Burmese: An Introduction to the Spoken Language, Book 1

by John Okell, Saw Tun and Khin Mya Swe

- a good Burmese language course containing dialogues, exercises, pronunciation, grammar and cultural notes. Comes with 12 cassettes which include pronunciation practise, dialogues and Burmese music.

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Burmese: An Introduction to the Spoken Language, Book 2

by John Okell, Saw Tun and Khin Mya Swe

- part 2 of this excellent Burmese course. Includes a textbook and 14 cassettes.

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Burmese: An Introduction to the Script, Book 3

by John Okell, Saw Tun and Khin Mya Swe

- a comprehensive and clear introduction to the Burmese script. Includes a textbook and 7 cassettes.

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Burmese: An Introduction to the Literary Style, Book 4

by John Okell, Saw Tun and Khin Mya Swe

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Burmese by ear / Essential Myanmar

by John Okell

- a good introduction to modern colloquial Burmese that focuses on the every day language you're likely to need when visiting Burma. Consists of a text book and four audio cassettes.

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Spoken Burmese / Book 1

by William S. Cornyn

- a course in spoken Burmese featuring a textbook and 6 cassettes.

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English and Burmese Dictionary

by A. Judson

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Burmese Myanmar Dictionary of Grammatical Forms

by John Okell and Anna Allott

- a clear overview of Burmese grammer with many examples to illustrate usage.

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Lonely Planet Burmese Phrasebook

by Vicki Bowman and San San Hnin Tun

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