Useful Phrases

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  1. ထႆႇႁၢင်ႈ လႆႈ ႁႃႉ?

    thai2-haang3 lai3 haa5?

    May I take a photo?

    Usage

    Asks permission to take a photo.

    Grammar Note

    Verb + လႆႈ + ႁႃႉ. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

  2. ထႆႇႁၢင်ႈ ၸွမ်းၵၼ် လႆႈ ႁႃႉ?

    thai2-haang3 tsawm4-kan1 lai3 haa5?

    Shall we take a photo together?

    Usage

    Asks to take a photo together.

    Grammar Note

    Verb + ၸွမ်းၵၼ် "together" + လႆႈ + ႁႃႉ. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

  3. ၶႃႈ ပဵၼ် ၵူၼ်းၵျႃႇပၢၼ်ႇ

    khaa3 pen1 kon4-kyaa2-paan2

    I am Japanese

    Usage

    States your nationality.

    Grammar Note

    ပဵၼ် links nouns "be". ၵူၼ်း "person" + ၵျႃႇပၢၼ်ႇ "Japan". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

  4. ၶႃႈ ၵႂႃႇတၢင်း ၵေႃႉလဵဝ်

    khaa3 kwaa2-taang4 kaw5-lew1

    I am travelling alone

    Usage

    Says you travel alone.

    Grammar Note

    ၵေႃႉလဵဝ် means one person or alone. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

  5. ၶႃႈ မႃး ၵမ်းဢွၼ်တၢင်း

    khaa3 maa4 kam4-awn1-taang4

    It is my first visit

    Usage

    Says it is your first visit.

    Grammar Note

    ၵမ်းဢွၼ်တၢင်း is listed as "the first time". Composed from dictionary-verified words.

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