Significado
Encouraging someone to continue speaking.
Contexto cultural
Burmese people often use 'filler' sounds like 'Innn' or 'Hote-par-de' alongside 'Pyaw-par-ohn' to show they are listening intently. In meetings, the most senior person will often say 'Pyaw-par-ohn' to invite juniors to speak, which is a crucial signal that it is safe to share opinions. Storytelling is a communal activity in villages. 'Pyaw-par-ohn' is often shouted by the audience during traditional 'Pwe' (performances) to encourage the actors. On Facebook or TikTok, users comment 'Pyaw-par-ohn' or 'Cmt (comment) မှာ ပြောပါဦး' to ask for the rest of a viral story.
The Head Tilt
In Myanmar, saying 'Pyaw-par-ohn' with a slight head tilt and a smile makes you sound much more like a native speaker.
Don't forget the 'Par'
If you say 'Pyaw-ohn' to someone older than you, it might sound slightly rude or too bossy.
Significado
Encouraging someone to continue speaking.
The Head Tilt
In Myanmar, saying 'Pyaw-par-ohn' with a slight head tilt and a smile makes you sound much more like a native speaker.
Don't forget the 'Par'
If you say 'Pyaw-ohn' to someone older than you, it might sound slightly rude or too bossy.
Active Listening
Burmese culture values listeners. Using this phrase frequently makes you a very popular conversationalist.
Use with 'Hote-par-de'
Combine it: 'Hote-par-de, ပြောပါဦး' (That's right, tell me more) for maximum engagement.
Ponte a prueba
Fill in the missing particle to make the sentence 'Please tell me more.'
ပြောပါ___။
'ဦး' (ohn) is the particle that adds the 'more/further' meaning.
Which phrase is the most polite way to ask a teacher to continue?
Choose the best option:
'ပြောပါဦး' includes the polite particle 'par', making it suitable for a teacher.
Complete the dialogue.
A: မနေ့က ရုပ်ရှင်ကြည့်တာ အရမ်းကောင်းတယ်။ (The movie yesterday was great.) B: ဟုတ်လား၊ ________။
Since A is talking about a movie, B should say 'Tell me more' (ပြောပါဦး).
Match the phrase to the situation.
You want to hear your friend's secret.
ပြောပါဦး is used to encourage someone to share information.
🎉 Puntuación: /4
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4 ejerciciosပြောပါ___။
'ဦး' (ohn) is the particle that adds the 'more/further' meaning.
Choose the best option:
'ပြောပါဦး' includes the polite particle 'par', making it suitable for a teacher.
A: မနေ့က ရုပ်ရှင်ကြည့်တာ အရမ်းကောင်းတယ်။ (The movie yesterday was great.) B: ဟုတ်လား၊ ________။
Since A is talking about a movie, B should say 'Tell me more' (ပြောပါဦး).
You want to hear your friend's secret.
ပြောပါဦး is used to encourage someone to share information.
🎉 Puntuación: /4
Preguntas frecuentes
10 preguntasNo, it can be used to ask for opinions, directions, or any information.
Yes, it is perfectly polite for a professional setting.
'Pyaw-pya-par-ohn' specifically asks for an explanation or a demonstration.
You would say 'Ma-pyaw-par-ne'.
Without 'ohn', it's just 'Please speak,' which is more of a direct request than an encouragement.
It can, but in this context, it means 'further' or 'more'.
Yes, it's very common when you want the other person to continue their point.
Close friends might just say 'Pyaw-ohn' or even just 'Pyaw' with a specific intonation.
It's a very common particle that suggests the action is happening 'for now' or 'first'.
Yes, as long as you include the 'par' particle.
Frases relacionadas
ပြောပြပါဦး
similarPlease explain to me
မေးပါဦး
builds onPlease ask
ဆိုပါဦး
synonymGo ahead and say it
နားထောင်နေတယ်
builds onI am listening
ဆက်ပါဦး
similarPlease continue
ပြောပါနဲ့တော့
contrastDon't speak anymore
