معنی
Cleaning plates after a meal.
زمینه فرهنگی
Washing dishes is often a communal activity during weddings or funerals where neighbors come together to help the grieving or celebrating family. Laypeople often volunteer to wash the monks' alms bowls and plates as a form of 'Waiyawitsa' (service merit). In cities like Yangon, the 'Pankan-say-set' (dishwasher) is becoming a status symbol among the middle class, though manual washing remains the norm. In villages, dishes are often washed outdoors near a well or a water pot (yay-o), using ash or coconut husks as scrubbers in the past.
The 'Say' Rule
If you can't remember which 'wash' to use, 'say' is the safest bet for inanimate objects.
The Anade Offer
Always offer to wash dishes at a Myanmar home, but don't be offended when they say no!
معنی
Cleaning plates after a meal.
The 'Say' Rule
If you can't remember which 'wash' to use, 'say' is the safest bet for inanimate objects.
The Anade Offer
Always offer to wash dishes at a Myanmar home, but don't be offended when they say no!
Don't 'Lyaw' your plates
Using 'lyaw' for plates will make people think you are washing them like laundry (scrubbing them against each other).
خودت رو بسنج
Which verb is correct for washing dishes?
ကျွန်တော် ပန်းကန် ______ မယ်။
'Say' is the standard verb for washing objects like plates.
Complete the sentence to say 'I am washing dishes'.
ကျွန်တော် ပန်းကန် ______ နေတယ်။
The continuous form 'nay tal' follows the verb 'say'.
Match the phrase to the context.
You want to politely offer to help a host.
'Pay-par-ya-say' is the polite form for 'let me do something for you'.
What would the mom say?
Son: မေမေ၊ ကျွန်တော် ပန်းကန်ဆေးလိုက်မယ်။ Mom: _________။
A standard response to an offer of help is 'Okay, thanks'.
🎉 امتیاز: /4
ابزارهای بصری یادگیری
The 'Wash' Verbs in Burmese
ဆေး (Say)
- • Plates
- • Cars
- • Hands
လျှော် (Lyaw)
- • Clothes
- • Hair
သစ် (Thit)
- • Face
بانک تمرین
4 تمرینهاကျွန်တော် ပန်းကန် ______ မယ်။
'Say' is the standard verb for washing objects like plates.
ကျွန်တော် ပန်းကန် ______ နေတယ်။
The continuous form 'nay tal' follows the verb 'say'.
You want to politely offer to help a host.
'Pay-par-ya-say' is the polite form for 'let me do something for you'.
Son: မေမေ၊ ကျွန်တော် ပန်းကန်ဆေးလိုက်မယ်။ Mom: _________။
A standard response to an offer of help is 'Okay, thanks'.
🎉 امتیاز: /4
سوالات متداول
5 سوالYes! 'Car say' (ကားဆေး) is the correct term for washing a car.
In very casual speech, you might just say 'ဆေးဦးမယ်' (Will wash [them] first) if you are already in the kitchen.
It is 'Pankan-say-sap-pyar' (ပန်းကန်ဆေးဆပ်ပြာ).
It's rare in traditional homes but becoming common in modern Yangon apartments.
You say 'ပန်းကန်ဆေးရတာ မုန်းတယ်' (Pankan say ya dar mone tal).
عبارات مرتبط
ပန်းကန်သိမ်း
similarTo clear the table
အဝတ်လျှော်
contrastTo wash clothes
မီးဖိုချောင်ချ
builds onTo do kitchen chores
လက်ဆေး
similarTo wash hands