Signification
Emphasizing the high value of time.
Contexte culturel
Gold is often used as a metaphor for anything of high quality or truth. For example, 'ရွှေစကား' (Gold words) means words of wisdom. The value of time is linked to the rarity of being born as a human. Time should be used for spiritual progress. This proverb is one of the first things children learn to write in Burmese calligraphy classes. While 'rubber time' (being late) is common in social settings, in modern Yangon business, using this phrase signals a Western-style punctuality.
Use for Emphasis
Use this phrase when you want to sound wise or serious about a deadline.
Avoid in Slang
Don't use the formal 'သည်' version when texting close friends; it sounds too stiff.
Signification
Emphasizing the high value of time.
Use for Emphasis
Use this phrase when you want to sound wise or serious about a deadline.
Avoid in Slang
Don't use the formal 'သည်' version when texting close friends; it sounds too stiff.
The 'Gold' Connection
Remember that 'Shwe' (Gold) is a common prefix for many beautiful things in Myanmar, like 'Shwedagon Pagoda'.
Teste-toi
Fill in the missing word for the proverb 'Time is Gold'.
အချိန်သည် _______။
The correct word is 'ရွှေ' (Shwe), which means gold.
Which of the following is the formal version of the proverb?
Select the formal version:
The use of 'သည်' makes it the formal, canonical form.
In which situation would you MOST likely hear 'အချိန်သည် ရွှေ'?
Match the situation:
Teachers frequently use this proverb to encourage students to study.
Complete the dialogue between a boss and an employee.
Boss: 'မြန်မြန်လုပ်ပါ၊ _______။' Employee: 'ဟုတ်ကဲ့ပါ၊ အမြန်ဆုံး ပြီးအောင် လုပ်ပါ့မယ်။'
The boss is urging the employee to hurry, so 'Time is gold' is the appropriate proverb.
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Aides visuelles
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesအချိန်သည် _______။
The correct word is 'ရွှေ' (Shwe), which means gold.
Select the formal version:
The use of 'သည်' makes it the formal, canonical form.
Match the situation:
Teachers frequently use this proverb to encourage students to study.
Boss: 'မြန်မြန်လုပ်ပါ၊ _______။' Employee: 'ဟုတ်ကဲ့ပါ၊ အမြန်ဆုံး ပြီးအောင် လုပ်ပါ့မယ်။'
The boss is urging the employee to hurry, so 'Time is gold' is the appropriate proverb.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
10 questionsYes, the meaning is identical, but the metaphor uses gold because of its cultural significance in Myanmar.
Yes, it is very appropriate for formal or professional emails, especially when discussing schedules.
'သည်' is the literary marker for 'is'. Proverbs almost always use literary markers to sound timeless.
It can be if they are already stressed. Use the informal 'အချိန်က ရွှေပဲ' to make it sound less like a lecture.
You would say 'အချိန်သည် ရွှေမဟုတ်ပါ' (A-chain the' shwe ma-hote-ba).
Usually 'ဟုတ်ကဲ့ပါ' (Yes/I agree) or 'မှန်ပါတယ်' (That's true).
Yes, many Burmese pop and hip-hop songs use it to talk about working hard and achieving success.
No, that doesn't make sense. The value flows from gold to time, not the other way around.
Not really, but in speech, 'အချိန်က ရွှေ' is the shortest it gets.
Yes, though often ironically or when they are being serious about their careers.
Expressions liées
အချိန်ကို အကျိုးရှိရှိ သုံးပါ
similarUse time beneficially.
အချိန်သည် လူကို မစောင့်
similarTime waits for no man.
အချိန်ဆွဲသည်
contrastTo stall or drag out time.
ရွှေထက်တန်ဖိုးရှိသော အချိန်
builds onTime that is more valuable than gold.
