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Hi [https://polyglotclub.com/language/burmese Burmese] learners! 😊<br>In this lesson, we will explore how to express negation in Burmese. It is a commonly used language feature that can often change the meaning of a sentence. | Hi [https://polyglotclub.com/language/burmese Burmese] learners! 😊<br>In this lesson, we will explore how to express negation in Burmese. It is a commonly used language feature that can often change the meaning of a sentence. | ||
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<span link>Take a moment to explore these relevant pages as you conclude this lesson: [[Language/Burmese/Grammar/Plurals|Plurals]], [[Language/Burmese/Grammar/Adjectives|Adjectives]], [[Language/Burmese/Grammar/Nouns|Nouns]] & [[Language/Burmese/Grammar/0-to-A1-Course|0 to A1 Course]].</span> | |||
== Basic Negation == | == Basic Negation == | ||
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! Burmese !! Pronunciation !! English | ! Burmese !! Pronunciation !! English | ||
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| မီးပီးတယ်ဘူး။ || mit pi tai bu | | မီးပီးတယ်ဘူး။ || mit pi tai bu || It is not a fish | ||
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! Burmese !! Pronunciation !! English | ! Burmese !! Pronunciation !! English | ||
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| ကျန်းမားမထိပါဘူး။ || kyanma ma htay | | ကျန်းမားမထိပါဘူး။ || kyanma ma htay bu || It is not delicious | ||
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Negation is an essential feature in Burmese grammar that can often change the meaning of a sentence. Don't be afraid to use it in everyday conversations. To improve your [[Language/Burmese|Burmese]] [[Language/Burmese/Grammar|Grammar]], you can also use the [https://polyglotclub.com Polyglot Club] website. [https://polyglotclub.com/find-friends.php?search=send&d=0&f=36&offre1=23 Find native speakers] and ask them any [https://polyglotclub.com/language/burmese/question questions]! | Negation is an essential feature in Burmese grammar that can often change the meaning of a sentence. Don't be afraid to use it in everyday conversations. To improve your [[Language/Burmese|Burmese]] [[Language/Burmese/Grammar|Grammar]], you can also use the [https://polyglotclub.com Polyglot Club] website. [https://polyglotclub.com/find-friends.php?search=send&d=0&f=36&offre1=23 Find native speakers] and ask them any [https://polyglotclub.com/language/burmese/question questions]! | ||
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* [http://learn101.org/burmese_grammar.php Burmese Grammar | LEARN101.ORG] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Burmese Old Burmese - Wikipedia] | ||
<span link>Impressive work on finishing this lesson! Explore these additional pages to enhance your understanding: [[Language/Burmese/Grammar/Pronouns|Pronouns]], [[Language/Burmese/Grammar/Simple-Sentences|Burmese Grammar → Sentence Structure → Simple Sentences]], [[Language/Burmese/Grammar/How-to-Use-Be|How to Use Be]] & [[Language/Burmese/Grammar/Connecting-Ideas|Connecting Ideas]].</span> | |||
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<hr>➡ If you have any questions, please ask them in the comments section below.<br>➡ Feel free to edit this wiki page if you think it can be improved. 😎 | <hr>➡ If you have any questions, please ask them in the comments section below.<br>➡ Feel free to edit this wiki page if you think it can be improved. 😎 | ||
==Other Lessons== | |||
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* [[Language/Burmese/Grammar/Gender|Gender]] | * [[Language/Burmese/Grammar/Gender|Gender]] | ||
* [[Language/Burmese/Grammar/Future-Tense|Future Tense]] | * [[Language/Burmese/Grammar/Future-Tense|Future Tense]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:28, 16 September 2023
Hi Burmese learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will explore how to express negation in Burmese. It is a commonly used language feature that can often change the meaning of a sentence.
Take a moment to explore these relevant pages as you conclude this lesson: Plurals, Adjectives, Nouns & 0 to A1 Course.
Basic Negation[edit | edit source]
The most common way to express negative sentences in Burmese is to use the word "ma" (မ) in front of the verb. For example:
Burmese | Pronunciation | English |
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မောက်ယွင်း | mauk ywinn | not beautiful |
To negate a sentence with a verb that ends with a vowel, "ma" changes to "mau" (မော). For example:
Burmese | Pronunciation | English |
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ရွှေသောင်းသည် | hwesang tane | not delicious |
Additionally, to express double negation, the word "yay" (ရေး) can be added at the end of the sentence. It is equivalent to "not... at all" in English. For example:
Burmese | Pronunciation | English |
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ကြီးမားရေးမချော်လား။ | kyi ma yay hkyau lar? | You don't like it at all? |
Negation with Nouns and Adjectives[edit | edit source]
When negating a statement with a noun, the word "ma" is not used. Instead, the particle "bu" (ဘူး) is used. For example:
Burmese | Pronunciation | English |
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မီးပီးတယ်ဘူး။ | mit pi tai bu | It is not a fish |
When negating a sentence with an adjective, the word "bu" follows the adjective. For example:
Burmese | Pronunciation | English |
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ကျန်းမားမထိပါဘူး။ | kyanma ma htay bu | It is not delicious |
Using "ma hte" for emphasis[edit | edit source]
To emphasize the negation in a sentence, "ma hte" (မထောတဲ့) is often added at the end of a sentence. For example:
Burmese | Pronunciation | English |
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ခိုင်မရောက်သွားပေးနေတာလားပဲပါ။ မထိုးရက်ပို့လို့ | hkyin ma yaung taw pyan nay tar lar? Ma hte? | You won't go on a trip because it's raining? Really not going? |
Examples in Context[edit | edit source]
Here is an example dialogue where the negative sentences are emphasized:
- Person 1: ချန်းနေချိန်းမရှိလို့။ (Chin ne khain ma hse loe?)
(You can't see the moon, can you?)
- Person 2: ချန်းနေပဲလား။ မြင်ရလို့ရ (Chin ne pya lar? Myin yar loe)
(Can't see the moon? I see it.)
Conclusion[edit | edit source]
Negation is an essential feature in Burmese grammar that can often change the meaning of a sentence. Don't be afraid to use it in everyday conversations. To improve your Burmese Grammar, you can also use the Polyglot Club website. Find native speakers and ask them any questions!
Sources[edit | edit source]
Impressive work on finishing this lesson! Explore these additional pages to enhance your understanding: Pronouns, Burmese Grammar → Sentence Structure → Simple Sentences, How to Use Be & Connecting Ideas.
➡ If you have any questions, please ask them in the comments section below.
➡ Feel free to edit this wiki page if you think it can be improved. 😎
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]