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Romanization Table for Burmese language .
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Burmese (Myanmar) by John Okell ; with assistance from U Saw Tun and Daw Khin Mya Swe.
Call Number: MENZIES lge book PL3933.O44 2010 v.1-4.
Publication Date: 2010
This is a set of Burmese language, conversation and phrase books which contains an introduction to the spoken language, script and literary style.
Burmese by ear [sound recording] by John Okell
Call Number: MENZIES PL3933.O443 2002
Publication Date: 2002
This book is a systematically graded foundation course in modern colloquial Burmese. It aims to give you a confident and enjoyable start to speaking Burmese, focusing on what you are most likely to need when you visit Burma: “survival language” for cafés, taxis, shops, and “social language” for getting to know people and making friends. Text and MP3 Files can be downloaded at https://www.soas.ac.uk/bbe/
Learn Burmese by Eurotalk Interactive
Call Number: MENZIES PL3928.8.L43 2003 CD
Publication Date: 2003
Teaches Burmese for beginners. Users can listen to native speakers for comparison, includes four quiz levels, intelligent software allows to target weak points, the wide range of words includes greetings, parts of the body, numbers, shopping and much more.