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clumsy
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 Message 1 of 22
13 February 2012 at 8:13pm | IP Logged 
မင်္ဂလပါ။ ကျွန်တော်ပိုလန်လူမြူ းပါ။
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13 February 2012 at 10:33pm | IP Logged 
Sorry for the off topic post, but how did you find studying Burmese?

I was talking to someone and he said that I might like Burmese based on my tastes in languages. I might dabble with it, because there seems to be some free resources on the Internet, which is the only thing I'd use, since I have no idea how I'd actually use it IRL.

Anyway, sorry to disappoint if you thought someone would actually respond in Burmese.

Edited by Michael K. on 15 February 2012 at 8:53pm

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14 February 2012 at 9:53pm | IP Logged 
It's OK.
I actually doubt that someone would study it on here - its not a very popular language.

As I am studying it, I think the grammar is unexpectedly very different from Chinese,
more close to that of Japanese.

There are grammatical case markers, and SOV word order:
Girl school-to go want = a girl wants to go to the school.
I think there is even something like verb conjugation, plural vs singular.
The grammar seems very different from Chinese, despite the relation between those
languages.

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14 February 2012 at 10:32pm | IP Logged 
The relationship between tibeto-burman languages and chinese languages are still actually disputed among
scholars.
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Michael K.
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14 February 2012 at 11:13pm | IP Logged 
Thanks for responding, clumsy.

I wish I knew some Burmese so I could chat with you.

I understand why it's not very popular - there really isn't much of a demand for it offline, and I don't know how many Burmese people want to talk online.
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15 February 2012 at 2:58pm | IP Logged 
Actually, with the recent political changes in the country, learning Burmese may become more popular.
I have found Burmese the most difficult Asian language I've tried to learn. It's really nothing like Japanese or Chinese, and quite different from its Southeast Asian neighbors as well.
There is, however, a great resource for learning Burmese - John Okell's four volume set with extensive audio materials. It's much more thorough than anything out there for Thai or Khmer, although it will only take you to a certain point. Of the four volumes, I would recommend you get the ones on the script, on reading and the first one on speaking (the second is not that useful.) Okell and Allott's handbook on grammatical particles is another great resource when you start reading on your own.
To close, Myanmar is a fascinating country and if you want a linguistic challenge, Burmese is it.

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15 February 2012 at 8:52pm | IP Logged 
Thanks, viedums.

How have you used Burmese? Is there much of an Internet presence? How is Burmese literature?

I'm often tempted to learn languages, but I really need to have a use for it. I don't know if I'd ever even get a chance to speak Burmese even if I did learn it. It's kind of an obscure language from a distant part of the world.


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