| Greeting to Myanmar People |
Mingalar Ba |
| How are you? |
nei kaun: ye. la: |
| Good morning |
mingala nan nè khin: ba |
| Good afternoon |
kaun: tho: nei khin: ba |
| Good evening |
kaun: tho: nya. nei khin: ba |
| Good night |
kaun:tho :nya pyit:par :zay |
| Good Bye |
thwa: bi |
| Thank you |
kyei: zu: tin ba de |
| Thank you very much |
ah myar gyi kyei zu tin ba te |
| I cannot speak Myanmar |
Myanmar lo mata’ bu: |
| I don’t understand |
na: ma le bu: |
| Do you understand? |
khamya: na: le tha la: |
| May I take a photograph? |
daek’ poun yai’ lo. ya. mala: |
| May I use the telephone? |
te li hpon: thoun: lo. ya. Ma |
| Where is the restroom? |
ein tha be ma shi. tha le: |
| How much? |
ba lau’ le: |
| What’s that? |
e: da ba le: |
| Very expensive |
zei:mya: de /ze gye de |
| See you again |
hsoun gya. thei: da paw. |
| Pleased to meet you |
twei. ya. da wan: tha ba de |
| Good luck |
kan kaun: ba zei |
| Sorry |
sei’ mashi. ba ne. |
| Excuse me |
thi: khan ba |
| It’s all right |
ya bar de |
| Yes |
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| (Male)For Yes |
hou’ ke khin bya. |
| (Female)For Yes |
hou’ ke shin. |
| No For (Male)(Female) |
hin ein: |
| Really? |
da ge la.: |
| It’s impossible |
ma hpyi’ nain bu: |
| Possibly |
hpyi’ nain ba de |
| I beg your pardon (Male) |
khwan lut ba khin mya |
| I beg your pardon (Female) |
khwan lut ba shin |
| Can I help you? |
ku nyi ba ya. zei |
| Help! (If you get trouble) |
kegya. ba oun |
| Help!(normal situation) |
ku nyi ba oun |
| Beautiful! |
hla. lai’ ta |
| Handsome |
hpyaun. lai’ ta |
| I want ….. |
lo .gyin de |
| I want to Go |
thwa: gyin ba de |
| Where is ....? |
be na: ma le: |
| Turn left |
bè cho: |
| Turn right |
nya bèk cho: |
| Straight ahead |
te, de. thwa: ba |
| Stop here |
dima ya’ ba |
| Slow down |
hpyei: byei: |
| Be careful |
tha di: hta: ba |
| Don’t drive too fast |
tha di: hta: ba: phyei: byei: maun: |
| Turn back |
pyan hle: |
| How much do I owe you? |
be lau’ kya. tha le: |
| Airport |
lei zei |
| Bus Station |
bè saka: hmat ’ tain |
| Railway Station |
buda youn: |
| Hotel |
hou te |
| Embassy |
thean youn: |
| Hospital |
hsei: youn |
| Clinic |
hsei: gan: |
| Police Station |
ye^sakhan |
| Post Office |
sa daik |
| Market |
zei: |
| Boat Jetty |
thin: baw: zei’ |
| Guest house |
ae. yeik’ tha/te koe gan |
| Restaurant |
sa: thau’ hsain |
| Food & Drinks |
| Chicken/ Chicken curry |
kyet’ tha: /Kye’ tha: hsi byan |
| Pork / Pork curry |
wek’ tha: /wek’ tha: hsi byan |
| Beef /Beef curry |
a me: tha: /a me: his byan |
| Fish/ Fish curry |
nga / nga: hsi byan |
| Duck:/Duck curry |
be: tha /be: tha: hsi byan |
| Rice |
hta min: |
| Fried rice |
hta min: gyaw |
| Noodles |
khau’ hswe: |
| Fried Noodles |
khau’ hswe gyaw |
| Water |
yei |
| Cigarette |
hsei: lei’ |
| Tea |
la hpet’ yei |
| Coffee |
kaw hpi |
| Cow fresh milk |
nwa: noe. |
| Lentil soup |
pe: niga lei: hin: gyo |
| Egg noodle in chicken coconut gravy |
oun: noe. khau’ hswe: |
| Steamed glutinous rice |
kauk’ nyin: baun |
| Thick rice pancake |
bein: moun |
| Thin rice noodle in fish soup |
.moun. hin: ga |
| I want to eat … |
sa: gyin de |
| I would like to drink .. |
thau’ chin de |
| What is today’s special? |
di nei. a htu: hin: ga ba le: |
| What would you suggest? |
be ha kaun: ma le: |
| Please give me a receipt |
pyei za pei: ba |
