🇲🇲 Burmese phrases

How to Say "Do you speak English?" in Burmese

The SPAIKING TeamJuly 27, 2026
သင်အင်္ဂလိပ်စကားပြောပါသလား။
"Do you speak English?" in Burmese · say it like thing in-gale-it sa-gar pyaw ba la?

The most natural way to say "Do you speak English?" in Burmese is သင်အင်္ဂလိပ်စကားပြောပါသလား။. Tap the speaker above to hear it, then say it back out loud. That is the fastest way to make it stick.

Other ways to say it

သင်အင်္ဂလိပ်စကားပြောနိုင်ပါသလား။
A more formal way to ask.
သင်အင်္ဂလိပ်စကားပြောလား။
A casual version.

When to use it

You can use this phrase when meeting someone new and want to know if they speak English. It is useful in both formal and informal settings. It helps to establish communication if you are not fluent in Burmese.

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Examples in Burmese

BurmeseEnglish
သင်အင်္ဂလိပ်စကားပြောပါသလား။Do you speak English?
Common mistake
Learners often forget to use the polite form when speaking to strangers.

The fastest way to remember it

Vocabulary you only read fades fast. Vocabulary you say out loud sticks. Hear သင်အင်္ဂလိပ်စကားပြောပါသလား။, repeat it a few times, then use it in a real sentence. SPAIKING lets you practice exactly that, speaking Burmese with a coach that corrects your pronunciation in real time. You can start with two free conversations.

Frequently asked questions

What should I say if I don't speak Burmese?

You can say 'ကျွန်တော်/ကျွန်မ ဘာသာစကားမပြောနိုင်ပါ' which means 'I cannot speak the language.'

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