- S1. What have you come to Burma for?
- S2. I came here to work.
- D. အလုပ် လုပ်ပါတယ် (Ălouq louq-pa-deh)
- D. အလုပ် လုပ်နေပါတယ် (Ălouq louq-ne-ba-deh)
- P. He stays in a hotel.
- P. He is staying in a hotel.
- S1. Are you working?
- S2. Yes. I am.
- S1. What job are you doing?
- S2. I'm working as a driver.
- S2. How about you (name: Maung Maung)?
- S2. Are you working?
- S1. Yes. I'm working as an engineer.
- D. ကုန်သည် (Koun-dheh.)
- P. Businessman.
- D. ကျောင်းဆရာ (Caún-s’ǎya.)
- P. Teacher.
- D. ဆရာဝန် (S’ǎya-wun.)
- P. Doctor.
- D. အစိုးရအမှထမ်း (Ăsò-yá ǎhmú-dàn.)
- P. Civil servant.
- S1. Are you working?
- S2. Yes. I am working.
- S1. What work do you do?
- S2. I work as a driver.
- S2. How about you (brother)? Are you working?
- S1. Yes. I'm working as a doctor.
- S3. Are you working?
- S4. Yes. I am working.
- S3. What work do you do?
- S4. I work as a teacher.
- S4. How about you (sister)? Are you working?
- S3. Yes. I work as a trader.
- S5. Are you working?
- S6. Yes. I am working.
- S5. What work do you do?
- S6. I work as a civil servant.
- S6. How about you (friend)? Are you working?
- S1. Yes. I work as an engineer.