Significado
Something of no value or no cost.
Contexto cultural
The concept of 'A-la-ka' is tied to 'Dana' (charity). During the Water Festival, people set up 'Satuditha' stalls where food is 'A-la-ka'. It's considered a blessing to give and receive. In business, avoid 'A-la-ka' for 'free.' Use 'A-hka-mae' (အခမဲ့). 'A-la-ka' can imply the service is of low quality or 'cheap.' On Burmese Facebook, 'A-la-ka-pal' is a common way to call out 'fake news' or 'clickbait.' It's the equivalent of saying 'This is trash/nonsense.' Calling a person 'A-la-ka' is a severe insult. It suggests they have no moral value or contribution to society.
The 'Free' Smile
When someone says 'A-la-ka-pal' to you in a market, it's a sign of friendliness. Acknowledge it with a big smile!
The 'Worthless' Trap
Don't use this for people's efforts if you want to stay friends. It sounds very dismissive.
Significado
Something of no value or no cost.
The 'Free' Smile
When someone says 'A-la-ka-pal' to you in a market, it's a sign of friendliness. Acknowledge it with a big smile!
The 'Worthless' Trap
Don't use this for people's efforts if you want to stay friends. It sounds very dismissive.
Add 'Thet-thet'
If you are really annoyed that your time was wasted, say 'A-la-ka thet-thet pal!' for maximum impact.
Complimentary Soup
In Myanmar, the soup (Hingyo) is almost always 'A-la-ka-pal' in rice shops. Don't try to pay for it!
Ponte a prueba
Choose the correct meaning for: 'ဒီဖုန်းက အလကားပဲ။'
Context: You are trying to turn on a phone that has been in water.
In the context of a water-damaged phone, 'A-la-ka-pal' means it is useless.
Fill in the blank to say 'The soup is free.'
ဟင်းရည်က ______ ပဲ။
A-la-ka is the word for free.
Match the phrase to the situation.
Situation: You spent 3 hours explaining a plan, but no one listened.
This expresses that your effort was in vain.
Complete the dialogue.
A: ဒီစာအုပ်က ဘယ်လောက်လဲ။ (How much is this book?) B: _________။ ယူသွားပါ။ (It's free. Take it.)
The instruction 'Take it' implies it is free.
🎉 Puntuación: /4
Ayudas visuales
Free vs. Cheap vs. Available
Banco de ejercicios
4 ejerciciosContext: You are trying to turn on a phone that has been in water.
In the context of a water-damaged phone, 'A-la-ka-pal' means it is useless.
ဟင်းရည်က ______ ပဲ။
A-la-ka is the word for free.
Situation: You spent 3 hours explaining a plan, but no one listened.
This expresses that your effort was in vain.
A: ဒီစာအုပ်က ဘယ်လောက်လဲ။ (How much is this book?) B: _________။ ယူသွားပါ။ (It's free. Take it.)
The instruction 'Take it' implies it is free.
🎉 Puntuación: /4
Preguntas frecuentes
10 preguntasIt depends. For objects or prices, it's neutral. For people or their work, it's very rude.
No! That means 'I'm a worthless person.' Use 'Arr-nay-tal' for your schedule.
The 'pal' adds emphasis. 'A-la-ka' is the adjective; 'A-la-ka-pal' is the full statement 'It is free/useless.'
Say 'Pite-san pay-ya-tal' (Must pay money) or 'A-hka-mae ma-hote-bu'.
Rarely. In formal writing, use 'A-hka-mae' for free and 'A-thone-ma-win' for useless.
Yes, to mean it's free or that it tastes like nothing/is bad.
It means 'purely for nothing' or 'completely in vain.'
Youth might say 'A-shwee' for nonsense, but 'A-la-ka' is used by everyone.
Indirectly, it relates to the concept of things having no permanent essence, but in daily life, it's just practical.
No, for a discount use 'Zay-shawt' (Reduce price).
Frases relacionadas
အခမဲ့
synonymFree of charge (Formal)
အလဟဿ
synonymWastefully / In vain
အသုံးမကျဘူး
similarUseless
တန်တယ်
contrastWorth it / A bargain
အလကားသက်သက်
specialized formPurely for nothing
