Basic Nouns

1. ၼမ်ႉ

   nam5

   Water

   Usage

   Used when asking for drinking water. It also means river or liquid.

   Grammar Note

   Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

2. တၢင်းၵိၼ်

   taang4-kin1

   Food

   Usage

   Refers to food in general.

   Grammar Note

   A compound of တၢင်း "way, thing" and ၵိၼ် "eat".

3. ငိုၼ်း

   nguen4

   Money

   Usage

   Means money in general; the word also means silver.

   Grammar Note

   Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

4. ႁွင်ႈၼမ်ႉ

   hawng3-nam5

   Toilet

   Usage

   Used when looking for the toilet. Literally "water room".

   Grammar Note

   Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

5. ယႃ

   yaa1

   Medicine

   Usage

   Means medicine; as a verb it also means "treat, cure".

   Grammar Note

   Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

6. သေႃး

   saw4

   Key

   Usage

   Used when asking for a room key or similar.

   Grammar Note

   Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

7. ပႃးၸပူတ်ႉ

   paa4-tsa1-pot5

   Passport

   Usage

   A loan word listed in the dictionary; used at borders and check-in.

   Grammar Note

   Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

8. ပူႇတႃႇ

   pu2-taa2

   Station

   Usage

   A general word for a place where vehicles stop.

   Grammar Note

   Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

9. ႁူင်းယႃ

   hong4-yaa1

   Hospital

   Usage

   Literally "medicine building"; also covers clinics.

   Grammar Note

   Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

10. ပလိၵ်ႈ

    pa1-lik3

    Police

    Usage

    Used when you need the police.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

11. တၢင်း

    taang4

    Road

    Usage

    Means road, path or way.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

12. ၼႃႈႁိူၼ်း

    naa3-hoen4

    Family

    Usage

    Means family or household; the literal sense is the front of a house.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

13. ၸိုဝ်ႈ

    tsue3

    Name

    Usage

    The word for a name; the same spelling also has other meanings.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

14. ႁူဝ်

    ho1

    Head

    Usage

    A body-part word, useful for saying where it hurts.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

15. တႃ

    taa1

    Eye

    Usage

    A body-part word.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

16. ၶဵဝ်ႈ

    khew3

    Tooth

    Usage

    Listed in the dictionary as "teeth".

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

17. ၶေႃး

    khaw4

    Throat

    Usage

    The dictionary gives both "neck" and "throat".

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

18. တွင်ႉ

    tawng5

    Stomach / belly

    Usage

    Used to say your belly hurts.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

19. လင်

    lang1

    Back

    Usage

    Means the back; it also means "behind".

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

20. ဢႅဝ်

    aew1

    Lower back / waist

    Usage

    Used to say your lower back hurts.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

21. တိၼ်

    tin1

    Leg / foot

    Usage

    Refers to the foot; it also means "bottom, base".

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

22. မိုဝ်း

    mue4

    Hand

    Usage

    Means hand; it can also mean a handle.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

23. ဢူၵ်း

    ok4

    Chest

    Usage

    Used to say your chest hurts.

    Grammar Note

    Listed in the dictionary as a noun.

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