1st Edition

Colloquial Burmese The Complete Course for Beginners

By San San Hnin Tun, Patrick McCormick Copyright 2014
312 Pages
by Routledge

312 Pages
by Routledge

312 Pages
by Routledge

Colloquial Burmese 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. Key features include:... Read more

Introduction

Preliminary Unit: Greetings, Burmese script and numbers

Unit 1: A Curious foreigner

Unit 2 : New in town

Review 1

Unit 3: Talking about weather

Unit 4 : Talking about family and friends

Unit 5 : Lost in the street

Unit 6 : Talking about food and drinks

Review 2

Unit 7 : Talking about likes and dislikes, wishes and desires

Unit 8 : Talking about abilities and talents

Unit 9 : Getting thirsty and other needs

Review 3

Unit 10 : Being considerate in public spaces

Unit 11 : Plans for the weekend and travel plans

Unit 12 : Talking about time

Review 4

Unit 13 : Talking about past experiences

Unit 14 : Getting sick

Unit 15 : Talking about where you are

Review 5

Answer Keys

Glossary

Biography

San San Hnin Tun is Assistant Professor at the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, France

Patrick McCormick is a researcher at the École française d'Extrême-Orient in Rangoon and a NGO Consultant on Education, both in Myanmar.