Easy Burmese by Kenneth Wong

Author:Kenneth Wong
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

ကြၽန္မ

kyama

I (formal, female speaker)

သူနဲ႕

thu naet

with him/her

မတည့္

ma taet

don’t get along

ဘူး

boo

negative sentence ending

CULTURAL NOTE

On vegetarian meals and food-related allergies

There’s really no direct equivalent for vegetarian in Burmese. The closest is thet thut lute, which literally translates to killing-free. That means the processing of that meal doesn’t involve slaughtering or butchering, and implies it’s made without meat or fish; however, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s free of egg, cheese, or dairy products—animal products that can be acquired without killing the animal. Another useful phrase for vegetarians might be athee aywet, which literally translates to fruit and vegetables.

Due to a lack of understanding of food-related allergies and intolerance, terms like gluten allergy, wheat allergy, and celiac are not readily available in the Burmese language. One option to indicate something that you can’t eat is this phrase:

… naet ma taet boo. (… is not agreeable to me.)

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