معنی
Saying something might happen.
زمینه فرهنگی
Burmese people often use 'Phyit naing par tal' to avoid saying a direct 'No'. If you ask for something that is difficult to do, and they say this, it might actually mean 'It's very unlikely but I don't want to hurt your feelings.' In meetings, this phrase is used to acknowledge a proposal without fully committing. It allows for further negotiation and consultation with higher-ups. The concept of 'Kamma' (Karma) makes many Burmese people hesitant to be 100% certain about the future, leading to frequent use of 'possible' rather than 'will'. On Facebook, 'Phyit naing tal' is often used with a sense of irony or sarcasm when something obviously fake is posted.
The 'Maybe' Magic
If you don't know the answer to a question in Burmese, 'Phyit naing par tal' is the safest and most polite way to respond.
Don't be too vague
While polite, using this phrase too much in a business setting can make you seem indecisive. Balance it with 'Hote tal' when you are sure.
معنی
Saying something might happen.
The 'Maybe' Magic
If you don't know the answer to a question in Burmese, 'Phyit naing par tal' is the safest and most polite way to respond.
Don't be too vague
While polite, using this phrase too much in a business setting can make you seem indecisive. Balance it with 'Hote tal' when you are sure.
The 'Par' Rule
Always include 'par' when speaking to someone older or in a position of authority. It changes the tone from 'Yeah, maybe' to 'It is possible, sir/ma'am'.
خودت رو بسنج
Which is the most polite way to say 'It's possible' to a teacher?
ဆရာ၊ အဲဒါ ______။
Adding 'khin byar' (or 'shin' for females) and using the formal 'thi' instead of 'tal' is the highest level of politeness.
Fill in the blank to say 'It is not possible.'
မ______ပါဘူး။
The negative form of 'Phyit naing par tal' is 'Ma-phyit-naing-par-bu'.
Complete the dialogue naturally.
A: မနက်ဖြန် မုန့်ဟင်းခါး စားရမလား။ B: _________။ အမေ ချက်မယ် ပြောတယ်။
Since the mother said she might cook, 'Phyit naing par tal' (It's possible) is the most logical answer.
🎉 امتیاز: /3
ابزارهای بصری یادگیری
بانک تمرین
3 تمرینهاဆရာ၊ အဲဒါ ______။
Adding 'khin byar' (or 'shin' for females) and using the formal 'thi' instead of 'tal' is the highest level of politeness.
မ______ပါဘူး။
The negative form of 'Phyit naing par tal' is 'Ma-phyit-naing-par-bu'.
A: မနက်ဖြန် မုန့်ဟင်းခါး စားရမလား။ B: _________။ အမေ ချက်မယ် ပြောတယ်။
Since the mother said she might cook, 'Phyit naing par tal' (It's possible) is the most logical answer.
🎉 امتیاز: /3
سوالات متداول
8 سوالYes, it's the closest equivalent to 'Maybe' or 'It's possible' in English.
Yes, you can say 'Thu lar naing tal' (He might come).
Change 'tal' to 'm'lar' to get 'Phyit naing m'lar?'
It can be blunt. To be softer, say 'Phyit naing chay ma shi bu' (There isn't much chance).
The second one is more polite because of the 'par' particle.
Yes, but in formal writing, use 'Phyit naing par thi'.
No, 'I can do it' is 'Loat naing tal'. 'Phyit naing tal' specifically means 'It can happen'.
That is a more casual, slightly emphatic version, like 'It's quite possible!'
عبارات مرتبط
ဖြစ်နိုင်ခြေ
specialized formProbability/Chance
ဖြစ်နိုင်ရင်
builds onIf possible...
မဖြစ်နိုင်ဘူး
contrastImpossible
ဖြစ်နိုင်ကောင်းပါရဲ့
similarIt might well be possible
