Learn Burmese
Step-by-step lessons, the alphabet, and recorded audio — right in your browser.
Start learningAbout the course
From your first letters to everyday conversation, Bhasaly teaches Burmese one short, tap-based lesson at a time — written in the Burmese script. Every word carries recorded audio, and you learn on any phone or computer.
Essential Burmese words & phrases
| မင်္ဂလာပါ | Mingalaba | Hello |
| ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ် | Kyeizu tin ba de | Thank you |
| ဟုတ်ကဲ့ | Houq keh | Yes |
| မဟုတ်ဘူး | Mahouq bu | No |
| ရေ | Ye | Water |
| ထမင်း | Htamin | Rice / meal |
| လူ | Lu | Person |
| ကောင်း | Kaung | Good |
| ကြီး | Kyi | Big |
| ငယ် | Ngeh | Small / young |
| ဒီနေ့ | Di neh | Today |
| ပျော် | Pyaw | Happy |
| လက်ဖက်ရည် | Lahpeq yeh | Tea |
| ကျွန်တော် | Kyanaw | I (man speaking) |
| ကျွန်မ | Kyama | I (woman speaking) |
| တောင်းပန်ပါတယ် | Taun ban ba de | Sorry |
| အိမ် | Ein | Home / house |
| ပိုက်ဆံ | Paiq hsan | Money |
| မနက်ဖြန် | Ma neq hpyan | Tomorrow |
| သူငယ်ချင်း | Thangeh chin | Friend |
Numbers in Burmese
| ၀ | 0 |
| ၁ | 1 |
| ၂ | 2 |
| ၃ | 3 |
| ၄ | 4 |
| ၅ | 5 |
| ၆ | 6 |
| ၇ | 7 |
| ၈ | 8 |
| ၉ | 9 |
The Burmese script
Taught one letter at a time, with audio.
Vowels
Consonants
Frequently asked questions
Do I need an account to learn Burmese?
No. You can start straight away in your browser. Logging in with an email is optional and simply syncs your progress across your devices.
Do I need to know the Burmese alphabet first?
No. The course starts by teaching the Burmese script one letter at a time, with audio, before building into words and sentences.
Is there audio for Burmese?
Yes — every word and phrase plays a clear recorded audio clip, so you pick up real Burmese pronunciation from the start.
How long does it take to learn Burmese?
You learn at your own pace. Most lessons take just a few minutes, and a daily streak plus a built-in review system help the words stick.
Burmese reference
Free to read, and every line is recorded.
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