Bedeutung
Noting that it has become night.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The 'closing of the sky' is often associated with the lighting of oil lamps. In traditional homes, this is a time for spiritual reflection and family gathering. In villages without electricity, this phrase is a vital signal for safety. People avoid traveling between villages after 'Moe hkyu' pyi' due to poor road conditions and local superstitions. In a business context, saying 'Moe hkyu' pyi' is a polite way to signal that a meeting should wrap up so employees can catch the last buses, which can be scarce after dark. Some believe that certain spirits are more active once the sky 'closes.' Parents use this phrase to keep children from playing under large trees at dusk.
The Social Exit
If you want to leave a boring party, just look at your watch and say 'Moe hkyu' pyi'. It's the most polite excuse in Myanmar.
Don't say 'Nya'!
Avoid saying 'Nya hkyu' pyi'. Even though 'Nya' means night, it sounds very unnatural to native speakers.
Bedeutung
Noting that it has become night.
The Social Exit
If you want to leave a boring party, just look at your watch and say 'Moe hkyu' pyi'. It's the most polite excuse in Myanmar.
Don't say 'Nya'!
Avoid saying 'Nya hkyu' pyi'. Even though 'Nya' means night, it sounds very unnatural to native speakers.
Safety First
When someone says this to you, they are often subtly checking if you have a way to get home safely.
The 'Pyi' Power
Remember that 'Pyi' is your best friend for describing things that just happened (It's raining, I'm full, I'm finished).
Teste dich selbst
Choose the correct phrase to say 'It's evening already' to your friend.
နေဝင်သွားပြီ၊ _______။
'Moe hkyu' pyi' means evening. 'Moe lin pyi' means morning, and 'Moe ywar pyi' means it's raining.
Fill in the missing word to complete the phrase.
မိုး____ပြီ။
'Hkyu' is the specific verb used with 'Moe' to mean evening.
Match the phrase to the correct situation.
When would you say 'မိုးချုပ်ပြီ'?
It is used during dusk or early evening.
Complete the dialogue.
A: မိုးချုပ်ပြီ၊ အိမ်ပြန်ကြစို့။ B: _________။
'Yes, let's go' is the logical response to 'It's evening, let's go home.'
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Visuelle Lernhilfen
Aufgabensammlung
4 Aufgabenနေဝင်သွားပြီ၊ _______။
'Moe hkyu' pyi' means evening. 'Moe lin pyi' means morning, and 'Moe ywar pyi' means it's raining.
မိုး____ပြီ။
'Hkyu' is the specific verb used with 'Moe' to mean evening.
When would you say 'မိုးချုပ်ပြီ'?
It is used during dusk or early evening.
A: မိုးချုပ်ပြီ၊ အိမ်ပြန်ကြစို့။ B: _________။
'Yes, let's go' is the logical response to 'It's evening, let's go home.'
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Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenUsually no. At 4:00 PM, use 'ညနေစောင်းပြီ' (Nya nay saung pyi). Use 'Moe hkyu' pyi' once the sun is actually setting.
It is neutral. You can use it with friends, family, and even bosses, though you might add 'pa' (မိုးချုပ်ပါပြီ) for extra politeness.
In this context, yes. But 'Moe' also means rain. Context tells you which is which.
'Moe hkyu' pyi' refers to the time of day. 'Hmaung pyi' just means it is dark (like in a room with no lights).
Say 'မိုးချုပ်တော့မယ်' (Moe hkyu' tot me).
Not really, but young people might just say 'ချုပ်ပြီ' (Hkyu' pyi) in very casual settings.
No! For a shop, use 'ဆိုင်ပိတ်ပြီ' (Saing peik pyi). 'Hkyu' is only for the sky or sewing.
It's a polite way to signal the end of a visit without being blunt.
Yes, many classic Burmese songs use this to set a romantic or lonely evening mood.
Only if it's actually evening. If it's dark because of clouds at noon, say 'မိုးမှောင်နေတယ်' (Moe hmaung nay tal).
Verwandte Redewendungen
မိုးလင်းပြီ
contrastIt is morning/The sky has brightened.
ညနေစောင်းပြီ
similarIt is late afternoon.
မှောင်ပြီ
similarIt's dark.
ညဉ့်နက်ပြီ
builds onIt is late at night.
နေဝင်ပြီ
similarThe sun has set.
