Looking for practical Shan to Minang phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Shan phrase first, then the Minang translation (Minang) — 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 Minang.
Tip: pick five Minang 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
Halo(mingalar par)
ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ်
Terima kasih(kyeizu tin par tal)
မနက်ခင်းဖြန့်
Selamat pagi(ma net khin phyan)
နေ့လည်ခင်းဖြန့်
Selamat sore(nei lyae khin phyan)
ညနေခင်းဖြန့်
Selamat malam(nya nae khin phyan)
ညအိပ်ချိန်
Selamat tidur(nya eit chain)
နောက်မှတွေ့မယ်
Sampai jumpa(nauk hma twei mae)
သွားတော့မယ်
Selamat tinggal(thwa dor mae)
သင့်နာမည်ဘာလဲ?
Sapa nama awak?(thing na mei ba leh)
ကျွန်တော်နာမည်ဂျွန်ပါ
Nama saya John(kyaun taw na mei John par)
သင်ဘယ်လိုလဲ?
Apa kabar?(thing beh lo leh)
သင့်ကိုတွေ့ရတာဝမ်းသာပါတယ်
Senang bertemu dengan awak(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 kamu bisa berbahasa Inggris?(Apakah kamu bisa berbahasa Inggris?)
ကျွန်တော်ဟင်းဒီကိုမပြောနိုင်ပါဘူး။
Aku tidak bisa berbahasa Hindi dengan baik(Aku tidak bisa berbahasa Hindi dengan baik)