Signification
Requesting less chili in food.
Contexte culturel
Spiciness is often balanced with 'ngapi' (fish paste). Reducing spice might make the fishy flavor more prominent. Shan food uses 'makhwen' (Sichuan-style peppercorns) which are numbing rather than just hot. 'A-sat hlyawt' might refer to these too. Rakhine cuisine is the spiciest in Myanmar. 'A-sat hlyawt' here might still be very spicy for a beginner! Younger generations in Yangon and Mandalay are more used to 'K-food' and 'Mala', which have their own spice scales.
The 'Nee Nee' trick
Add 'nee nee' (a little) to sound more natural: 'A-sat nee nee hlyawt par'.
Pre-cooked food
Remember this doesn't work for curries already in the pot!
Signification
Requesting less chili in food.
The 'Nee Nee' trick
Add 'nee nee' (a little) to sound more natural: 'A-sat nee nee hlyawt par'.
Pre-cooked food
Remember this doesn't work for curries already in the pot!
Smile while asking
In Myanmar, a smile goes a long way when asking for a special favor in the kitchen.
Teste-toi
Fill in the missing word to make the request polite.
အစပ်လျှော့___။
'ပါ' (par) is the polite particle required for requests.
Which phrase means 'Don't put any chili at all'?
Select the correct option:
'A-sat ma par say nae' means 'Don't let spice be included.'
Complete the dialogue at a restaurant.
Waiter: ဘာမှာမလဲခင်ဗျာ။ Customer: ခေါက်ဆွဲကြော်တစ်ပွဲ။ ______။
When ordering food, it's the right time to specify spice levels.
Match the phrase to the situation.
You are at a friend's house and they are about to add a lot of chili to your plate.
This is the polite way to ask them to stop or reduce the amount.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesအစပ်လျှော့___။
'ပါ' (par) is the polite particle required for requests.
Select the correct option:
'A-sat ma par say nae' means 'Don't let spice be included.'
Waiter: ဘာမှာမလဲခင်ဗျာ။ Customer: ခေါက်ဆွဲကြော်တစ်ပွဲ။ ______။
When ordering food, it's the right time to specify spice levels.
You are at a friend's house and they are about to add a lot of chili to your plate.
This is the polite way to ask them to stop or reduce the amount.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
5 questionsNot at all! It's very common, even among locals who have stomach issues or personal preferences.
Yes! Just change 'A-sat' to 'A-cho' (sweetness): 'A-cho hlyawt par'.
You can't use 'hlyawt' then. You should say 'Taw taw sat tal' (It's very spicy) and maybe ask for more rice.
No, it means 'reduce'. To remove entirely, use 'ma htae nae' (don't put).
Say 'Nga-yoke-thee ma htae nae par'.
Expressions liées
အစပ်မပါဘူး
similarIt's not spicy.
အစပ်ကြိုက်တယ်
contrastI like spicy food.
အချိုလျှော့ပါ
builds onPlease reduce the sugar/sweetness.
အစပ်တည့်တယ်
specialized formI can handle spice well.
