ဒါပါပဲ
dapapai:/dàbàbɛ́/
Goodbye in Burmese can be expressed as ဒါပါပဲ (dapapai:), သွားတော့မယ် or ဂွတ်ဘိုင်.
Meaning: farewell (intj)
Ways to say it
| Burmese | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| ဒါပါပဲ | dapapai: | /dàbàbɛ́/ |
| သွားတော့မယ် | swa:tau.mai | |
| ဂွတ်ဘိုင် | gwatbhuing |
သွားတော့မယ် is the most common way to say goodbye in daily Burmese conversation. While ဒါပါပဲ can be used to end a conversation, it is more a way to signal the end of a transaction or explanation.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase သွားတော့မယ် literally means 'I am going now'.
Which one should you use?
ဒါပါပဲ literally means 'That is all' or 'That's it' and is less a formal 'farewell' and more a way to signal the end of a transaction or explanation.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
ဂွတ်ဘိုင် is a transliteration of the English 'goodbye' and is used informally among younger generations.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form သွားတော့မယ် uses the particle တော့ to indicate a change in state or an immediate upcoming action.
How do you pronounce it?
dapapai: (/dàbàbɛ́/)
Did you know?
- In traditional Burmese culture, it is common to avoid a direct 'goodbye' and instead tell the other person where you are going, such as saying 'I am going to eat' or 'I am going home'.
- Burmese speakers often use a polite nod or a slight bow of the head when saying သွားတော့မယ် to show respect to elders or superiors.
- Because သွားတော့မယ် literally means 'I am going now', it is rarely used when both people are leaving a place at the same time.
Example sentences for Burmese are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Two friends are finishing their meeting at a cafe.
- နှင်းနှင်း Hnin Hninကျော်ကျော်၊ အခု သွားရတော့မယ်။Kyaw Kyaw, ahu thwar ya taw mal.Kyaw Kyaw, I have to go now.
- ကျော်ကျော် Kyaw Kyawဟုတ်ပြီ၊ နှင်းနှင်း။houk pyi, Hnin Hnin.Alright, Hnin Hnin.
- နှင်းနှင်း Hnin Hninဒါပါပဲ၊ နောက်မှ တွေ့မယ်။da par pal, nauk hma tway mal.That's it, see you later.
- ကျော်ကျော် Kyaw Kyawအေး၊ ဂရုစိုက်သွားနော်။aye, ga yu sike thwar naw.Yeah, take care.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “goodbye” translations and entries ဒါပါပဲ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
