ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ်
ju:tangpatai/t͡ɕézútɪ̀ɴbàdɛ̀/
The English phrase "thanks" is translated into Burmese as ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ် (ju:tangpatai).
The phrase is used to express appreciation or gratitude.
Meaning: used to express appreciation or gratitude (intj)
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The standard form ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ် is a respectful way to say "I thank you" in formal situations. For a more casual and colloquial way to say "thanks" among friends or peers, you can use the shortened form ကျေးဇူးပဲ.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ်, the particle ပါတယ် (ba-de) at the end indicates a polite, declarative statement.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is ju:tangpatai and the IPA is /tɕézútɪ̀ɴbàdɛ̀/.
Did you know?
- In some contexts, instead of saying 'thanks' after receiving a gift, a Burmese person might instead express how much they feel 'burdened' by your kindness as a way of showing humility.
- The word for 'thanks' contains the word ကျေးဇူး, which literally translates to 'mercy' or 'grace'.
- The word ကျေးဇူး refers to a kind of 'moral debt' or 'favor' received, making the act of thanking more about acknowledging an obligation than just feeling glad.
Examples in context
- အများကြီး ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ်ခင်ဗျာ။a myar gyi kyay zoo tin par tal khin byar.Thank you very much.
- ဝိုင်းဝန်းကူညီပေးလို့ ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ်။wine wun ku nyi pay lo kyay zoo tin par tal.Thanks for helping out.
Example conversation
Kyaw Kyaw gives Su Su a gift.
- စုစု Su Suဒါက ဘာလဲ။dar ka bar lel.What is this?
- ကျော်ကျော် Kyaw Kyawမင်းအတွက် လက်ဆောင်ပါ။min a twet lat saung par.It is a gift for you.
- စုစု Su Suကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ်ရှင်။kyay zoo tin par tal shin.Thank you.
- ကျော်ကျော် Kyaw Kyawရပါတယ်၊ မင်းကြိုက်ရင် ပျော်ပါတယ်။ya par tal, min kyite yin pyaw par tal.You're welcome, I'm happy if you like it.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ်, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
