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Situational Scripts
Real conversations word-for-word. Tap any line to hear it. Use these as templates â the words in [brackets] are placeholders for your own information.
Calling 911 â emergency
If someone is hurt, choking, or there's a fire. Stay calm. Give the address first.
911
Nine-one-one. What's your emergency?
You
I need help. There is an emergency at [say the address out loud].
911
What is happening?
You
(pick one) An old woman fell and is bleeding. / The baby is choking. / There is a fire in the kitchen. / Someone is not breathing.
911
How old is the person?
You
She is [number] years old. Please send help fast.
911
Stay on the line. Help is coming.
You
Yes, I will stay. Thank you.
Calling in sick to work
If you are too sick to come to work today. Call early in the morning.
You
Hello, this is [your name].
Boss
Hi. Is everything okay?
You
I'm sorry, I'm sick today. I have a fever and a bad headache. I cannot come to work.
Boss
Oh, I'm sorry. Take care of yourself.
You
Thank you. I will rest today and come back tomorrow if I feel better.
Boss
Okay. Feel better soon.
You
Thank you very much. Goodbye.
Calling because you'll be late
If the bus is late or there is traffic. Call as soon as you know.
You
Hello, this is [your name]. I'm sorry, I will be late today.
Boss
Why? What happened?
You
(pick one) The bus is late. / There is a lot of traffic. / I missed my bus.
You
I will be there in about [number] minutes. I'm very sorry.
Boss
Okay, drive safe. See you when you get here.
You
Thank you. See you soon.
At the doctor's office (for yourself)
Useful basic phrases. Don't be afraid to say 'speak slowly please'.
Doctor
Hello, what brings you in today?
You
Hello. I don't feel well. I have [pick: a headache / a fever / a cough / stomach pain / back pain].
Doctor
How long have you had this?
You
For [number] days. It started [yesterday / last week / two days ago].
Doctor
Are you taking any medicine?
You
(pick one) No, no medicine. / Yes, I take [name of medicine] every day.
Doctor
I'll examine you. Open your mouth, please.
You
Could you speak slowly, please? My English is still learning.
Doctor
Of course. You have [diagnosis]. Take this medicine two times a day.
You
Thank you, doctor. With food or without food?
Doctor
With food. Come back if you don't feel better in three days.
You
Thank you very much.
Doctor visit (helping an elderly person)
When you go with grandma/grandpa or your employer to a medical appointment.
Doctor
Hello. And who is this with you?
You
I am her caregiver. I help her every day.
Doctor
Good. What's the problem today?
You
She has pain in her back. It started two days ago. She is also very tired.
Doctor
Is she eating and drinking normally?
You
She eats a little. She drinks water and tea.
Doctor
Is she taking her usual medicine?
You
Yes. She takes [number] pills every morning and one at night.
Doctor
Has she fallen recently?
You
(pick one) No, she has not fallen. / Yes, she fell yesterday but she is not hurt.
Doctor
I'll examine her. Please help her sit on the bed.
You
Yes, doctor. Slowly, ma'am. I'll help you.
Child is hurt â calling the parent
When something happens to the child you're watching. Be calm and clear.
You
Hello, this is [your name]. I'm sorry to call. There is a small problem.
Parent
What happened? Is the baby okay?
You
Don't worry, she is okay. She fell and her knee is bleeding a little. I cleaned it.
Parent
Is she crying?
You
She cried for two minutes. Now she is calm. She is drinking some water.
Parent
Should I come home?
You
I think she is fine. But you decide. Should I take her to the doctor?
Parent
No, just keep watching her. Call me again if she gets a fever or feels sick.
You
Yes, ma'am. I will watch her. I will call if anything changes.
Parent
Thank you for calling.
Job interview â basic answers
The 5 most common questions and simple answers you can adapt.
Boss
Hello, please come in. Tell me about yourself.
You
Thank you for meeting me. My name is [name]. I am from [country]. I have [number] years of experience taking care of [children / elderly].
Boss
What can you do?
You
I can cook, clean, do laundry, and care for children and elderly people. I can also drive.
Boss
Why do you want this job?
You
I love this work. I am patient and careful. I want to help your family.
Boss
What are your hours?
You
I can work [days / hours]. I am flexible.
Boss
Do you have any questions?
You
Yes. What time should I start? Do you need me to cook? May I see the home?
Boss
Good questions. Thank you for coming.
You
Thank you. I hope to hear from you soon. Have a nice day.
At the pharmacy â picking up medicine
Useful when you go to get medicine for the family or yourself.
You
Hello, I'm here to pick up medicine for [name].
Staff
Last name and date of birth, please?
You
Last name [say it slowly, letter by letter if needed]. Date of birth: [month, day, year].
Staff
Yes, I have it here. The total is [price].
You
How do I take this medicine?
Staff
Two pills, two times a day, with food.
You
And how many days?
Staff
Ten days. Finish the bottle even if you feel better.
You
Are there any side effects?
Staff
It might make you sleepy. Don't drive after taking it.
You
Thank you very much.
Asking for directions
Lost on the street or in a store. Anyone will help if you ask politely.
You
Excuse me, could you help me? I'm lost.
Stranger
Sure, where are you going?
You
I'm looking for [the bus stop / the pharmacy / [address]]. Is it near?
Stranger
Yes, it's two blocks that way. Turn left at the corner.
You
Could you say it again, slowly? My English is still learning.
Stranger
Of course. Walk straight. Two blocks. Turn left at the big red sign.
You
Two blocks, then turn left. Got it. Thank you so much!
Stranger
You're welcome. Have a nice day.
At the store â buying something
Asking prices, paying, returning items.
You
Excuse me, how much is this?
Cashier
That one is [price].
You
Is it on sale?
Cashier
Yes, twenty percent off today.
You
Great. I'll take two, please.
Cashier
That's [total]. Cash or card?
You
Cash, please.
Cashier
Here is your change. And your receipt.
You
Thank you. Have a nice day.
First day at work â meeting the family
Polite, simple introductions when you start a new job.
You
Good morning. I'm [name]. It's nice to meet you.
Employer
Welcome. Please come in. Did you find the house okay?
You
Yes, thank you. The directions were very clear.
Employer
Let me show you around. This is the kitchen.
You
It's lovely. Where do you keep the cleaning supplies?
Employer
Under the sink. And the laundry is in this room.
You
Thank you. May I ask, what time do you usually have dinner?
Employer
Around six. The children eat at five-thirty.
You
Got it. Is there anything special I should know about the children?
Employer
Lily is allergic to peanuts. Please be careful.
You
Yes, ma'am. No peanuts. I will be very careful.
Themes
Greetings & Basics
Theme 1: How to start every conversation
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
Hello áááşášáááŹá፠huh-LOH Hello, my name is Maria. Hi áááŻááşá¸ HAI Hi, how are you? Good morning áááşášáááŹááśáááşáááşá¸á፠good MOR-ning Good morning! Did you sleep well? Good afternoon áááşášáááŹááąáˇáááşáááşá¸á፠good af-ter-NOON Good afternoon, ma'am. Good evening áááşášáááŹáááąáááşá¸á፠good EE-vning Good evening, sir. Good night ááąáŹááşá¸ááąáŹáá፠good NAITE Good night, sleep well. Goodbye ááźááşáá˝áąáˇáááş good-BAI Goodbye, see you tomorrow. Please ááťáąá¸áá°á¸ááźáŻá PLEEZ Please give me water. Thank you ááťáąá¸áá°á¸áááşááŤáááş thank YOO Thank you very much. You're welcome áááŤáááş yor WEL-kum You're welcome, no problem. Sorry ááąáŹááşá¸áááşááŤáááş SAW-ree Sorry, I am late. Excuse me áá˝ááˇáşááźáŻá፠ex-KYOOZ-mee Excuse me, where is the bathroom? Yes ááŻááşáá˛áˇ YES Yes, I understand. No áááŻááşáá°á¸ NOH No, I don't want it. Maybe ááźá
áşáááŻááşáááş MAY-bee Maybe later. How are you? ááąááąáŹááşá¸ááŹá¸ how-ar-YOO How are you today? I am fine ááąáŹááşá¸ááŤáááş I am FAIN I am fine, thank you. Nice to meet you áá˝áąáˇáááŹáááşá¸ááŹáááş nais-tu-MEET-yu Nice to meet you, ma'am. See you later ááąáŹááşáá˝áąáˇáááş see-you-LAY-ter See you later this evening. Have a good day ááťáąáŹáşáá˝ážááşááąáŹááąáˇ have-a-good-DAY Have a good day at work.
People & Family
Theme 2: Who you'll talk about every day
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
Man áĄááťááŻá¸ááŹá¸ MAN The man is the father. Woman áĄááťááŻá¸áááŽá¸ WUH-man The woman is my boss. Boy ááąáŹááşáťáŹá¸ááąá¸ BOY The boy is six years old. Girl ááááşá¸áááąá¸ GURL The girl is my daughter. Baby áááąá¸áááş BAY-bee The baby is sleeping. Child áááąá¸ CHAILD The child is hungry. Children áááąá¸ááťáŹá¸ CHIL-dren The children are playing. Father áĄááą FAH-ther Their father comes home at six. Mother áĄááą MUH-ther Their mother is at work. Husband áááşáá˝ááşá¸ HUZ-band Her husband is a doctor. Wife áááŽá¸ WAIF His wife is very kind. Son ááŹá¸ SUN Their son is in school. Daughter áááŽá¸ DAW-ter Their daughter is two years old. Grandfather áĄáááŻá¸ GRAND-fah-ther The grandfather is ninety. Grandmother áĄáá˝áŹá¸ GRAND-muh-ther The grandmother needs help.
Numbers, Days & Time
Theme 3: Telling time, counting, scheduling
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
One áá
áş WUN I have one cup. Two áážá
áş TOO She has two children. Three ááŻáśá¸ THREE There are three plates. Four ááąá¸ FOR Give me four spoons. Five ááŤá¸ FAIV I work five days. Six ááźáąáŹááş SIX Wake me up at six. Seven ááŻáá
áş SEV-en Take seven pills today. Eight áážá
áş AYT He sleeps eight hours. Nine áááŻá¸ NAIN Call after nine o'clock. Ten áááş TEN Ten dollars, please. Twenty áážá
áşáááş TWEN-tee He is twenty years old. Hundred áá
áşáᏠHUN-dred One hundred dollars. Today ááŽááąáˇ tu-DAY Today is Monday. Tomorrow ááááşááźááş tu-MOR-roh Tomorrow is Tuesday. Yesterday áááąáˇá YES-ter-day Yesterday was Sunday. Morning ááááş MOR-ning Breakfast is in the morning. Afternoon ááąáˇáááş AF-ter-noon Lunch is in the afternoon. Evening áááą EE-vning Dinner is in the evening. Night á NAIT The baby sleeps at night. Hour ááŹáᎠOW-er Wait one hour, please. Minute áááá
áş MIN-it Five more minutes. Day ááąáˇ DAY Have a nice day. Week áĄáááş WEEK I work six days a week. Month á MUNTH This month is May. Year áážá
áş YEER She is one year old.
Household: Kitchen
Theme 4: Cooking, dishes, eating
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
Kitchen ááŽá¸áááŻááťáąáŹááş KIH-chen Please clean the kitchen. Stove ááŽá¸ááᯠSTOHV Turn off the stove. Oven ááŽá¸áááŻááźáŽá¸ UH-vn The oven is hot. Microwave áááŻááşááááŻááąáˇááş MAI-kro-wayv Heat the milk in the microwave. Refrigerator ááąáá˛ááąáášáᏠfri-JID-er-ay-ter Put the milk in the refrigerator. Freezer áĄáąá¸áá˛á
ááş FREE-zer The ice cream is in the freezer. Sink ááąááąá¸áááş SINK Wash dishes in the sink. Faucet ááąáááŻááşááąáŤááşá¸ FAW-set Turn off the faucet. Pot áĄááŻá¸ POT Put rice in the pot. Pan áááşáĄááŻá¸ PAN Fry the egg in the pan. Plate áááşá¸áááş PLAYT I need a clean plate. Bowl áááşá¸áááşááŻáśá¸ BOHL Put soup in the bowl. Cup áá˝ááş KUP I want a cup of tea. Glass áááşáá˝ááş GLAS Bring me a glass of water. Spoon áá˝ááşá¸ SPOON Use a spoon for soup. Fork áááşáááşá¸ FORK The fork is on the table. Knife ááŹá¸ NAIF Cut the apple with a knife. Cutting board ááŹá¸ááŻáś KUT-ing bord Use the cutting board. Refrigerator door ááąáá˛ááąáášááŹááśááŤá¸ fri-JID-er-ay-ter dor Close the refrigerator door. Trash can áĄáážááŻááşááŻáśá¸ TRASH kan Put it in the trash can. Towel áá፠TOW-el Dry your hands with a towel. Soap áááşááźáŹ SOHP Wash with soap. Sponge ááąá
áŻááş SPUNJ Clean dishes with a sponge. Salt ááŹá¸ SAWLT Add a little salt. Sugar áááźáŹá¸ SHUG-er One spoon of sugar, please. Oil áᎠOIL Add oil to the pan. Rice ááááşá¸ RAIS Cook rice for dinner. Water ááą WAW-ter Drink water every day. Tea áááşáááşáááş TEE Make a cup of tea. Coffee ááąáŹáşáᎠKAW-fee Coffee with milk, please.
Household: Living, Bedroom, Bathroom
Theme 5: Around the house
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
Living room á§ááˇáşáááşá¸ LIV-ing room Vacuum the living room. Sofa áááŻáᏠSOH-fa Sit on the sofa. Couch áááŻááşááŻáśáážááş KAOWCH Clean the couch. Chair áááŻááşááŻáś CHAIR Bring me a chair. Table á
áŹá¸áá˝á˛ TAY-bul Put the food on the table. TV ááŻááşááźááşááśááźáŹá¸ TEE-vee Turn off the TV at ten. Remote áĄááąá¸ááááşá¸ ri-MOHT Where is the remote? Lamp ááŽá¸áĄáááş LAMP Turn on the lamp. Light ááŽá¸ LAIT Turn off the light. Bedroom áĄáááşáááşá¸ BED-room Clean the bedroom. Bed áĄáááşáᏠBED Make the bed, please. Pillow ááąáŤááşá¸áĄáŻáśá¸ PIL-loh I need another pillow. Blanket á
áąáŹááş BLANK-et Cover her with a blanket. Sheet áĄáááşááŹáááşá¸ SHEET Change the sheets, please. Closet áááşá
áŻáśáĄáá˝ááşááŽááᯠKLAH-zit Hang the clothes in the closet. Mirror áážááş MIR-rer Clean the mirror. Bathroom ááąááťááŻá¸áááşá¸ BATH-room The bathroom needs cleaning. Toilet áĄáááşáᏠTOI-let Clean the toilet, please. Shower ááąáááşá¸ SHOW-er Take a shower in the morning. Bathtub ááąááťááŻá¸áááş BATH-tub Fill the bathtub for the baby. Toothbrush áá˝áŹá¸áááŻááşááś TOOTH-brush Use a clean toothbrush. Toothpaste áá˝áŹá¸áááŻááşááąá¸ TOOTH-payst We need toothpaste. Shampoo ááąáŤááşá¸ááťážáąáŹáşáááş sham-POO Buy more shampoo. Toilet paper áĄáááşááŹááŻáśá¸á
áášáá° TOI-let pay-per We need toilet paper. Comb ááŽá¸ KOHM The comb is on the table.
Household: Cleaning & Laundry
Theme 6: Daily cleaning tasks
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
Broom ááśááźááşá
ááşá¸ BROOM Sweep with the broom. Mop ááźááşá¸áááŻááşááś MOP Mop the kitchen floor. Vacuum ááŻááşá
áŻááşá
ááş VAK-yum Vacuum the carpet. Bucket ááŻáśá¸ BUK-it Fill the bucket with water. Sweep ááśááźááşáážááşá¸ SWEEP Please sweep the floor. Wipe ááŻááş WAIP Wipe the table. Wash ááąá¸ WAWSH Wash the dishes. Dry áĄááźáąáŹááşááś DRAI Dry the plates. Clean áááˇáşáážááşá¸ KLEEN Clean the bedroom now. Dirty áá
áşáááş DUR-tee These clothes are dirty. Trash áĄáážááŻááş TRASH Take out the trash. Garbage áĄáážááŻááş GAR-bij Put the garbage outside. Laundry áĄáááşááťážáąáŹáş LAWN-dree Do the laundry today. Washing machine áĄáááşááťážáąáŹáşá
ááş WASH-ing ma-sheen Put clothes in the washing machine. Dryer áĄááźáąáŹááşááśá
ááş DRAI-er The dryer is broken. Iron ááŽá¸áá° AI-ern Iron the shirts. Detergent áááşááźáŹáážáŻááˇáş de-TER-jent Add detergent here. Bleach áĄáááşááźá°ááąá¸ BLEECH Use a little bleach. Hanger áĄáááşááťáááş HANG-er Hang it on a hanger. Fold ááąáŤááş FOHLD Fold the towels, please.
Babysitting & Childcare
Theme 7: Looking after a baby or child
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
Baby áááąá¸áááş BAY-bee The baby is crying. Crib áááąá¸áĄáááşáᏠKRIB Put the baby in the crib. Stroller áááąá¸áá˝ááşá¸áážááşá¸ STROH-ler Take the stroller for a walk. Car seat ááŹá¸áááŻááşááŻáś KAR seet Put the baby in the car seat. Diaper áááąá¸ááŻáśá¸ áĄáááşáĄáááş DAI-per Change the diaper now. Wipe ááŻááşáá፠WAIP Use baby wipes to clean. Bottle áááŻáˇáá°á¸ BAW-tul Warm the bottle, please. Pacifier áááŻáˇáááŻáˇ PAS-i-fai-er Give her the pacifier. Bib áááąá¸ááŻáááŻá¸ BIB Put on the bib before eating. Formula áááąá¸áááŻáˇáážáŻááˇáş FOR-myu-la Mix the formula with warm water. Milk áááŻáˇ MILK Give the baby some milk. Cry ááᯠKRAI The baby is going to cry. Hungry áááŻááşáᏠHUN-gree Is she hungry? Tired áááşáááşá¸ TAI-erd He looks tired. Sleepy áĄáááşááťááş SLEE-pee The baby is sleepy. Sleep áĄáááş SLEEP Time to sleep, baby. Wake up áááŻá¸á WAYK-up Wake up, sweetie. Nap áá
áşááąá¸áá
áşááąáŹ NAP Take a short nap. Feed ááťá˝áąá¸ FEED Time to feed the baby. Burp ááąáá˝ááşá
áą BURP Burp the baby after the bottle. Bath ááąááťááŻá¸áááşá¸ BATH Give the baby a warm bath. Diaper rash áĄááąááźáŹá¸ááŹá¸áᏠDAI-per rash She has a diaper rash. Toy áá
áŹá¸á
áᏠTOI Give him a toy. Book á
áŹáĄáŻááş BOOK Read a book to her. Read á
áŹáááş REED Read a story now. Sing ááŽááťááşá¸ááᯠSING Sing a song to the baby. Play áá
áŹá¸ PLAY Play with the toys. Quiet ááááşááááş KWAI-et Please be quiet. Careful áááááŹá¸ KAYR-ful Be careful with the baby. Hot áá° HOT The water is too hot. Cold áĄáąá¸ KOHLD The milk is cold. Warm áá˝áąá¸ WARM Make it warm, not hot. Hold áááŻááş HOHLD Hold the baby gently. Carry ááťáŽ KAR-ree Carry the baby to bed. Diaper bag áááąá¸áĄáááş DAI-per bag Bring the diaper bag. Stroll ááąáŤáˇááąáŤáˇáááşá¸ááťážáąáŹááş STROHL Stroll in the park. Park áááşá¸ááźáś PARK Take the baby to the park. Don't áááŻááşáá˛áˇ DOHNT Don't touch that, please. Stop áááş STOP Stop! That is hot. Come here ááŽáááŻáᏠkum-HEER Come here, baby.
Elderly Care
Theme 8: Helping older people
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
Grandma áĄáá˝áŹá¸ GRAND-ma Grandma needs help walking. Grandpa áĄáááŻá¸ GRAND-pa Grandpa is in his chair. Walker áááşá¸ááťážáąáŹááşááŻááş WAW-ker Bring her walker, please. Cane ááŻááş KAYN He uses a cane. Wheelchair ááŽá¸áááşáááŻááşááŻáś WHEEL-chair Push the wheelchair slowly. Help áá°áᎠHELP I will help you. Sit down áááŻááş SIT-down Please sit down here. Stand up á STAND-up Stand up slowly, please. Lie down áážá˛ LAI-down Lie down on the bed. Walk áááşá¸ááťážáąáŹááş WAWK Let's walk to the kitchen. Slowly ááźááşá¸ááźááşá¸ SLOH-lee Walk slowly with her. Careful áááááŹá¸ KAYR-ful Careful, the floor is wet. Fall áá˛ááť FAWL He might fall. Pain áᏠPAYN Do you have pain? Hurt ááŹááťááş HURT Does this hurt? Medicine ááąá¸ MED-i-sin Take your medicine, please. Pill ááąá¸ááźáŹá¸ PIL Take one pill with water. Doctor áááŹáááş DOK-ter Call the doctor, please. Nurse áá°ááŹááźáŻ NURS The nurse is here. Hospital ááąá¸ááŻáś HOS-pi-tul Go to the hospital now. Emergency áĄááąá¸ááąáŤáş ee-MUR-jen-see Call 911 in an emergency. Sick ááąáááąáŹááşá¸ SIK Are you feeling sick? Tired áááşáááşá¸ TAI-erd She is very tired today. Eat á
áŹá¸ EET It's time to eat. Drink ááąáŹááş DRINK Drink some water, please. Hungry áááŻááşáᏠHUN-gree Are you hungry? Thirsty ááąáááş THERS-tee Are you thirsty? Bathroom áĄáááşáᏠBATH-room Do you need the bathroom? Diaper áĄáá˝ááşááźáŽá¸áĄáááşáĄáááş DAI-per Change the diaper now. Bath ááąááťááŻá¸ BATH Time for a warm bath. Brush hair ááśáááşááŽá¸ BRUSH HAIR Let me brush your hair. Change clothes áĄáááşáᲠCHAYNJ-klohz Let's change your clothes. Glasses ááťááşáážááş GLAS-iz Where are your glasses? Hearing aid ááŹá¸ááźáŹá¸áááááᏠHEER-ing AYD Put in your hearing aid. Blanket á
áąáŹááş BLANK-et I'll bring a warm blanket.
Everyday Phrases
Theme 9: Polite, useful, all-purpose lines
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
I am hungry áááŻááşááŹáááş ai-am-HUN-gree I am hungry. Can I eat? I am thirsty ááąáááşáááş ai-am-THERS-tee I am thirsty. Water, please. I am tired áááşáááşá¸áááş ai-am-TAI-erd I am tired. I need rest. I don't understand ááŹá¸ááááşáá°á¸ ai-dohnt un-der-STAND I don't understand. Please repeat. I understand ááŹá¸áááşáááş ai un-der-STAND Yes, I understand now. Speak slowly ááźááşá¸ááźááşá¸ááźáąáŹá፠SPEEK SLOH-lee Please speak slowly. Repeat please áááşááźáąáŹá፠ri-PEET-pleez Repeat please, ma'am. How much? áááşááąáŹááşáᲠhow-MUCH How much is this? Where is...? ...áááşáážáŹáᲠWAIR-iz Where is the bathroom? What is this? ááŤááŹáᲠwut-iz-THIS What is this thing? I need help áĄáá°áĄááŽáááŻáááş ai-need-HELP I need help, please. Wait a minute ááá
áąáŹááˇáşá፠WAYT a-MIN-it Wait a minute, please. Come in áááşáá˛áˇá፠KUM-in Come in, please. Sit down áááŻááşá፠SIT-down Sit down, please. Open the door ááśááŤá¸áá˝ááˇáş OH-pen the DOR Open the door, please. Close the door ááśááŤá¸ááááş KLOHZ the DOR Close the door, please. Turn on áá˝ááˇáş TURN-on Turn on the light. Turn off ááááş TURN-off Turn off the TV. Hot áá° HOT The food is hot. Cold áĄáąá¸ KOHLD The water is cold. Big ááźáŽá¸ BIG It is too big. Small ááąá¸ SMAWL Give me a small one. Good ááąáŹááşá¸ GUD This is good food. Bad áááąáŹááşá¸ BAD This is bad. Throw it away. Now áĄáᯠNOW Come here now, please. Later ááąáŹááşááž LAY-ter I will do it later. Money áááŻááşááś MUH-nee Where is the money? Buy áááş BAI Buy some milk, please. Store áááŻááş STOR Go to the store. Bag áĄáááş BAG Carry the bag. Phone ááŻááşá¸ FOHN Where is my phone? Call ááąáŤáş KAWL Call me, please. Door ááśááŤá¸ DOR Lock the door. Window ááźáááşá¸ááąáŤááş WIN-doh Open the window. Key ááąáŹáˇ KEE I need the key.
Body & Health
Theme 10: Body parts and feeling unwell
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
Head áŚá¸ááąáŤááşá¸ HED My head hurts. Hair ááśáááş HAYR Brush your hair, please. Face ááťááşáážáŹ FAYS Wash your face. Eye ááťááşááŻáśá¸ AI She has brown eyes. Ear ááŹá¸ EER Cover your ear when you cough. Nose áážáŹááąáŤááşá¸ NOHZ Wipe his nose, please. Mouth ááŤá¸á
ááş MOUTH Open your mouth. Tooth áá˝áŹá¸ TOOTH My tooth hurts. Tongue ááťážáŹ TUNG Show me your tongue. Throat áááşááťáąáŹááşá¸ THROHT I have a sore throat. Neck áááşáááşá¸ NEK Wrap a scarf around your neck. Shoulder áááŻáśá¸ SHOHL-der My shoulder is stiff. Arm áááşááąáŹááşá¸ ARM Lift your arm slowly. Hand áááş HAND Wash your hands. Finger áááşááťáąáŹááşá¸ FING-ger I cut my finger. Chest áááşáááş CHEST Does your chest hurt? Back ááťáąáŹ BAK Her back is in pain. Stomach áááŻááş STUH-mak His stomach hurts. Leg ááźáąááąáŹááş LEG Stretch your leg. Knee áá°á¸ NEE My knee is swollen. Foot ááźáąááąáŹááş FUT Lift your foot. Skin áĄááąááźáŹá¸ SKIN Her skin is dry. Fever áĄááťáŹá¸ FEE-ver She has a fever. Cough ááťáąáŹááşá¸áááŻá¸ KOFF He has a bad cough. Cold (illness) áĄáĄáąá¸áá KOHLD I have a cold. Headache ááąáŤááşá¸áááŻááş HED-ayk I have a headache. Stomachache áááŻááşáĄáąáŹááˇáş STUH-mak-ayk The baby has a stomachache. Dizzy áá°á¸áááş DIZ-zee I feel dizzy. Vomit áĄááş VOM-it He may vomit. Hurt áᏠHURT Where does it hurt?
Food & Meals
Theme 11: What you cook and eat
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
Breakfast ááááşá
ᏠBREK-fast Eat your breakfast. Lunch ááąáˇáááşá
ᏠLUNCH Lunch is at noon. Dinner áá
ᏠDIN-ner Dinner is ready. Snack ááŻááˇáş SNAK A small snack at three. Bread ááąáŤááşááŻááˇáş BRED Buy fresh bread. Rice ááááşá¸ RAIS Cook rice for dinner. Noodle ááąáŤááşáá˝á˛ NOO-dl Make noodle soup. Egg ἠEG Boil two eggs. Chicken ááźááşááŹá¸ CHIK-en Roast the chicken. Fish ááŤá¸ FISH Fry the fish. Meat áĄááŹá¸ MEET Cut the meat thinly. Vegetable áááşá¸áá˝ááş VEJ-ta-bul Wash the vegetables. Fruit áá
áşááŽá¸ FROOT Eat fruit every day. Apple áááşá¸ááŽá¸ AP-pl An apple a day. Banana áážááşááťáąáŹááŽá¸ ba-NA-na Peel the banana. Orange áááášááąáŹáşááŽá¸ OR-inj Drink orange juice. Tomato ááááşá¸ááťááşááŽá¸ tuh-MAY-toh Slice the tomato. Onion ááźááşáá˝ááşáᎠUN-yon Chop the onion. Garlic ááźááşáá˝ááşááźá° GAR-lik Add garlic. Potato áĄáŹáá°á¸ puh-TAY-toh Peel the potatoes. Salt ááŹá¸ SAWLT A pinch of salt. Sugar áááźáŹá¸ SHUG-er Two spoons of sugar. Pepper áááŻááşááąáŹááşá¸ PEP-per Add black pepper. Soup áááşá¸ááťáᯠSOOP Hot soup is ready. Salad ááŻááş SAL-ad Make a fresh salad. Juice áĄáááş JOOS A glass of juice. Water ááą WAW-ter Drink more water. Milk áááŻáˇ MILK Warm the milk. Hungry áááŻááşáᏠHUN-gree Are you hungry? Full áááŻááşááźááˇáş FUL I am full, thank you.
Cooking Actions
Theme 12: How to cook â verbs in the kitchen
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
Cook ááťááş KOOK Cook the rice now. Boil ááźáŻááş BOIL Boil the water. Fry ááźáąáŹáş FRAI Fry the eggs. Bake ááŻááş BAYK Bake the bread. Steam ááąáŤááşá¸ STEEM Steam the vegetables. Cut ááźááş KUT Cut the bread. Chop ááŻááş CHOP Chop the onion. Slice áážáŽá¸ SLAIS Slice the tomato. Peel áĄáá˝áśáá˝áŹ PEEL Peel the potato. Mix ááąáŹ MIX Mix the flour and water. Stir áá˝ážáą STER Stir the soup. Pour áážá˛áˇ POR Pour the milk slowly. Add áááˇáş AD Add a little salt. Taste ááźááşá¸ TAYST Taste the soup. Serve áááşáááşá¸ SERV Serve the food now. Heat áĄáá°ááąá¸ HEET Heat the milk. Cool áĄáąá¸áĄáąáŹááş KOOL Let it cool. Wash ááąá¸ WAWSH Wash the rice first. Spicy á
ááş SPAI-see It's a little spicy. Sweet ááťáᯠSWEET Too sweet for me.
Clothing & Dressing
Theme 13: Clothes, getting dressed, laundry sorting
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
Clothes áĄáááş KLOHZ Fold the clean clothes. Shirt áážááşáĄááşášááťáŽ SHURT Iron the shirt. Pants ááąáŹááşá¸áᎠPANTS Wash these pants. Dress ááŤáááş DRES She wore a blue dress. Skirt ááᎠSKURT Hang the skirt. Shoes áááááş SHOOZ Take off your shoes. Socks ááźáąáĄáááş SOKS Find a pair of socks. Hat áŚá¸ááŻááş HAT Put on her hat. Coat ááŻááşáĄááşášááťáŽ KOHT Bring my coat, please. Jacket ááťáŹáááş JAK-it It's cold, wear a jacket. Sweater áá˝ááşáᏠSWET-er Put on a warm sweater. Underwear áĄáá˝ááşá¸ááś UN-der-wair Change your underwear daily. Pajamas ááááş puh-JAH-mas Time for pajamas. Glasses ááťááşáážááş GLAS-iz Where are her glasses? Watch áááşáááşááŹáᎠWACH He left his watch. Belt ááŤá¸áááş BELT He needs a belt. Button ááźááşááŽá¸ BUT-ton The button is loose. Zipper áá
áş ZIP-per Zip up your jacket. Get dressed áĄáááşáᲠGET-DREST Time to get dressed. Take off ááťá˝ááş TAYK OF Take off your wet clothes.
Colors & Sizes
Theme 14: Describing things
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
Red áĄááŽááąáŹááş RED The apple is red. Blue áĄááźáŹááąáŹááş BLOO The sky is blue. Green áĄá
áááşá¸ááąáŹááş GREEN Eat green vegetables. Yellow áĄááŤááąáŹááş YEL-loh The banana is yellow. Orange (color) áááášááąáŹáşááąáŹááş OR-inj Wear the orange shirt. Pink áááşá¸ááąáŹááş PINK She has a pink dress. Purple ááááşá¸ááąáŹááş PUR-pul I like purple flowers. White áĄááźá°ááąáŹááş WAIT The sheets are white. Black áĄáááşááąáŹááş BLAK He wore black shoes. Brown áĄáááŻááąáŹááş BROWN The bread is brown. Grey ááŽá¸áááŻá¸ááąáŹááş GRAY The cat is grey. Big ááźáŽá¸ BIG I need a big bag. Small ááąá¸ SMAWL A small cup, please. Long áážááş LAWNG It's a long day. Short ááᯠSHORT A short break. Heavy ááąá¸ HEV-ee This bag is heavy. Light (weight) ááąáŤáˇ LAIT Light, easy to carry. Empty áá˝ááş EMP-tee The cup is empty. Full ááźááˇáş FUL The bottle is full.
Weather & Outdoors
Theme 15: Talking about weather, going out
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
Weather ááŹááŽáĽáᯠWETH-er How is the weather? Sunny ááąáᏠSUN-nee It's sunny today. Cloudy ááááşáá° KLOW-dee It's cloudy outside. Rainy áááŻá¸áá˝áŹ RAY-nee It will be rainy. Rain áááŻá¸ RAYN It is raining. Snow áážááşá¸ SNOH Snow in the winter. Wind ááą WIND Strong wind today. Hot áá° HOT Today is very hot. Cold áĄáąá¸ KOHLD It's cold this morning. Warm áá˝áąá¸ WARM Warm and nice. Outside áĄááźááş OUT-said Let's go outside. Inside áĄáᲠIN-said Stay inside, it's raining. Park áááşá¸ááźáś PARK Walk to the park. Street áááşá¸ STREET Cross the street safely. Umbrella ááŽá¸ um-BREL-la Take an umbrella.
Emergencies & Safety
Theme 16: When something goes wrong
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
Help! áá°ááŽá፠HELP Help! I need help. Fire ááŽá¸ FAI-er Fire! Get out! Smoke ááŽá¸áááŻá¸ SMOHK I smell smoke. Police áᲠpo-LEES Call the police. Ambulance áá°ááŹáááşááŹá¸ AM-byu-lans Call an ambulance. Hospital ááąá¸ááŻáś HOS-pi-tul Go to the hospital. Doctor áááŹáááş DOK-ter I need a doctor. Emergency áĄááąá¸ááąáŤáş ee-MUR-jen-see This is an emergency. 911 ááá NAIN-WUN-WUN In an emergency, call 911. Allergic ááŹááşááááˇáş uh-LUR-jik He is allergic to nuts. Bleeding áá˝áąá¸áá˝ááş BLEED-ing Her finger is bleeding. Choking áááşááťáąáŹááşá¸ááááş CHOHK-ing He is choking! Faint ááąáˇ FAYNT She might faint. Burn ááŽá¸ááąáŹááş BURN I burned my hand. Cut (wound) áĄáᏠKUT She has a small cut. Pain áĄáᏠPAYN Show me where the pain is. Lock ááąáŹáˇáááş LOK Lock the door. Unlock ááąáŹáˇáá˝ááˇáş UN-lok Unlock the door for me. Safe ááąá¸áááşá¸ SAYF The baby is safe. Danger áĄáášáááŹááş DAYN-jer Danger! Stop!
Phone & Communication
Theme 17: Calls, texts, talking on the phone
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
Phone ááŻááşá¸ FOHN My phone is ringing. Call ááąáŤáş KAWL Call me when you arrive. Answer ááŻááşá¸áááŻááş AN-ser Answer the phone, please. Hang up ááŻááşá¸ááť HANG UP I'll hang up now. Text message á
áŹáááŻáááŻáˇ TEXT MES-aj Send a text message. Send áááŻáˇ SEND Send it to my phone. Receive áááşááś ree-SEEV I received your message. Hello (phone) áááşááᯠhuh-LOH Hello, this is Maria. Who is this? áááşáá°áᲠWHO is THIS Hello? Who is this? Wait please ááá
áąáŹááˇáş WAYT PLEEZ Wait please, one moment. I'll call back ááźááşááąáŤáşáááş ALL KAWL BAK I'll call back later. Loud áĄááśááťááş LOWD It's too loud. Quiet (low) áááŻá¸áááŻá¸ KWAI-et Speak quietly, the baby is sleeping. Repeat áááşááźáąáŹ ri-PEET Could you repeat that? Slowly ááźááşá¸ááźááşá¸ SLOH-lee Speak slowly, please.
Polite Phrases & Manners
Theme 18: Sounding kind and professional
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
May I...? ...ááááŹá¸ MAY-AI May I sit here? Could you...? ...ááąá¸áááŹá¸ KUD-YOO Could you help me? Would you like...? ...áááŻááťááşááŹá¸ WUD-YOO-LAIK Would you like some tea? I would like... ...áááŻááťááşáááş AID-LAIK I would like some water. After you áááşáĄáááş AF-ter-YOO After you, please. Of course ááŻááşáá˛áˇ UV-KORS Of course, no problem. No problem ááźáżááŹááážá no PROB-lem It's late? No problem. Don't worry á
áááşááá°áá˛áˇ DOHNT WUR-ee Don't worry, I will help. Take your time áĄáąá¸ááąá¸ááŻááş TAYK YOR TAIM Take your time, no rush. Please sit down áááŻááşá፠PLEEZ SIT-DOWN Please sit down, ma'am. Bless you ááąáŹááşá¸ááŤá
áą BLES-YOO Achoo! â Bless you. Welcome ááźááŻáááŻááŤáááş WEL-kum Welcome to our home. Be careful áááááŹá¸ BEE-KAYR-ful Be careful, the floor is wet. Pardon? áá˝ááˇáşáá˝ážááşá፠PAR-dn Pardon? I missed that. Excuse me, sir áá˝ááˇáşááźáŻá፠ááᏠex-KYOOZ-mee SUR Excuse me, sir. Excuse me, ma'am áá˝ááˇáşááźáŻá፠áááŹá ex-KYOOZ-mee MAM Excuse me, ma'am. Could you wait? á
áąáŹááˇáşááąá¸áááŹá¸ KUD-YOO WAYT Could you wait one minute? That's very kind ááááşááąáŹááşá¸ááŤáááş THATS-VAIR-ee-KAIND That's very kind of you. Thank you so much áĄáááşá¸ááťáąá¸áá°á¸áááşááŤáááş THANK-yu so MUCH Thank you so much for everything. I'm sorry, I'm late ááťáąá¸áá°á¸ááźáŻá ááąáŹááşááťáááş AIM-SAW-ree AIM-LAYT I'm sorry, I'm late this morning.
Common Verbs
Theme 19: The action words you'll use most
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
Go áá˝áŹá¸ GOH Let's go to the park. Come áᏠKUM Come here, please. Sit áááŻááş SIT Sit on the chair. Stand á STAND Please stand up. Walk áááşá¸ááťážáąáŹááş WAWK Walk slowly. Run ááźáąá¸ RUN Don't run inside. Open áá˝ááˇáş OH-pen Open the window. Close ááááş KLOHZ Close the door, please. Put ááŹá¸ PUT Put it on the table. Take áá° TAYK Take the bag. Bring áá°áá˛áˇ BRING Bring me water. Give ááąá¸ GIV Give me the spoon. Make ááŻááş MAYK Make tea, please. Clean áááˇáşáážááşá¸ KLEEN Clean the room. Wash ááąá¸ WAWSH Wash your hands first. Eat á
áŹá¸ EET Eat slowly. Drink ááąáŹááş DRINK Drink your tea. See ááźááş SEE I see the baby. Look ááźááˇáş LUK Look at me, please. Listen ááŹá¸ááąáŹááş LIS-en Listen to grandma. Speak ááźáąáŹ SPEEK Speak slowly. Read á
áŹáááş REED Read a story. Write ááąá¸ RAIT Write your name. Find áážáŹ FAIND Find the keys. Wait á
áąáŹááˇáş WAYT Wait one minute.
Numbers (Extended)
Theme 20: 11 to 1000, ordinals, fractions
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
Eleven áááˇáşáá
áş ee-LEV-en She is eleven years old. Twelve áááˇáşáážá
áş TWELV Twelve eggs in a dozen. Thirteen áááˇáşááŻáśá¸ THUR-teen Thirteen plates on the table. Fourteen áááˇáşááąá¸ FOR-teen Fourteen days remain. Fifteen áááˇáşááŤá¸ FIF-teen Fifteen minutes, please. Sixteen áááˇáşááźáąáŹááş SIX-teen Sixteen people came. Seventeen áááˇáşááŻáá
áş SEV-en-teen He's seventeen years old. Eighteen áááˇáşáážá
áş AY-teen Eighteen dollars, please. Nineteen áááˇáşáááŻá¸ NAIN-teen Nineteen students in class. Thirty ááŻáśá¸áááş THUR-tee Thirty minutes is enough. Forty ááąá¸áááş FOR-tee Forty dollars. Fifty ááŤá¸áááş FIF-tee Fifty years old. Sixty ááźáąáŹááşáááş SIX-tee Sixty seconds in a minute. Seventy ááŻáá
áşáááş SEV-en-tee Seventy dollars total. Eighty áážá
áşáááş AY-tee Eighty pages to read. Ninety áááŻá¸áááş NAIN-tee Ninety percent done. Thousand áá
áşááąáŹááş THOW-zand One thousand dollars. First ááá FURST Take the first one. Second ááŻááá SEK-und The second door. Third áááá THURD Third floor, please. Last ááąáŹááşááŻáśá¸ LAST The last one is yours. Half áá
áşáááş HAF Half a cup of milk. Quarter ááąá¸ááŻáśáá
áşááŻáś KWOR-ter A quarter past three. Once áá
áşááźáááş WUNS Once a day. Twice áážá
áşááźáááş TWAIS Twice a week. Three times ááŻáśá¸ááźáááş THREE TAIMS Brush teeth three times a day. Many ááťáŹá¸á
á˝áŹ MEN-ee Many children play here. Few áááşá¸ FYOO A few minutes only. Some áĄááťááŻáˇ SUM Bring some water. All áĄáŹá¸ááŻáśá¸ AWL All the children are here. None ááážá NUN None left. Plus ááąáŤááşá¸ PLUS Two plus three is five. Minus ááŻááş MAI-nus Five minus two is three.
Days, Months & Seasons
Theme 21: Calendar words you'll use every day
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
Monday ááááşášáᏠMUN-day I work every Monday. Tuesday áĄááşášá፠TYOOZ-day Tuesday is busy. Wednesday ááŻáášááá°á¸ WENZ-day Doctor on Wednesday. Thursday ááźáŹááááąá¸ THURZ-day Thursday market day. Friday ááąáŹááźáŹ FRAI-day Friday is payday. Saturday á
ááą SAT-er-day Saturday I rest. Sunday ááááşášááá˝áą SUN-day Sunday family day. January áááşáááŤáᎠJAN-yu-air-ee January is cold. February ááąááąáŹáşááŤáᎠFEB-roo-air-ee February is short. March áááş MARCH March is windy. April á§ááźáŽ AY-pril Birthday in April. May ááą MAY May is hot here. June áá˝ááş JOON June rains begin. July áá°áááŻááş ju-LAI July is humid. August áŠááŻááş AW-gust August school starts. September á
ááşáááşáᏠsep-TEM-ber September festival. October áĄáąáŹááşáááŻáᏠok-TOH-ber October leaves fall. November áááŻáááşáᏠno-VEM-ber November holiday. December ááŽáááşáᏠdee-SEM-ber December year ends. Spring áá˝áąáŚá¸ SPRING Spring flowers bloom. Summer áá˝áąááŹáᎠSUM-mer Summer is hot. Fall ááąáŹááşá¸áŚá¸ FAWL Fall is windy. Autumn ááąáŹááşá¸áŚá¸ááąáŤááş AW-tum Autumn colors are pretty. Winter ááąáŹááşá¸ááŹáᎠWIN-ter Winter is cold. Weekend á
ááą-ááááşášááá˝áą WEE-kend See you on the weekend. Weekday ááŻáśáážááşááąáˇ WEEK-day Weekday work, weekend rest. Birthday áá˝áąá¸ááąáˇ BURTH-day Happy birthday! Holiday áĄáŹá¸áááşáááş HOL-i-day Today is a holiday.
Time Expressions
Theme 22: Now, soon, before, after, always
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
Now áĄáᯠNOW Come now, please. Soon áááźáŹáááş SOON I'll come soon. Later ááąáŹááşááž LAY-ter Talk later, please. Early á
áąáŹá
áąáŹ UR-lee Wake up early. Late ááąáŹááşááť LAYT Sorry I'm late. On time áĄááťáááşáᎠON-TAIM Be on time, please. Before ááááŻááşáááş bee-FOR Eat before work. After ááźáŽá¸ááąáŹááş AF-ter Rest after lunch. During áĄáá˝ááşá¸ DUR-ing Quiet during the meeting. Always áĄááźá˛ AWL-ways Always wash your hands. Sometimes áá
áşááŤáá
áşááą SUM-taimz Sometimes she cries. Often áááźáŹáá OF-en He calls often. Usually ááŻáśáážááş YOO-zhu-al-ee Usually I work mornings. Never áááşááąáŹáˇááž NEV-er Never run with scissors. Every day ááąáˇáááŻááşá¸ EV-ree-DAY Every day at six. Every week áĄáááşáááŻááşá¸ EV-ree-WEEK Every week we go. Last week áĄáááşáĄáááş LAST-WEEK Last week was busy. Next week ááąáŹááşáĄáááş NEXT-WEEK Next week we travel. Yesterday áááąáˇá YES-ter-day Yesterday was nice. Today ááŽááąáˇ tu-DAY Today is Monday. Tomorrow ááááşááźááş tu-MOR-roh See you tomorrow. O'clock ááŹáᎠuh-KLOK It's three o'clock. Half past ááŹááŽáá˝á˛ HAF-PAST Half past four. Quarter past áááˇáşááŤá¸áááá
áşááťáąáŹáş KWOR-ter PAST Quarter past five. Quarter to áááˇáşááŤá¸áááá
áşááᯠKWOR-ter TOO Quarter to nine. Noon ááąáˇáááş NOON Lunch at noon. Midnight áááşá¸ááąáŤááş MID-nait Sleep at midnight. A.M. ááááşáááŻááşá¸ AY-EM Six A.M. start. P.M. áááąáááŻááşá¸ PEE-EM Three P.M. break. Minute áááá
áş MIN-it One minute, please. Second (time) á
áášáááˇáş SEK-und Wait one second.
Useful Daily Phrases
Theme 23: Real conversation phrases people actually say
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
Can I help you? áá°ááŽááąá¸ááááŹá¸ KAN-AI-HELP-YOO Can I help you with that? Just a moment ááááąá¸ JUST-a-MOH-ment Just a moment, please. I forgot ááąáˇáá˝áŹá¸áááş AI for-GOT I'm sorry, I forgot. I remember áážááşáááááş AI ree-MEM-ber I remember now. I think so áááşááŤáááş AI THINK-SO I think so, yes. I don't think so ááááşáá°á¸ AI DOHNT THINK-so I don't think so. It's okay áááŤáááş ITS oh-KAY It's okay, no problem. It depends áá°áááşáááş it dee-PENDZ It depends on the weather. I'm coming ááŹááąááŤááźáŽ AIM KUM-ing Wait! I'm coming. I'm done ááźáŽá¸áá˝áŹá¸ááźáŽ AIM DUN I'm done with the dishes. I'm not sure ááąááťáŹááááá°á¸ AIM NOT-SHUR I'm not sure about that. Let me check ááźááˇáşááźáŽá¸ááźááşááźáąáŹáááş LET-mee CHEK Let me check the schedule. Maybe later ááąáŹááşááž ááźá
áşáááŻááş MAY-bee LAY-ter Maybe later, not now. What do you mean? ááŹáááŻáááŻáááŻáᲠwut-doo-yu-MEEN What do you mean exactly? I see ááááźáŽ AI-SEE I see. Now I understand. Got it áááŤááźáŽ GOT-it Got it, no problem. Sounds good ááąáŹááşá¸áááş SOWNDZ GUD Sounds good to me. That's right áážááşááŤáááş THATS-RAIT Yes, that's right. That's wrong áážáŹá¸ááąáááş THATS-RONG Sorry, that's wrong. Be quiet ááááşááááşááąá፠BEE-KWAI-et Be quiet, the baby is sleeping. Hurry up ááźááşááźááş HUR-ee-UP Hurry up, we're late. Slow down ááźáąá¸ááźáąá¸ SLOH-DOWN Slow down, please. Try again áááşááźááŻá¸á
áŹá¸ááźááˇáş TRAI a-GEN Try again, you can do it. Take care áááŻááşáááŻááşáááŻá
áąáŹááˇáşáážáąáŹááşá፠TAYK-KAYR Take care, see you tomorrow. Sleep well áĄáááşááťáąáŹáşááŤá
áą SLEEP-WEL Good night, sleep well. Drive safe áááŻá
ááŻááşááźáŽá¸ááąáŹááşá¸á፠DRAIV-SAYF Drive safe, please. Have a nice day ááťáąáŹáşáá˝ážááşááąáŹááąáˇ HAV-a-NAIS-DAY Bye, have a nice day! What's wrong? ááŹááźá
áşáááŻáˇáᲠWUTS-RONG What's wrong? Tell me. Are you okay? ááąáŹááşá¸áá˛áˇááŹá¸ AR-yu-oh-KAY Are you okay? You look tired. It's broken ááťááşááąáááş ITS BROH-ken Sorry, it's broken. It's fixed ááźáŻááźááşááźáŽá¸ááźáŽ ITS-FIXT Don't worry, it's fixed now. Show me how áááşáááŻááŻááşáááá˛ááźá፠SHOW-mee-HOW Show me how to do this. Teach me áááşááąá¸á፠TEECH-mee Teach me, please. Good job ááąáŹááşá¸áááş GUD-JOB Good job! Well done. Almost done ááŽá¸ááŤá¸ááźáŽá¸ááźáŽ AWL-mohst DUN Almost done, two minutes. Not yet áááźáŽá¸ááąá¸áá°á¸ NOT-YET Not yet, give me a minute. Right away ááťááşááťááşá¸ RAIT-a-WAY Yes, right away. I'll be right back ááťááşááťááşá¸ááźááşááŹáááş ALL-bee-RAIT-BAK I'll be right back. One minute. Excuse me, please áá˝ááˇáşááźáŻá፠ex-KYOOZ-mee Excuse me, please. May I pass? Never mind ááźáżááŹááážá NEV-er-MAIND Never mind, it's not important.
More Common Nouns
Theme 24: Things at home, on the desk, in the wallet
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
Drawer áĄáśáá˝á˛ DROR Open the drawer. Shelf á
ááş SHELF Books on the shelf. Desk á
áŹá¸áá˝á˛ DESK Sit at the desk. Computer áá˝ááşááťá°áᏠkum-PYU-ter Use the computer. Internet áĄááşááŹáááş IN-ter-net Connect to the internet. Charger áĄáŹá¸áá˝ááşá¸ááźááŻá¸ CHAR-jer Where's my charger? Battery áááşááᎠBAT-er-ee The battery is low. Screen ááťááşáážáŹááźááş SKREEN Clean the screen. Paper á
áášáá° PAY-per I need paper. Pen ááąáŹáááş PEN Use a blue pen. Pencil áá˛ááś PEN-sil Sharpen the pencil. Notebook áážááşá
áŻá
áŹáĄáŻááş NOHT-buk Write in the notebook. Wallet áááŻááşááśáĄáááş WAH-let I lost my wallet. Receipt ááźáąá
Ꮰree-SEET Keep the receipt. Bill áá˝áąááąáŹááşá¸ááśáá˝ážáŹ BIL Pay the bill. Coin áĄááźá˝áąá
áąáˇ KOIN A coin on the floor. Trash bag áĄáážááŻááşáĄáááş TRASH-bag Get a new trash bag. Box ááąáášáᏠBOKS Put it in the box. Basket ááźááşá¸ááąáŹááşá¸ BAS-ket A basket of fruit. Bag áĄáááş BAG Carry the bag. Letter á
ᏠLET-ter I got a letter. Email áĄáŽá¸ááąá¸ááş EE-mayl Send me an email. Picture ááŻáś PIK-cher A nice picture of the family. Photo ááŹááşááŻáś FOH-toh Take a photo, please. Wood áá
áşááŹá¸ WUD A wooden table. Plastic ááááşá
áá
áş PLAS-tik Plastic bag. Glass (material) áážááş GLAS Glass cup, careful. Metal ááášáᯠMET-al A metal spoon. Cloth áĄáááş KLOTH Wipe with a clean cloth. Stairs áážáąááŹá¸ STAIRZ Up the stairs. Elevator ááŹááşáážáąááŹá¸ EL-e-vay-ter Take the elevator. Floor (level) áĄáááş FLOR We're on the third floor.
Places & Locations
Theme 25: Where things are, where to go
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
Home áĄáááş HOHM I'm going home. Work áĄááŻááş WURK She's at work. School ááťáąáŹááşá¸ SKOOL School starts at eight. Hospital ááąá¸ááŻáś HOS-pi-tul Drive me to the hospital. Pharmacy ááąá¸áááŻááş FAR-ma-see Get medicine at the pharmacy. Store áááŻááş STOR Go to the store. Market ááąá¸ MAR-ket Buy vegetables at the market. Restaurant á
áŹá¸ááąáŹááşáááŻááş RES-trant A nice restaurant. Bank áááş BANK I need to go to the bank. Post office á
áŹáááŻááş POHST OF-is Mail at the post office. Office ááŻáśá¸áááşá¸ OF-is She's in the office. Airport ááąááááş AIR-port Drive to the airport. Bus stop áááşá
áşááŹá¸áážááşáááŻááş BUS-STOP Wait at the bus stop. Train station áááŹá¸áá°áᏠTRAYN STAY-shun The train station is near. Park áááşá¸ááźáś PARK Walk in the park. Library á
áŹááźááˇáşáááŻááş LAI-brer-ee Read at the library. Church ááŻááŹá¸ááťáąáŹááşá¸ CHURCH Sunday at church. Temple ááŻááŹá¸ááťáąáŹááşá¸ TEM-pul Pray at the temple. Garden áĽááťáŹááş GAR-den Flowers in the garden. Yard ááźáś YARD Play in the yard. Sidewalk áá°áá˝áŹá¸áááşá¸ SAID-wawk Walk on the sidewalk. Corner ááąáŹááˇáş KOR-ner Turn at the corner. Address ááááşá
ᏠAD-res What is the address? Here ááŽáážáŹ HEER Put it here. There áááŻáážáŹ THAIR It's over there. Up áĄááąáŤáş UP Look up. Down áĄáąáŹááş DOWN Sit down here. Left áááş LEFT Turn left. Right áᏠRAIT Turn right. Near ááŽá¸ NEER The store is near. Far ááąá¸ FAR Too far to walk.
Transportation & Travel
Theme 27: Getting around â car, bus, taxi
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
Car ááŹá¸ KAR Get in the car. Bus áááşá
áşááŹá¸ BUS Take the bus. Train áááŹá¸ TRAYN The train is fast. Taxi ááášáá
ᎠTAX-ee Call a taxi. Bike á
ááşááŽá¸ BAIK Ride your bike. Walk (verb) áááşá¸ááťážáąáŹááş WAWK Walk to the park. Drive ááąáŹááşá¸ DRAIV Drive carefully. Ride á
áŽá¸ RAID Ride the bus. Stop (vehicle) áááş STOP The bus will stop here. Go áá˝áŹá¸ GOH Let's go now. Come back ááźááşáᏠKUM-bak Come back at five. Arrive ááąáŹááş uh-RAIV When did you arrive? Leave áá˝ááş LEEV She just left. Trip áááŽá¸ TRIP A short trip. Travel áááŽá¸áá˝ááş TRAV-el Travel safe. Ticket áááşáážááş TIK-it Buy a ticket. Map ááźáąááŻáś MAP Look at the map. Direction áááşá¸áá˝ážááş di-REK-shun Ask for directions. Slow áážáąá¸ SLOH Drive slow, please. Fast ááźááş FAST Don't drive too fast.
Pronouns
Theme 28: I, you, he, she â and their other forms
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
I ááťá˝ááşááąáŹáş / ááťá˝ááşá AI I am tired. You áááş YOO You are kind. He áá° (áĄááťááŻá¸ááŹá¸) HEE He is my father. She áá°á SHEE She is sleeping. It á፠IT It is hot today. We ááťá˝ááşááąáŹáşáááŻáˇ WEE We are happy. They áá°áááŻáˇ THAY They are at home. Me ááťá˝ááşááąáŹáşááᯠMEE Give it to me. Him áá°áˇááᯠHIM I see him. Her áá°áááᯠHUR I told her. Us ááťá˝ááşááąáŹáşáááŻáˇááᯠUS Help us, please. Them áá°áááŻáˇááᯠTHEM Show them the way. My ááťá˝ááşááąáŹáˇáş MAI My name is Maria. Your áááˇáşáá˛áˇ YOR Your bag is here. His áá°áˇáá˛áˇ HIZ His shoes are wet. Her (poss.) áá°ááá˛áˇ HUR Her hair is long. Our ááťá˝ááşááąáŹáşáááŻáˇáá˛áˇ OW-er Our house is small. Their áá°áááŻáˇáá˛áˇ THAIR Their car is new. Mine ááťá˝ááşááąáŹáˇáşáᏠMAIN This book is mine. Yours áááˇáşáᏠYORZ That cup is yours. Myself áááŻááşáááŻááş mai-SELF I'll do it myself. Yourself áááşáááŻááşáááŻááş yor-SELF Be careful with yourself.
Be Verbs (am/is/are)
Theme 29: The most important verb in English
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
Am ááźá
áşáááş (ááŤ) AM I am hungry. Is ááźá
áşáááş (áá°/áá°á) IZ She is tired. Are ááźá
áşáááş (áááş/áááŻáˇ) AR They are home. Was ááźá
áşáá˛áˇáááş WUZ I was at work. Were ááźá
áşáá˛áˇáááş (ááťáŹá¸) WUR They were tired. Will be ááźá
áşááááˇáşáááş WIL BEE I will be late. I am á፠ááźá
áşáááş AIM I'm a teacher. You are áááş ááźá
áşáááş YOR You're very kind. He is áá° ááźá
áşáááş HEEZ He's the boss. She is áá°á ááźá
áşáááş SHEEZ She's my friend. It is á፠ááźá
áşáááş ITS It's a nice day. We are ááťá˝ááşááąáŹáşáááŻáˇááźá
áşáááş WEER We're happy. They are áá°áááŻáˇ ááźá
áşáááş THAYR They're at school. I am not á፠áááŻááşáá°á¸ AIM NOT I am not tired. You aren't áááşááŻááşááŹáááŻááşáá°á¸ YOR-ENT You aren't late. He isn't áá° áááŻááşáá°á¸ HEE-IZ-ENT He isn't here yet. They aren't áá°áááŻáˇ áááŻááşáá°á¸ THAY-ARNT They aren't ready. Wasn't áááźá
áşáá˛áˇáá°á¸ WUZ-ENT It wasn't expensive. Weren't áááźá
áşáá˛áˇáá°á¸ (ááťáŹá¸) WUR-ENT They weren't here. Am I? á፠ááźá
áşááŹá¸ AM-AI Am I right? Are you? áááş ááźá
áşááŹá¸ AR-YOO Are you okay? Is he? áá° ááźá
áşááŹá¸ IZ-HEE Is he sleeping? Is she? áá°á ááźá
áşááŹá¸ IZ-SHEE Is she home? Is it? á፠ááźá
áşááŹá¸ IZ-IT Is it cold? Are they? áá°áááŻáˇ ááźá
áşááŹá¸ AR-THAY Are they ready? There is áážááááş THAIR-IZ There is a cat. There are áážááááş (ááťáŹá¸) THAIR-AR There are two children. There was áážááá˛áˇáááş THAIR-WUZ There was a problem.
Articles, Connectors & 'This/That'
Theme 30: Small words that hold sentences together
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
A áá
áşáᯠuh A book on the table. An áá
áşáᯠ(áá) an An apple, please. The áᎠ/ áĄá˛áˇ thuh The baby is crying. This áᎠTHIS This is my bag. That ááᯠTHAT That book is yours. These ááŽáá˝áą THEEZ These shoes are clean. Those áááŻáá˝áą THOHZ Those plates are dirty. Here ááŽáážáŹ HEER Come here, please. There áááŻáážáŹ THAIR Put it there. And áážááˇáş AND Bread and butter. Or áááŻáˇáááŻááş OR Tea or coffee? But ááŤááąáá˛áˇ BUT I'm tired but happy. Because ááŹáááŻáˇáá˛áááŻááąáŹáˇ bee-KAWZ I'm late because of traffic. So ááŤááźáąáŹááˇáş SOH It's cold, so wear a coat. If áááŻáááş IF If it rains, take an umbrella. When ááŻááşá¸á WEN When you arrive, call me. Then ááźáŽá¸ááąáŹáˇ THEN Eat first, then sleep. Also áááşá¸ AWL-soh I'm hungry. Also tired. Too áááşá¸ TOO Me too. Very áĄáááşá¸ VAIR-ee Very cold today.
Question Words
Theme 31: How to ask anything
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
What áᏠWUT What is your name? Where áááşáážáŹ WAIR Where do you live? When áááşááŻááşá¸á WEN When is the meeting? Who áááşáá° HOO Who is at the door? Why ááŹááźá
áşáááŻáˇ WAI Why are you sad? How áááşááᯠHOW How do you feel? Which áááşáᏠWICH Which one is yours? Whose áááşáá°áˇáᏠHOOZ Whose phone is this? How much áááşááąáŹááş how-MUCH How much is it? How many áááşáážá
áş how-MEN-ee How many children? How long áááşááąáŹááşááźáŹ how-LAWNG How long does it take? How often áááşáážá
áşááźáááş how-OF-en How often do you exercise? What time áááşáĄááťáááş wut-TAIM What time is dinner? What kind áááşááᯠwut-KAIND What kind of food? Why not? áᏠááźá
áşáááŻáˇ áááŻááşááŹáᲠWAI-NOT Try it. Why not?
Prepositions
Theme 32: Where, when, with what â in/on/at/under
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
In áĄáá˛áážáŹ IN Milk is in the fridge. On áĄááąáŤáşáážáŹ ON The book is on the table. At áážáŹ AT Meet me at the store. Under áĄáąáŹááşáážáŹ UN-der The cat is under the bed. Over áĄááąáŤáşáááą OH-ver The plane flies over us. Above áĄááąáŤáş uh-BUV Stars above the house. Below áĄáąáŹááş bee-LOH Below zero degrees. Between ááźáŹá¸áážáŹ bee-TWEEN Between the two chairs. Behind ááąáŹááşáážáŹ bee-HAIND The garden is behind the house. In front of áážáąáˇáážáŹ in-FRONT-of Stand in front of me. Next to ááąá¸áážáŹ NEXT-too Sit next to grandma. Near ááŽá¸ááŽá¸áážáŹ NEER Near the window. Far from ááąá¸áá˛áˇ FAR-frum Far from home. With áážááˇáşáĄáá° WITH Come with me. Without áááŤáᲠwith-OUT Tea without sugar. From áááą FRUM I'm from Yangon. To ááᯠTOO Go to the store. For áĄáá˝ááş FOR This is for you. Of áá˛áˇ UV A cup of tea. About áĄááźáąáŹááşá¸ uh-BOWT Talk about the day. Until áĄáá un-TIL Wait until five. Since ááááşá¸á SINS Since last week. During áĄáá˝ááşá¸ DUR-ing Quiet during work. Around áááşáááşáááş uh-ROWND Walk around the park.
Modal & Helping Verbs
Theme 33: Can, should, will, must, do/have
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
Can áááŻááşáááş KAN I can cook. Cannot / Can't ááááŻááşáá°á¸ KANT I can't lift this. Could áááŻááşáá˛áˇáááş KUD Could you help me? May ááááŹá¸ MAY May I sit here? Might ááźá
áşáááŻááşáááş MAIT It might rain today. Should áááˇáşáááş SHUD You should rest. Should not ááááˇáşáá°á¸ SHUD-NOT You shouldn't run. Will áááş WIL I will help you. Won't áááŻááşáá°á¸ WOHNT I won't be late. Would ááťááşáááş WUD I would like tea. Must áááźá
áşáááą MUST You must wear a mask. Have to ááŻááşááááş HAV-too I have to leave now. Don't have to ááŻááşá
ááŹáááᯠdohnt-HAV-too You don't have to wait. Need to áááŻáááş NEED-too I need to study. Want to ááťááşáááş WONT-too I want to learn English. Going to áá˝áŹá¸áááş GOH-ing-too I'm going to cook. Do ááŻááş DOO Do your work. Does ááŻááşáááş (áá°) DUZ She does her homework. Did ááŻááşáá˛áˇ DID Did you eat? Don't áááŻááşáá˛áˇ DOHNT Don't touch that. Doesn't áááŻááşáá°á¸ (áá°) DUZ-ENT He doesn't smoke. Didn't áááŻááşáá˛áˇáá°á¸ DID-ENT I didn't see you. Have áážááááş HAV I have two children. Has áážááááş (áá°) HAZ She has a car. Had áážááá˛áˇáááş HAD We had dinner.
More Useful Nouns
Theme 34: Animals, nature, tools, abstract words
English Burmese (ááźááşááŹ) Pronunciation Example sentence
Heart áážááŻáśá¸ HART My heart is beating fast. Brain áŚá¸áážáąáŹááş BRAYN Use your brain. Blood áá˝áąá¸ BLUD She gave blood. Bone áĄáááŻá¸ BOHN A broken bone. Lung áĄááŻááş LUNG Healthy lungs. Cheese ááááşáᲠCHEEZ Bread with cheese. Butter ááąáŹáááş BUT-er Butter on toast. Yogurt ááááşááťááş YOH-gurt Yogurt for breakfast. Ice cream ááąáá˛ááŻááˇáş AIS-kreem Ice cream for dessert. Cake ááááşááŻááˇáş KAYK Birthday cake. Salt ááŹá¸ SAWLT Pinch of salt. Spice áááşá¸áááşáĄáá˝ážáąá¸ SPAIS A spicy spice. Dog áá˝áąá¸ DOG The dog is friendly. Cat ááźáąáŹááş KAT The cat is sleeping. Bird áážááş BURD A bird in the tree. Fish (animal) ááŤá¸ FISH Fish in the water. Tree áá
áşáááş TREE A big tree outside. Flower áááşá¸ FLOW-er A red flower. Grass ááźááş GRAS Cut the grass. Sun ááą SUN The sun is bright. Moon á MOON Look at the moon. Star ááźááş STAR A star in the sky. Sky ááąáŹááşá¸áááş SKAI The sky is blue. Water (general) ááą WAW-ter Drink more water. Fire ááŽá¸ FAI-er Fire in the stove. Hammer ááśáá° HAM-er Hit with a hammer. Scissors áááşááźáąá¸ SIZ-erz Cutting scissors. Tape ááťážáąáŹáşááááş TAYP Sticky tape. Folder áááŻááşáááˇáşááťááŻááˇáş FOHL-der Documents in a folder. Idea áĄááźáś ai-DEE-uh Good idea! Problem ááźáżáᏠPROB-lem No problem. Question ááąá¸áá˝ááşá¸ KWES-chun Ask a question. Answer áĄááźáą AN-ser Give me an answer. Way áááşá¸ WAY There is a way. Thing áĄáᏠTHING What is this thing? Reason áĄááźáąáŹááşá¸ááźááťááş REE-zun What's the reason?
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