မင်္ဂလာပါ
mangga.lapa/mɪ̀ɴɡəlàbà/
မင်္ဂလာပါ (mangga.lapa) is the Burmese way to say good evening.
မင်္ဂလာပါ is a versatile greeting that can be used for any time of day, including good morning, good afternoon and good day.
Meaning: greeting said in the evening (intj)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is mangga.lapa. The IPA is /mɪ̀ɴɡəlàbà/.
Did you know?
- While မင်္ဂလာပါ is the standard formal greeting, friends and family often use a different phrase asking if the person has eaten yet.
- The phrase is actually a wish for blessing rather than a comment on the time of day, as it translates roughly to 'may you have auspiciousness'.
- The politeness marker ပါ (pa) at the end of the phrase functions like a verbal bow, adding a layer of social respect to the spoken word.
Examples in context
- မင်္ဂလာပါရှင်။min ga lar par shin.Good evening.
Example conversation
Kyaw Kyaw arrives at a small cafe to meet Hnin Hnin in the evening.
- ကျော်ကျော် Kyaw Kyawမင်္ဂလာပါ နှင်းနှင်း။min ga lar par hnin hnin.Good evening, Hnin Hnin.
- နှင်းနှင်း Hnin Hninမင်္ဂလာပါ ကျော်ကျော်။min ga lar par kyaw kyaw.Good evening, Kyaw Kyaw.
- ကျော်ကျော် Kyaw Kyawနေကောင်းလား။nay kaung lar.How are you?
- နှင်းနှင်း Hnin Hninနေကောင်းပါတယ်။nay kaung par tal.I am fine.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry မင်္ဂလာပါ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
