Looking for practical Shan to Batak (Karo) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Shan phrase first, then the Batak (Karo) translation (Batak (Karo)) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Batak (Karo).
Tip: pick five Batak (Karo) phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
မင်္ဂလာပါ
Horas(mingalar par)
ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ်
Terima kasih(kyeizu tin par tal)
မနက်ခင်းဖြန့်
Selamat pagi(ma net khin phyan)
နေ့လည်ခင်းဖြန့်
Selamat siang(nei lyae khin phyan)
ညနေခင်းဖြန့်
Selamat sore(nya nae khin phyan)
ညအိပ်ချိန်
Selamat malam(nya eit chain)
နောက်မှတွေ့မယ်
Sampai jumpa(nauk hma twei mae)
သွားတော့မယ်
Selamat tinggal(thwa dor mae)
သင့်နာမည်ဘာလဲ?
Siapa nama mu?(thing na mei ba leh)
ကျွန်တော်နာမည်ဂျွန်ပါ
Nama ku John(kyaun taw na mei John par)
သင်ဘယ်လိုလဲ?
Apa kabar?(thing beh lo leh)
သင့်ကိုတွေ့ရတာဝမ်းသာပါတယ်
Senang bertemu dengan mu(thing ko twei ya ta wan tha par tal)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
သင်အင်္ဂလိပ်စကားပြောလား?
Apakah anda bisa berbicara bahasa Inggris?(Apakah anda bisa berbicara bhasa Inggris?)
ကျွန်တော်ဟင်းဒီကိုမပြောနိုင်ပါဘူး။
Saya tidak bisa berbicara Hindi dengan baik(Saya tidak bisa berbicara Hindi dengen baik)