, or clauses
Examples: and, but, or, because, although
Example sentence: I wanted to go, but it was raining.
8. Interjection — expresses strong emotion or sudden feeling
Examples: wow, oh, ouch, hey, hooray
Example sentence: “Wow!” That’s a beautiful sunset.