ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ်
kye:ju:tangpatai/t͡ɕézútɪ̀ɴbàdɛ̀/
The English phrase "thank you" is expressed in Burmese as ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ် (kye:ju:tangpatai). Wiktionary also lists ကျေးဇူးပဲ (kye:ju:pai:).
Meaning: an expression of gratitude (intj)
Ways to say it
| Burmese | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ် | kye:ju:tangpatai | /t͡ɕézútɪ̀ɴbàdɛ̀/ |
| ကျေးဇူးပဲ | kye:ju:pai: |
To increase the level of politeness when using the standard form, it is common to add a polite particle at the end of the phrase, such as khin-byar for male speakers or shin for female speakers.
What does it mean word for word?
The core component of these phrases is ကျေးဇူး, which literally means favor or kindness.
Which one should you use?
ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ် is the standard polite version, whereas ကျေးဇူးပဲ is a shorter and more casual way to say thanks.
How does it change in a sentence?
The polite form ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ် ends with the particle ပါတယ်, which functions as a polite sentence-ending particle.
How do you pronounce it?
kye:ju:tangpatai
Did you know?
- In Burmese culture, the concept of kyay zu is linked to a spiritual 'debt of gratitude' that can span lifetimes, making the phrase more than just a polite social lubricant.
- The word တင် (tin) within the phrase originally carries the sense of 'to place' or 'to set down', suggesting one is 'placing' their gratitude toward the person.
- When receiving a gift, a Burmese person might instinctively say no, no while politely refusing before finally accepting, making the eventual ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ် a conclusion to a social ritual.
Examples in context
- ကျေးဇူးပဲ။Thank you!This example shows the use of the informal form ကျေးဇူးပဲ.Tatoeba #4456030 by Vortarulo, translation #374827 by sysko
- ကူညီပေးလို့ ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ်ခင်ဗျာ။ku nyi pay lo kyay zuti bar tal khin byar.Thank you for helping me.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
A man gives a woman a heavy package.
- ခိုင်ခိုင် Khine Khineဒါလေး ကူသယ်ပေးလို့ ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ်ရှင်။dar lay ku thal pay lo kyay zuti bar tal shin.Thank you for helping me carry this.
- အောင်အောင် Aung Aungရပါတယ်၊ ကိစ္စမရှိပါဘူး။ya bar tal, kissa ma shi bar bu.It's okay, no problem.
- ခိုင်ခိုင် Khine Khineအရမ်း ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ်နော်။ayan kyay zuti bar tal naw.I am really grateful.
- အောင်အောင် Aung Aungဟုတ်ကဲ့၊ ရပါတယ်ခင်ဗျာ။hoke kae, ya bar tal khin byar.Yes, you're welcome.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “thank you” translations and entries ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ်, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
