ထိုင်ပါ
htaing ba
To say 'sit down' in Burmese, use ထိုင်ပါ (htaing ba).
This phrase is used to instruct someone to assume a sitting position from a standing position.
Meaning: to assume a sitting position from a standing position (verb)
Which one should you use?
The form ထိုင်လိုက်ပါ (htaing lite ba) is used to emphasize the completion of the action or to suggest that the person should sit down right away.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The standard polite way to tell someone to sit down is ထိုင်ပါ (htaing ba). The base verb ထိုင် (htaing) is informal and should only be used with close friends or subordinates.
How does it change in a sentence?
The base verb ထိုင် (htaing) means 'to sit'. Adding the particle ပါ (ba) to the verb creates the polite form ထိုင်ပါ (htaing ba). Adding the particle လိုက် (lite) to ထိုင်ပါ (htaing ba) creates ထိုင်လိုက်ပါ (htaing lite ba).
How do you pronounce it?
htaing ba
Did you know?
- The word ထိုင် (htaing) is used in the phrase for 'founding' a company or city. In this context, it means to establish a permanent base rather than physically sitting.
- When sitting on the floor, be mindful of your feet. Pointing the soles of your feet toward another person while sitting is considered highly disrespectful in Burmese culture.
- Burmese has a specific hierarchy of sitting. You may be asked to sit ထိုင် (htaing) at a lower physical level than an elder or a monk to show respect.
Examples in context
- ဒီမှာ ထိုင်ပါ။di hma htaing par.Sit here.
- ကုလားထိုင်မှာ ထိုင်ပါ။ka lar htaing hma htaing par.Sit on the chair.
- ခဏလောက် ထိုင်ပါ။kha na lauk htaing par.Please sit down for a moment.
Example conversation
A man invites a woman to sit in his living room.
- ကျော်ကျော် Kyaw Kyawမြတ်နိုး၊ ဒီမှာ ထိုင်ပါ။Myat Noe, di hma htaing par.Myat Noe, sit here.
- မြတ်နိုး Myat Noeကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ် ကျော်ကျော်။kyay zoo tin par de Kyaw Kyaw.Thank you, Kyaw Kyaw.
- ကျော်ကျော် Kyaw Kyawရေ သောက်မလား။yay thout ma lar.Would you like some water?
- မြတ်နိုး Myat Noeဟုတ်ကဲ့၊ သောက်ပါမယ်။houk kae, thout par mae.Yes, I will.
