معنی
The floor above the current one.
زمینه فرهنگی
The upper floor is the most prestigious part of a house. Guests are often invited upstairs to show respect, and the family altar is always placed there. It is considered rude to walk heavily or make loud noises on the upper floor if elders are resting on the floor below. In traditional stilted houses, the 'upper floor' was the only floor. The ground area was for livestock or storage. Modern 'A-paw-htat' usage evolved with multi-story urban buildings. On social media, people might use 'A-paw-htat' metaphorically to refer to people in higher management or 'the people above' in a hierarchy.
The 'Floor' Rule
Remember that 'Htat' is the key word for floors. If you know your numbers, you can say any floor (e.g., Thone-htat for 3rd floor).
Don't forget the particle
Always add 'ma' (at) or 'ko' (to) after 'A-paw-htat' to make your Burmese sound natural.
معنی
The floor above the current one.
The 'Floor' Rule
Remember that 'Htat' is the key word for floors. If you know your numbers, you can say any floor (e.g., Thone-htat for 3rd floor).
Don't forget the particle
Always add 'ma' (at) or 'ko' (to) after 'A-paw-htat' to make your Burmese sound natural.
Respect the 'Above'
When staying in a Burmese home, always ask before going 'A-paw-htat' as it is a private family space.
خودت رو بسنج
Fill in the blank with the correct word for 'upstairs'.
ကျွန်တော့် အခန်းက _______ မှာ ရှိပါတယ်။
The sentence means 'My room is [upstairs].' အပေါ်ထပ် is the correct term.
Which sentence means 'Go upstairs'?
Choose the correct translation:
'A-paw-htat' is upstairs, 'Auk-htat' is downstairs, and 'A-htae' is inside.
Complete the dialogue.
A: အိမ်သာ ဘယ်မှာလဲ။ B: _______ မှာ ရှိပါတယ်။
The question asks for a location (Where is the toilet?). 'Upstairs' is the only logical location among the choices.
Match the Burmese phrase to the situation.
You are in a mall and want to tell your friend you are on the second floor (above them).
If you are above them, you are 'A-paw-htat-ma'.
🎉 امتیاز: /4
ابزارهای بصری یادگیری
A-paw vs A-paw-htat
بانک تمرین
4 تمرینهاကျွန်တော့် အခန်းက _______ မှာ ရှိပါတယ်။
The sentence means 'My room is [upstairs].' အပေါ်ထပ် is the correct term.
Choose the correct translation:
'A-paw-htat' is upstairs, 'Auk-htat' is downstairs, and 'A-htae' is inside.
A: အိမ်သာ ဘယ်မှာလဲ။ B: _______ မှာ ရှိပါတယ်။
The question asks for a location (Where is the toilet?). 'Upstairs' is the only logical location among the choices.
You are in a mall and want to tell your friend you are on the second floor (above them).
If you are above them, you are 'A-paw-htat-ma'.
🎉 امتیاز: /4
سوالات متداول
10 سوالYou say 'အပေါ်ထပ်ကို သွားပါ' (A-paw-htat-ko thwa-ba).
In very casual speech, yes. But 'A-paw-htat' is clearer and more polite.
The opposite is 'အောက်ထပ်' (Auk-htat), which means downstairs.
Usually, buttons have numbers. But you can tell the operator 'အပေါ်ထပ်' if you just want to go up.
No, it just means 'the floor above'. To say 'top floor', you say 'အပေါ်ဆုံးထပ်' (A-paw-sone-htat).
Yes! The top bunk is 'အပေါ်ထပ်'.
In Burmese, many nouns start with the prefix 'A-'. It's a nominalizer.
Yes, it works for any building with multiple levels.
It is neutral. 'A-htet-htat' is the formal version.
ကျွန်တော် အပေါ်ထပ်မှာ နေပါတယ်။ (Kywan-taw a-paw-htat-ma nay-ba-the).
عبارات مرتبط
အောက်ထပ်
contrastDownstairs
အထက်ထပ်
synonymUpper floor (formal)
ခေါင်မိုး
similarRoof
လှေကား
builds onStairs
ဓာတ်လှေကား
builds onElevator
