Learn Burmese from Natural Talk

Hello! Greetings from the Burmese corner! I'm Kenneth Wong, a Burmese language instructor, author, and translator. This is a podcast series for intermediate and advanced Burmese language learners who want to learn Burmese by listening to natural conversation. Every two weeks or so, my cohost Mol Mol from Burmese Language Academy of Yangon (BLAY), some guest speakers, and I record and upload an episode on a specific topic. At the end of each episode, you'll find the keywords and phrases with their meanings. You can reach BLAY from its Facebook page: BurmeseLanguageAcademyofYangon. For more on the podcast series, visit the Learn Burmese from Natural Talk blog: http://burmeselessons.blogspot.com/

Contributors

Host

Kenneth Wong

Kenneth Wong is a Burmese-American blogger, author, and language instructor. Born and raised in Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar), he currently lives in San Francisco, California; and teaches beginning and intermediate Burmese at UC Berkeley. He maintains a YouTube channel with free Burmese lessons. His essays, short stories, articles, and poetry translations have appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, AGNI, Grain, The Irrawaddy, Myanmar Times, Two Lines Press, and The Journal of Burma Studies, among others. Reach him at kennethwongsf@gmail.com.

http://burmeselessons.blogspot.com/

Host

Mol Mol

Mol Mol has been working as a tutor at Burmese Language Academy of Yangon (BLAY) for over 2 years. BLAY is part of Teach for ASEAN, a social enterprise, where all of the profits channels to disadvantaged youths in Myanmar. She started to take interest in working as a language teacher at BLAY because she was very impressed by the vision of Teach for ASEAN and BLAY. Their vision is to provide educational programmes for disadvantaged youths in Myanmar. She was once a volunteer in Teach for ASEAN’s social impact program and also got a chance to teach English to disadvantaged youths in the past.

http://www.facebook.com/BurmeseLanguageAcademyofYangon

Guests

Guest

Su

Su is a Burmese girl who’s clumsy, active, spirited, and never too shy to tout how beautiful she is. She's a freelance Burmese instructor based in Thailand, teaching both in-person and online. With two years of experience teaching Burmese to English speakers and over five years of teaching academic subjects, she can be your portal to the fascinating world of Burmese language and culture. She enjoys telling stories that spark the learners' interest.

https://www.facebook.com/su.myanmar.39