What is your name in Burmese?

Burmese greetings
What's your name?: Nah meh be lou kor d'le? How are you?: Neh kaun la?
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How do you greet in Myanmar?

Greetings
  1. The traditional greeting in Myanmar is a bow whilst placing both hands on your stomach.
  2. Often younger people will bow and an older person will simply nod in response.
  3. To greet monks, place your hands together in prayer position, hold them at face level and bow deeply.
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Is Burmese easy to learn?

To be fair, Burmese isn't the hardest language in the world to learn how to read and write. Its letters are simple and in general, pronunciation follows spelling. However, it has its fair share of oddities, mostly found in spelling.
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What are Burmese guys like?

Burmese have been described as dignified, kind, gentle, generous, frank, poised, friendly, individualistic, patient, child-like, carefree, open, and informal. They have also been described gossipy, superstitious, secretive, paranoid, boastful and arrogant.
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Does duolingo have Burmese?

Why Is There No Burmese On Duolingo? Myanmar(formerly called Burma) has had some political problems in recent years. It is in the news for the wrong reasons, and although that shouldn't affect a decision to put a language into the incubator, it ultimately, probably, does.
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What is the hardest language to learn?

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What does Burmese writing look like?

Burmese is written with a syllabic script. Its basic unit is a consonant-based syllable with an inherent /a/ vowel which is suppressed by a circular stroke above the character. It is written horizontally from left to right and its basic set of symbols consists of 33 consonants and 14 vowels.
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How do you say good morning in Myanmar?

Mingala nan ne khin ba: Good morning.
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What language family does Burmese belong to?

Burmese and most of the other languages belong to the Tibeto-Burman subfamily of Sino-Tibetan languages. The Shan language belongs to the Tai family. Languages spoken by the Mon of southern Myanmar and by the Wa and Palaung of the Shan Plateau are members of the Mon-Khmer subfamily of Austroasiatic languages.
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Is Burmese a tonal language?

Burmese is a tonal language, which means phonemic contrasts can be made on the basis of the tone of a vowel. In Burmese, these contrasts involve not only pitch, but also phonation, intensity (loudness), duration, and vowel quality.
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How can I introduce in Myanmar?

When introducing yourself in Burmese, The pattern that we mostly use as in English is: 'My name is Aung Zaw'. More vocabulary! When introducing where you are from, the preposition 'from' is placed behind the place.
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How can I write an essay about myself in English?

I try myself to be modest, passionate, devoted, hardworking and honest.
  1. My Family and My Childhood. I'm from a middle-class family of Bihar, I am Naresh Shukla. ...
  2. My Education. I am studying at the best school in my city. ...
  3. My Strengths. In compare to studies, I am good at sports. ...
  4. My Weaknesses. ...
  5. My Ambitions in Life. ...
  6. Conclusion.
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What is the easiest language?

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Is Filipino hard to learn?

Like in any language, there are factors that can make Filipino hard to learn. That said, it's actually one of the easiest languages to study and master. That doesn't mean that you can become fluent overnight, but compared to other languages, Filipino is a bit more straightforward.
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What's the easiest language in the world?

And The Easiest Language To Learn Is…
  1. Norwegian. This may come as a surprise, but we have ranked Norwegian as the easiest language to learn for English speakers. ...
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Are Burmese rude?

BURMESE CUSTOMS

Burmese are a very friendly and outgoing people, especially towards visitors. However it is considered improper to lose one's temper or show much emotion in public.
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What religion is in Burma?

Theravada Buddhism is the dominant religion among the majority Bamar ethnic group and among the Shan, Rakhine, Mon, and numerous other ethnic groups.
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What is considered rude in Myanmar?

It is considered rude to touch a person's head, because it is the "highest" point of the body. It is also considered taboo to touch another's feet, but worse still to point with the foot or sit with feet pointing at someone older, because the feet are considered the lowest.
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Is Burmese a good language?

Language ROI

The Foreign Service Institute (FSI) has put together a relative comparison of world languages including Burmese. They rate Burmese as a category 4 language along with languages like Bengali, Nepali and Turkish. They believe it would 44 weeks (1100 hours) to achieve a L3 proficiency in speaking and reading.
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Does Myanmar have desert?

The Dry Zone is a semi-desert area, roughly in the center of the country dominated by thorny trees and shrubs. It is 600 kilometers long and 110 kilometers wide. Pagan and Mandalay are located here. The Burmese refer to the dry zone as Upper Burma, even though it is geographically in the middle of the country.
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How many dialects are there in Burma?

There are hundreds of different languages and dialects spoken in Myanmar. According to the Myanmar government there are approximately 107 languages spoken in Burma “relating to the separateness of ethnic groups.” Each ethnic groups speaks a distinct language or dialect.
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Is Burmese and Thai similar?

The languages do not fall into neatly siloed buckets. Burma, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia share similar religious traditions (Theravada Buddhism + indigenous animistic practices) and have deeply intertwined histories, especially during pre-colonial times.
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