Burmese Plural

Welcome to the fourth Burmese lesson about the plural. This time we will learn about the singular form and what it looks like in the plural, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of emergency phrases.

book sar oat

books sar oat myar

car car

cars car myar

tree thit pin

trees thit pin myar

flower pan

flowers pan myar

Plural Grammar Rules

The plural is the form which refers to more than one object or person. For example: I speak two languages the plural here is [languages] because it refers to more than one [language]. The examples below use plurals in different ways and places to demonstrate how they look wehn converted from their singular form.

Grammar + Rules - Burmese
I speak one language [singular form] kyun note batha sagar ta myo pyaw ba thie
we speak three languages [plural noun] kyun note toh batha sagar thine myo pyaw ba thie
he visits many countries [adverb + plural noun] thu tine pyi a myar gyi ko le pat bu de
they are happy now [plural pronoun] thu toh a khu pyaw ba de
she has five red shoes [adjective + plural noun] thu ma hmar pan thone pwint shi ba de
I want a sandwich without onions [preposition + plural noun] kyun note kyat thun ni mapa de sandwich ta khu lo chin ba de

The following is a list of examples showing both the singular and plural form. This demonstrates how the plural is used with humans, objects and animals.

woman main ma

women main ma myar

man yauk kya

men yauk kya myar

house ain

houses ain myar

cup khwat

cups khwat myar

cow nwar

cows nwar myar

horse myin

horses myin myar

Emergency Phrases

Now it's time to practice your Burmese by looking at these phrases which are related to emergencies. Be prepared when traveling abroad, just in case you need help or by offering help to someone else. I recommend writing these expressions down on a notebook before traveling.

English - Burmese
Help a ku a nyi
Call the ambulance a yay baw car khaw ba
I need a doctor kyun note sa yar wun ta yaut lo ba de
Where is the closest pharmacy? a ni sone say sai be hmar shi ba tha le
Are you okay? thin thet thar ye lar
I am sick kyun note ne ma kaung bu
Call the police ye that khaw ba

Did you enjoy this lesson about the plural in Burmese? I hope so, if you have any problem with this lesson contact me with questions you have homepage. You can now check the next lesson below.