Unit 3: Language Help Flashcards by Isabelle Pearson

Q

I don’t understand

A

Na maleh ba bu

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I’m sorry

A

S’aw ri naw

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Polite: sorry I don’t understand

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Na maleh ba bu shin, saw-ri naw

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Please say that again

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T’aq pyaw ba oun

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Q

Say it

A

Pyaw ba

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To say again/ repeat

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T’aq*pyaw-deh

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Did you say 50?

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Nga zeh la?

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To speak

To know how to speak

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Pyaw deh

Pyaw daq teh

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Words/language

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Saga “zaga”

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English language

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In-galeiq saga

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Burmese

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Bama saga/ myan ma saga

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In Burmese

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Bama-lo / myan-ma-lo

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He can speak English and

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In-galeiq saga pyaw-daq ba deh

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She can speak Burmese

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Bama-saga pyaw-daq ba deh

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Can you speak Burmese?

Yes I can

A

Bama-saga pyaw-daq thala ?

Houq keh, pyaw-daq ba deh

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Can you speak English?

No I can’t

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In-galeiq saga pyaw-daq thala?

Ma pyaw-daq ba bu

Q

I can’t speak very much Burmese, sorry

A

Bama saga theiq ma pyaw daq ba bu, saw-ri naw

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I ca speak a little

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Neh neh pyaw-daq ba deh

Q

How

A

Beh-lo

Q

To be called

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Kaw -deh

Q

In Burmese

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Bama-lo

Q

What’s that called in Burmese?

A

Eh da bama lo beh lo kaw deh?

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It’s called a hamburger

A

Han ba ga-lo kaw ba deh