뜻
The act of drinking chilled water.
문화적 배경
Offering water is the first act of hospitality. Even the poorest home will have a 'Yay-O' (clay pot) to offer a cup of cool water to a stranger. Some Burmese elders believe drinking very cold water while the body is 'hot' (after exercise or sun exposure) can cause a shock to the system or 'A-Kyaw-Tet' (muscle tension). Providing water to others is considered a 'Kutho' (merit) that leads to a peaceful life. This is why public water stands are so common. In cities like Yangon, 'Yay-Aye' now usually refers to bottled purified water from a refrigerator, replacing the traditional clay pot in middle-class homes.
The 'Par' Rule
Always add 'par' (ရေအေးသောက်ပါတယ်) when speaking to elders or strangers to sound polite.
Ice Safety
In rural areas, 'Yay-Khae' (ice) might not be made from purified water. Stick to 'Yay-Aye' (chilled bottled water) if you have a sensitive stomach.
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The act of drinking chilled water.
The 'Par' Rule
Always add 'par' (ရေအေးသောက်ပါတယ်) when speaking to elders or strangers to sound polite.
Ice Safety
In rural areas, 'Yay-Khae' (ice) might not be made from purified water. Stick to 'Yay-Aye' (chilled bottled water) if you have a sensitive stomach.
Quenching Thirst
If you are very thirsty, say 'ရေအရမ်းငတ်လို့ ရေအေးသောက်ချင်တယ်' (I'm very thirsty, I want to drink cold water).
Free Water
Don't be afraid to drink from the clay pots (Yay-Chan-Zin) on the street; it is a gift to you!
셀프 테스트
Fill in the missing verb to say 'I drink cold water'.
ကျွန်တော် ရေအေး ___________ တယ်။
The verb 'thauk' (သောက်) is used for liquids like water.
Which sentence means 'I want to drink cold water'?
Choose the correct translation:
Adding 'chin' (ချင်) to the verb expresses desire.
Match the Burmese phrase with its English meaning.
Match the following:
These cover future, past, imperative, and interrogative forms.
Complete the dialogue between a host and a guest.
Host: နေပူတယ်၊ ရေအေးသောက်မလား? Guest: ဟုတ်ကဲ့၊ ___________။
'Thauk par mal' is a polite way to accept an offer for the immediate future.
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시각 학습 자료
Drink vs Eat in Burmese
연습 문제 은행
4 연습 문제ကျွန်တော် ရေအေး ___________ တယ်။
The verb 'thauk' (သောက်) is used for liquids like water.
Choose the correct translation:
Adding 'chin' (ချင်) to the verb expresses desire.
왼쪽의 각 항목을 오른쪽의 짝과 연결하세요:
These cover future, past, imperative, and interrogative forms.
Host: နေပူတယ်၊ ရေအေးသောက်မလား? Guest: ဟုတ်ကဲ့၊ ___________။
'Thauk par mal' is a polite way to accept an offer for the immediate future.
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자주 묻는 질문
10 질문No, it just means 'cold' or 'cool'. It could be room temperature from a clay pot or chilled from a fridge.
It's not rude, but it's better to accept it and take a small sip to show appreciation for the host's hospitality.
No, for soda use 'A-aye' (အအေး). 'Yay' specifically means water.
Say 'ရေသန့်ဗူး အေးအေးလေး တစ်ဗူးပေးပါ။' (Please give me one chilled purified water bottle.)
It's a traditional belief related to balancing body heat. Many believe it causes coughs or muscle aches.
'Thauk tal' is 'I drink' (present/habit), 'thauk mal' is 'I will drink' (future).
The phrase itself is neutral. The formality comes from the sentence ending (e.g., adding 'par').
No, that would be 'ရေအေးချိုးတယ်' (Yay aye cho tal).
Ask for 'Yay-Yoe-Yoe' (Regular water).
Yes, Burmese people 'drink' soup (Hin-Cho thauk tal).
관련 표현
ရေနွေးသောက်တယ်
contrastDrinking hot water
ရေခဲရေသောက်တယ်
specialized formDrinking iced water
ရေငတ်ပြေတယ်
builds onThirst is quenched
အအေးသောက်တယ်
similarDrinking a cold soft drink
