Burmese By Ear/Essential Myanmar Introduction to the Burmese Language John Okell

1.10. This and that (contd).

1. lesson

New Words       

lo-jin-deh  လိုချင်တယ်  to want (something)   

hma-deh  မှာတယ်  to order (eg a drink in a café)   

ătha*pa-deh  အသားပါတယ်  to have meat in  meat contain 

Notes 

lo-jin-deh. Make sure you keep the low tone on lo- good and low. If you pronounce lo with a high tone, the word sounds like a coarse way of saying you want to have sex. 

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