뜻
Feeling wonder or shock.
문화적 배경
Expressing surprise is a way to show 'Sone-met' (attention) to the speaker. Silence can be misinterpreted as boredom. Younger people use 'Wow' (ဝါး) alongside 'An-aw-tal' due to English influence. The word 'An-aw' is often used in religious texts to describe the 'Thardhu' (well-done) moments of enlightenment. Surprise is often expressed with a click of the tongue or a specific 'A-malyo' (Oh my mother!) exclamation.
The 'Naw' Trick
Add 'နော်' (naw) at the end to sound more friendly and involve the listener in your surprise.
Don't Overuse
If you say 'An-aw-tal' to everything, it can lose its meaning and sound insincere.
뜻
Feeling wonder or shock.
The 'Naw' Trick
Add 'နော်' (naw) at the end to sound more friendly and involve the listener in your surprise.
Don't Overuse
If you say 'An-aw-tal' to everything, it can lose its meaning and sound insincere.
Gendered Exclamations
Women often start with 'Heh...' and men with 'Har...' before saying 'An-aw-tal'.
셀프 테스트
Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'surprise'.
ကျွန်တော် ဒီသတင်းကို ကြားတော့ အရမ်း ______ တယ်။
The sentence means 'I am very surprised to hear this news.'
Which phrase means 'It is amazing'?
Choose the best option:
'An-aw-fo-kaung-tal' is used to describe an object or place as amazing.
Complete the dialogue.
A: သူ စာမေးပွဲ ကျသွားပြီ။ B: ဟာ... ______။
If someone fails an exam unexpectedly, 'An-aw-tal-naw' is the natural reaction.
Match the phrase to the situation.
Situation: You see a 5-story tall Buddha statue for the first time.
This means 'It's so wonderful/surprising!'
🎉 점수: /4
시각 학습 자료
Surprise vs. Fear
연습 문제 은행
4 연습 문제ကျွန်တော် ဒီသတင်းကို ကြားတော့ အရမ်း ______ တယ်။
The sentence means 'I am very surprised to hear this news.'
Choose the best option:
'An-aw-fo-kaung-tal' is used to describe an object or place as amazing.
A: သူ စာမေးပွဲ ကျသွားပြီ။ B: ဟာ... ______။
If someone fails an exam unexpectedly, 'An-aw-tal-naw' is the natural reaction.
Situation: You see a 5-story tall Buddha statue for the first time.
This means 'It's so wonderful/surprising!'
🎉 점수: /4
자주 묻는 질문
14 질문Yes, it is neutral. You can be surprised by a bad exam result or a beautiful gift.
Yes, but add 'par-tal' to make it 'An-aw-par-tal' for politeness.
'An-aw-tal' is the state of being surprised. 'An-aw-thwar-tal' emphasizes the moment you *became* surprised.
Young people often just say 'An-aw-laik-tar!' with a lot of energy.
Say 'Ma-an-aw-bu' (မအံ့ဩဘူး).
It's better to use 'Sa-lo-kaung-tal' (Good to eat), but you can say 'An-aw-fo-kaung-tal' if the flavor is truly unique.
Yes, it is the closest verbal equivalent to 'Wow' in Burmese.
No, it is a clear nasal sound, like 'un'.
Yes, it's very common in Viber or Facebook Messenger.
It is neutral and can be used in almost any setting.
Use 'An-aw-tone-hloke-tal' (Shocked and shaken) for more serious events.
The roots have historical connections to Pali concepts of wonder.
Yes, it's a great way to encourage them when they show you something.
Open your mouth wide like you're at the dentist and say 'aw'.
관련 표현
ထူးဆန်းတယ်
similarIt's strange/unusual
အံ့ဩစရာပဲ
builds onIt's a surprise!
လန့်သွားတယ်
contrastI was startled
အံ့မခန်း
specialized formBeyond wonder
ရင်သပ်ရှုမော
similarBreathtaking
မယုံနိုင်စရာ
similarUnbelievable
