Signification
Being fast at physical tasks.
Contexte culturel
In Myanmar culture, 'let swet' is often associated with the ideal housewife or a reliable worker. It's a trait that parents often praise in their children. Traditional artisans like lacquerware makers or gold-leaf beaters are judged by their 'let swet'—the ability to maintain rhythm and speed for hours. Street food culture in Yangon relies on 'let swet' vendors. Watching a 'Mohinga' server or a 'Let Thoke' (salad) maker is a performance of speed. Some believe that a person who is too 'let swet' with money (spending it quickly) will have trouble saving, though this is a less common usage.
Complimenting Workers
Use this phrase to build rapport with street food vendors or artisans. They will appreciate that you recognize their skill.
Context Matters
Avoid using this phrase if someone just dropped something or made a mistake, as it might sound sarcastic.
Signification
Being fast at physical tasks.
Complimenting Workers
Use this phrase to build rapport with street food vendors or artisans. They will appreciate that you recognize their skill.
Context Matters
Avoid using this phrase if someone just dropped something or made a mistake, as it might sound sarcastic.
Adverbial Doubling
Double the word 'swet' to 'swet-swet' to encourage someone: 'Let swet-swet lote!' (Work faster!).
Teste-toi
Fill in the blank with the correct phrase.
အမေက ဟင်းချက်ရင် သိပ်_______တာပဲ။
Cooking is a hand-based task, so 'let swet' is the correct choice.
Which situation is appropriate for 'လက်သွက်တယ်'?
Which of these people is 'let swet'?
Typing is a manual task involving hand speed.
Match the phrase to the context.
Match 'လက်သွက်တယ်' with its likely meaning in this context: 'ဈေးထဲမှာ အိတ်နှိုက်တွေကို သတိထားပါ၊ သူတို့က...'
In the context of pickpockets (အိတ်နှိုက်), it means stealing.
Complete the dialogue.
A: ဒီပန်းကန်တွေကို ခဏလေးနဲ့ ဆေးပြီးသွားတာလား။ B: ဟုတ်တယ်၊ ကျွန်တော်က _______ လေ။
The speaker is explaining why they finished washing dishes so fast.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesအမေက ဟင်းချက်ရင် သိပ်_______တာပဲ။
Cooking is a hand-based task, so 'let swet' is the correct choice.
Which of these people is 'let swet'?
Typing is a manual task involving hand speed.
Match 'လက်သွက်တယ်' with its likely meaning in this context: 'ဈေးထဲမှာ အိတ်နှိုက်တွေကို သတိထားပါ၊ သူတို့က...'
In the context of pickpockets (အိတ်နှိုက်), it means stealing.
A: ဒီပန်းကန်တွေကို ခဏလေးနဲ့ ဆေးပြီးသွားတာလား။ B: ဟုတ်တယ်၊ ကျွန်တော်က _______ လေ။
The speaker is explaining why they finished washing dishes so fast.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
10 questionsYes, in 90% of cases, it is a high compliment for efficiency and skill.
No, use 'myan tal' for machines. 'Let swet' is only for humans.
'Let swet' sounds more idiomatic and skilled, while 'let myan' is more literal and basic.
Only if you are talking about a thief. Context is key.
You say 'Kyun-taw let ma swet buu.'
Yes, it's very common to describe a skilled pianist's hand movements.
It's neutral. You can use it with friends or in a professional setting.
Yes, both for handwriting and typing.
Yes, 'let hnei tal' (slow-handed).
Yes, it's a great way to describe a surgeon's skill.
Expressions liées
နှုတ်သွက်တယ်
similarTo be quick-witted or talkative.
ခြေသွက်တယ်
similarTo be quick on one's feet / a frequent visitor.
လက်မြန်တယ်
synonymTo be fast with hands.
လက်နှေးတယ်
contrastTo be slow at manual tasks.
