Burmese Numbers

Welcome to the sixth Burmese lesson about numbers. This time we will learn about cardinal and ordinal numbers, followed by grammar rules, then animal names, finally a conversation in Burmese to help you practice your daily phrases.

Cardinal and Ordinal - Burmese
one tit
first pa hta ma
two hnit
second du ta ya
three thone
third ta ti ya
four lay
fourth sa tot hta
five ngar
fifth pyin sa ma
six chauk
sixth sa hta ma
seven khun nit
seventh that ta ma
eight shitt
eighth a hta ma
nine koe
ninth na wa ma
ten ta se
tenth da tha ma
eleven se tit
eleventh se tit kyain myauk
twelve se hnit
twelfth se hnit kyain myauk
thirteen se thone
thirteenth se thone kyain myauk
fourteen se lay
once ta kyain
fifteen se ngar
twice hnit kyain
sixteen se chauk
Monday ta nin lar ne
seventeen se khun nit
Tuesday in gar ne
eighteen se shitt
Wednesday boat da hu ne
nineteen se koe
Thursday kyar thar pede ne
twenty hnit se
Friday thauk kyar ne
seventy one khun nit se tit
Saturday sa ne ne
one hundred ta yar
Sunday ta nin ga new ne

Numbers Grammar Rules

Burmese cardinal numbers refer to the counting numbers, because they show quantity. For example: I speak two languages. Ordinal numbers on the other hand tell the order of things and their rank: my first language is Burmese. The examples below use numbers in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - Burmese
I have three dogs [number + noun] kyun note hmar khwe thone kaung shi ba de
my daughter has two cats [number + noun] kyun not ei tha mee hmar kyaung hnit kaung shi ba de
she speaks seven languages [verb + number] thu ma batha sagar khun nit myo pyaw ba de
my brother has one son [number + singular noun] kyun note ei a ko hmar thar ta yauk shi ba de
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] d har ko kyun note di du ti ya thin khan sar phyit ba de
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] thin ta ti ya sar oat ko phat pyie pyi lar

We're not done yet! The following is a list of animals.

cow nwar

goat sait

donkey myie

horse myin

dog khwe

cat kyaung

mouse kywat

bird nghat

Conversation in Burmese

Now we finally reach the last part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English - Burmese
Where are you from? thin be ka lar ba tha le
I'm from the U.S kyun note american pyi htaung su hma lar ba de
I'm American kyun note american ta yauk phyit ba de
Where do you live? thin be hmar ne ba tha le
I live in the U.S kyun note american naing ngan hmar ne ba de
What do you do for a living? thin a thet mwe wan kyaung a twet ba loat ba tha le
I'm a student kyun note kyaung that ta yauk phyit ba de

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