Comments on: Myanmar Etiquette – Greetings in Myanmar http://www.myanmar2day.com/myanmar-culture-custom/2008/12/greetings-in-myanmar/ Myanmar Life, Culture, Custom, Travel, Information Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:49:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Bamarlay http://www.myanmar2day.com/myanmar-culture-custom/2008/12/greetings-in-myanmar/comment-page-1/#comment-478 Bamarlay Tue, 05 May 2009 11:26:58 +0000 http://www.myanmar2day.com/?p=108#comment-478 Thanks for the comment. What you ask is very interesting indeed. To tell you the truth, we Burmese don't greet each other in the morning. The English expression "<em>Good Morning</em>" doesn't exist in Burmese language although "<em>Mingalar Nan Nat Khin Bar</em>" is a Burmese translation of that English greeting. We don't greet each other in the morning. For Burmese, there is no reason to greet the family members either in the morning or in the evening. So no "Good morning" and no "Good night". We have thank you in Burmese. "<em>Kyae Zu Tin Bar Del</em>" is the Burmese equivalent of "Thank you". However, Burmese don't say thank you as frequent as Westerners. We say thank you only when we really mean it. So, if a Burmese don't say "Thank you" to you, don't be offended. But if he says thank you to you, it means he is really thanking you from his heart, and you should be proud of it. Thanks for the comment. What you ask is very interesting indeed. To tell you the truth, we Burmese don’t greet each other in the morning. The English expression “Good Morning” doesn’t exist in Burmese language although “Mingalar Nan Nat Khin Bar” is a Burmese translation of that English greeting. We don’t greet each other in the morning. For Burmese, there is no reason to greet the family members either in the morning or in the evening. So no “Good morning” and no “Good night”.

We have thank you in Burmese. “Kyae Zu Tin Bar Del” is the Burmese equivalent of “Thank you”. However, Burmese don’t say thank you as frequent as Westerners. We say thank you only when we really mean it. So, if a Burmese don’t say “Thank you” to you, don’t be offended. But if he says thank you to you, it means he is really thanking you from his heart, and you should be proud of it.

]]> By: Issy http://www.myanmar2day.com/myanmar-culture-custom/2008/12/greetings-in-myanmar/comment-page-1/#comment-477 Issy Tue, 05 May 2009 02:53:38 +0000 http://www.myanmar2day.com/?p=108#comment-477 I would like to ask, just curious, what do Burmese usually say to their family first thing in the morning? It would be odd not to greet them after a long night of sleep... and do they have "thank you " in their language? I would like to ask, just curious, what do Burmese usually say to their family first thing in the morning? It would be odd not to greet them after a long night of sleep… and do they have “thank you ” in their language?

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