Significado
Traditional blessing for long life.
Contexto cultural
The phrase is often followed by the recipient saying 'Thadu' (Well done/Amen) three times. Longevity is considered one of the five blessings (Ayu) in Buddhism. Wishing it for others generates 'Kutho' (merit). In a Burmese home, the eldest member is the 'head'. This phrase reinforces their status every time a junior enters or leaves. On Facebook, it is common to see this phrase abbreviated or accompanied by flower emojis on elders' walls.
The Bow Matters
When saying this to an elder, a slight bow of the head makes it 10x more sincere.
Add 'Sate Chan Thar'
If you want to sound like a native, say 'Thet shay kyan mar sate chan thar par say'. It covers physical and mental health.
Significado
Traditional blessing for long life.
The Bow Matters
When saying this to an elder, a slight bow of the head makes it 10x more sincere.
Add 'Sate Chan Thar'
If you want to sound like a native, say 'Thet shay kyan mar sate chan thar par say'. It covers physical and mental health.
Avoid with Peers
Don't say this to your friends unless you want to tease them about being old.
Ponte a prueba
Complete the blessing for your grandfather.
အဘိုး သက်ရှည်_______ပါစေ။
'Kyan-mar' (healthy) is the standard partner for 'Thet-shay' (long life).
Match the phrase to the correct person.
To whom should you say 'သက်ရှည်ကျန်းမာပါစေ'?
This phrase is specifically for elders to show respect.
Finish the dialogue during the Thadingyut festival.
Grandchild: 'အဘွား၊ ကန်တော့ပါတယ်...' Grandmother: 'အေးအေး၊ မြေးလေးလည်း _______'
Elders often return the blessing to the person paying respects.
Which particle makes this a 'wish'?
သက်ရှည်ကျန်းမာပါ____
'Say' is the optative particle used for wishes and blessings.
🎉 Puntuación: /4
Ayudas visuales
When to use 'Thet Shay Kyan Mar Par Say'
People
- • Grandparents
- • Teachers
- • Bosses
- • Monks
Events
- • Birthdays
- • Thadingyut
- • Thingyan
- • Retirement
Banco de ejercicios
4 ejerciciosအဘိုး သက်ရှည်_______ပါစေ။
'Kyan-mar' (healthy) is the standard partner for 'Thet-shay' (long life).
To whom should you say 'သက်ရှည်ကျန်းမာပါစေ'?
This phrase is specifically for elders to show respect.
Grandchild: 'အဘွား၊ ကန်တော့ပါတယ်...' Grandmother: 'အေးအေး၊ မြေးလေးလည်း _______'
Elders often return the blessing to the person paying respects.
သက်ရှည်ကျန်းမာပါ____
'Say' is the optative particle used for wishes and blessings.
🎉 Puntuación: /4
Preguntas frecuentes
4 preguntasIt has Buddhist roots, but it is used by Burmese people of all religions (Christians, Muslims, etc.) as a cultural sign of respect.
Yes, but it's better to combine it with 'get well soon' (A-myan thet-thar-par-say).
Usually 'Thadu' (if religious) or simply 'Kyay-zoo-tin-par-tal' (Thank you).
Yes, it is gender-neutral. Just add 'khin-byar' (male) or 'shin' (female) at the end for extra politeness.
Frases relacionadas
စိတ်ချမ်းသာပါစေ
similarMay you have peace of mind.
ဘေးရန်ကင်းပါစေ
similarMay you be free from danger.
လိုရာဆန္ဒပြည့်ဝပါစေ
builds onMay all your wishes be fulfilled.
ကျန်းမာရေးဂရုစိုက်ပါ
contrastTake care of your health.
