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ELEMENTARY HAND-BOOK OF THE
BURMESE LANGUAGE BY
TAW SEIN
KO,
M.R.A.S.,
f.a
t.,
f.s.a.,
GOVEENMENT TKANSLATOR AND HONOKAIl¥ AHCHJJOLOQK'AI,
OFFICEK, Bri:MA.
RANGOON: PRINTED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT, GOVERNMENT PRINTING, HURMA.
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ELEMENTARY HANDBOOK OF THE
BURMESE LANGUAGE BY
TAW SEIN
KO,
M.E.A.S., f.a.i., f.s.a.,
GOVEENMENT TEANSLATOB AND HONOEAKY AECHaJOLOGlCAIi
OFFICER, BUEMA.
RANGOON: printed by the superintendent, government printing, burma.
i8q8.
PEEFACE. Ars longa, the
This book is divided into two parts
vita hrevis.
deals with the colloquial form of the
first
Burmese Both
guage, and the second with the literary form.
tended for hard- worked
mercantile and other professions, to
whom
knowledge of Burmese may be essential
made
is
practical as possible.
There
learning
a certain
:
undergone
if it is
amount
are in-
and busy men engaged in
officials
reason that an attempt
lan-
to
;
an elementary
and
it is for
this
make the compilation
as
however, no royal road to
is,
of drudgery
must be faced and
desired to acquire any kind ot knowledge
;
and an acquaintance with the Burmese language does not form an exception to the universal
The by Mr.
compilation of this work St.
is
rule.
due to a suggestion made
John, Burmese Lecturer, Oxford University, who
represented to the Local Government the need of a practical colloquial course in
Burmese
for the
Indian Civil Service
candidates undergoing their probationary training in land.
The
Eng-
original scope has, however, been extended to
meet the gro-wing requirements In the preparation
of foreign residents in
of this volume,
are due to
Maung Tun
who has
often acted as
my
Burma.
acknowledgments
Nyein, Extra Assistant Commissioner,
Government Translator during
my
absence on leave or deputation, for the valuable assistance given by him.
Burma Secretariat: 7 1st October 1898.
)
TAW SEIN
KO.
TABLE OP CONTENTS. Pages,
Introduction
Part
I
...
— Colloquial—
Key
to the
...
...
,..
...
...
...
...
...
...
1 1
pronunciation
Numerical Notation
Time Days
...
...
week Names of the months The Heavens Points of the Compass of the
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
...
...
...
...
...
6
4
...
...
...
...
...
ibid.
...
...
...
...
...
6
...
...
...
...
...
7
...
...
...
...
...
Sea
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
..,
...
...
Persons, relationships, &e.
...
...
...
...
Members of the body ... Movements of the body
...
...
..,
...
...
...
...
...
Ailments
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
17
...
...
...
...
18
...
Wearing apparel
...
Professions, Trades, &c.
—
—
...
...
—56 —
...
Earth
Seasons, weather, &e.
vi
i
7
9
— 10 — 12 12 — 14 14 — 16 16 — 17 9
^10
— 18 — 19
Servants
...
...
...
...
...
...
19
Animals
...
...
...
...
...
...
19—20
Beptiles
...
...
...
...
...
...
21
Fishes
...
...
...
...
...
...
ibid.
Birds
...
Insects Articles of
...
...
...
Commerce
Metals
...
...
...
... ...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
... ...
Food
...
...
...
...
...
Fruits
...
...
...
...
...
...
Vegetables
...
...
...
...
...
...
Drink
...
...
••
.•
••
...
.
Furniture
-
21—22 22—23
—24
23
24—25 25—26 26—27 27
27—28 28—29
...
...
...
...
...
Nationalities
...
...
...
...
...
29
Colours
,.,
...
...
...
...
...
30
Money
...
80—31
...
...
...
.••
...
...
Precious stones
...
...
...
...
...
Weights and measures
...
...
...
...
...
Army and Navy Weapons Eoad
31 31
—32
...
...
...
...
...
32
...
...
...
...
.•
...
33
...
...
...
... Games, amusements, &o. Words and phrases in constant use
...
...
...
33—34
...
...
...
34
,,.
...
...
35—36
—35
ii
(
)
Pages. Miscellaneous questions and answers
...
Weather ... Time of day...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Salutations, &c.
...
...
...
...
...
Dining-room
...
...
...
...
...
...
„.
Bed-room
...
...
...
...
...
...
Boat
...
...
...
...
...
...
Office
...
...
...
...
...
...
37—38 38 39
—42 — 43 43 — 44 42
44—46 46—49
—50 — 56
Health and sickness
...
...
...
...
...
49
Miscellaneous phrases
...
...
...
...
...
50
Part 11— Literary— Chapter
I.
Chapter
II.
Chapter
III.
Chapter
IV.
Chapter
V.
Chapter
VI.
Chapter
VII.
Chapter VIII.
Chapter
IX.
Chapter
X.
Chapter
XI.
Appendices I.
II.
III.
...
...
...
...
The Alphabet
...
...
...
...
Homonyms
...
...
...
...
Noun
...
...
...
...
...
The The The The The The The The
—40
40
57—121
57—60 60
— 62
62—67 68—71 71—74 74—78 78—79 79—80
Pronoun
...
...
...
...
Adjective
...
...
...
...
Verb Adverb
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Preposition
...
...
...
...
Conjunction
...
...
...
...
80
Interjection
...
...
...
...
ibid.
...
...
...
...
81
Syntax
:
Extracts from J4takas
...
...
...
...
Petitions
...
...
...
...
...
Extracts from the " Selections from the Records of the
Hhitdaw"
97
— 95 — 107
109
— 121
83
INTRODUCTION. It
is
generally admitted that the
to study, and
when there
competent teachers, the
are
few
Burmese language
be encountered and overcome
The method
appears to be considerably enhanced.
Burmese has yet yet to be worked
to be systematised,
up with that
cessfully applied to
But before
of India.
must
some
try his best to study
and vernacular languages
consummation
brought about, one
is
Burmese according
The Burmese language can be made
l^as
which has been suc-
critical spirit
from a philological stand- point.
of teaching
and Burmese literature
of the classical
this
and very few
suitahle text-books
difficulty to
is difficult
to his
interesting
own
lights.
by studying
it
Philology means, of course, the
science which traces the origin and development of a language,
and indicates
its
Burmese
relationship to others.
a Turanian
is
language as contradistinguished from an Aryan language, and belongs to that family of languages which has been described as
Thibeto-Burman. ing
its
Some
A language,
like
long career of development
an organism, grows, and dur-
many
accretions cling to
of these accretions are thoroughly assimilated
and become
part and parcel of the organic growth, while others their nature of foreign excrescences.
will illustrate this remark.
two words,
gj
=
The expression
The expression means
offering or to exercise charity.
main a
Now
still
gjal^s is
=
common word
8|gQii
of
(PMi or Sanskrit
to give as
the word
made up
al^s
a charitable
will ever re-
foreign excrescence and refuse to get assimilated.
take the
retain
The following examples
(Chinese lu) to give, and alh
3]^) giving or a gift.
it.
Then
This occurs as 8a5o in an old lithic
inscription of the twelfth century A.P,
It is
made up
of
two
ii
(
=
words 8$? Thus,
8cS (Shan g§) a wife,
woman
in
Burmese
and then in her capacity
)
+ q = (Thibetaa o)
conceived
is
first in
a mother.
her capacity as wife
Both the constituent parts
as mother.
composing the word 8$ so are Turanian in their naturfe and they get thoroughly assimilated.
It
may
be said that these are tauto-
each of the component parts generally expresses the
logical, as
one and the same
idea.
But
in a state of society
difPerent tribes, such a stratification of
Each
section or tribe
must have
language was inevitable.
peculiar dialect, and their
must have the same tendency
living together
well defined strata in geology.
Tavoy localism)
(a
its
to bring,
composed of
as the formation of
Other instances, namely, a^cooaS
^=S£
fate, 33Gogcj>ig,D(yoco^D a question, all
to look, godSo to assist,
oo@g3
tend to cori'oborate the above
view.
Allusion has been
made above
to the existence of
Pali derivatives in the Burmose language.
It is a
San skrit and
moot qu estion
whether priority should be accorded to one or the other.
There
however, reason to infer from the evidence available that San-
is,
skrit derivatives
before Pali was
known
Buddhism
the form of of the
were introduced into the Burmese language long in
Burma.
first
This evidence also shows that
introduced into this country was that
Northern School, which was subsequently absorbed and
assimilated
by the Southern School.
Like the Chinese, Thibetan, and other languages, Burmese monosyllabic language, every root
is
i.e.,
to say,
every word in
it is
is
a
a root, and
a word, each word consisting of a single syllable or
monosyllable to which a particle, and not an independent word may be prefixed as in oools a door oo^^s power or glory sood ;
food.
cal
A
sentence
relationship
is
is
;
but an allocation of words whose grammatidetermined by their
respective
positions.
iii
(
)
The grammatical apparatus being thus of the first
deficient, the
Burmese language may be divided
The words
and those
like brick or stone,
;
the second, verbs
of speech, including particles,
placed in the third group.
The
into three groups.
group would include nouns and pronouns
and the remaining parts
vocabulary
would be
two groups are
in the first
in the third are like
cements the building materials together.
;
mortar which apparent that
It is
most of the words in the third group were independent words at one time, and that they have been ground down to their present
form through years
of attrition.
An
namely, that of goo 5, a Burmese honorific transcribed as
changed to
means
o,
great,
Owing
tS.
and thus and the
done by a great. personage
was originally
may is
be taken to
that any action
necessaxily a great action,
is
to
adopt the ana-
Each expression should be analysed
method.
vowel a was
In Chinese ta
ta.
mean
In studying Burmese, one of the best ways lytical
be cited,
This should be
affix.
to Bengali influence, the
this td
affix
may
instance
into its
com-
ponent parts; the relationship between these words, whether that of allocation or agglutination, should be determined,
and the
gin o£ each word should be traced as far back as possible
;
ori-
and
its
phonetic changes and gradual development should also be noted. If this method
is
followed,
Max
i,'tteresting tales.
we can make some
of the words tell us
Miiller has proved conclusively that the
English word daughter assumes in Sanskrit the form
milkmaid. it
of
When
must have been
this
word came into
in a pastoral condition.
cows or goats, which
it
was the duty
family to milk every morning.
word
"
Mranmd," the national
can be made to
use, the people
tell
duliitCi,
a
who used
They had large herds of the daughter of each
Similarly the derivation of the appellation of the
an interesting
tale,
Burma
is
Burmese
known
race,
to the
(
iv
)
people of Bengal as Brahmodesh, which the Pali designation " Brahmadesa
Brahma, the Creator
or the region or country of
"
Hindu
of the
Bengali form of
th^"
is
Now
Triad.
6
interchangeable in the Indo-Chinese languages,
became Mrahma and the
letter h being,
;
m
into
by
and y are interchangeable,
so
system of Chinese transliteration each word
is
syllables to suit the genius of the language
Mien (= Myam)
or
+
myan
always spoken of as
(g|c^Ss
neighbours, the Chinese
C3CO
= =
;
Mran-ma, while
Mramma-desa
word g?oj
ma.
=
;
we
so
{a
the couatry of the
=
and
The Burmese
Prome
to the
is
the
to their fo
rm @g
of the
another form of
it is
another form of
is
Pyi
Prom
infer that
;
Frome means
= g^ =
pran
=
of the
and Burmese history
Mranmds
tells
arose and attained
the derivation of the above two words
Burma is the meeting-point
namely, that of India and of China
;
of
two
civilizations,
that the Mongoloid tribes
which were eventually amalgamated into a first
known
Therefore,
call it
same source
a tribe called the
political eminence.
we may
Myan,
Both the Talaing and Burmese forms
Brahm.
that at
Burma
The derivation
Brohm
Again,
o being interchangeable).
word are traceable VIS
form
works written in Pali the form
invariably occurs.
name Brohn.
the city of Brahma. brail
get the
intimately connected with that of the word JProrne.
is
the Talaing
In the
and in Burmese prose we get the in
r
cut up into mono-
In Burmese poetry
This word should be spelt Prohm, because
Brahm
Now,
Myammi.
national appellation by which the Burmese are
g^oD
changed
assimilation,
we get the form
are
and Brahm&,
word Mrahma assumed the form Mramma.
the
m
and
political society, Avere
brought under the influence of Hindu colonists who wor-
shipped
Brahma
;
and that the centre of Brahmanical influence
Burma was Prome.
in
V
(
In other
a language,
stiidyinn,'
system of translating
tlie
a very good practice.
is
It
as the results obtained have
and
)
it
into an-
makes ns think in two languages, had
to he achieved
by much
la-
bour and racking of brains, words, phrases, idioms, and the nicelanguage are retained in
ties of
otir
The great thing,
memory.
however, to be borne in mind in translation
is
that one should try
and place himself as much as possible in the same position In
writer of the original.
this
way, the
as the
and energy
spirit
of
expression of the original would be retained in the translation.
Most students do
not, however, try to do so,
deavour to make the required rendering as
and the
result is that the translation
is
and generally en-
literally as possible;
not only tame, but hardly
conveys the thoughts and ideas of the writer in an intelligible
and
felicitous
At
manner.
One may
the present time, there are two kinds of Burmese.
be called Lower- Burma Burmese, and the other Upper-Burma Burmese.
The Burmese
of
Lower Burma,
in
some
places,
would be
something like the Prenoh patois in Jersey and the Channel Islands
it
:
is
corrupt,
mese, however, towns.
The
is
still
and
is
The pure Bur-
almost a jargon.
preserved in
chief characteristics of
Upper Burma
in the larger
Upper-Burmese
style are its
conciseness, the absence of dispensable particles and affixes, its
comprehensive expressiveness, grace, energy, and elegance.
The Lower- Burmese particles,
and want of
and
and
differs
style is
from the other
of brevity.
Burmese can
tween the two
very diffuse
Any
readily
is
it
abounds in useless
style in its laboured simplicity
one with a tolerably good knowledge
distinguish the
marked
difference be-
styles.
The popular impression amongst language
:
devoid of literature.
foreigners
This
is
is
that the
not true.
Burmese
It has
an ex-
vi
)
poetry
is
(
icnsivc literature, and
may
its
exceedingly beautiful, and
be compared favourably with that of other nations.
The
cheerfulness of the people, their healthy and peaceful enjoyment of
their loyalty to sovereign authority, their devotion to their
life,
religion
and
institutions,
and the beautiful influence which Bud-
has exercised over their mind and character, are faithfully
dlii,sm
pourtrayed in their literature, and especially in their poetry. it is
to
be hoped that more prominence may' be given to Burmese
literature in the curriculum of studies
To become a Burmese
scholar, a
iii
the province.
knowledge
of Pali
an intimate one.
on Pali
mese
literature,
studies
Burmese
Burmese
is
essential,
to a large extent based
and, without an acquaintance with Pali, Bur-
would not be
classics
literature
is
two languages
for the connection between the literatures of these is
And
of
much
interest.
In
fact, to
study
without a knowledge of Pali, wou.ld be like
attempting to read and appreciate Milton without knowing
about the Bible and the mythology of Greece and Pome.
much
PART I.-COLLOQUIAL. KEY TO THE PRONUNCIATION.
(
2
)
Consonants. oo
k
£>
'k
aspirated.
g
tard.
o
-)
^
J
Tinaspirated.
ng
as in Za??^, English.
o
s
unaspirated as in spirit.
so
's
aspirated as in saw, sea.
c
)
go
00
00
[
m zenith.
z
as
n
as in
t
unaspirated.
semr, Corunha.
[ 't
aspirated.
'd
as in
3
OD
dawn.
n
as in napkin.
o
p
unaspirated.
o
'p
aspirated.
b
as
(•
>
m SmZ^.
m
as in
oa
y
as in yes.
Gi
r
as in rural.
o
^1
as
mamma.
m lovely.
o
w
OD
th as in thaw.
oo
^/i
as in thee.
CO
h
as in heaven.
as in weather.
3
(
—
Note. There are no English equivalents mayj however, be transliterated as follows :
rmesG.
)
for certain combinations in
—
Burmese,
They
(
4
)
NUMERICAL NOTATION.
s
(
Time. English.
)
(
7
)
The Heavens — concluded. English.
(
8
)
Earth— concluded English.
(
9 Sea.
English.
)
(
11
)
Persons, Relationships,
(
12
)
Persons, Eelationships, &c English.
Bridegroom
Burmese.
(
13
)
Members op the Body — continued. English.
(
14
)
Members op the Bodt English.
-concluded.
(
15
)
Movements of the Body Burmese.
English.
Swim
...
Moat ... To shoulder ... To carry in the arms To carry on the head To carry on the back Ride Drive
To
strike
— continued. Transliteration.
GqojsoD^
...
Ye-ku:^M
o^cSgoIod^
...
Ko-'paw-^M
oo§so3^
...
'Tan:^M
^o5oo^ or c^oOd^
...
Paik-thi or pwe-#M
gioSco^
...
Ywet-thi
...
§ioo^ or ocj^g^soo^ ... Po:^M or g6n:po:^M §soo^ ... Si:^M
...
godSsoo^
with the ogoSoo^
...
Maung:^M
...
Twet-thi
elbows sideways.
To
strike with
the goodSsco^
elbows downwards. To strike (with the o^soo^ fist).
Slap
..
...
'Taung:fM
'To:^
(
16
)
Movements of the Body English.
— concluded.
(
Ailments English.
17
)
—concluded.
(
18
)
Weaking Apparel — concluded. Eii^
*^ii
;
J.S
^=
goooii gc[3 ;
ODD or ol
C^;39S=:88-§1
=
=
GOOD
;
ODD
oo^oacp
= =
=°cocS j
q5
(
Words and Pheases English.
36
)
in constant tse
Burmese.
— concluded.
(
37
)
Miscellaneous Questions and Answers. English.
Burruese.
Can (you) speak Burmese ?
Transliteration.
@?od
ooods ooo5 cxdcq^s or cxjodc^ cgDODcScx)
dat-tha-la:
coDsii
Yes, a little
What (He)
...
did he say
?...
would
said (he)
Mya-ma-sa-gaitat-t hala: or Ba-ma-lo-pyaw:
^'^oocSooc^
...
N5:nfe:tat-te
ajooDGgDcoco
...
Thu-ha-pyaw:;(^a-lfe:
cgDsac^db
...
Thwa:me-de
^dsoo^odcods
...
Na:lfe-tha-la:
go.
Do you
understand partly
(I) do,
Did you not No,
sir, (I)
What can (you)
?
...
hear?...
did not
do for
(I)
Ta-cho-ta-wet-na:-l^-d6
og^sOi^scoDg
...
Ma-kya:hu:la:
ogDso^o5oloSc}|Di
...
ooc^^oog|^ocx)
...
?
whom
Ma-kya:laik-pa-'kinbya:
Bfe-p6n-ma-za-y a
-
m a-
Ife:
wish to serve the Government.
(I)
To
co^ooooS^dsod^oocS
does (this)
A-so:ya-a-hmu-daw-
Gs^sqM^^GooSooSsgS
'tan:gyin-ba-d5
olcx)o6ii
cooSo^^Soocb
....
Bfe-thu-paing-f/^a-lfe:
ooc^ogDsoc^cx)
...
B^-thwa:ma-lo-lfe:
going home
gSSc^c^dsgoooocS
...
Ein-go-thwaidaw-me
How many times
ooc^j>8£)lG(y3G|ocb
...
Be-hna-'ka-pyaw:ya-ma
belong
Where
?
you go-
are
ing? (I)
am
now.
must
(I)tell
(you)?
Don't be angry, for I
How
sir,
forgetful.
far is
going
As
am
he
8cSos^gol^^o6:D^c^soq(§
Le:na-yi-'to:lu-bi
g^dSQ
Hmaung-bi
c^oooo^gDcSSooS
..
Ne-ta-wet-kya-lein-me
day. (I) will stay
here the
whole day. He will be back
at
breakfast time.
ooc^^oqsS^DG^o^
o?.o5coqS?o3s^^o;j@$
G^poScSSocSn
Ta-ne- 16n:di-ma-ne-m&
Ma-net-'ta-min: sa: gyei
n-thu-pyan-
yauk-lein-m5
He
is
coming in time
for dinner.
He
was up
at
qod^g33d8
oijcoocSS
ocoii
dawn
aa^coS odoSoo oj cxjg^ cooSii
]^a-za-hmi-aun g la-lein-m5 A-yon-det-ka-t h ne-d5
1
h u-
ti -
'ta-
-
(
Time of English.
40
)
Day— concluded.
Burmese.
He came before dawn
Transliteration.
33^aS ococSaSzqoDD
A-yon-ma-tet-'kin-tM-
oocSii
Irt-de
Will he come again this evening ?
sj^g^cxjcod^socods
...
Gu-iia-ne-th u ma-la:
Did he say he was coming this even-
£;gG.?,a;[coDo6bco3s
...
Gu-fia-ne-thu
ing
He
-
1
a
-la
-
6 n
-ma
de-la:
?
was com-
said he
ing at sunset.
g^oS^^ oodocSc^
Ne-win-gyein-la-mfe-lo-
ajj
thu-pyaw: de
cgDcoc^ii
Age.
What
33odoSodoS GcoDo5^odb
A-tliet-ba-lauk-shi-ba-
were you born ?
oooSo^sooGgsoora
Be-don: ga-mwe: tha-
be twenty next June.
G^g)$co oq)S|S33ooo5 j>5coo5g^ooSii
is
(your) age
?
le:
When
Ih:
(I) shall
He
now but in
is
prime
How son
(He)
of
old ?
...
the
cxjsjgoag^cSGooDSso^s
She
- zun-la-kya-yin-athet-hna-'se-pye-mfe
...
(your)
ooDsoocSGcaDoSgsoc^
Tha:ba-lauk-kyi: ba-le:
ooc6|iScoDgcxiD ^gods
'Se-linit-tha:iM-shi-the:
,
only ten
is
...
dh
cooSii
He
-
kaung: d6n:
life.
is
Thu gu -ma- a-ywe-
appears
young
for his age.
oj^co^cxxtS cc£(^
Thii-//ii-det-n g fe-b 6 nya-dfe
g[
cooSii
He has a very youth-
cxjcooSa^g^oScoSoooS...
Thu-te-a-ywe-tin-de
oSscracoos^cgooDDs
Min-a-'pe-o-hla-ba-la:
ful appearance. Is your father very a2;ed
(He
)
is
...
?
about seventy q^SaooSicoDnS^g
...
'Kun-hna-s5-lauk-s h
i-
bi
The old man
hale
very
is
still
and
aac^slc^sooDcqi^so^i^soD odcSo^gcosooc^ii
A-'po:gyi:ha-kyan:gyan: ma-ma-b5:shi-i/ie:dfe
strong.
Salutations, &o.
Are you well? Are you quite well
now
?
od&^co^s sjgoodSs goodSs 02^211
...
odo
Ma-ye-la:
G u-ka ung:gaung:m4ba-la:
:
41
(
Salutation, &o.
)
— continued.
Burmese.
English.
Transliteration.
How is your family ?
oDD8aooDsaD§[co3s
Tha:ma-ya:ma-ye-la:
(They) are
333soqsoD@ol|^
A:16n:ma-gya-ba-ye
oSg^cqjDr^ocooi
Min-ni-pyauk -pa-la:
c»nSoDDo1g
Thet-tha-ba-bi
oooScepolcS
B6-yaw:ga-lfe:
cSic^ijiasoooS
L5:lo-'pya:dfe
pGoicpSsd^s @8g$
Hna-zi:chaung:zo:'pyitne-d^
all
Has your
well
younger
brother recovered
(He)
is
What
?
improving...
ailment
is it ?
(He) had fever after a
fall.
(He)
suffe
is
ring
cold and
from
cooSn
cough. It
a long time since I have seen (you).
is
I saw (him) in good
oGcgqoobgDcgg
Ma-twe-ya-da-kya-hlabi
oDODgjDqDocgbooc^i
..
Ma-ma-cha-gyk-t
Sit
down
My
compliments your parents.
Have you
e-
o^Sol
to
aSsScoi^Dgc^ ^cBso::^ c^o5o|
breakfast-
time for
just in dinner.
'Taing-ba
...
ed? ... Not yet (You) have arrived
What will (you) take
w
ge-de
health.
M
i
n
-
m
i -
b a-mya:go-
hn6k-'set-laik-pa
ii
o^o5odods§8oco3s
Ma-net- sa-sa:pi:ba-la:
ooDsqGcxDgoqs
Ma-sa:ya-if^e:bu:
^odcds^^j-SosgooSc^
]!?
GGpoSoDDcocSn
a - z a-s a: gyein-ne-ataw-b^: yauk-la-d^"
cododsoco
Ba-sa:ma-15:
gso%S8goooc56\
'Se:leik-thauk-pa
?
Have a
cigar
....
more
coo5ooo5q^GcoDo5oo3D! La-'pet-ye-thauk-ma-la: oogDso^ol^gooDS ... Tha-gya:yu-ba-6n:la:
I don't like sweet.
my
oooSoooS
This tea
very
Will you take tea
Have some
?
sugar.
is
tea
strong. It
g^^^
^4 "®^
=q°
is late (forenoon), I must take leave of you.
I'a-'pet-ye-cho-gyo-makyaik-'pu:
SodcS ooo5 g^^ cocS cq cooS
Di-la-'pet-ye-te-kya-de
G^gScgguogDjcia^socS
Ne-myin-hla-bi-tliwa:
ya-6n:me 6
(
42
Salutation, &c. English.
Go
)
— concluded.
Burmese.
(as a polite reply
Transliteration.
Thwa:ba-6n:daw
ogDSola^sGooo
to foregoing).
P lease
send for a car-
riage. (I)
8
for
(your) prosperity.
come again
qjSscxo
-
't a:
a -'iaw-kaing:
Chan: tha-ba-ze-lo-ne-
oIgoc^g^c^Si
daing: myit-ta-po-bade
go^d^oIoocSii
G^DoSooolcoDsfjsQcS
DiNING-BOOM. Set the table
Ya
laik-san:ba
oln
wish daily
(I) shall
Gfo:> oa g oI^ S s c^o5o
..
Nauk-ta-'ka-la-6n:me
(
43
Dining -eoom English,
)
— concluded Transliteration,
Burmese.
Pour (me) a cup
of
tea
cooSoooSq^cogoSoo^
La-'pet-ye-ta-'kwet-'t§ laik-san:
c^oSoSsii
Bring me a boiled egg goSggoSooo^soqb
...
Kyet-u-by6k-ta-16n:yu-
Take
SgoSgojogDs
...
Di-kyet-u-yu-thwa:
ooosgoSoooSara
...
'Sa:gwet-b5-ma-16:
8o§8co?(g3scSc^o5
...
Di-pa-gan-bya:le:laik
egg away
this
Where
the salt-
is
cellar ?
Change
this plate
...
Bring another plate
olgoa^gDsooqSooSoflb
Pa-gan-bya:
t
a
-
c
hat
-
'tat-yu-ge
Bring
fork and
a
oG[S§).ooD8o;;[b
'Ka-yin:ne-da:yu-ge
So?8od|o^;cx3dooSo38,..
Di-pa-gan-16n:ha-ma-
knife
This cup
is
not clean
sin-bu:
Wash
it
This
table-cloth
properly
...
is
gcodSsgcodSsgoosc^oS
Kaung:gaung:'se:laik
Soos^oSsgoSg
Di-sa-bw&:gin:nit-pi
...
soiled
Take out that bottle Bring (me) a cigar
Where is box
the match-
c^c^asSsojoScQoS
Ho-pa-lin:'t6k-laik
G3osc8Sooc8Sa;|b
'Se:leik-ta-leik-yu-ge
^§8q]ScxioSocx)
Ml:gyit-b5-ma-15:
SsqSo^oSoSs
Mi:chit-laik-san:
?
Strike a
match
,
..
Bed- ROOM.
Where is the blanket?
godSodcSscS
Saung-be-ma-16:
This bedroom
S^Ss^soojioScgojs
Di-eik-' kan:ma-kyfe-hla
c84,5gjo5c^o5o'Ss
'Pa-nat-chut-laik-san:
G@cx35qc§oo5c^o5
Chi-din-gon-go-'pfe-laik
is
not
bu:
very roomy
Take off (my shoes) Put the footstool aside
Hang up tjiis
coat...
Ssaf^c^^coDsc^oS
Di-in:gyi-go- 'sw^:'ta: laik
Put
drawer
tsagdb^D og5scoDsc§o5
An-zwe: d5:ma-thwin:
it
in the
'ta:laik
out towel
Take
a
clean
^joSj-DoqcSoolsaccScxjcS
Myet-hna-thok-pa-waa-thit-'tok
U Bed-room — con eluded. (
English.
Hang Open
it
Burmese.
out to dry
the door
Shut the door
Leave
Open Keep
)
a^o5cg5scQr>5
'T6k-hlan:laik
coolgcgSo^oS
Ta-ga:'pwin-laik
c6o1s8oSc^o5
Ta-ga:peik-laik
a jar
...
ODoooso^oS
Ha-'ta:laik
window
...
(yooSgcoloScgS
Pa-din:bauk-'pwin
CD^5oo58o5oODS
Ta-yok-kat-peik-'ta:
ooGooD6sc^6cg$8o^o5...
'Pa-yaung:daing-'tun:
(it)
the
Transliteration.
the Venetians shut
Light the candle
. .
laik
Light the lamps
Mi:ein-mya:go-'tun:laik
...
Trim the wick Turn up the light... Turn the light down a
Mi:za-hnyat-laik
Mi:hmyin-laik Mi:ne:n6:hmein-laik
little.
Where
GQo5scx)o5oro
Pvaun£;:be-ma-le:
The chimney is smoking
:;(yDSsoo8g^gcgo5G|,cooS
PYaung:ga-mi:go:'twet ue-de
Extinguish the light
§s§58c§o5 or SsgoSc^oS
Mi: nein:
ney
the chim-
is
?
laik or mi:
hmok-laik
Put down the mos-
gScooDSqc^oS
...
Chin-daung-cha-laik
quito curtain
am going to bed Wake (me) early to(I)
aSScpoScoooQcS
...
4>o5cs^cilGO3G0D003|sra.
morrow.
Where do
Do you
Net-'pan-gH" saw:zaw:la
hno:hle
(you)sleep? cx3oSyD335oDcb
Are you a light sleeper
Eik-ya-win-daw-me
...
Pe-ma-eik-tha-lfe:
oSso85coo5c^coDg
...
Min:eik-'sat-ke-la:
eSsGcoDoScocScocoDS
..
Min:hauk-tat-tha-la:
?
snore
?
Let (him) come
in...
oScODoGCOGO
Win-la-ba-le-zi
Boat.
Let us go by
boat...
Get the oar-boat ready
Gcg^.CgD|(^§
H]e-ue-thAva:gya-zo
soSccyc^gSc^oS
'Kat-]ile-go-pyin-laik
45
(
— continued
Boat English.
Where boat
the paddle-
GC^SgoJCO oSgDtX)
Hlaw-hle-b5-ma-lo:
OcSoOo5(^ DSO^OjjSloCODS
'Kat-tet-mya:go-yu-ge
?
Have
(you) brought the oars ?
Can
Transliteration.
Burmese.
.
is
)
(you)
ba-la:
the Gojc^ §^o5c^o5ooc8cocoDS
sail
boat? Bring the steering
Hle-go
-ywet-taik-
tat-tha-la: oooo5a^5>
Pe-det-yu-ge
paddle
Have you brought rudder
a
Let us start Get on the bow ... Put it on the stern
Go up Go down
O3o5»olc300DDS
•
Tet- mSb-fa-tha-lk:
?
the river
ogoSgg
'Twet-kya-zo
SsGoTc^oooS
C:baw-go-tet
OGoTyOODDSC^oS
Pe-baw-ma-'ta:laik
Myit-ko-'san-thwa:
. .
Myit-ko-s6n-laik
the river...
Cross to the
Ho-bet-kan:go-ku:
other
bank Stop at this landing
Di-'seik-ma-'saik
Row
Kyat-kyat-'kat
hard
Paddle
Enter
fast
this creek
...
There is a sandbank ahead Is the tide running
up or down ? Get alongside the bank Is this boat steady (It) is
boat
made
is
of
Myan-myan-hlaw
Sg^dSsc^oS
Di- chaung go- win
Gg^^DGOODSgSoOSJ^OOoS
Sbe-ma-thaung- b y i n
this
§GQODo5
G^OOCOOSII CqjG^
ODCOD8II
Di-ye-te fc-ne-^fe-la :kyane-^Aa-la:
-
Di-hle-nein-ye-M GG^C^CXlcS
Ye-yo-d6
SccgcoscoDScx)
Di-hle-ba-tha:le:
?
Pin-lfe-go-'twet-hnaing tha-la:
sea? it
not sink?
Can you
sv\rira ?
-
Kan:na:kat
Can you go out to Will
:
ta-'ku-shi-dS
?
leaky
What wood
g^g^GogS
...
GC[og5o:||?CX)D8
Ye-ma-my6k-'pu:la:
...
GC|«jsooo5o:coDS
Ye-ku:dat-tha-la:
46
(
)
B OAT— concluded English.
Unfurl
Burmese.
Have
§|o5g|c^o5
...
Ywet-'pyan-laik
midstream
g:;ioooSc^o2Sc^o5
...
Te-le-go-'pwin-taik
brought
ccgDoSajsols^ccDs
...
Kyauk-'su:pa-ye-la:
tlie sail
Sail along
yoti
an anchor I
Transliteration,
...
?
have brought two,
j^SraoSololaoSaScjjDs...
Hna-let-pa-ba-de-'kin-
c^(^scod^Sooo3ds
by a: Ho-kyo: ha-'kaing-ba-
sir
Is that rope strong
enough
When
...
ma-la:
?
shall
we
to the village
get
§i3c^ oooSgcoo GcpoSoo
Ywa-go-b^-daw-yauk
con
?
pa-ma-lfe:
Ophce. Bring a lead pencil
S)c6ajS>
...
'Kfe:dan-yii-ge
Sharpen
§go5GoDD5g|^c^o5
...
Di-hnget-taung-chun-
this quill...
laik
Where
my
is
holder
pen-
c1odgcod5c6ooc5qco
...
Nga-ka-laung-dan- b
fe-
ma-le:
?
Bring a pen also ... oDGODDSoo^sc^b ... This pen is too blunt, §oDGoo36o^scg?gcooSg)$ gi$oDsj33oDsa^&ii change it for a sharp pointed one
Ka-laung-lfe:yu-ge
Sharpen
Y6n:da:ga-le:thwe:laik
the
desk-
^soo^sooGcosGogsc^oS
Di-ka-laung-t6n:lun:de Chun-gyun-ta-'ku-asa: yu-ge
knife rill these ink bottles
8o£ qooSs
.
^8GcoggD9o^a;{5
...
Di-ga-ne-nga-go-la-maImaung-shet-ne Y6n:tit-t'a-di-go-yn-ge
here there no empty box ? Gather up these pa-
Is
ccogRDc^oSy^cxjjscoDs...
Tit-ta-lut-ma-shi-bu:la:
§ojg|[4jDsc^o8S8c^o5
Dl-set -ku-
...
pers
my a -.g o
thein:laik
Bring an envelope...
od33o5coc8c5oC|}^
Let (him) come
^oSo^oIcxjdogcogos^s
Net-'pan-ga-la-ba-le-zion:
33^^cq]GC!oooI oDg^c^oS
A-chein-kya-da w
to-
...
morrow (I) shall reply in
due
ocS
course
Health and I
am not very well... call
a doctor
Take
this
cq\8 gx-dSsgcodSs obd
did the Assist-
ant Surgeon say
Did you get
?
to the
gsos socp oogoddc5 ogDs
Kya-n6k-kaung:gaung: 'Se:'sa-ya- 1 a
-
yauk
-
thwa:'kaw-ge
§oD3ospo$o8c^a;[ogDs...
Di-sa-'sa-ya--wun-'si-go-
yii-thwa: aoGpo$ cogcoico ol g^d
'Sa-ya-wun-ga-le:ga-bapyaw:laik-tha-lfe:
c§o5c»co oj$Doo|so^G3po55i|[coDs
Lu-na-dan:go-yauk-'ke ye-la:
hospital?
Show (me)
-
raa-ma-bu:
the Civil Surgeon
What
ga
Sickness.
GoTS>
letter to
-
sa-pyan-laik-mfe
cqs
Go and
Sa-eik-ta-eik-yii-ge
the pre-
caosoDgoSs
...
'Se:za-pya-zan:
scription
Where
is
the com-
goosgooSosodsooc^oc^
pounder ?
Ask
You
Ih:
for a renewal of
this
Di-'se:
oSascoosaaQGi^cooSGcjio
Min-a -tha: a -y e-tfe-
is
the matter
ye
-
:
't
a
t-
ta.ung:ge .
'pyaw-d6
oooS
What
myo
§G308Gi^t|soo5GOODSs^
mixture
are very pale ..
'Se;'paw-tha-ma:bfe-ma-
?
ooD@5ood&
...
Ba-'pyit-tha-16: 7
(
50
)
Health and Sickness English,
Burmese.
Are (you) taking any medicine
Are (you)
now
all right
ventilated
this
quarter
healthy
intermittent
it
Take
sjGqiDo5ooD3s
...
Gu-pyauk-pa-la:
og^,
gooSgcoS oooSodd
Ga-ne-taw-da w - thet tlia-de
oooSii
oSsSSood GcooSccccgoS
oo^^ooljiSs^Ss^s^coos...
Min-ein-ha-le-win-ledwet-kaung:ye-la: Than-^/iari-shin:shin: shi-ye-la:
§30G^5^fDGcpolooSs|[raDs
Di-a-yat-ma-yaw:
-
ga
-
kin:ye-la:
?
I am suffering from an attack of jungle fever Is
'Se:sa:ne-tha-la:
Goo^SsS^coDgu
?
(it) in a sanitary condition ?
Is
...
«
your house well
Is
goosodsg^ooodds
?
a little better to-day
Is
Transliteration.
?
am
I
—concluded.
?
this febrifuge
g.->5q|Ds
cjjosg^cocS
33Qoo533cq]^cx)coDs
...
...
§33(j|3§go5G^osc^Gcx)Do5
B[nget-'pya:'pya:ne-de
A-tet-a-kya-shi-^^a-la:
Di-a-'pya:byat-'se:go-
thauk your appetite im-
Is
paired
Try
or
33
oD?q|o5cooDDg
?
this tonic
oogSsqioSoooDDs
...
8 oaDsc^s goos c^ goodoS
(ggSoSs
do not agree with (me)
These (I)
pills
am troubled with almost
asthma
SGaosoqs^.oco^o^s
...
'Ka-dwin:pyet-tha-la: or a-sa:pyet-tha-la: Di-a:do:ze:go-thaukkyi-zan: Di-'se:-16n:ne-ma-te-bu:
goc^Ssc^:^ ciSgS^D 00 odoS
^a-daing:lo-b5:yingyat-na-'ta-de
oddg^dS godg@d6s gco
Ba-gyaung-le-byaung:
every night
Why
don't (you) go for a
somewhere
c^GaciSoDoliaog^sraii
le-hlwfe:a-yat-ta-ba:
cliange.
ma-thwa:15:
MlCELLANEOTJS PhEASES.
What
is
the market
paddy ? run very prices The this year high He trades in paddy price of
oolsccys oogcodoS go1o5
oocou
Sa-ba:ze:ba-lauk-pauktha-15:
Sj.SoooSG'qjSGooDSsoooS
Di-hnit-t5-ze:kaung:d5
ojoolsajsoooS
Thu-sa-b4:ku:d6
...
(
51
)
MiscELLAKBOus Phrasbs English.
—Continued. Transliteration.
Burmesfi. I
man
Is that
a tim-
ber-trader (I)
do not
c^c^oodooSgsISscods
...
Ho-lti-ha-thit-gaung:
oaoooSocSo^s
...
A-tat-ma-thi-bii:
...
og@ococ5o:;^s
...
...
os^^Sojs
...
as-
GcoSsoGp^ojjoocS
..,
Be-din-'sa-y4-ne-tu-d^
horo-
oS^ocaoood^s^odds
...
Min-ma-za-da-sbi-ye-
?
te:
know
for
a certainty
am
(I)
not sure
cannot say
(I)
Looks
an
like
Ma-pyaw:dat-'pu: .
Ma-'so-hnaing-bti:
trologer
Have you scope
Wby
la:
Tbis fruit ous
Tbis
(you)
don't
bave one '
a
?
poison-
is
Ssa c8s cod goodoS
odcjS
...
cbeap
GloasBcSaocfcSoqs
Sj.6g2G|£s^sGoloooS
...
Da-a-'seik-ma-bok-'pti:
...
Di-bnit-du:yin:!^^i:
He
paw:
de
tbis year (it)
Di-a-tbi:lia-tauk-tat-t5
oocS
Durians are
He bad
Ba-'pyit-lo-za-da-ma'pwe-^Aa-16:
cast ?
not poison
is
cx3Dg8c^O)DcoD«^ooc2)
cheap...
arrived
while
mangoes were abundant are Mangosteens scarce and dear water-
Bring that
cxjjgoIgoIsiscS
...
odg[o5o8§ c§6o^so:jGGpo5
Tb1i-paw:baw:ya-de Tba-yet-tlii:blaing-d6n:
thu-yauk-t5
cooS
oSgcgoSoSs^^Dsooc^
...
Min:gut-tbi:sba:d5
c^^sooDssfi^ajjb
...
Ho-mo:ga-in:gyi-yu-ge
proof coat
Does
it
rain daily
?
G?.c§Ssq8aDa>oDDs
...
Ne-daing:mo:ywa-^Aala:
When
will they start
ploughing
How many
«^
?
pairs of
oxen has plough ' be ? Look out for a milch
ajg^ ccoSog^DS ooo5j.5 cggs^oora
is
very
Be-daw-ga-15-sa-'tungya-ma-le:
Thu-ma-16-dun-nwa: be-hna-shm:sbi-if/^a^^'
.^ods^dsq
oogodoS ^looSs
Sg5§c»oSco5ooo5
No-za:na-ma-ta-gaungsba-zan:ba
ol
co^ This pony small
oogSgooooI ooc^oog^^
...
Di-myin:t^-nge-d5
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52
)
Miscellaneous Phrases Englisb,
Does he
— continued. Trausliteratiou.
Burmese.
trot well
gcos odoS gcodSs goddSs
?
(His) head
The
mean
is
ears are inclined
Le:bet-kaung:gaung: thwa:ye-la:
ogDsli^coDg
go16s as cocS
...
Ga\ing:a-d5
^oscgD^^GoqjooocS
...
Na-gya\v:ne:nfe:yaw-de
4]o5o^sgco5gc»5^|[ °
..,
Myet-16n:taw-da\v-shi-
to droop
The eyes
are fairly
good
ye
Does he shy
?
...
His quarters good
are
He
is
also thick-set
Has he been raced
He
does he
Tin-gya-kaung-.de
ocjoocSco^sgcwoSsodgS
Du-de-le:kaung:de
[^Soj^sodcods
...
Pyaing-bd:^/ta-la:
(§5gSs^,oa|jcz^s
...
Pyaing-myin:ne-ma-tuEe-a-th\va:myo:tat-tha-
trot,
|co§sq^3ii gcososoSii cqt
Hnwc:
ambling,
Gq]DSsGooDo5ii33 0Doq|ii
le:
gallop
ccj^gii
you
will
(him) for
coGcoDo5^.GGp68ocx)
sell
...
?
Has he a high Of what breed dog?
action? coo5good6sg|otds this
is
olooDGgstHsco
...
Let-kaung:ye-la: Da-ba-'k\ve:myo:16:
GgscSojs^. 5^s osoc^oS GgsoSoqiooDobii
'
c^ GgsoS odsc^ odo5 66
You can
:
dog-
Ggsoloo^D^cocoDt
Ho-'kwe: win
-
z a
:
go
...
'Kwe:wa-t]ia-na-slii-^/?a la:
liave that
c^GgsooGcosoj^Gcoo
...
Ho-'kwe: ga-le yu-daw
cgsoGoooSscooS
...
'K\ve:za-kaung:de
:
pup It
has good points...
A.re big
game abnud-
ant in this jungle
-
that-pyit-laik
c^o5
(you) fancier ?
'Kwe:ba-lu:ne-pa-go:-ame:laik- k we s a tkya-d-i-be
Kill that pariah dog
Are
Ba-lauk-ne-yaung:ma-
...
Pegu hound
a
Ian: do:, le: bet,
thon: gyaung: dauk, a-tha-gya, don:
1^:
^He) is a cross betweeu ahull and a
Thwe-dat-tha-la:
...
oooSsacgDs^scooBoDoi
Swinging walk,
What
...
bu:
What paces know ? canter,
?
look a
doesn't racer
cogcocSoocoD;
cc&cqGcooB%aD(£
?
§GcoDgD33&@8Gc"| snoods
Di-taw: ma-a-me: gyi: paw:ye-la:
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63
)
Miscellaneous Phrases Burmese.
English.
How many
beaters
are there ?
33£>
Translitevation.
g^doSoood?
cooSjjiS
A-mfe: cliauk- tha-ma: bfe-hna-yauk-slii-^Aa-
gc»do5§c»cSii
men on
Let the
— continued.
the
outskirts beat well
ooo5$dsto oj ^ds goodSs
Let-na ga :
-lu-mya:
kaung: gaung: chauk
GooaSssqiDoScpGon
pe-zi
Are you not yet
He
tired
oSsoGODcc»so:;j?coDg
...
Min: nia-maw:
tired
is
the: bu:
la:
?
and pant-
cxjGODc§c^o5G^g
...
Thu-maw:
GcicoSogg
...
Ye-ngat-hla-bi
lo-haik-ne-bi
mg am
(I)
feeling very
thirsty.
Let us
a
rest
and take
little
tiffin
(33^°§
a well
Is'nt there
somewhere near This
is
?
a very shady
SsoIsos^ds^d Gq
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