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Burmese (ဗမာစကား)

A selection of materials for learning Burmese/Myanmar, a member of the Burmese-Lolo branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family spoken by about 21 million people in Burma (Myanmar).

Courses | Dictionaries | Phrasebooks |


Courses

Colloquial Burmese: The Complete Course for Beginners

Colloquial Burmese: The Complete Course for Beginners

by San San Hnin Tun & Patrick McCormick

- provides a step-by-step course in Burmese as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Burmese in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

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Burmese: An Introduction to the Spoken Language, Book 1

by John Okell, Saw Tun and Khin Mya Swe

- a good Burmese language course containing dialogues, exercises, pronunciation, grammar and cultural notes. Comes with 12 cassettes which include pronunciation practise, dialogues and Burmese music.

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Burmese: An Introduction to the Spoken Language, Book 2

by John Okell, Saw Tun and Khin Mya Swe

- part 2 of this excellent Burmese course. Includes a textbook and 14 cassettes.

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Burmese: An Introduction to the Script

Burmese: An Introduction to the Script, Book 3

by John Okell, Saw Tun and Khin Mya Swe

- a comprehensive and clear introduction to the Burmese script. Includes a textbook and 7 cassettes.

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Burmese: An Introduction to the Literary Style, Book 4

Burmese: An Introduction to the Literary Style, Book 4

by John Okell, Saw Tun and Khin Mya Swe

 

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Burmese by ear / Essential Myanmar

by John Okell

- a good introduction to modern colloquial Burmese that focuses on the every day language you're likely to need when visiting Burma. Consists of a text book and audio as mp3 (one disk), 5 audio CDs, or 4 cassette tapes.

Both audio and text are available for free download from the website of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.

For a description of the course go to: http://www.soas.ac.uk/bbe/
and for notes on the web edition see http://www.soas.ac.uk/bbe/53745.html
For the download links see the right hand margin of either page.

Spoken Burmese / Book 1

Spoken Burmese / Book 1

by William S. Cornyn

- a course in spoken Burmese featuring a textbook and 6 cassettes.

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Dictionaries

English and Burmese Dictionary

by A. Judson

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Burmese Myanmar Dictionary of Grammatical Forms

Burmese Myanmar Dictionary of Grammatical Forms

by John Okell and Anna Allott

- a clear overview of Burmese grammer with many examples to illustrate usage.

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Phrasebooks

Lonely Planet Burmese Phrasebook

Lonely Planet Burmese Phrasebook

by Vicki Bowman and San San Hnin Tun

 

Buy from: Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk


 

Information about Burmese | Phrases | Numbers | Tower of Babel | Burmese courses on: Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk [affilate links]

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