Essential Burmese phrases

The words that make your first weeks in Yangon smoother — with pronunciation you can actually say.

Greetings

မင်္ဂလာပါ
min-ga-la-ba
Hello (formal, all purposes)
ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ်
kyay-zu tin ba deh
Thank you

Social

ဟုတ်ကဲ့
hoke keh
Yes / understood
ခင်ဗျာ / ရှင်
khin-bya (m) / shin (f)
Polite particle — attach it to almost anything

Daily life

တောင်းပန်ပါတယ်
taung-pan ba deh
Sorry / excuse me
ဘယ်လောက်လဲ
beh lauk leh
How much is it?
ဈေးကြီးတယ်
zay kyi deh
That's expensive
အိမ်သာ ဘယ်မှာလဲ
ein-tha beh hma leh
Where is the toilet?

Food

စားလို့ကောင်းတယ်
sa-lo kaung deh
Delicious
ငွေရှင်းမယ်
ngway shin meh
The bill, please

Emergency

ကူညီပါ
ku-nyi ba
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