Useful Burmese Phrases for Travelers

by Jul 17, 2017

Burmese people will be delighted when tourists can speak their language. Speaking Burmese can also bring benefits to tourists themselves to travel around destinations and attractions.

USEFUL PHRASES IN BURMESE
Note: ":" symbol means the tone is high and long "." symbol means the tone is high and short "," symbol means the tone is high and very short
GREETINGS & COMMON PHRASES
Hello	Mingala Bar
How are you?	Nei kaun: ye. la:
Good morning	Mingala nan ne khin: ba
Good evening	Kaun: tho: nya. nei khin: ba
Good night/ Good bye	Thwa: bi
Thank you	Kyei: zu: tin ba de
Thank you very much	Kyei: zu: amya: gyi: tin ba de
I cannot speak Myanmar	Myanmar lo matat' bu:
Do you understand?	Khamya: na: le tha la:
May I take a photograph?	Da' poun yai' lo. ya. mala:
May I use the telephone?	Te li hpon: thoun: lo. ya. ma. la:
Where is the restroom?	Ein tha be ma shi. tha le:
How much?	Be lau' le:
What's that?	E: da ba le:
Very expensive	Zei: mya: de
See you again	Noun gya. thei: da paw.
Please to meet you	Twei. ya. da wan: tha ba de
Good luck	Kan kaun: ba zei
Sorry	Sel' mashi ba ne.
Excuse me	Thi: khan ba
It's alright	Ya ba de
Yes (Male)	Hou' ke khin bya.
Yes (Female)	Hou' ke shin.
No	Hin. in:
Really?	Da ge la:
It's impossible	Ma hpyi' nain bu:
Possibly	Hpyi' nain ba de
I beg your pardon (Male)	Khin mya?
I beg your pardon (Female)	Shin?
Can I help you?	Ku nyi ba ya. zei
Help!	Kegya. ba oun:
Beautiful	Hla. lai' ta
How much do I owe you?	Be lau' kya. tha le:
Keep the change	Maan: ne. daw
PLACES
Airport	Lei zei
Bus station	ba saka: hma' tain
Railway station	buda youn
Hotel	Hou te
Embassy	Than youn:
Hospital	Hsei: youn
Clinic	Hsei: gan:
Police station	Ye: sa khan:
Post office	Sa dai
Market	Zei:
River boat jetty	Thin: baw: zei'
Guest house	E. yei' tha
Restaurant	Sa: thau' hsain
DIRECTIONS
I want to go...	... go thwa: gyin ba de
Where is...?	... be na: ma le:
Turn left	Be be cho:
Turn right	Nya be cho:
Straight ahead	Te' de. thwa: ba
Stop there	Dima ya' ba
Slow down	Hpyei: byei:
Be careful	Tha di: hta: ba
Be careful! Don't drive too fast	Tha di: hta: ba phyie: byei: maun:
Turn back	Pyan hie:

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