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How to Say "I'm hungry" in Burmese

The SPAIKING TeamJuly 27, 2026
ငါ့ကို အစာလိုတယ်
"I'm hungry" in Burmese · say it like nga-koh ah-sah-loh-tay

The most natural way to say "I'm hungry" in Burmese is ငါ့ကို အစာလိုတယ်. 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

ငါ့ကို အစားလိုတယ်
This is a more formal way to express hunger.
အစာလိုနေတယ်
A casual way to say you are hungry.

When to use it

You can use this phrase when you feel hungry and want to express it to someone. It is appropriate in both casual and slightly formal settings. You might say it at home, at a restaurant, or when with friends. It's a straightforward way to communicate your need for food.

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Examples in Burmese

BurmeseEnglish
ငါ့ကို အစာလိုတယ်၊ အစားအစာယူကြမယ်။I am hungry, let's get some food.
Common mistake
Learners often confuse 'hungry' with 'thirsty'. Make sure to use 'အစာ' for food.

The fastest way to remember it

Vocabulary you only read fades fast. Vocabulary you say out loud sticks. Hear ငါ့ကို အစာလိုတယ်, 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

How do I say I am very hungry?

You can say 'ငါ့ကို အစာလိုတယ်၊ အရမ်းလိုတယ်' which means 'I am very hungry.'

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