ကျွန်တော် ပျော်ပါတယ်
kyanaw pyawbardeh
To say "I am happy" in Burmese, use ကျွန်တော် ပျော်ပါတယ် (kyanaw pyawbardeh).
This phrase is used to express that you are feeling pleasure or contentment.
What does it mean word for word?
The core of the phrase is the verb ပျော်, which means to be happy or to rejoice.
Which one should you use?
In casual conversation, you can shorten the expression to ပျော်တယ် by dropping both the subject and the polite particle.
How does it change in a sentence?
Burmese pronouns change based on the gender of the speaker. A male speaker uses the pronoun ကျွန်တော် to mean "I", while a female speaker uses ကျွန်မ to mean "I".
How do you pronounce it?
kyanaw pyawbardeh
Did you know?
- The male word for 'I' ကျွန်တော် is a contraction of ကျွန်တော်မျိုး, which literally means 'your servant'.
- Because Burmese is a tonal language, changing the pitch of the vowel in ပျော် can change the meaning of the word entirely.
- While ပျော် refers to emotional happiness, Burmese has a separate word for the happiness of 'being satisfied' or 'content', which is used more often in spiritual contexts.
Examples in context
- အခု ကျွန်တော် ပျော်ပါတယ်။a khu kyan taw pyaw par talI am happy now.
Example conversation
A young man tells his friend that he is feeling good after a long day.
- မင်းမင်း Min Minဒီနေ့ ကျွန်တော် ပျော်ပါတယ်။di nay kyan taw pyaw par talI am happy today.
- မြတ်နိုး Myat Noeဘာလို့လဲ မင်းမင်း?bar lo lal min min?Why, Min Min?
- မင်းမင်း Min Minအလုပ်မှာ အဆင်ပြေလို့ပါ။a loat mhar a sin pyay lo parBecause things went well at work.
- မြတ်နိုး Myat Noeအဲဒါ သတင်းကောင်းပဲ။ae dar tha din kaung palThat is good news.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ကျွန်တော်, CC BY-SA 4.0.
