မင်္ဂလာပါ ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ်
mingalaba kyezudinbade/mɪ̀ɴɡəlàbà t͡ɕézútɪ̀ɴbàdɛ̀/word by word
The Burmese phrase for "hello and thank you" is မင်္ဂလာပါ ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ် (mingalaba kyezudinbade).
This phrase combines a polite greeting with an expression of gratitude. It is frequently used together in formal speeches, presentations or written correspondence to acknowledge an audience and express thanks at the same time.
How do you pronounce it?
mingalaba kyezudinbade (/mɪ̀ɴɡəlàbà tɕézútɪ̀ɴbàdɛ̀/)
When do people say it?
When greeting someone in Burmese culture, a slight bow is often appreciated as a sign of respect.
Did you know?
- While မင်္ဂလာပါ is the standard formal greeting, friends and family often skip it entirely and instead ask ထမင်းစားပြီးပြီလား, which means 'have you eaten yet?'
- The greeting မင်္ဂလာပါ literally translates to 'auspiciousness to you' and is derived from the Pali word for 'blessing'.
- The word ကျေးဇူး in the thank you phrase refers to a 'debt of gratitude', implying that the receiver has created a moral obligation for the speaker.
Example conversation
Su Su receives a gift from Kyaw Kyaw.
- စုစု Su Suမင်္ဂလာပါ ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ် ကျော်ကျော်။mingalaba kyezootinbarte kyaw kyawHello and thank you, Kyaw Kyaw.
- ကျော်ကျော် Kyaw Kyawရပါတယ် စုစု။yapar te su suYou're welcome, Su Su.
- စုစု Su Suဒါ တကယ် လှပါတယ်။da takal hla bar talThis is really beautiful.
- ကျော်ကျော် Kyaw Kyawကြိုက်လို့ ဝမ်းသာပါတယ်။kyaik lo wan thar bar talI'm glad you like it.
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (မင်္ဂလာပါ, ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ်) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries မင်္ဂလာပါ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
