3.5. What's that called in Burmese.

1. lesson

New Words       

beh-lo  ဘယ်လို  how (“which way”)   

k’aw-deh  ခေါ်တယ်  to call, to be called   

[name]-ló   [name]-လို  suffix marking end of name or quotation; like a spoken (”)   

S1  Èh-da Bǎ ma-lo behlo k’aw-dhǎlèh?  အဲဒါ ဗမာလို ဘယ်လို ခေါ်သလဲ။  What is that called in Burmese? 

S2  Thǎyeq-thì-ló k’awba- deh.  သရက်သီးလို့ ခေါ်ပါတယ်။  It’s called “Thǎyeqthì”. 

Note 

Take care not to confuse the -lo in beh-lo with the -ló in [name]-ló . They are entirely unrelated words.