The list below gives the items practised on the tape. For a fuller list see the Topical Vocabulary for foods and drinks.       

t’ǎmìn-jaw  ထမင်းကြော်  fried rice   

k’auq-s’wèh-jaw  ခေါက်ဆွဲကြော်  fried noodles   

ǎseìn-jaw  အစိမ်းကြော်  fried vegetables   

tauq-tauq-caw  တောက်တောက်ကြော်  fried minced meat   

lein-maw-ye  လိမ်မော်ရည်  orange juice   

nwà-nó , nó  နွားနို့ or just နို့  milk   

lǎp’eq-ye  လက်ဖက်ရည်  tea   

ye-nwè-jàn  ရေနွေးကြမ်း  plain tea 1   

sǎmu-s’a  စမူဆာ  samusa 2   

pǎla-ta  ပလာတာ  parata 3   

pauq-si  ပေါက်စီ  Chinese dumpling 4   

ye-gèh-moún  ရေခဲမုန့်  ice cream   

keiq-moún  ကိတ်မုန့်  cake   

Notes 

1. Ye-nwè-jàn = “plain tea”, literally “plain warm water”. Also called ye-nwè (“warm water”), lǎp’eq-ye-jàn (“plain tea”), ǎcàn-ye (“plain infusion”). A variety of tea, made weak and taken without milk or sugar, cheap and widely available, provided free in cafés. 

2. Samusa (or samosa). A patty filled with meat or potato. 

3. Parata. An Indian savoury pancake. 

4. Chinese dumpling. Steamed white dumplings, with a savoury filling. “Manapua”.