Language/Burmese/Vocabulary/Days-of-the-Week
Hi Burmese learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will learn the days of the week in Burmese. Knowing the days of the week is an important part of daily communication in any language. By learning the Burmese words for the days of the week, you will be able to tell the Burmese people about your schedule, make appointments, and simply talk about the weather or events. Let's get started!
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Burmese Week
Before we start memorizing the days of the week in Burmese, let's get familiar with the concept of the "Burmese Week". The Burmese week consists of eight days, each day being associated with a different planet or celestial body. The eight-day week is based on an astrological system which assigns a planet to each day of the week. The Burmese version of the days of the week has some similarities with the system used in India, Thailand, and other parts of Southeast Asia.
Here is a list of the days of the week in Burmese:
| Burmese | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| တနင်္ဂနွေ (Tatnangone) | /tədã̰ŋŋòuɴḛ/ | Monday |
| အင်္ဂါ (Angah) | /ʔɪ̀ɴɡà/ | Tuesday |
| ဗုဒ္ဓဘာသာ (Budhbartha) | /bədḭba̰θà/ | Wednesday |
| ဗုဒ္ဓနေ (Budhne) | /bədḭnè/ | Thursday |
| သောကြာ (Thawka) | /θɔ̀ka̰/ | Friday |
| စနေ (Sanne) | /sànè/ | Saturday |
| တောင်သောကြာ (Taungthawka) | /dɔ̀ɴθɔ̀ka̰/ | Sunday |
| အပုတ် (Ahpote) | /ʔəboʊʔ/ | Eighth day (Wednesday or Saturday, depending on the lunar cycle) |
If you want to improve your Burmese vocabulary, you can also use the Polyglot Club website. Find native speakers and ask them any questions!
More about the Burmese Week
The Burmese week derived from Hindu astrology since ancient times. The astrological system connects the days of the week with seven celestial bodies, including the sun and the moon, used in Vedic astrology. However, later in Myanmar, they adapted to an 8-day week to assign to each of the eight planets with an additional "Wednesday" on the eighth day. The reason for adding Wednesday is that they believed that there were eight planets and that the moon could change its size or shape eight times. Thus, the eighth day marks the change of the lunar cycle. However, the Burmese week has no religious or cultural significance and is mostly used for practical purposes.
Examples
Here are some examples of how to use the days of the week in a dialogue:
- Person 1: အင်္ဂါ မှာ ဒေါ်လာသလား။ (Angah hma daula thala?) ("Do you want to meet on Tuesday?")
- Person 2: ကျွန်တော့ စိတ်ချတော့ဘူး။ (Kyauta sait chauta bhu?) ("Sorry, I am busy on Saturday.")
Summary
In this lesson, we have learned the days of the week in Burmese. We also discovered that the Burmese week is a unique system based on eight planets or celestial bodies. Remember to practice saying the days of the week out loud, so you can get comfortable using them in daily conversations. See you in the next lesson!
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