뜻
Something of no value or no cost.
문화적 배경
The concept of 'A-la-ka' is tied to 'Dana' (charity). During the Water Festival, people set up 'Satuditha' stalls where food is 'A-la-ka'. It's considered a blessing to give and receive. In business, avoid 'A-la-ka' for 'free.' Use 'A-hka-mae' (အခမဲ့). 'A-la-ka' can imply the service is of low quality or 'cheap.' On Burmese Facebook, 'A-la-ka-pal' is a common way to call out 'fake news' or 'clickbait.' It's the equivalent of saying 'This is trash/nonsense.' Calling a person 'A-la-ka' is a severe insult. It suggests they have no moral value or contribution to society.
The 'Free' Smile
When someone says 'A-la-ka-pal' to you in a market, it's a sign of friendliness. Acknowledge it with a big smile!
The 'Worthless' Trap
Don't use this for people's efforts if you want to stay friends. It sounds very dismissive.
뜻
Something of no value or no cost.
The 'Free' Smile
When someone says 'A-la-ka-pal' to you in a market, it's a sign of friendliness. Acknowledge it with a big smile!
The 'Worthless' Trap
Don't use this for people's efforts if you want to stay friends. It sounds very dismissive.
Add 'Thet-thet'
If you are really annoyed that your time was wasted, say 'A-la-ka thet-thet pal!' for maximum impact.
Complimentary Soup
In Myanmar, the soup (Hingyo) is almost always 'A-la-ka-pal' in rice shops. Don't try to pay for it!
셀프 테스트
Choose the correct meaning for: 'ဒီဖုန်းက အလကားပဲ။'
Context: You are trying to turn on a phone that has been in water.
In the context of a water-damaged phone, 'A-la-ka-pal' means it is useless.
Fill in the blank to say 'The soup is free.'
ဟင်းရည်က ______ ပဲ။
A-la-ka is the word for free.
Match the phrase to the situation.
Situation: You spent 3 hours explaining a plan, but no one listened.
This expresses that your effort was in vain.
Complete the dialogue.
A: ဒီစာအုပ်က ဘယ်လောက်လဲ။ (How much is this book?) B: _________။ ယူသွားပါ။ (It's free. Take it.)
The instruction 'Take it' implies it is free.
🎉 점수: /4
시각 학습 자료
Free vs. Cheap vs. Available
연습 문제 은행
4 연습 문제Context: You are trying to turn on a phone that has been in water.
In the context of a water-damaged phone, 'A-la-ka-pal' means it is useless.
ဟင်းရည်က ______ ပဲ။
A-la-ka is the word for free.
Situation: You spent 3 hours explaining a plan, but no one listened.
This expresses that your effort was in vain.
A: ဒီစာအုပ်က ဘယ်လောက်လဲ။ (How much is this book?) B: _________။ ယူသွားပါ။ (It's free. Take it.)
The instruction 'Take it' implies it is free.
🎉 점수: /4
자주 묻는 질문
10 질문It depends. For objects or prices, it's neutral. For people or their work, it's very rude.
No! That means 'I'm a worthless person.' Use 'Arr-nay-tal' for your schedule.
The 'pal' adds emphasis. 'A-la-ka' is the adjective; 'A-la-ka-pal' is the full statement 'It is free/useless.'
Say 'Pite-san pay-ya-tal' (Must pay money) or 'A-hka-mae ma-hote-bu'.
Rarely. In formal writing, use 'A-hka-mae' for free and 'A-thone-ma-win' for useless.
Yes, to mean it's free or that it tastes like nothing/is bad.
It means 'purely for nothing' or 'completely in vain.'
Youth might say 'A-shwee' for nonsense, but 'A-la-ka' is used by everyone.
Indirectly, it relates to the concept of things having no permanent essence, but in daily life, it's just practical.
No, for a discount use 'Zay-shawt' (Reduce price).
관련 표현
အခမဲ့
synonymFree of charge (Formal)
အလဟဿ
synonymWastefully / In vain
အသုံးမကျဘူး
similarUseless
တန်တယ်
contrastWorth it / A bargain
အလကားသက်သက်
specialized formPurely for nothing
