Signification
The daily routine of cleaning the face.
Contexte culturel
Washing the face is the essential first step before applying Thanaka, the traditional bark paste used for sun protection and beauty. Water used to wash the face of a Buddha statue in the morning is considered sacred and is called 'Myat hna thit taw yay'. In villages, people often wash their face at a communal well or a large ceramic water pot (yay-ohn) placed in front of the house. In cities like Yangon, 'face wash' (မျက်နှာသစ်ဆေး) brands from Korea and Thailand are extremely popular among the youth.
The 'New' Rule
Always associate 'thit' with 'new'. You are making your face new for the day!
Don't 'Say' it!
Avoid saying 'Myat hna say'. It sounds like you are scrubbing your face like a dirty plate.
Signification
The daily routine of cleaning the face.
The 'New' Rule
Always associate 'thit' with 'new'. You are making your face new for the day!
Don't 'Say' it!
Avoid saying 'Myat hna say'. It sounds like you are scrubbing your face like a dirty plate.
Morning Glory
Washing your face in the morning is culturally seen as inviting good luck (Mingalar).
Teste-toi
Fill in the missing verb to complete the morning routine.
မနက်စာ မစားခင် မျက်နှာ _________။
For 'face' (မျက်နှာ), the correct verb is 'thit' (သစ်).
Which sentence means 'I have already washed my face'?
Choose the correct past/completed form:
'Pee bee' indicates a completed action.
Complete the dialogue between two friends.
A: အရမ်းအိပ်ချင်နေတာပဲ။ B: _________________။
Washing the face is a common suggestion for sleepiness.
Match the Burmese phrase with its English meaning.
Match the following:
These are common compound nouns related to the phrase.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Washing Verbs in Burmese
Specific Verbs
- • မျက်နှာသစ် (Face)
- • ခေါင်းလျှော် (Hair)
- • ကိုယ်တိုက် (Body)
General Verb
- • လက်ဆေး (Hands)
- • ပန်းကန်ဆေး (Dishes)
- • ကားဆေး (Car)
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesမနက်စာ မစားခင် မျက်နှာ _________။
For 'face' (မျက်နှာ), the correct verb is 'thit' (သစ်).
Choose the correct past/completed form:
'Pee bee' indicates a completed action.
A: အရမ်းအိပ်ချင်နေတာပဲ။ B: _________________။
Washing the face is a common suggestion for sleepiness.
Associez chaque element a gauche avec son pair a droite :
These are common compound nouns related to the phrase.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
5 questionsNo, for hands you must use 'let say' (လက်ဆေး). 'Thit' is exclusively for the face.
It is neutral. You can use it with your boss or your best friend.
It is 'Myat hna thit say' (မျက်နှာသစ်ဆေး).
Use the 'nay tal' marker: 'Myat hna thit nay tal'.
Usually, no. In Burmese, the context makes it clear you are washing your own face.
Expressions liées
ရေချိုးတယ်
similarTo take a bath
လက်ဆေးတယ်
similarTo wash hands
ခေါင်းလျှော်တယ်
similarTo wash hair
သနပ်ခါးလိမ်းတယ်
builds onTo apply Thanaka
သွားတိုက်တယ်
similarTo brush teeth
