ကျေးဇူးပြု၍
ju:pru.rwe/t͡ɕézúpjṵjwḛ/
The Burmese way to say please is ကျေးဇူးပြု၍ (ju:pru.rwe).
ကျေးဇူးပြု၍ is an interjection used to make a polite request.
Meaning: interjection to make a polite request (intj)
How does it change in a sentence?
In spoken Burmese, it is more common to use polite particles at the end of a sentence rather than starting a request with this specific phrase.
How do you pronounce it?
ju:pru.rwe
Did you know?
- Because Burmese culture emphasizes hierarchy, the 'please' aspect of a request is often signaled by using specific kinship terms like 'big sister' or 'uncle' instead of a formal adjective.
- The phrase ကျေးဇူးပြု၍ literally translates to 'may gratitude be given'. It is a highly formal construction often reserved for written announcements or public speeches.
- The phrase ကျေးဇူးပြု၍ functions more as a 'formal appeal' than a casual request, similar to how 'pray' was used in older English requests.
Examples in context
- ကျေးဇူးပြု၍ နားဆင်ပါ။Attention please!This sentence is useful for showing how to use ကျေးဇူးပြု၍ in an announcement to ask for attention.Tatoeba #8289600 by sithu015, translation #240217 by CM
- ကျေးဇူးပြု၍ ဒီစာမျက်နှာကို ဖွင့်ပေးပါ။kyay zoo pyu ywae de sar myat nhar ko hpwint pay bar.Please open this page.
- ကျေးဇူးပြု၍ ခဏလောက် စောင့်ပေးပါ။kyay zoo pyu ywae kha na lauk saung pay bar.Please wait for a moment.
Example conversation
A woman is asking a man to help her with a window.
- နှင်းနှင်း Hnin Hninဒီပြတင်းပေါက်ကို ကျေးဇူးပြု၍ ပိတ်ပေးပါလား။de pyat tin pauk ko kyay zoo pyu ywae pate pay bar lar.Could you please close this window?
- ဇော်ဇော် Zaw Zawဟုတ်ကဲ့၊ အခုပဲ ပိတ်ပေးပါ့မယ်။hoke kae, a khu pal pate pay bar mae.Yes, I will close it right now.
- နှင်းနှင်း Hnin Hninကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ် ဇော်ဇော်။kyay zoo tin bar tal Zaw Zaw.Thank you, Zaw Zaw.
- ဇော်ဇော် Zaw Zawရပါတယ် နှင်းနှင်း။ya bar tal Hnin Hnin.You're welcome, Hnin Hnin.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry ကျေးဇူးပြု၍, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
