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

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

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

cow
cow Audio nwar
goat
goat Audio sait
donkey
donkey Audio myie
horse
horse Audio myin
dog
dog Audio khwe
cat
cat Audio kyaung
mouse
mouse Audio kywat
bird
bird Audio 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 Audio
I'm from the U.S kyun note american pyi htaung su hma lar ba de Audio
I'm American kyun note american ta yauk phyit ba de Audio
Where do you live? thin be hmar ne ba tha le Audio
I live in the U.S kyun note american naing ngan hmar ne ba de Audio
What do you do for a living? thin a thet mwe wan kyaung a twet ba loat ba tha le Audio
I'm a student kyun note kyaung that ta yauk phyit ba de Audio

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