Signification
Holding an umbrella for rain/sun.
Contexte culturel
Umbrellas are used year-round, not just for rain. Sun protection is a major reason for 'Htee Saung'. Monks carry traditional maroon umbrellas. It is a sign of respect for a layperson to hold the umbrella for a monk. The Pathein Htee is a famous traditional craft. These umbrellas are made of paper and bamboo and are highly decorative. The 'White Umbrella' was the ultimate symbol of kingship in Myanmar. Only the king could use it.
The 'Head' Rule
Remember that 'saung' is only for things on your head. This will help you with hats and crowns too!
Sharing is Caring
In Myanmar, sharing an umbrella is a common way to show kindness to strangers.
Signification
Holding an umbrella for rain/sun.
The 'Head' Rule
Remember that 'saung' is only for things on your head. This will help you with hats and crowns too!
Sharing is Caring
In Myanmar, sharing an umbrella is a common way to show kindness to strangers.
Pagoda Etiquette
Always close your umbrella ('Htee pate') before entering a pagoda platform.
Teste-toi
Choose the correct verb for using an umbrella.
မိုးရွာနေတယ်၊ ထီး ______ ပါ။
'Saung' is the correct verb for umbrellas.
Fill in the blank with the object.
နေပူလို့ ______ ဆောင်းရတယ်။
You use an umbrella (Htee) when the sun is hot.
Match the phrase to the situation.
When it is raining heavily...
You use an umbrella when it rains.
Complete the dialogue.
A: နေပူလိုက်တာ။ B: ဟုတ်တယ်၊ ______ ဆောင်းရအောင်။
In the context of 'Htee Saung', 'Htee' is the object.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Things you 'Saung' (Wear on Head)
Headwear
- • ထီး (Umbrella)
- • ဦးထုပ် (Hat)
- • သရဖူ (Crown)
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesမိုးရွာနေတယ်၊ ထီး ______ ပါ။
'Saung' is the correct verb for umbrellas.
နေပူလို့ ______ ဆောင်းရတယ်။
You use an umbrella (Htee) when the sun is hot.
When it is raining heavily...
You use an umbrella when it rains.
A: နေပူလိုက်တာ။ B: ဟုတ်တယ်၊ ______ ဆောင်းရအောင်။
In the context of 'Htee Saung', 'Htee' is the object.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
5 questionsYes, Burmese doesn't distinguish between umbrella and parasol; both are 'Htee'.
It is neutral. It's used in both daily speech and formal writing.
'Saung' is the standard verb for using it. 'Moe' emphasizes the act of covering or shielding.
Yes, it is very common and socially acceptable for everyone to use umbrellas for sun protection.
You would say 'ထီးယူဖို့ မေ့သွားတယ်' (Htee yu pho may thwar de).
Expressions liées
ထီးမိုး
similarTo shield with an umbrella
ထီးဖွင့်
specialized formTo open an umbrella
ထီးပိတ်
contrastTo close an umbrella
ဦးထုပ်ဆောင်း
builds onTo wear a hat
