Counting numbers in Myanmar (Burmese)

Learning how to count from 1 to 10 in the native language of Myanmar will help you feel more confident when traveling in Myanmar.

Here’s how to count from 1 to 10 in Myanmar:

Ti – One – 1
Ni – Two – 2
Thown – Three – 3
Lay – Four – 4
Nar – Five – 5
Chow – Six – 6
Cou-ni – Seven – 7
Shi – Eight – 8
Kow – Nine – 9
T’say – Ten – 10

And how to count from 10 to 20 in Myanmar language:

10. တစ်ဆယ် (tay hsar)
11. ဆယ်ဆောင် (hsar saung)
12. နှစ်ဆယ် (hnay hsar)
13. သုံးဆယ် (thone hsar)
14. လေးဆယ် (lay hsar)
15. ငါးဆယ် (nga hsar)
16. ခြောက်ဆယ် (hkyauk hsar)
17. ခုနစ်ဆယ် (hkuhnay hsar)
18. ရှစ်ဆယ် (hset hsar)
19. ကိုးဆယ် (koi hsar)
20. တစ်ကြိမ် (tay krein)

Note: In Myanmar, numbers are typically written using the Myanmar script rather than the Roman alphabet, so the above transliterations are only approximate.

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Therefore, counting in Myanmar language is not difficult if you spend some time practicing. Wishing you success!