How to Say “Welcome” in Burmese

ကြိုဆိုပါသည်
kyaosopartaal
The English word 'welcome' is translated into Burmese as ကြိုဆိုပါသည် (kyaosopartaal).
ကြိုဆိုပါသည် is used specifically as a greeting given to someone upon their arrival.
Meaning: greeting given upon someone's arrival (intj)

Which one should you use?

While ကြိုဆိုပါသည် means 'welcome' in the context of someone arriving, the standard greeting used to say 'hello' or 'greetings' regardless of arrival is မင်္ဂလာပါ.

How do you pronounce it?

kyaosopartaal

Did you know?

  • In Burmese, there is no single-word equivalent for the English 'welcome' used as a response to 'thank you'. Instead, speakers use phrases that mean 'it is nothing' or 'don't mention it'.
  • The word ကြို (kyo) in ကြိုဆိုပါသည် literally means 'to meet' or 'to intercept', suggesting that the act of welcoming is essentially the act of going out to meet someone halfway.
  • In certain literary contexts, the concept of 'welcome' is tied to 'merit' (kutho), where welcoming a guest is seen as a way to perform a virtuous act for spiritual gain.

Examples in context

  • ဧည့်သည်များကို နွေးထွေးစွာ ကြိုဆိုပါသည်၊
    ae thae myar ko nway htway swar kyo so par thi,
    We warmly welcome the guests.
  • ကျွန်ုပ်တို့၏ အဖွဲ့ဝင်သစ်ကို ကြိုဆိုပါသည်၊
    kyun nuat toe ei a phwae win thit ko kyo so par thi,
    We welcome our new member.

Example conversation

Su Su greets Zaw Zaw at the airport.

  1. စုစု Su Su

    ဇော်ဇော်၊ ကြိုဆိုပါသည်vindos။
    Zaw Zaw, kyo so ba thi.
    Welcome, Zaw Zaw.
  2. ဇော်ဇော် Zaw Zaw

    ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ် စုစု။
    kyay zoo tin bar tal Su Su.
    Thank you, Su Su.
  3. စုစု Su Su

    ခရီးလမ်း ပင်ပန်းသွားပြီလား။
    kha yee lan pin pan thwar pye lar?
    Was the journey tiring?
  4. ဇော်ဇော် Zaw Zaw

    နည်းနည်း ပင်ပန်းပါတယ်။
    nee nee pin pan bar tal.
    It was a little tiring.
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