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LANGUAGE

GLOSSARY

GLOSSARY

See p 335 for some useful
words and phrases dealing
with food and dining.

Abbreviations

AM – Air Mandalay
DIY – do it yourself
FEC – Foreign Exchange
Certificate
IWT – Inland Water
Transport

KIA – Kachin Independence

Army

KNLA – Karen National

Liberation Army

KNU – Karen National Union

MA – Myanma Airways

MTT – Myanmar Travels &

Tours

NDF – National Democratic

Force

NLD – National League for

Democracy

NMSP – New Mon State

Party

Slorc – State Law & Order

Restoration Council

SPDC – State Peace &

Development Council

SSA – Shan State Army

USDP – Union Solidarity &

Development Party

UWSA – United Wa State

Army

YA – Yangon Airways

Sightseeing

monument ATim\;Am ̇t\ uh·tàyng·uh·hma’

ek¥ak\tiuc\ jau’·taing

museum ®ptiuk\ pyá·dai’

old city ‘mi>ehac\; myóh·hàung

palace nn\;eta\ nàng·daw

ruins Ap¥k\As^; uh·pye’·uh·sì

statues Rup\Tu yoh’·tú

temple est^ zay·di

At what time’s - - - Bt\ska; ... ba’·suh·gà
the ... bus? By\AK¥in\ be·uh·chayng
T∑k\ml ́" twe’·muh·lè
fi rst pTm buh·tuh·má

last enak\SuM; nau’·şòhng

next enak\ nau’

One ... ticket (etac\”k^;) (daung·jì)
to (Taunggyi), - - - lk\m ̇t\ ... le’·hma’
please. ts\esac\ duh·zaung
ep;på" bày·ba

one-way Aq∑a; uh·thwà

return Aq∑a; uh·thwà
A®pn\ uh·byang

At what time does it leave?
By\AK¥in\ T∑k\ql ́" be·uh·chayng twe’·thuh·lè

How long does the trip take?
d^Kr^;k By\elak\ di·kuh·yì·gá be·lau’
Âkaml ́" ja·muh·lè

Does it stop at (Bago)?
(p ́K ̈;)m ̇a rp\qla;" (buh·gòh)·hma ya’·thuh·là

What’s the next station?
enak\B ̈tak nau’·boo·da·gá
BaB ̈tal ́" ba·boo·da·lè

Please tell me when we get to (Myitkyina).
(®ms”k^;na;) erak\rc\ (myi’·jì·nà) yau’·ying
e®papå" byàw·ba

Is this ... d^ - - - di ...
available? Aa;qla;" à·ţhuh·là

motorcycle- Ac ̇a; uh·hngà
taxi ema\eta\Siuc\ky\ maw·daw·
şaing·ke

rickshaw Siuk\ka; şai’·kà

taxi tk ̊s^ de’·guh·si

Please take me to (this address).

(dl^ip\sa)kiu (di·lay’·sa)·goh

piu>ep;på" bóh·bày·ba

Please stop here.

d^m ̇arp\på" di·hma ya’ ba

Driving & Cycling

I’d like to - - - c ̇a;K¥c\påty\" ... hngà·jing·

hire a ... ba·de

bicycle sk\B^^; se’·bàyng

car ka; gà

motorbike ema\eta\Siuc\ky\ maw·taw·

şaing·ge

Is this the road to (Moulmein)?

då (ema\l¦mic\) da (maw·luh·myaing)

q∑a;tlm\;la;" ́. thwà·dé·làng·là

I need a mechanic.

mk ̊c\;ns\liuK¥c\påty\" muh·gìng·ni’ loh·jing·ba·de

I’ve run out of petrol.

Dåt\Sk^un\q∑a;“p^" da’·şi gohng·thwà·bi

I have a fl at tyre.

B^;epåk\enty\" bàyng·pau’·nay·de