Learn Burmese from Natural Talk

About Learn Burmese from Natural Talk

Hello! Greetings from the Burmese corner! I'm Kenneth Wong, a Burmese language instructor, author, and translator. This is a podcast series for intermediate and advanced Burmese language learners who want to learn Burmese by listening to natural conversation. Every two weeks or so, a guest speaker and I record and upload an episode on a specific topic. At the end of each episode, you'll find the keywords and phrases with their meanings. From time to time, I will also add Bite-Size Burmese episodes, featuring quirky, interesting words and expressions; and Vocabulary Booster episodes, introducing you to basic words and phrases associated with a specific topic. For more on the podcast series, visit the Learn Burmese from Natural Talk blog: http://burmeselessons.blogspot.com/

Publisher

kennethwongsf

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Feb 2022

Latest episode

20 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

66 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Sept 2026

   On Tone Shifting in Burmese Pronunciation

   If you pronounce Burmese words exactly the way they're written, you might not sound like a native speaker at all. That's because Burmese speakers tend to voice many suffixes, particles, auxiliary verbs, and compound words differently from how they're spelled. For example, the affirmative verb suffix တယ် (tae) is always written the same way. But the verb "စားတယ် (to eat)" is usually pronounced စားဒယ် (sar dae). On the other hand, the verb "သောက်တယ် (to drink)" is pronounced သောက်တယ် (thauk tae...

2. 

   17 Aug 2026

   Vocabulary Booster: Emotion-Related Words

   Nervous? Excited? Happy? Sad? In this episode, my regular cohost Su, a Chaing Mai-based Burmese language teacher, and I introduce you to a series of commonly used emotion-related words. You might notice many of them are derived from the root word စိတ် (the mind) or ဝမ်း (womb, belly), as if your emotions stem from your head or your belly. Even though ချမ်းသာတယ် and ဆင်းရဲတယ် mean "to be prosperous" and "to be impoverished," when attached to စိတ် (the mind), the resulting compounds becom...

3. 

   18 Jul 2026

   Vocabulary Booster: Physical Appearance

   Hello Burmese learners! In this episode, my regular guest Su from Burmese Chatter Talk and I introduce you to a list of basic words and phrases to describe physical appearance, from body types and skin tones to hair and height. We discuss the Burmese word "to be fat," which few people like to hear, and the alternatives that are much more diplomatic. We also discuss tricky words that are typically used to describe tall people, long streets, and long hair, and some that are used primarily to de...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

16 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 35 / 100

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Quality

37

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

82

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