Signification
The floor below the current one.
Contexte culturel
In Yangon, many older buildings don't have elevators. 'Auk htat' is a blessing for the elderly, while 'Apaw htat' (upper floors) are often cheaper but exhausting to reach. In monasteries, the 'auk htat' is for mundane activities like eating and sleeping, while the 'apaw htat' is for sacred activities. You must always remove shoes before going to either, but especially the upper floor. There is a minor superstition about living under someone else's feet (auk htat), but modern apartment living has largely normalized this. Historically, the King sat on the highest level. Being 'auk' (below) was a sign of submission. Today, this is only reflected in very formal language.
Use with 'Sin'
Always pair 'auk htat' with the verb 'sin' (ဆင်း - to go down) for natural-sounding movement directions.
Don't forget the 'Htat'
Saying just 'auk' can be ambiguous. Always include 'htat' when talking about buildings to be clear.
Signification
The floor below the current one.
Use with 'Sin'
Always pair 'auk htat' with the verb 'sin' (ဆင်း - to go down) for natural-sounding movement directions.
Don't forget the 'Htat'
Saying just 'auk' can be ambiguous. Always include 'htat' when talking about buildings to be clear.
Polite Particles
When telling someone to go downstairs, always add 'par' (ပါ) at the end to be polite: 'Auk htat ko sin par'.
Visualizing Layers
Remember that 'htat' means layer. You are just going to the 'below layer'.
Teste-toi
Fill in the correct postposition (မှာ, ကို, or က).
ကျွန်တော် အောက်ထပ်____ ဆင်းသွားမယ်။
Since the verb is 'ဆင်းသွားမယ်' (will go down), you need the direction particle 'ကို'.
Choose the correct translation for 'The shop is downstairs'.
ဆိုင်က ဘယ်မှာလဲ။
'အောက်ထပ်' means downstairs/lower floor.
Match the Burmese phrase to its English meaning.
Match the following:
These are the four main terms for building levels.
Complete the dialogue.
A: ဖိနပ် ဘယ်မှာလဲ။ B: ________ မှာ ထားခဲ့တယ်။
In a house context, 'I left them downstairs' is the most logical answer.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Where you find 'Auk Htat'
Places
- • Apartments
- • Malls
- • Hotels
Actions
- • Going down
- • Leaving items
- • Meeting friends
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesကျွန်တော် အောက်ထပ်____ ဆင်းသွားမယ်။
Since the verb is 'ဆင်းသွားမယ်' (will go down), you need the direction particle 'ကို'.
ဆိုင်က ဘယ်မှာလဲ။
'အောက်ထပ်' means downstairs/lower floor.
Associez chaque element a gauche avec son pair a droite :
These are the four main terms for building levels.
A: ဖိနပ် ဘယ်မှာလဲ။ B: ________ မှာ ထားခဲ့တယ်။
In a house context, 'I left them downstairs' is the most logical answer.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
10 questionsNo, it means the floor below wherever you are. If you are on the 10th floor, 'auk htat' is the 9th floor.
You say 'ကျွန်တော် အောက်ထပ်မှာ နေပါတယ်' (Kyun taw auk htat hmar nay par tal).
'Auk' is a general preposition for 'under'. 'Auk htat' is a specific noun for 'the floor below'.
It's better to use 'myay auk htat' (earth-under-floor) to be specific, but in a building with only one level below ground, people might understand 'auk htat'.
It is neutral. It can be used in any context, from a royal palace to a street market.
You would usually say 'နှစ်ထပ် အောက်မှာ' (two floors below).
People often just say 'auk' (below) if the context is clear, like 'auk sin mal' (I'm going down).
Say 'အောက်ထပ်မှာ အိမ်သာ ရှိလား' (Auk htat hmar ain thar shi lar?).
The opposite is 'apaw htat' (အပေါ်ထပ်), meaning upstairs or the floor above.
No, 'auk htat' itself acts as a noun. You don't need another classifier.
Expressions liées
အပေါ်ထပ်
contrastUpstairs / Upper floor
မြေညီထပ်
similarGround floor
အောက်ဆုံးထပ်
specialized formThe very bottom floor
မြေအောက်ထပ်
specialized formBasement
ထပ်ခိုး
similarMezzanine / Attic
