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Burmese vocabulary: 15 essential words to communicate
Script: Birman (romanisation incluse)
Learn essential Burmese vocabulary with 15 words and phrases organized by theme. Perfect for beginners and travellers who want to communicate confidently.
15words & phrases
2themes
ENtranslations
Greetings & politeness
| မြန်မာဘာသာ | Romanization | English | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| မင်္ဂလာပါ | Mingalaba | Hello | |
| နေကောင်းလား | Ne kaung la? | How are you? | |
| ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ် | Kyeizutin bade | Thank you | |
| ကျေးဇူးပြု၍ | Kyeizupyu i | Please | |
| တောင်းပန်ပါတယ် | Taunpan bade | Excuse me / Sorry | |
| ဟုတ်တယ် | Hout de | Yes | |
| မဟုတ်ဘူး | Ma hout bu | No | |
| မနောင် | Ya ba de | You're welcome |
Essential expressions
| မြန်မာဘာသာ | Romanization | English | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| နားမလည်ဘူး | Na ma le bu | I don't understand | |
| ပြင်သစ်စကားပြောတတ်သလား | Pyint thi zaga pyaw dat tha la? | Do you speak French? | |
| ဘယ်လောက်လဲ | Be lout le? | How much? | |
| ... ဘယ်မှာလဲ | ... be hma le? | Where is...? | |
| ရေ | Ye | Water | |
| ကူညီပါ | Ku nyi ba | Help! | |
| ကျွန်တော်/ကျွန်မ နာမည် ... ပါ | Kyaw taw / Kyaw ma namma ... ba | My name is ... |
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