One of the most common things I say here in Burmese is "Burma saugau nau mau lay ba boo" which means, "I do not understand the Burmese Language". When I say this it always brings a laugh and smile and it is often repeated over and over and over again by those around me after they hear me speak.
Another set of terms I have found very useful especially when I am trying to get the attention of someone, is calling people uncle or aunt. In asian societies like Chinese, Thai, Burmese etc. to be polite you can call strangers, uncle, aunt, brother or sister, if you do not know there real names.
The Burmese terms that I have started using more often are:
Oo-Lay = Uncle
Toh-Doh = Aunt
Auh-Go = Brother
Auh- Mah = Sister
Another set of terms I have found very useful especially when I am trying to get the attention of someone, is calling people uncle or aunt. In asian societies like Chinese, Thai, Burmese etc. to be polite you can call strangers, uncle, aunt, brother or sister, if you do not know there real names.
The Burmese terms that I have started using more often are:
Oo-Lay = Uncle
Toh-Doh = Aunt
Auh-Go = Brother
Auh- Mah = Sister
