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Happy Birthday

Burmese translation: mwe nay mingalar pa


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English term or phrase:Happy Birthday
Burmese translation:mwe nay mingalar pa
Entered by: Mahmoud Akbari
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06:42 Jul 14, 2010
English to Burmese translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday
Mahmoud Akbari
Malaysia
Local time: 03:04
mwe nay mingalar pa
Explanation:
do you want the translation in Burmese typeface or a romanised translation like i've provided above.
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Marvin Yap
Malaysia
Local time: 03:04
Grading comment
thank you very much
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5Mway Nay Hma Pyaw Shwin Naing Pa Zay
Kyaw Naing
5Pyaw Shwin Taw Mway Nae Phyit Par Saymidastouch
5 -1mwe nay mingalar pa
Marvin Yap


  

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
happy birthday
mwe nay mingalar pa


Explanation:
do you want the translation in Burmese typeface or a romanised translation like i've provided above.

Example sentence(s):
  • Used as a verbal greeting
Marvin Yap
Malaysia
Local time: 03:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in MalayMalay
Grading comment
thank you very much
Notes to answerer
Asker: I'd really appreciate if you could also write it down using Burmese typesetting.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  midastouch: " mingalar " does not mean happy ... it means "good"
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
happy birthday
Pyaw Shwin Taw Mway Nae Phyit Par Say


Explanation:
It is a transliteration.

midastouch
Local time: 15:04
Native speaker of: Native in BurmeseBurmese
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16 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
happy birthday
Mway Nay Hma Pyaw Shwin Naing Pa Zay


Explanation:
This is a phrase commonly used by Burmese people. It is natural to say it.
Mwe nay minalar pa is quite formal.

Kyaw Naing
Myanmar
Local time: 01:34
Native speaker of: Native in BurmeseBurmese
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