Basic Burmese words for beginners
– Essential words to know –
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Learn the essentials of Burmese easily with this vocabulary list that contains all the most basic words used in Burmese, with their english translations. If you’re a beginner, it will come in handy to review or learn Burmese by yourself before traveling, or if you want to enrich and improve your Burmese vocabulary to better express yourself in writing and speaking!
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| ENGLISH | BURMESE |
| Please | kyaayyjuupyu |
| Thank you! | kyaayyjuutainpartaal! |
| Sorry! | sawree! |
| What? | bhar? |
| Who? | kambharkyannmarrayyaahpwal? |
| When? | bhaaltotlell? |
| Why? | a bhaal kyount? |
| Which? | bhaalhar lell? |
| How? | bhaallolell? |
| Where ? | bhaalmhar ? |
| How much ? | bhaallout parlell ? |
| Yes | hotekae |
| No | mashi |
| Maybe | hpyitninehcarar |
| Of course | hotepartaal |
| something | taithkuhku |
| nothing | bharmha |
| somebody | taithconetaityout |
| nobody | bhaalsuumha |
| before | me |
| after | pyeenout |
| far | aawayy |
| near | aanee |
| here | demhar |
| there | homhar |
| today | denae |
| tomoorow | manaathpyan |
| now | yahku |
| man | luu |
| woman | meinm |
| friend | suungaalhkyinn |
| more | nouthtaut |
| less | naeesaw |
| always | aamyaelltam |
| later | noutpine |
| never | bhaaltotmha |
| same | aatuutuuparpell . |
| different | matuubhuu . |
| small | sayy ngaal sai . |
| large | kyeemarrsaw |
| difficult | hkaattaal . |
| easy | lwalpartaal . |
| hot | puu taal . |
| cold | aayy |
| yesterday | manaek |
| after | pyeenout |
| beautiful | lhasaw aasainn |
| broken | kyoe |
| free | aahkamae |
| a pharmacy | sayysine |
| money | pitesan |
| a bag | aatetaitlone |
| a lighter | meehkyittaithku |
| a cigarette | hcee karaattaitliut |
| a bottle | taitpulainn |
| soap | sautpyaar |
| clean | sanshinn |
| dirty | nyait paat sai . |
| a trash can | aamhaitepone |
| a trash bag | aamhaiteaate |
| the silence | tatesate hkyinn . |
| a tool | tool taithku |
| pregnant | kowaan |
| sick | naymakaungg |
| a baby | kalayy |
| a little bit | aanaeengaal |
| a doctor | sararwaan tait u |
| a dentist | swarrsararwaan |
| a medicine | sayytaithku |
| a book | hcaraotetaitaote |
| a story | jaratlamtaitpud |
| a phone | hponetaitlone |
| a computer | kwanpyauutartaitlone |
| a car | karrtaithcainn |
| a plane | layyarin |
| the name | narmai |
| the adress | liuthcar |
| the age | aasaat |
| the nationality | ninengansarr |
| a choice | rwayhkyaalmhutaithku |
| an answer | a hpway t jhahku |
| the key | sot |
| the light | aalainnraung |
| the television | rotemyinsankyarr |
| the bed | aiutrar |
| the house | aain |
| the shower | rayhkyoehkaann |
| the window | pyatainnpout |
| the door | tanhkarr |
| the table | hcarrpwal |
| tired | painpaann sai . |
| water | ray |
| open | hpw ng sai . |
| closed | patesaim |
| clothes | aawaat |
| coffee | kawhpe |
| tea | laathpaatrai |
| lunch | naelaalhcar |
| dinner | nyahcar |
| a fruit | a seetaithku |
| a vegetable | hainnseehainnrwattaithku |
| a beverage | yamakartaithku |
| a child | kalayytaityout |
| rain | moerwar |
| the entrance | wainpout |
| the exit | htwatpout |
| music | get |
| a smile | aapyuantaithku |
| the world | kambhar |
| the sky | kaunggkain |
| a river | myittaithku |
| the sea | painlaal |
| the mountain | taung |
| the lake | raykaan |
| the island | kyawann |
| the beach | kamhkyay |
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