Myanmar Culture

Have you already had your breakfast yet? (မနက်စာ စားပြီးပြီလား။)

Have you already had your breakfast yet? (မနက်စာ စားပြီးပြီလား။)

People in Myanmar usually ask the other person  “have you already had your breakfast/lunch yet?” to show that they care about that person. It’s a greeting word  like saying “Hi, how are you?” Sometimes, it’s not only just saying “hi” but also because they want […]

Interjection “Aww,” Different meaning in Burmese

Interjection “Aww,” Different meaning in Burmese

The Interjection “Aww” I was once reading a poem that my local friend posted on Facebook and I felt like it’s a cute idea that he wrote about. He speaks fluent English and the poem is all in English. So I commented “aww…” under his […]