Friday, February 08, 2013

Funny transliteration - "loo nar" New Year

http://www.youtube.com/user/voaclips VOA newscaster said loo nar hnit thit kuu for "lunar New Year" in Burmese - which sounds like "sick patient new year." :)

Burmese riddle verses from The Atlantic 1958

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1958/02/some-burmese-riddle-verses/640460/