How to Say “School” in Burmese

ကျောင်း
kyaung:/t͡ɕáʊɴ/
The Burmese word for school is ကျောင်း (kyaung:).
The word ကျောင်း refers to an institution dedicated to teaching and learning.
Meaning: an institution dedicated to teaching and learning (noun)

How do you pronounce it?

The word is pronounced /tɕáʊɴ/. The romanization is kyaung:.

Did you know?

  • The word ကျောင်း is used for both a secular 'school' and a Buddhist 'monastery'. In Burmese culture, these two institutions are historically and linguistically linked.
  • One linguistic theory suggests ကျောင်း is related to the Proto-Sino-Tibetan root for 'tending cattle' or 'nourishing'. This implies an ancient connection between 'raising' animals and 'raising' students.
  • The term ကျောင်း can be used in compound words to describe a 'school' of thought or a specific 'school' of art, not just a physical building.

Examples in context

  • ကျွန်မက ကျောင်းသူ တစ်‌ယောက် ပါ။
    I'm a school pupil.
    This sentence uses ကျောင်း to describe being a school pupil.
    Tatoeba #4457442 by sithu015, translation #10657351 by sundown
  • "နင့် ထီး ကို နင် ဘယ်မှာများ ထားခဲ့ ပြန်ပြီလဲ။" "ငါ အဲ့ဒါကို ကျောင်း မှာ ကျန်ခဲ့ တာ။"
    "Where did you leave your umbrella?" "I left it at school."
    This sentence uses ကျောင်း to describe leaving an object at school.
    Tatoeba #8274275 by sithu015, translation #8272778 by CK
  • ကျောင်းမသွားချင်ဘူး။
    I don't want to go to school.
    This sentence uses ကျောင်း to express not wanting to go to school.
    Tatoeba #14057585 by ninefi, translation #1860 by CK

Example conversation

Two students are talking about their plans for tomorrow.

  1. ကျော်ကျော် Kyaw Kyaw

    မနက်ဖြန် ကျောင်း ပိတ်လား။
    manet phyan kyaung pate lar?
    Is school closed tomorrow?
  2. စုစု Su Su

    မပိတ်ဘူး၊ ပုံမှန်အတိုင်းပဲ။
    ma pate bu, pone man a tine pal.
    No, it's open as usual.
  3. ကျော်ကျော် Kyaw Kyaw

    ငါ ကျောင်း ကို နောက်ကျမယ် ထင်တယ်။
    nga kyaung ko nauk kya mal htin tal.
    I think I'll be late for school.
  4. စုစု Su Su

    အမြန် အိပ်တော့ ကျော်ကျော်။
    a myan eite taw kyaw kyaw.
    Go to sleep quickly, Kyaw Kyaw.

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