Whether you are a journalist or entrepreneur seeking to reach out to Burmese audiences, or if you need a Burmese translator for certified English documents, these common phrases can help:
Hello.
မဂၤလာပါ။ (Min ga la ba.)
Hello. (informal)
(Nei kaung la?)
How are you?
ေနေကာင္းလာ။ (Nei kaon la?)
Fine, thank you.
ေနေကာင္းပါတယ္။ (Ne kaon ba de)
What is your name?
? (Kamya ye na mee ba le?)
My name is ______ .
______ . (Kya nau na mee _____ ba.)
Nice to meet you.
. (Twe ya da wanta ba de)
Please.
. (Kyeizu pyu yue )
Thank you.
ေက်းဇူးတန္ပါတယ္။ (Kyeizu tin ba de.)
You're welcome.
ရပါတယ်။ (Ya ba de.)
Yes.
ဟုတ္တယ္။ (Ho de.)
No.
. မဟုတ္ဘူ။(Ma ho bu.)
Notice those diacritic vowel modifying marks placed above and below some consonants? Vowels are often written before and after consonants as well, making Burmese a challenging but rewarding language to learn, whether you are a tourist visiting Myanmar for the first time or a culinary enthusiast trying new dishes at a Burmese restaurant.