Significado
Having the ability to wait or endure.
Contexto cultural
Patience is considered one of the 'Ten Perfections' (Paramitas) in the dominant Buddhist culture. Being 'Seik Shay' is not just a personality trait but a spiritual goal. In business meetings, showing impatience (Seik to) can lead to a loss of respect. Decisions are often made slowly, and being 'Seik Shay' is necessary for successful negotiations. Due to frequent power outages and traffic, 'Seik Shay' has become a survival mantra for city dwellers. It's often used with a sense of shared resignation. Elders are expected to be 'Seik Shay' with the younger generation, and children are taught to respect the 'long mind' of their grandparents.
Double for Emphasis
Say 'Seik shay shay' (doubling the 'shay') to sound more native when giving advice or describing a high degree of patience.
Negation Placement
Never say 'Ma seik shay bu'. It must be 'Seik ma shay bu'. The mind (seik) isn't negated, the length (shay) is!
Significado
Having the ability to wait or endure.
Double for Emphasis
Say 'Seik shay shay' (doubling the 'shay') to sound more native when giving advice or describing a high degree of patience.
Negation Placement
Never say 'Ma seik shay bu'. It must be 'Seik ma shay bu'. The mind (seik) isn't negated, the length (shay) is!
Patience as Praise
Calling someone 'Seik shay tal' is one of the best compliments you can give a Burmese person. It implies they are a 'good' person.
Ponte a prueba
Fill in the blank to say 'I am patient.'
ကျွန်တော် စိတ်_______တယ်။
The word for 'long' is 'ရှည်' (shay), which completes the phrase 'စိတ်ရှည်' (patient).
How do you say 'He is NOT patient'?
Which one is correct?
In Burmese negation for this phrase, 'ma' must go between 'seik' and 'shay'.
Complete the dialogue.
A: ကားက အရမ်းပိတ်နေတယ်။ B: _________ ထားပါ။
When telling someone to be patient, we use 'Seik shay shay' (patiently/long mindedly).
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Ayudas visuales
Patience vs. Endurance
Banco de ejercicios
3 ejerciciosကျွန်တော် စိတ်_______တယ်။
The word for 'long' is 'ရှည်' (shay), which completes the phrase 'စိတ်ရှည်' (patient).
Which one is correct?
In Burmese negation for this phrase, 'ma' must go between 'seik' and 'shay'.
A: ကားက အရမ်းပိတ်နေတယ်။ B: _________ ထားပါ။
When telling someone to be patient, we use 'Seik shay shay' (patiently/long mindedly).
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Preguntas frecuentes
10 preguntasNo. For a long movie, use 'Yoke-shin kyar tal'. 'Seik shay' is only for people's character.
It's neutral. You can use it with anyone. To make it formal, change 'tal' to 'par thi'.
Say 'Seik ma shay tot bu'. The 'tot' adds the meaning of 'anymore'.
'Seik shay' is about waiting or temper. 'Thee khan' is about enduring pain, insults, or hard work.
Yes! 'Seik to tal' means you are hot-tempered or easily annoyed.
If said politely with a smile, it's fine. If shouted, it can be patronizing.
Yes, it's linked to the Buddhist concept of 'Khanti' (patience/forbearance).
Use 'Seik shay thar' (for a man) or 'Seik shay thu' (for a person). E.g., 'Seik shay thu' = A patient person.
Yes, you can say a dog is 'seik shay' if it waits quietly for food.
Using 'shay' (long) alone without 'seik' (mind) to mean patient. 'Shay' alone just means physical length.
Frases relacionadas
သည်းခံတယ်
similarTo endure/tolerate
စိတ်တိုတယ်
contrastTo be short-tempered/angry
စိတ်အေးတယ်
similarTo be cool-headed
စိတ်ရှည်လက်ရှည်
specialized formMeticulously and patiently
စောင့်တယ်
builds onTo wait
