Signification
Often referring to being prone to stealing.
Contexte culturel
In Myanmar, calling someone 'Let Myan' is a serious character judgment. It's often linked to the concept of 'Hiri Ottappa' (shame and fear of sin). In traditional 'Zay' (markets), vendors have a sixth sense for 'Let Myan' individuals and will often signal each other with coughs or specific looks. Parents use this phrase to teach children about boundaries. It's considered a 'bad habit' (အကျင့်ဆိုး) that must be nipped in the bud. With the rise of mobile gaming in Myanmar, 'Let Myan' is being reclaimed by youth as a positive term for high 'APM' (actions per minute).
Don't use as a joke
Calling a friend 'Let Myan' can be taken very seriously unless you are extremely close.
Context is King
If you are at a computer shop, it's a compliment. If you are at a jewelry shop, it's an accusation.
Signification
Often referring to being prone to stealing.
Don't use as a joke
Calling a friend 'Let Myan' can be taken very seriously unless you are extremely close.
Context is King
If you are at a computer shop, it's a compliment. If you are at a jewelry shop, it's an accusation.
The 'Let Thwet' Alternative
Always default to 'Let Thwet' if you want to praise someone's speed to avoid offense.
Teste-toi
Which word is best to describe a skillful, fast cook?
ဟင်းချက်တဲ့နေရာမှာ သူက အရမ်း _______ တယ်။
'Let Thwet' is positive and used for skills. 'Let Myan' might imply they are stealing the ingredients!
Fill in the blank to warn your friend about a pickpocket.
ဒီလူကို သတိထားနော်၊ သူက _______ တယ်။
In the context of a warning, 'Let Myan' is the most appropriate idiom.
Match the phrase to the situation.
Situation: A person snatches a phone and runs away.
Snatching something quickly is the definition of 'Let Myan.'
Complete the dialogue.
A: ပိုက်ဆံအိတ် ပျောက်သွားပြီ။ B: ဟုတ်လား၊ ဒီနားမှာ _______ တွေ ပေါတယ်နော်။
When discussing lost items, 'Let Myan te thu' (fast-handed person) is the standard term.
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Aides visuelles
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesဟင်းချက်တဲ့နေရာမှာ သူက အရမ်း _______ တယ်။
'Let Thwet' is positive and used for skills. 'Let Myan' might imply they are stealing the ingredients!
ဒီလူကို သတိထားနော်၊ သူက _______ တယ်။
In the context of a warning, 'Let Myan' is the most appropriate idiom.
Situation: A person snatches a phone and runs away.
Snatching something quickly is the definition of 'Let Myan.'
A: ပိုက်ဆံအိတ် ပျောက်သွားပြီ။ B: ဟုတ်လား၊ ဒီနားမှာ _______ တွေ ပေါတယ်နော်။
When discussing lost items, 'Let Myan te thu' (fast-handed person) is the standard term.
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Questions fréquentes
4 questionsAbout 90% of the time, yes. It almost always implies stealing. Only in very specific contexts like gaming or typing is it neutral.
Yes, but 'Thu-kho' (သူခိုး) is the direct word for thief. 'Let Myan' describes their method or habit.
'Let Hnay' (လက်နှေး) which means slow-handed, or 'Yoe Thar' (ရိုးသား) which means honest.
သူက လက်အရမ်းမြန်တယ်။ (Thu ka let ayan myan tal.)
Expressions liées
လက်သွက်
similarQuick-handed (usually positive)
လက်ပါ
similarTo use physical force
လက်နှေး
contrastSlow-handed
လက်မြန်ခြေမြန်
builds onQuick to act (often impulsively)
