Learn Burmese Vocabulary: Contrary words

– Useful words you should know –

Want to learn the Burmese language? Here’s a complete list of the most basic, common and useful words in Burmese with their translation in English, on the topic of contrary words. Ideal to help you boost your Burmese vocabulary!

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ENGLISH	BURMESE
young	luungaal
old	aahaungg
empty	balar
full	aapyany
vertical	daunglite
horizontal	aalyarrlite
useful	aasonewain sai .
useless	aasonemakya
a city	myahoettaitmyahoet
a village	rwartaitrwar
a question	mayyhkwanntaithku
an answer	a hpway t jhahku
sad	wamnaeehcarar
happy	pyawtaal .
all	aarrlone
nothing	bharmha
a teacher	sarartaityout
a student	kyaunggsarr tait u
early	hcawhcaw
late	noutkya
open	hpw ng sai .
closed	patesaim
first	pahtam
last	noutsone
secure	lonehkyuan sai .
dangerous	aantararalshi sai .
near	aanee
far	aawayy
sugar	sakyarr
salt	sarr ngaan
dry	hkyawwatswae
wet	hco hcwatsaw
often	makyaarhkan
rarely	mashisalout
always	aamyaelltam
never	bhaaltotmha
same	aatuutuuparpell .
different	matuubhuu .
dirty	nyait paat sai .
clean	sanshinn
the evening	nyanayhkainn
the morning	nannaathkainn
small	sayy ngaal sai .
large	kyeemarrsaw
rich	kyawalwasaw
poor	sainnrell
the ceiling	myetnharkyaat
the floor	kyampyin
animal	tirahcsaran
human	luusarr
guilty	aapyitshi sai .
innocent	aapyitmashi .
here	demhar
there	homhar
hunger	sarlaungmhu
the thirst	rayngaat
the sun	nay
the moon	lasai
the sister	nyem
the brother	aaitko
slow	nhaayynhaayy
fast	myan sai .
before	me
after	pyeenout
heavy	layylan
light	aalainn
old	aahaungg
new	aasait
easy	lwalpartaal .
difficult	hkaattaal .
start	hcatain par .
finish	pyeeaaung
friend	suungaalhkyinn
enemy	raansuu
yesterday	manaek
tomorrow	manaathpyan
cold	aayy
hot	puu taal .
right	mhaantaal
left	well
a woman	meinmataityout
a man	luutaityout
inside	aatwinpine
outside	aapyinmhar
strong	hkinemar taal .
weak	aarr naeetaal .
soft	pyaww pyaungg
hard	hkaattaal .
a lot	aamyarrkyee
a little	aanaeengaal
up	taat
down	sainn
exactly	aatiaakya
probably	hpyitninepartaal .
married	aainhtaungsai
single	taithkutaee
noisy	suunyansaw
quiet	tatesate
complicated	shotehtway sai .
simple	roeshinnsaw
now	yahku
later	noutpine
long	shi
short	toto
interesting	hcatewainhcarrhcarar
boring	pyinnhcarar
normal	ponemhaan
strange	htuusaann sai .
outside	aapyinmhar
inside	aatwinpine
the entrance	wainpout
the exit	htwatpout
white	aahpyauu
black	aanaatraung
expensive	jhayy kyeetaal .
cheap	hcyaayypaw taal .
USEFUL VERBS
to walk	lamshoutraan
to run	pyayraan
to attach	puutwalraan
to detach	hkwalhtoteraan
to go up	taathphoet
to go down	sainnraan
to increase	toemyahainthphoet
to decrease	shothkyaraan
to stop	rautraan
to continue	saatraan
to take off	yuuraan
to land	sainnsaatraan
to put on	tainraan
to remove	hpaalsharrraan
to move forward	shaeshoetshwaeraan
to move back	pyanshwaeraan
to forget	maeraan
to remember	mhaatmihphoet
to show	pyasaraan
to hide	hponekwalraan
to save	kaaltainraan
to spend	sonehcwalraan
to build	taisoutraan
to destroy	hpyetseeraan
to arrive	routshiraan
to leave	htwathkwarraan
to enter	wainraan
to go out	aapyinhtwat
to laugh	raalhphoet
to cry	ngoraan
to sell	raunggraan
to buy	waalraan
to break	hkyoeraan
to repair	pyupyinraan
to lend	hkyaayyraan
to borrow	hkyaayyraan
to earn	wainngway raraan
to lose	soneshoneraan
to slow down	nhaayykwayraan
to speed up	aashein myaha ng raan
to search	sharhpwayraan
to find	sharraan
to pull	swalraan
to push	twannraan
to take	yuuraan
to give	payyraan
to wake up	noehtaraan
to fall asleep	aiutpyawhphoet
to hold	kineraan
to let go	lwhaat litepar .
to turn on	hpw inthphoet
to turn off	pateraan
to sell	raunggraan
to buy	waalraan
to send	payyphoetraan
to receive	laathkanraan

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