Language/Burmese/Vocabulary/Days-of-the-week
π€ Hello Burmese learners,
β‘ In today's lesson you will learn the 7 days of the week in Myanmar language.
In Burmese culture, the calendar plays a significant role in marking important dates and events. It is based on the lunar cycle and is deeply intertwined with religious and cultural practices. In this lesson, we will focus on learning key vocabulary related to the Burmese calendar and the days of the week in Burmese.
Happy learning!
Once you've mastered this lesson, take a look at these related pages: Drinks, Clothes, Family & How to say Good Bye?.
Write the 7 days of the week in Burmese[edit | edit source]
| Burmese script | Transliteration | IPA | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| α αα± | Sanay | [sΙnΓ¨] | Saturday |
| ααααΊαΉααα½α± | Taninganwe | [tΙnΙͺΜΙ΄Ι‘ΙnwΓ¨] | Sunday |
| ααααΊαΉαα¬ | Daninla | [tΙnΙͺΜΙ΄lΓ ] | Monday |
| α‘ααΊαΉαα« | Inga | [ΙͺΜΙ΄Ι‘Γ ] | Tuesday |
| αα―ααΉααα°αΈ | Boudahu | [boΚΚdΙhΓΊ] | Wednesday |
| ααΌα¬αααα±αΈ | Jathabade | [tΙà ðà bΙdΓ©] | Thursday |
| αα±α¬ααΌα¬ | Thauja | [ΞΈaΚΚtΙΓ ] | Friday |
The Burmese Calendar[edit | edit source]
The Burmese calendar is an important aspect of Burmese culture and history. It is based on the lunar cycle and has been used for centuries to mark important dates and events. In this lesson, we will focus on learning key vocabulary related to the Burmese calendar.
Vocabulary:[edit | edit source]
- αα αΊαα―ααΎα αΊ (tay-khu-nh) - January
- ααΎα±α¬ααΊαΈαα¬αα²α·αα±α¬ (nhau-ngal-khe-say-taung) - Full moon day
- αα±α¬αΊααΎααΊαααΊ (ta-lan-yat) - Tuesday
- αα―ααΊα αα―αΆαΈ (thu-sa-lone) - Wednesday
- αα±α¬ααΌα¬αα±α· (sau-krar-nh) - Thursday
- αα±α¬ααΌα¬αα±α·ααΎα αΊ (sau-krar-nh-nh) - Second Thursday
- αα±α¬ααΊαα°ααΎααΊαααΊ (taung-thu-lan-yat) - Friday
- αα±α¬ααΊαα°α αα±α¬αΊααΎα αΊ (taung-thu-sa-taung-nh) - Third Friday
- αα±α¬ααΌα¬αα±α·αα αΊαααΊ (sau-krar-nh-tay-yat) - First Thursday
- α‘ααΎα±α·αααΊ (a-hswe-baik) - New Year's Day
Explanation:[edit | edit source]
- The Burmese calendar has 12 months, and January is called "αα αΊαα―ααΎα αΊ" (tay-khu-nh).
- Full moon day is an important date in the Burmese calendar and is called "ααΎα±α¬ααΊαΈαα¬αα²α·αα±α¬" (nhau-ngal-khe-say-taung).
- Each day of the week has a specific name, and Tuesday is called "αα±α¬αΊααΎααΊαααΊ" (ta-lan-yat).
- Wednesday is called "αα―ααΊα αα―αΆαΈ" (thu-sa-lone).
- Thursday is called "αα±α¬ααΌα¬αα±α·" (sau-krar-nh).
- Second Thursday is called "αα±α¬ααΌα¬αα±α·ααΎα αΊ" (sau-krar-nh-nh).
- Friday is called "αα±α¬ααΊαα°
Cultural Note[edit | edit source]
Burmese names are often given to each newborn baby based on the day of the week the child was born. For example, babies born on a Wednesday, for example, will often have names that start with romanized Burmese letters "L" or "Hl" or "W".
Dialogue[edit | edit source]
Let's practice the days of the week in Burmese with a dialogue.
- ααααΊαΉααα½α± αα¬αα²?
What day is it today?
- ααααΊαΉααα½α± ααΌα αΊαα«αααΊ
It's Sunday.
- ααααΊαΉαα¬ αα¬αα²?
What about tomorrow?
- ααααΊαΉαα¬ ααΌα αΊαα«αααΊ
It's Monday.
- α‘ααΊαΉαα« αα¬αα²?
What about the day after tomorrow?
- α‘ααΊαΉαα« ααΌα αΊαα«αααΊ
It's Tuesday.
- αα―ααΉααα°αΈ αα¬αα²?
What about Wednesday?
- αα―ααΉααα°αΈ ααΌα αΊαα«αααΊ
It's Wednesday.
- ααΌα¬αααα±αΈ αα¬αα²?
What about Thursday?
- ααΌα¬αααα±αΈ ααΌα αΊαα«αααΊ
It's Thursday.
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