Teacher U Hla Tun (Myanmar) - Naga Thein Essay Workshop

Correct writing of Burmese prose

1. Introduction

In Myanmar, Burmese is the language of schools and offices. Whether it is for communication between departments or between people, they use “Burmese” to write and communicate. When speaking of Burmese, they use Burmese prose to write and communicate. Therefore, Burmese prose is the applied Burmese language. Correctness of Burmese prose writing is important for smooth communication. Therefore, this paper will present a study on correctness of Burmese prose writing.

2. The nature of prose

The Myanmar Dictionary defines prose as “a writing that is written in a clear and concise manner, not in a slang style.” The Myanmar Encyclopedia explains that “writing in everyday language without rhyme so that others can understand the meaning of what you mean is called prose.” Saya Zaw Gyi also said about prose writing and writing, “If you ask why you write, you will say that you want to convey the meaning that is in the writer’s mind to the ears and minds of others.”

"It will be answered that it was done because of." According to this explanation, it can be said that writing, prose writing, is writing so that the readers can understand the meaning of the author.

How important is prose of this kind?

Teacher, University Maung Maung Gyi

"The applied literature of the time is prose. Whether it is for office use, for the dissemination of knowledge, or for communication with one another, prose is used. Therefore, the applied literature of the time is prose."

"It was said." Prose is important because it is literature that people use every day. Teacher U Pe Maung Tin said

“Literature that does not develop prose cannot be called important literature,” says the importance of prose in literature. Sayar Min Thuwan also spoke about prose.

"We should always remember that prose is the lifeblood of a nation, the strength of a nation, and the beacon of a nation," he said, noting the importance of prose.

In addition, with the importance of prose, Saya Maung Htin talks about prose writing.

“In this era, prose is becoming more and more important. Therefore, the reading public is also examining prose writing quite a bit.

I can see signs that the writers are practicing their prose to become proficient in it. This is what happens.

"This is a very good thing," he said, expressing hope and welcome for the development of good prose writing.

Along with the importance of prose mentioned above, it is clear that correct prose writing is also important.

3. Problems in Burmese prose writing

In order to improve the accuracy of Burmese prose writing, it is necessary to know the mistakes and problems in the actual Burmese prose writing. Only by knowing the mistakes can we correct the truth. Therefore, we will present the common mistakes and problems in Burmese prose writing step by step.

3:1 Spelling problem

Correct spelling is fundamental and important in Burmese prose writing. If the spelling is incorrect, the meaning you want to convey will not be clear. Moreover, it may even have the opposite meaning. Let me give you a well-known example. To my beloved girl

"We are close to getting together," he wrote.

"It's not enough for the two of us to be together."

A great spelling expert once gave an example of how two lovers got into trouble because they misspelled the word "ສານ

Next, I will present some common spelling mistakes.

(a) Mistakes in pronunciation,

"Mercy, promise, child, plum"

"Compassion, promise, child, plum"

(True) (False)

(b) Writing it down without thinking it was written down

“Disaster, money, future” (wrong)

“Disaster, fine, future” (true)

(c) Writing Pali characters incorrectly

Form, intelligence, faculty, eighth, determination (error)

Form, intelligence, faculty, eighth, determination (truth)

(d) The consonants யப்பின் and ரி�் are different.

Pain, kindness (true)

Reed, fragrant (true)

Invasion, excess (true)

Scattered, scattered (true)

Numb, avoid (true)

Many, many (true)

(e) Different consonants with the same sound as the consonant and vowel.

- Beat with your feet, add salt to the pot

- Swim in the water, eat food from the pot

A piece of bread (a piece of bread means close)

Part (the mind is surgical)

(f) The consonants of the consonants Nahat and Mahat are different.

- Price, maintenance, effort, effort, effort (correct)

- Price reduction, control, effort, all-out effort, all-out effort (wrong)

Some of the common spelling mistakes are given above as examples. In addition , the following words are also used incorrectly: အက်းရား and (မှ

Therefore, correct spelling is important for correct Burmese prose writing.

3:2 The problem of terminology

In Burmese prose writing, spelling is as important as vocabulary. There are words that have been used incorrectly over the centuries. I will present these words.

(a) Her expression

There is no word for "she" in Burmese. In Burmese, when referring to a man or a woman, the word "he" is used. You can tell by watching how people talk to each other.

“Maung Maung went back because his father called him.” “Mama said he won’t be coming today because he’s sick.”