How to use the indefinite article in Burmese

How to use the indefinite article in Burmese

You want to learn how to use the indefinite article in Burmese? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Burmese lessons complete with useful examples. An apple, a house, a book... we explain it all to you in short, easy to follow lessons.

The Burmese indefinite article

The indefinite article is what we call the words 'a' and 'an' in English. The English indefinite article 'a' is 'dit' in Burmese. Nouns in Burmese are usually accompanied by a socalled classifier or measure word. A classifier (or measure word) is a word which accompanies the noun. It is similar to the use in English in phrases like 'a flock of birds' or 'a head of cattle'.

Examples

ķwē dit gauŋ
a dog
sāok dit soŋ
a book
ŋā dit gauŋ
a fish
samī dit yok
a daughter
dit la
a month
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Step 3 : The indefinite article in Burmese

The indefinite article is what we call the word a in English. The indefinite article is used with nouns in English (a book, a chair, a door etc.). To get started in Burmese, pick just 3 important nouns. We suggest you learn the nouns sāok, kalatiŋ and tanķā (book, chair, door). Once you have learned these nouns, you can then learn how to use each noun with the indefinite article. This is easy in Burmese, because in Burmese, there is no indefinite article. So the word sāok can mean book or a book, the word kalatiŋ can mean chair or a chair and the word tanķā can mean door or a door. You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about the indefinite article in Burmese including useful examples. Once you have learned to use the indefinite article with the Burmese nouns sāok, kalatiŋ and tanķā, you're ready to move on to Step 4 (the definite article in Burmese).

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