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First words in Burmese

နေကောင်းလား (Ne kaung la?), How are you?

min-ga-LA-ba / ne KAUNG la

မင်္ဂလာပါ (Mingalaba), Hello / Welcome

Formal greeting

Did you know? Burmese is a tonal language with four tones (high, low, creaky and checked) that distinguish words written identically. Its circular script, with its beautiful rounded letters, originated from the fact that writing on palm leaves ruled out straight lines, which would have torn the surface. The Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, entirely covered in gold, is one of the most sacred Buddhist sites in the world and Myanmar's national symbol. 'Mingalaba' (မင်္ဂလာပါ), literally 'this is auspicious', is the universal Burmese greeting, reflecting a culture where good energies guide every encounter.

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Birman Débutant

👋Les salutations — နှုတ်ဆက်ခြင်း

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦La famille — မိသားစု

🛒Le marché — ဈေး

🍜La nourriture — အစားအသောက် (asāarsauk)

🧭Direction — လမ်းညွှန် (lan-nyun)

🍲Gastronomie — မြန်မာဟင်းလျာ

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Traditions familiales — မိသားစုဓလေ့ထုံးစံ

✈️Voyager au Myanmar — မြန်မာပြည်ခရီးသွား

🌿La nature birmane — မြန်မာ့သဘာဝ

🪷Culture birmane — မြန်မာ့ယဉ်ကျေးမှု

📱Le Myanmar connecte — မြန်မာ့ဒစ်ဂျစ်တယ်

⏰Le temps qui passe — အချိန်

🍴Au restaurant — စားသောက်ဆိုင်မှာ

🏠A la maison — အိမ်မှာ

🩺Le corps et la sante — ခန္ဓာကိုယ်နှင့်ကျန်းမာရေး

🚖Les transports — သယ်ယူပို့ဆောင်ရေး

👕Les vetements — အဝတ်အစား

💼Travail et metiers — အလုပ်နှင့်အသက်မွေးဝမ်းကြောင်း

✈️Voyages et hotel — ခရီးနှင့်ဟိုတယ်

✈️Voyages avances — ခရီးသွား

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Birman Intermediaire

💼Monde du travail — အလုပ်

📰Medias et actualites — မီဒီယာနှင့် သတင်း

🏛️Politique et societe — နိုင်ငံရေးနှင့် လူ့အဖွဲ့အစည်း

💰Economie et finances — စီးပွားရေးနှင့် ငွေကြေး

🎓Education avancee — ပညာရေး

🎭Arts et litterature — အနုပညာနှင့် စာပေ

🌍Environnement — ပတ်ဝန်းကျင်

🔬Sciences et technologie — သိပ္ပံနှင့် နည်းပညာ

🌐Relations internationales — နိုင်ငံတကာ ဆက်ဆံရေး

🧠Philosophie et pensee — ဒဿနိကနှင့် အတွေးအခေါ်

🚀Projet personnel — ကိုယ်ပိုင်စီမံကိန်း

📜စာပေသမိုင်း — Littérature classique birmane

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Expression avancée

📜Proverbes et sagesse birmane

📚စာပေခေတ်သစ် — Littérature contemporaine birmane

📰သတင်းမီဒီယာ — Presse et médias birmans

⚡အာဏာသိမ်း ၂၀၂၁ — Coup 2021, NUG, PDF

💎စီးပွားရေး — Économie, ressources, embargo

🎭အနုပညာ — Arts birmans traditionnels et contemporains

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01
Circular Burmese script (34 consonants, phonetic reading)
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Conversational Burmese from Yangon and Mandalay
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Burmese tones: 4 distinctive tones to master
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Theravada Buddhism: vocabulary and practices
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Burmese cuisine: mohinga, laphet thoke, Shan dishes
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Burmese for NGOs, humanitarian work and the diaspora

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions about learning Burmese

Is the Burmese script difficult to learn?

The Burmese script has 34 consonants, with vowels placed around them in four different positions (above, below, left, right). It is more complex than the Latin alphabet, but the phonetic logic is consistent once the symbols are memorised. Most learners read the basics within 4 to 6 weeks. The distinctive circular shapes also make the letters relatively memorable.

Is Burmese a difficult tonal language?

Burmese has four main tones: high, low, creaky (with a glide) and checked (short-stopped). It is less complex than Mandarin (4 tones) or Thai (5 tones), but tones completely change the meaning of words. With a native teacher correcting your tones from the very first lessons, the right reflexes gradually take root. Intensive oral practice is essential to master the tone system.

Why learn Burmese to work with Myanmar?

Myanmar is one of the last relatively untapped emerging economies in Southeast Asia. Before 2021, it was attracting significant investment in textiles, tourism and natural resources. The Burmese diaspora in Thailand (2-3 million migrant workers) is another active community. For NGOs, humanitarian workers and journalists covering the Burmese crisis, proficiency in Burmese is a rare and valuable professional asset.

Is there a Burmese community in Europe?

Yes. The Burmese community in France is estimated at 8,000-12,000 people, mainly in Paris, and has grown after the 2021 military coup, with activists, intellectuals and artists seeking asylum in Europe. For immigration lawyers, social workers and healthcare professionals, even a few basics in Burmese can considerably ease communication.

How long does it take to learn Burmese?

Burmese is classified as a difficult language for Westerners by the US FSI (Category 3, around 1,100 hours). Plan on 14 to 18 months with 2 lessons per week to reach a conversational B1. Tones, the circular script and the absence of shared vocabulary with Indo-European languages are the main challenges. But Burmese culture, Buddhism, meditation, pagodas, provides lasting motivation.

How much do Burmese courses cost on Targumi?

Targumi offers 3 plans: quarterly, yearly, and lifetime access. All plans include live small-group classes with native teachers, interactive lessons, and the community. See full pricing on the pricing page.

Are the Burmese courses online or in person?

100% online. Live classes happen twice a week in small groups via Google Meet. You can join from anywhere in the world. The mobile and web app stay accessible 24/7 for interactive lessons.

Is there a money-back guarantee?

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Resources

All Burmese resources

Explore our free tools to progress outside of class.

Burmese level test

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Burmese survival kit

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Burmese cultural quiz

How well do you know Burmese culture? Films, music, traditions.

Burmese articles

Guides and articles to learn Burmese.

Burmese vocabulary

Essential words and phrases organized by theme.

Cultural resources

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Guides & articles

Guides to learn Burmese

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Mastering Burmese Tones: Complete Practical Guide

Complete guide to understanding and practicing tones in Burmese (Myanmar). Techniques, exercises and tips for speaking Burmese with the right intonations.

Learn Burmese: A Complete Beginner's Guide

Discover how to learn Burmese easily. Alphabet, grammar, expressions, Burmese culture and interactive learning with Targumi.

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