Language/Burmese/Grammar/Location-and-Direction
Introduction
In this lesson, we will learn about prepositions and conjunctions in the Burmese language. Specifically, we will focus on how to use prepositions to describe the location and direction of objects and places. We will also cover conjunctions to connect ideas and express relationships between clauses and sentences. By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
- Use prepositions to describe location and direction
- Connect ideas using conjunctions
Once you've mastered this lesson, take a look at these related pages: Connecting Ideas & Regular Verbs.
Prepositions
In Burmese, prepositions are placed before nouns or pronouns to describe the position or direction of the object in relation to another object or place. Let's go through some common prepositions and their usage:
| Burmese | Pronunciation | English Translation |
|---|---|---|
| အနားပေါင်း | 'anà:paung' | To the north of |
| အနှောင်း | 'anhaung' | To the south of |
| ပြည်ပုံ | 'prany pum' | In front of |
| နောက်ပိုင်း | 'nauk' 'ping' | Behind |
| အရပ်စွဲ | 'arap swè' | Next to |
| အရည်အသွေး | 'aryanyathwe' | Between |
| အသည်းခြင်း | 'athìn: hkyin' | Across from |
It's important to note that Burmese prepositions are usually placed after the object for emphasis. For example:
- ကလေးသည် လွှတ်တော် အောက်ပိုင်း အနောက်မှာ လက်ရှိ တစ်စုံ ပုံသဏ္ဏများ ဖြပ်တော်ပေးသည်။
- English: The boy drew a line across the middle of the paper.
In this example, the preposition အပိုင်း (across) is placed after the object (the paper) to emphasize the direction of the line.
Conjunctions
Conjunctions are words that join words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence. In Burmese, conjunctions are placed between the words, phrases, or clauses that they connect. Here are some common conjunctions in Burmese:
- နှင့်
- နဲ့
- ပြောပြပါ
- တက်လိုတဲ့
- နောက်ထပ်
- အရမ်းလေးလုံးက
Conjunctions can be used to connect sentences or clauses to express relationships between ideas. Here are some examples:
- ကျွန်ုပ်တို့ အကြိမ်သို့ သွားတော့မယ်။ ပြောပြပါ။
- English: Let's go to the park and play.
In this example, the conjunction နှင့် (and) is used to join two verbs together, expressing the idea of doing both activities at the same time.
Conclusion
Congratulations! You have completed the Burmese Grammar Prepositions and Conjunctions Location and Direction lesson. Now you should be able to use prepositions to describe location and direction, and connect ideas using conjunctions.
Congratulations on finishing this lesson! Explore these related pages to keep learning: Future Tense & Nouns.
Other Lessons
- Plurals
- Adjectives
- 0 to A1 Course
- Negation
- How to Use Be
- Connecting Ideas
- Pronouns
- Nouns
- Regular Verbs
- Questions
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