Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
q
glottal stop
r
as in “
r
aw”
s
as in “
s
oar”
s'
same as “s” but aspirated
sh
as in “
sh
ore”
t
as in French “tour”
t'
as in “
t
ore” (aspirated)
th
as in “
th
aw”
w
as in “
w
ar”
y
as in “
y
our”
z
as in “
z
one”
USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
GREETINGS AND BASIC PHRASES
Goodbye
thwà-meh-naw?
Excuse me (to get past)
nèh-nèh-lauq
Sorry
sàw-ri-naw
Please
kyè-zù pyú-bì
Thank you
kyè-zù tin-ba-deh
Thanks (less formal)
kyè-zù-bèh
Yes
houq-kéh
No
hín-ìn
Do you speak English?
Ìn-găleiq sagà pyàw-daq-thălà?
What's that called in Burmese?
èh-da Băma-lo beh-lo k'aw-dhălèh?
Could you repeat that?
pyan-pyàw-ba-oùn?
I don't understand
nà măleh-ba-bù
Can you help me?
k'ăná-lauq louq-pè-ba
Good/bad
kaùn-deh/s'ò-deh
Hot/cold (weather)
pu-deh/è-deh
When (in the future)?
beh-dáw-lèh?
Who?
bădhu-lèh?
Where?
beh-hma-lèh?
Why?
ba-p'yiq-ló-lèh?
Open/closed
pwín-deh/peiq-t'à-deh
Bank
ban
