Language/Burmese/Vocabulary/Meals-and-Dining
Meals and Dining
In this lesson, you will learn vocabulary related to meals and dining in Burmese, including types of meals, table settings, and common foods.
Types of Meals
Let's start by learning some common types of meals in Burmese.
| Burmese | Pronunciation | English Translation |
|---|---|---|
| မုန်း (mun) | múɴ | Breakfast |
| နေ့စွဲ (nei swá) | nèi sʰwá | Lunch |
| ကြော်ငြိမ်း (kyaung nyim) | tɕaʊɴ n̥ìm | Dinner |
As you can see, the word for breakfast is "mun" in Burmese, lunch is "nei swá", and dinner is "kyaung nyim".
In addition to these main meals, there are also other types of meals that are common in Burmese cuisine. Let's take a look:
- အရည်ပြောင်း (a-yaing pyaung): Brunch
- စားကြောင်း (sà: kyaung): Snack or light meal
- အရသား (a-ya tha): Supper or late-night meal
- ပုသိမ်း (pu siim): Afternoon tea, with snacks
For example, if you want to say "Let's have brunch", you can say "အရည်ပြောင်းတွေ့မယ် (a-yaing pyaung twe ma ye)".
Table Settings
Now, let's learn about some common items of table settings in Burmese.
| Burmese | Pronunciation | English Translation |
|---|---|---|
| စက်မှု (sak-hmu) | sək̚.m̥ùʔ | Plate |
| စုက်ချောက်ဘုံ (sùk chauk baum) | sʰoʊʔ tɕʰɔ̀ʔ bòʊɴ | Bowl and spoon |
| လက်ဆန်း (lak hsan) | lɛʔ sʰáɴ | Glass |
| ဟုန်စဲ (houn sa) | hoʊɴ sá | Mug or cup |
| ဖုန်း (hpu) | ɸùɴ | Spoon |
| လံ (lam) | làɴ | Fork |
| လူပိုင်း (lu-paing) | lù-paɪɴ | Chopsticks |
As you can see, "sak-hmu" is the word for "plate" in Burmese, "sùk chauk baum" means "bowl and spoon", "lak hsan" means "glass", "houn sa" stands for "mug or cup", and "hpu" is the word for "spoon". In addition, "lam" means "fork" and "lu-paing" is the Burmese term for "chopsticks".
When you want to ask for a spoon, you can say "ဖုန်းကိုချောင်းပါ (hpu kyaung chauk ba)", and when you want to ask for chopsticks, you can say "လူပိုင်းကိုချောင်းပါ (lu-paing kyaung chauk ba)".
Common Foods
Finally, let's learn about some common foods in Burmese cuisine. Here are a few examples:
- သူကြောန်း (thu kyaun): Rice
- ကြော်ငြို့ခေါက်ဆွဲ (kyaung nyi hkor hcwé): Fish curry
- ဘူးသီး (bhu se): Vegetables
- အသားထုပ် (a-tha htup): Meat
- အချိုနီး (a-hkyui ni): Chicken
- ဝါးနှမ်း (wa-nhmaan): Pork
- မီးဖက်သား (mi hpaik tha): Fish and prawn
- အခြေချထဲဖင်း (akhya htchei hpaing): Spicy salad
- ဟင်းသီး (hing se): Seafood
- ပဲဆည်းထွက် (pei hnyi htawk): Fried rice
As you can see, "thu kyaun" means "rice" in Burmese. "Kyaung nyi hkor hcwé" means "fish curry", "bhu se" is the word for "vegetables", "a-tha htup" means "meat", "a-hkyui ni" stands for "chicken", and "wa-nhmaan" means "pork".
When you want to order food, you can say "ကျော်လွန်းတွေ့ရောက်ပါ (kyau-lwan twe yauk)" (let's order food).
Conclusion
Congratulations! You have learned vocabulary related to meals and dining in Burmese, including types of meals, table settings, and common foods. Practice using these words and phrases in context to improve your Burmese skills further.