Signification
The act of being frugal.
Contexte culturel
Saving is often done in the form of 24K gold jewelry. When people say they are saving, they might be planning to visit a gold shop. Frugality is linked to the ability to give. One saves not to be rich, but to have enough to donate to monasteries during festivals. Modern youth use 'chway-tar' when discussing 'K-pop' concert tickets or new tech, showing a shift from traditional to modern goals. In villages, saving money is often a communal effort through 'Su-kyay' (informal rotating savings groups).
Use with 'Tat'
Add 'tat' (တတ်) to say someone is *good* at saving: 'သူက ပိုက်ဆံချွေတာတတ်တယ်' (He knows how to save money).
Avoid 'Save' for Files
Never use 'chway-tar' for saving a document on your computer. Use 'thein' (သိမ်း) instead.
Signification
The act of being frugal.
Use with 'Tat'
Add 'tat' (တတ်) to say someone is *good* at saving: 'သူက ပိုက်ဆံချွေတာတတ်တယ်' (He knows how to save money).
Avoid 'Save' for Files
Never use 'chway-tar' for saving a document on your computer. Use 'thein' (သိမ်း) instead.
The 'Anade' Factor
If someone offers you something expensive, saying you are 'chway-tar-nay-tal' is a very polite way to decline.
Teste-toi
Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'save money'.
ကျွန်တော် ဖုန်းအသစ်ဝယ်ဖို့ ပိုက်ဆံ ________ နေတယ်။
The sentence means 'I am [saving] money to buy a new phone.'
Which sentence is the most polite way to say you are saving money?
Choose the correct sentence:
Adding 'ကျွန်တော်' (I - polite male) and 'ပါတယ်။' (polite ending) makes it neutral-formal.
Match the phrase to the situation.
You are at a market and things are too expensive. What do you say to your friend?
It means 'Let's save money,' which is a natural response to high prices.
🎉 Score : /3
Aides visuelles
Banque d exercices
3 exercicesကျွန်တော် ဖုန်းအသစ်ဝယ်ဖို့ ပိုက်ဆံ ________ နေတယ်။
The sentence means 'I am [saving] money to buy a new phone.'
Choose the correct sentence:
Adding 'ကျွန်တော်' (I - polite male) and 'ပါတယ်။' (polite ending) makes it neutral-formal.
You are at a market and things are too expensive. What do you say to your friend?
It means 'Let's save money,' which is a natural response to high prices.
🎉 Score : /3
Questions fréquentes
5 questionsIt is neutral. You can use it with friends, family, or in a business meeting.
No, for saving time, use 'achain-ko achay-ana-mae ma-pyone-bu' (not wasting time) or 'achain-ko garyu-saik-tal'.
'Chway-tar' is the act of spending less; 'su' is the act of putting money aside in a bank or jar.
No, it is usually a compliment meaning they are wise and disciplined.
You can say 'Paik-san chway-tar-ဖို့ ကြိုးစားနေတယ်' (Paik-san chway-tar-bo kyo-sar-nay-tal).
Expressions liées
ငွေစုတယ်
similarTo collect/save money (in a bank).
ခြိုးခြံတယ်
specialized formTo live austerely.
ဖြုန်းတယ်
contrastTo waste/squander money.
ဈေးဆစ်တယ်
builds onTo bargain/haggle.
