Burmese Flashcards

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Prompt	Answer
One	tit
Two	hnit
Three	thone
Four	lay
Five	ngar
Six	chauk
Seven	khun nit
Eight	shitt
Nine	koe
Ten	ta se
First	pa hta ma
Second	du ta ya
Monday	ta nin lar ne
Tuesday	in gar ne
Wednesday	boat da hu ne
Thursday	kyar thar pede ne
Friday	thauk kyar ne
Saturday	sa ne ne
Sunday	ta nin ga new ne
Now	a khu
Yesterday	ma nei ka
Today	d nei
Tonight	d nei nya
Tomorrow	ma nat pan
Fruits	thit thee myar
Apples	pan thee myar
Bananas	nghat pyaw thee myar
Tomatoes	kha yan chin thee myar
Potatoes	ar lu myar
Onions	kyat thun ni myar
Red	a ni yaung
Green	a sane yaung
Blue	a pyar yaung
White	a phyu yaung
Black	a net yaung
Grey	mee khoh yaung
Breakfast	nan nat sa
Lunch	nay le sa
Dinner	nya sa
Milk	nwar noh
Coffee	coffee
Bread	paung mont
Sunny	nay that thaw
Windy	lay tait thaw
Rainy	moe the thaw
Snowy	hnin htu thaw
Cold	aye thaw
Hot	pu thaw
Boy	yauk kya lay
Girl	main ka lay
Son	thar
Daughter	tha mee
Brother	a ko/ nyi
Sister	a ma/ nyi ma
Man	yauk kya
Woman	main ma
Father	a pe
Mother	a may
Grandfather	a phoe
Grandmother	a phwar
House	ain
Toilet	ain thar
Room	a khan
Bedroom	ait khan
Kitchen	mee pho khan
Table	sa bwe
Cat	kyaung
Dog	khwe
Mouse	kywat
Bird	nghat
Cow	nwar
Horse	myin
Socks	chay ait
Shoes	shoe panut
Trousers	baung bi shay
Shirt	shirt in gyi
Sweater	sweater in gyi
Coat	coat in gyi
English	ingalait lu myo/ sagar
French	pyin thit lu myo/ sagar
German	german lu myo/ sagar
Spanish	spain lu myo/ sagar
Italian	italy lu myo/ sagar
Portuguese	portuguese lu myo/ sagar
Greek	greek lu myo/ sagar
Russian	russia lu myo/ sagar
Arabic	ar rub bar that sagar
Hindi	hini du lu myo/ sagar
Chinese	ta yoak lu myo/ sagar
Japanese	japan lu myo/ sagar
Taxi	a hngar car
Bus	bus car
Hotel	hotel
Reservation	kyo tin ne yar yu htar thie
Airport	lay sait
Passport	naing ngan ku let hmat
Student	kyaung thar
Teacher	sa ya
Pen	ball pen
Books	sar oat myar
Page	sar myat hnar
Dictionary	a bait dan
Hand	lat
Feet	chay htauk myar
Hair	zabin
Eye	myat si
Mouth	ba zat
Nose	hna khaung
Ambulance	a yay baw car
Doctor	sa ya wun
Hospital	say yon
Pharmacy	say sai
Police	ye that
Stomach ache	baik nar thie
And	hne
Under	aut
Before	ma tai me
After	pyi naut
Inside	a twin
Outside	a pyin
With	hnint a tu
But	thoh thaw le
For	a twet
From	hma
To	thoh
In	a the hmar
What?	bar le
Who?	be thu le
How?	be lo le
Why?	bar kyaunt le
Where?	be hmar le
Never	be daw hma
Rarely	shar shar ba ba
Sometimes	ta khar ta yan
Usually	a khar dine a myarr arr phyint
Always	a mye dan
Very	a yan
I	kyun note
You	thin
He	thu
She	thu ma
We	kyun note doh
They	thu doh
My	kyun note ei
Your	thin ei
His	thu ei
Her	thu ma ei
Our	kyun note doh ei
Their	thu doh ei
I speak English	kyun note ingalait sagar pyaw thie
You speak French	thin pyin thit sagar pyaw thie
He speaks German	thu german sagar pyaw thie
She speaks Italian	thu ma italy sagar pyaw tnie
I visited France	kyun note pyin thit naing ngan ko a le thwar khe de
I will drink milk	kyun note nwar noh thauk me
I understand you	thin ko kyun note nar le ba de
I don't understand you	thin ko kyun note nar ma le bu
I don't speak French	kyun note pyin thit sagar ma pyaw tat bu
This is my house	d har ka kyun note doh ei ain phyit de
That restaurant is far	hto sar thaut sai ka way de
No problem	pyat tha nar ma hoat ba bu
Hi	hai
What is your name?	thint nan me be lo khaw tha le
Nice to meet you	thin nai twai ya da wan thar ba de
How are you?	thin ne kaung ba tha lar
I'm good, thanks	kyun note ne kaung ba de kyezu be
And you?	thin yaw ne kaung ba tha lar
Do you speak (English/Burmese)?	thin ingalait/ bamar sagar pyaw ba tha lar
Does she speak Chinese?	thu ma ta yoak sagar pyaw tha lar
A little bit	ne ne ba be
How old are you?	thint a thet be laut shi pyi le
I'm 33 years old	kyun note a thet thone se shi ba pyi
It was nice talking to you	thin ne sagar pyaw ya da kaung ba de
What do you mean?	thin ba ko so lo ba tha le
I don't understand	kyun note nar ma le bu
I don't know	kyun note ma thi bu
Sorry	taung ban ba de
What is that called in Burmese?	d har ko bamar lo be lo khaw tha le
What does that word mean in English?	d sagar lone ka ingalait lo be lo a dait be ya tha le
Where are you from?	thin be ka lar ba tha le
I'm from the U.S	kyun note american pyi htaung su hma lar ba de
I'm American	kyun note american ta yauk phyit ba de
Where do you live?	thin be hmar ne ba tha le
I live in the U.S	kyun note american naing ngan hmar ne ba de
What do you do for a living?	thin a thet mwe wan kyaung a twet ba loat ba tha le
I'm a student	kyun note kyaung that ta yauk phyit ba de
Can I help you?	kyun note thin ko ku nyi naing ba tha lar
Can you help me?	thin kyun note ko ku nyi naing ba tha lar
Where is the airport?	lay sait ka be hmar le
Go straight	te te thwar
Then	pyi yin dot
Turn left	be bat ko choe/kwait
Turn right	nyar bat ko choe/kwait
Happy birthday	mingalar mwe ne ba
Happy New Year	mingalar hnit thit ba
Merry Christmas	merry christmas
Good luck	kan kaung ba zay
Congratulations	chee kyu ba de
I have a reservation	kyun note kyo tin nay yar yu htar ba de
Do you have rooms available?	thin hmar a khan lut shi ba tha lar
I would like a non-smoking room	kyun note say lait ma thauk de a khan lo chin ba de
How much it costs per night?	ta nya a kha kye ngwe be laut phyit ba tha le
Waiter	sa bwe hto
How much is this?	d har ka be laut ba le
What is this?	d har ka ba le
Are you okay?	thin thet thar ye lar
I need a doctor	kyun note sa yar wun ta yaut lo ba de
Help	a ku a nyi
Call the ambulance	a yay baw car khaw ba
Call the police	ye that khaw ba
I am sick	kyun note ne ma kaung bu

Prompt

Answer

One

tit

Two

hnit

Three

thone

Four

lay

Five

ngar

Six

chauk

Seven

khun nit

Eight

shitt

Nine

koe

Ten

ta se

First

pa hta ma

Second

du ta ya

Monday

ta nin lar ne

Tuesday

in gar ne

Wednesday

boat da hu ne

Thursday

kyar thar pede ne

Friday

thauk kyar ne

Saturday

sa ne ne

Sunday

ta nin ga new ne

Now

a khu

Yesterday

ma nei ka

Today

d nei

Tonight

d nei nya

Tomorrow

ma nat pan

Fruits

thit thee myar

Apples

pan thee myar

Bananas

nghat pyaw thee myar

Tomatoes

kha yan chin thee myar

Potatoes

ar lu myar

Onions

kyat thun ni myar

Red

a ni yaung

Green

a sane yaung

Blue

a pyar yaung

White

a phyu yaung

Black

a net yaung

Grey

mee khoh yaung

Breakfast

nan nat sa

Lunch

nay le sa

Dinner

nya sa

Milk

nwar noh

Coffee

coffee

Bread

paung mont

Sunny

nay that thaw

Windy

lay tait thaw

Rainy

moe the thaw

Snowy

hnin htu thaw

Cold

aye thaw

Hot

pu thaw

Boy

yauk kya lay

Girl

main ka lay

Son

thar

Daughter

tha mee

Brother

a ko/ nyi

Sister

a ma/ nyi ma

Man

yauk kya

Woman

main ma

Father

a pe

Mother

a may

Grandfather

a phoe

Grandmother

a phwar

House

ain

Toilet

ain thar

Room

a khan

Bedroom

ait khan

Kitchen

mee pho khan

Table

sa bwe

Cat

kyaung

Dog

khwe

Mouse

kywat

Bird

nghat

Cow

nwar

Horse

myin

Socks

chay ait

Shoes

shoe panut

Trousers

baung bi shay

Shirt

shirt in gyi

Sweater

sweater in gyi

Coat

coat in gyi

English

ingalait lu myo/ sagar

French

pyin thit lu myo/ sagar

German

german lu myo/ sagar

Spanish

spain lu myo/ sagar

Italian

italy lu myo/ sagar

Portuguese

portuguese lu myo/ sagar

Greek

greek lu myo/ sagar

Russian

russia lu myo/ sagar

Arabic

ar rub bar that sagar

Hindi

hini du lu myo/ sagar

Chinese

ta yoak lu myo/ sagar

Japanese

japan lu myo/ sagar

Taxi

a hngar car

Bus

bus car

Hotel

hotel

Reservation

kyo tin ne yar yu htar thie

Airport

lay sait

Passport

naing ngan ku let hmat

Student

kyaung thar

Teacher

sa ya

Pen

ball pen

Books

sar oat myar

Page

sar myat hnar

Dictionary

a bait dan

Hand

lat

Feet

chay htauk myar

Hair

zabin

Eye

myat si

Mouth

ba zat

Nose

hna khaung

Ambulance

a yay baw car

Doctor

sa ya wun

Hospital

say yon

Pharmacy

say sai

Police

ye that

Stomach ache

baik nar thie

And

hne

Under

aut

Before

ma tai me

After

pyi naut

Inside

a twin

Outside

a pyin

With

hnint a tu

But

thoh thaw le

For

a twet

From

hma

thoh

a the hmar

What?

bar le

Who?

be thu le

How?

be lo le

Why?

bar kyaunt le

Where?

be hmar le

Never

be daw hma

Rarely

shar shar ba ba

Sometimes

ta khar ta yan

Usually

a khar dine a myarr arr phyint

Always

a mye dan

Very

a yan

kyun note

You

thin

thu

She

thu ma

kyun note doh

They

thu doh

kyun note ei

Your

thin ei

His

thu ei

Her

thu ma ei

Our

kyun note doh ei

Their

thu doh ei

I speak English

kyun note ingalait sagar pyaw thie

You speak French

thin pyin thit sagar pyaw thie

He speaks German

thu german sagar pyaw thie

She speaks Italian

thu ma italy sagar pyaw tnie

I visited France

kyun note pyin thit naing ngan ko a le thwar khe de

I will drink milk

kyun note nwar noh thauk me

I understand you

thin ko kyun note nar le ba de

I don't understand you

thin ko kyun note nar ma le bu

I don't speak French

kyun note pyin thit sagar ma pyaw tat bu

This is my house

d har ka kyun note doh ei ain phyit de

That restaurant is far

hto sar thaut sai ka way de

No problem

pyat tha nar ma hoat ba bu

hai

What is your name?

thint nan me be lo khaw tha le

Nice to meet you

thin nai twai ya da wan thar ba de

How are you?

thin ne kaung ba tha lar

I'm good, thanks

kyun note ne kaung ba de kyezu be

And you?

thin yaw ne kaung ba tha lar

Do you speak (English/Burmese)?

thin ingalait/ bamar sagar pyaw ba tha lar

Does she speak Chinese?

thu ma ta yoak sagar pyaw tha lar

A little bit

ne ne ba be

How old are you?

thint a thet be laut shi pyi le

I'm 33 years old

kyun note a thet thone se shi ba pyi

It was nice talking to you

thin ne sagar pyaw ya da kaung ba de

What do you mean?

thin ba ko so lo ba tha le

I don't understand

kyun note nar ma le bu

I don't know

kyun note ma thi bu

Sorry

taung ban ba de

What is that called in Burmese?

d har ko bamar lo be lo khaw tha le

What does that word mean in English?

d sagar lone ka ingalait lo be lo a dait be ya tha le

Where are you from?

thin be ka lar ba tha le

I'm from the U.S

kyun note american pyi htaung su hma lar ba de

I'm American

kyun note american ta yauk phyit ba de

Where do you live?

thin be hmar ne ba tha le

I live in the U.S

kyun note american naing ngan hmar ne ba de

What do you do for a living?

thin a thet mwe wan kyaung a twet ba loat ba tha le

I'm a student

kyun note kyaung that ta yauk phyit ba de

Can I help you?

kyun note thin ko ku nyi naing ba tha lar

Can you help me?

thin kyun note ko ku nyi naing ba tha lar

Where is the airport?

lay sait ka be hmar le

Go straight

te te thwar

Then

pyi yin dot

Turn left

be bat ko choe/kwait

Turn right

nyar bat ko choe/kwait

Happy birthday

mingalar mwe ne ba

Happy New Year

mingalar hnit thit ba

Merry Christmas

merry christmas

Good luck

kan kaung ba zay

Congratulations

chee kyu ba de

I have a reservation

kyun note kyo tin nay yar yu htar ba de

Do you have rooms available?

thin hmar a khan lut shi ba tha lar

I would like a non-smoking room

kyun note say lait ma thauk de a khan lo chin ba de

How much it costs per night?

ta nya a kha kye ngwe be laut phyit ba tha le

Waiter

sa bwe hto

How much is this?

d har ka be laut ba le

What is this?

d har ka ba le

Are you okay?

thin thet thar ye lar

I need a doctor

kyun note sa yar wun ta yaut lo ba de

Help

a ku a nyi

Call the ambulance

a yay baw car khaw ba

Call the police

ye that khaw ba

I am sick

kyun note ne ma kaung bu

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