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Chapter 1 A Basic Introduction |
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9 | (8) |
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9 | (1) |
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Statements, requests, and questions |
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10 | (2) |
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12 | (1) |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (3) |
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Chapter 2 A Guide to Burmese Pronunciation |
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17 | (6) |
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Consonant or initial sounds |
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18 | (1) |
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19 | (2) |
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21 | (2) |
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23 | (12) |
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23 | (1) |
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Grammar: Yes-no questions |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (2) |
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27 | (2) |
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Cultural note: The familiar vs. the formal |
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29 | (6) |
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Chapter 4 Visiting a Teashop |
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35 | (10) |
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Dialogue: What's available at the teashop? |
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35 | (2) |
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Cultural note: Using kinship terms to address strangers |
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37 | (1) |
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Grammar: Requests or commands |
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38 | (1) |
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Grammar: "Here" and "there" |
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39 | (1) |
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Grammar: The Wh- question particle lae |
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40 | (1) |
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Grammar: The verb shi "to have, to exist" |
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40 | (1) |
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Grammar: The verb ya "(something] is available" |
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41 | (1) |
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Grammar: "Give" and "take" |
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42 | (1) |
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Cultural note: The land of tea leaf salad and noodle stalls |
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43 | (2) |
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45 | (16) |
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Dialogue: Where do you work? |
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45 | (2) |
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Cultural note: Prefixes and honorifics |
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47 | (1) |
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Cultural note: Using someone's name as a pronoun |
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47 | (2) |
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Grammar: The present and the past |
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49 | (3) |
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Grammar: The particle hmah "at, in" |
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52 | (2) |
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Grammar: Converting statements into yes-no questions |
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54 | (3) |
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Dialogue: What do you do? |
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57 | (1) |
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Grammar: Asking "what" questions with bah |
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58 | (1) |
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Grammar: When to use tae (or dae); pah (or bah) |
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58 | (3) |
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61 | (8) |
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61 | (2) |
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Grammar: "Want to go somewhere" |
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63 | (1) |
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Grammar: "Don't want to " |
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64 | (1) |
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Grammar: Turn left, turn right |
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65 | (2) |
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Cultural note: Common Burmese landmarks |
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67 | (2) |
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69 | (12) |
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Dialogue: What's it called in Burmese? |
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69 | (2) |
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Grammar: The verb "to call" |
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71 | (1) |
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Pronunciation note: Dropped tones in object case pronouns |
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72 | (2) |
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Pronunciation note: Tone shifting--- tae/dae, ko/go? |
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74 | (1) |
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Grammar: The reference particle to |
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74 | (2) |
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Cultural note: Terms for religious sites only |
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76 | (2) |
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Grammar: Suffixes for "greatness" and "smallness" |
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78 | (3) |
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Chapter 8 Shopping and Bargaining, Part 1 |
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81 | (10) |
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Dialogue: How much is that? |
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81 | (1) |
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Grammar: Classifiers for counting |
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82 | (3) |
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Grammar: Asking "How much" with balauk/bae lauk |
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85 | (1) |
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Cultural note: Offering flowers at a shrine |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (2) |
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Pronunciation note: Dropped tones in mixed-unit numbers |
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88 | (1) |
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Grammar: Transactions with the particle naet |
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88 | (3) |
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91 | (10) |
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91 | (1) |
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Cultural note: The customer is the boss |
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92 | (1) |
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Grammar: The auxiliary verb "want to"---Jin |
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92 | (3) |
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Grammar: How much?---balauk |
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95 | (2) |
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Grammar: Issuing requests and commands |
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97 | (1) |
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Cultural note: Sentence-end politeness markers |
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98 | (3) |
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Chapter 10 Shopping and Bargaining, Part 2 |
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101 | (10) |
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Dialogue: What are you looking for? |
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101 | (2) |
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Cultural note: "Big brother" and "big sister" terms of address |
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103 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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Cultural note: Something from Myanmar for your friends |
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104 | (2) |
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Grammar: Asking if something's there with shi |
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106 | (3) |
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Cultural note: Be sensitive to first sales |
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109 | (2) |
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111 | (10) |
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111 | (2) |
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113 | (1) |
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Grammar: "Very much, too much" |
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114 | (1) |
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Grammar: "But"---da bae maet |
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114 | (3) |
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Grammar: Is something/someone included? |
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117 | (1) |
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Grammar: "Only this"---pae/bae |
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118 | (3) |
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Chapter 12 Taking a Burmese Class |
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121 | (10) |
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Dialogue: Talking to the teacher |
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121 | (2) |
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Cultural note: Students, teachers, and gender politics |
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123 | (1) |
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Grammar: "About"---a kyaung |
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124 | (1) |
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Grammar: Yesterday, today, tomorrow |
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125 | (1) |
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Grammar: The reference particle hso dan |
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125 | (3) |
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Grammar: The possessive particle yaet |
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128 | (1) |
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Pronunciation note: Dropped tones with possessive nouns |
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128 | (3) |
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Chapter 13 Conducting Business |
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131 | (12) |
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Dialogue: What's included in the tour package? |
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131 | (3) |
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Grammar: All inclusive---arh lone |
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134 | (1) |
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Grammar: Pick a classifier to ask "How many?" |
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135 | (3) |
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Grammar: The particle naet--- "by means of" |
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138 | (1) |
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Cultural note: Taxi vs private car |
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139 | (1) |
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Grammar: Joining nouns with naet |
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140 | (3) |
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Chapter 14 Enjoying a Family Meal |
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143 | (10) |
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Dialogue: Can you handle spicy food? |
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143 | (2) |
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Cultural note: Arh nah dae, the quintessential Burmese apology |
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145 | (1) |
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Grammar: Using naet to say "Don't " |
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145 | (2) |
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Cultural note: A touch of Burmses politeness |
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147 | (1) |
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Grammar: The verb "to like"---kyait |
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147 | (3) |
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Grammar: "Because it's not agreeable " |
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150 | (1) |
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Cultural note: On vegetarian meals and food-related allergies |
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151 | (2) |
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153 | (12) |
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Dialogue: Employment history |
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153 | (2) |
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155 | (4) |
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Dialogue: How long were you at...? |
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159 | (1) |
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Grammar: "How long have you been/..." / "How many years did you...?" |
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159 | (6) |
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165 | (10) |
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Dialogue: How do you feel? |
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165 | (1) |
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Grammar: "Tell him what's going on." |
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166 | (2) |
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Grammar: "A little bit of this, not much of that" |
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168 | (3) |
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Dialogue: Frequency of taking medicine |
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171 | (1) |
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Grammar: Conditional particle yin |
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172 | (3) |
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175 | (6) |
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Dialogue: Let's eat, drink, play |
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175 | (1) |
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Grammar: "Let's do something---7a zo, ya aung" |
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176 | (2) |
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Grammar: "Then, after that" |
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178 | (3) |
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Chapter 18 Talking to Monks |
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181 | (6) |
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Dialogue: Monastic Burmese |
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181 | (4) |
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Cultural note: An extra layer of politeness for monks and nuns |
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185 | (1) |
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Cultural note: Novicehood---a link to the Buddhist past |
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185 | (1) |
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Cultural note: Receiving blessings |
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185 | (1) |
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Cultural note: Making offerings to the monks |
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185 | (2) |
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187 | (6) |
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Dialogue: Time to say goodbye |
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187 | (1) |
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Grammar: "About to do something" --- dawt, tawt |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (1) |
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Grammar: "In about X months " |
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189 | (1) |
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Grammar: Place, time, action |
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190 | (2) |
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Grammar: Asking for permission to leave |
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192 | (1) |
| Answers To Exercises |
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193 | (8) |
| English-Burmese Common Words and Phrases |
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201 | (1) |
| English-Burmese Glossary |
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202 | (17) |
| Burmese-English Common Words and Phrases |
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219 | (2) |
| Burmese-English Glossary |
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Lisainfo e-raamatute kohta