Burmese Adjectives

Welcome to the second Burmese lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Burmese to help you practice your daily phrases.

black a net yaung

grey mee khoh yaung

white a phyu yaung

blue a pyar yaung

green a sane yaung

yellow a ywah yaung

red a ni yaung

brown a nyo yaung

Adjectives Grammar Rules

In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar Rules - Burmese
my house is white [noun + adjective] kyun note ei ain hma a phyu yaung phyit thie
your country is big [noun + adjective] thin ei tine pyi ka kyiee thie
new books are expensive [plural + adjective] sar oat a thit myar ka zay kyiee thie
we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] d hmar kyun note toh pyaw ba thie
she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] thu ma hmar khwe thay thay lay thone kaung shi thie
this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] d bar that zagar ka a yan lwe ba thie
I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] kyun note hmar a sein yaung ain lay talone shi ba thie

We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.

cold aye thaw

hot pu thaw

cloudy tein htu thaw

rainy moe the thaw

snowy hnin htu thaw

sunny nay that thaw

windy lay tait thaw

warm nwe thaw

Conversation in Burmese

Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.

English - Burmese
hi hai
how are you? thin ne kaung ba tha lar
I'm good, thank you kyun note ne kaung ba de kyezu be
and you? thin yaw ne kaung ba tha lar
what is your name? thint nan me be lo khaw tha le
my name is Maya kyun ma nan mei hmar maya phyt ba thie
nice to meet you thin nai twai ya da wan thar ba de

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