- S1. What have you come to Burma for?
 - S2. I came here to work.
 - D. အလုပ် လုပ်ပါတယ် (Ălouq louq-pa-deh)
 - D. အလုပ် လုပ်နေပါတယ် (Ălouq louq-ne-ba-deh)
 - P. He stays in a hotel.
 - P. He is staying in a hotel.
 - S1. Are you working?
 - S2. Yes. I am.
 - S1. What job are you doing?
 - S2. I'm working as a driver.
 - S2. How about you (name: Maung Maung)?
 - S2. Are you working?
 - S1. Yes. I'm working as an engineer.
 - D. ကုန်သည် (Koun-dheh.)
 - P. Businessman.
 - D. ကျောင်းဆရာ (Caún-s’ǎya.)
 - P. Teacher.
 - D. ဆရာဝန် (S’ǎya-wun.)
 - P. Doctor.
 - D. အစိုးရအမှထမ်း (Ăsò-yá ǎhmú-dàn.)
 - P. Civil servant.
 - S1. Are you working?
 - S2. Yes. I am working.
 - S1. What work do you do?
 - S2. I work as a driver.
 - S2. How about you (brother)? Are you working?
 - S1. Yes. I'm working as a doctor.
 - S3. Are you working?
 - S4. Yes. I am working.
 - S3. What work do you do?
 - S4. I work as a teacher.
 - S4. How about you (sister)? Are you working?
 - S3. Yes. I work as a trader.
 - S5. Are you working?
 - S6. Yes. I am working.
 - S5. What work do you do?
 - S6. I work as a civil servant.
 - S6. How about you (friend)? Are you working?
 - S1. Yes. I work as an engineer.