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Burmese Grammar - How to Ask Questions

Hi Burmese learners! 😊
In today's lesson, we will be discussing how to ask questions in Burmese. Asking questions is an important part of any language, and it can be tricky to get the grammar right. But don't worry, by the end of this lesson you'll have a good understanding of how to ask questions in Burmese.

Types of Questions

In Burmese, there are two types of questions: yes/no questions and wh-questions.

Yes/No Questions

Yes/no questions are questions that can be answered with either "yes" or "no". To form a yes/no question in Burmese, you need to add the particle ဘူး (bhu) at the end of the sentence. For example:

• သင်တန်းတွေကိုချစ်လိုပါသလား? (Do you understand the lessons?)

To answer this question, you can say either ဟုတ်ကဲ့ (yes) or မဟုတ်ဘူး (no).

Wh-Questions

Wh-questions are questions that start with a question word such as "who", "what", "when", "where", "why", or "how". To form a wh-question in Burmese, you need to add the particle ဘယ် (byi) at the end of the sentence. For example:

• သင်တန်းတွေကိုမျိုးစီးလိုပါဘယ်? (How do you understand the lessons?)

To answer this question, you can give an explanation of how you understand the lessons.

Other Question Words

In addition to the wh-question words mentioned above, there are some other question words that are commonly used in Burmese.

• အမျိုးအစား (amyo acar): what kind/type
• အရည်အချင်း (arhacin): how much/many
• အခြား (acra): other

For example:

• သင်တန်းတွေအမျိုးအစားလိုပါဘယ်? (What kind of lessons do you understand?)

To answer this question, you can give an explanation of the type of lessons you understand.

Conclusion

That's it for today's lesson on how to ask questions in Burmese. We've discussed the two types of questions, yes/no questions and wh-questions, as well as some other question words. Now you should have a good understanding of how to ask questions in Burmese.

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