Signification
Preparing food.
Contexte culturel
Cooking is often a communal activity during festivals (Ah-lu). Large vats of food are prepared by neighbors working together. The 'Hsi-pyan' (oil-returning) method is the gold standard of Burmese cooking. It means cooking until the water evaporates and only the flavored oil remains. Offering 'Soon' (cooked food) to monks in the morning is a daily ritual for many. This food must be prepared with great care and cleanliness. The eldest daughter in a traditional family is often expected to learn ချက်ပြုတ် early to help the mother.
The 'Rice' Rule
If you only remember one part, remember 'hkyet'. It's the most versatile part of the compound.
Don't 'Cook' Tea
Never use ချက်ပြုတ် for tea. Burmese people are very proud of their tea culture, and using the wrong verb sounds very strange.
Signification
Preparing food.
The 'Rice' Rule
If you only remember one part, remember 'hkyet'. It's the most versatile part of the compound.
Don't 'Cook' Tea
Never use ချက်ပြုတ် for tea. Burmese people are very proud of their tea culture, and using the wrong verb sounds very strange.
Nominalizing
Add 'ခြင်း' (hkyinn) to make it a noun. 'ချက်ပြုတ်ခြင်း' is the perfect title for a food blog or a recipe book.
Teste-toi
Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'cook'.
ကျွန်တော် နေ့တိုင်း ထမင်း ___________။
Daily meal preparation uses 'ချက်ပြုတ်တယ်'. 'ဖျော်တယ်' is for drinks and 'သုပ်တယ်' is for salads.
Which sentence is correct for 'I am cooking'?
Choose the correct sentence:
'-nay tal' is the continuous marker for 'am ...ing'.
Match the Burmese word to its English meaning.
Match the following:
These are the four main verbs for food and drink preparation in Burmese.
Complete the dialogue.
A: မင်း ချက်ပြုတ်တတ်သလား? B: ___________။
The question asks if you 'know how to' (tat), so the answer should also use 'tat'.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesကျွန်တော် နေ့တိုင်း ထမင်း ___________။
Daily meal preparation uses 'ချက်ပြုတ်တယ်'. 'ဖျော်တယ်' is for drinks and 'သုပ်တယ်' is for salads.
Choose the correct sentence:
'-nay tal' is the continuous marker for 'am ...ing'.
Associez chaque element a gauche avec son pair a droite :
These are the four main verbs for food and drink preparation in Burmese.
A: မင်း ချက်ပြုတ်တတ်သလား? B: ___________။
The question asks if you 'know how to' (tat), so the answer should also use 'tat'.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
4 questionsIt's slightly formal but perfectly fine. If you want to sound more casual, just use 'ချက်' (hkyet).
Technically yes, but 'ကိတ်မုန့်ဖုတ်တယ်' (baking cake) is more specific and common.
ချက်ပြုတ် is the general activity. ဟင်းချက် specifically means 'cooking curry'.
Yes, in a sentence you usually need a tense marker like 'တယ်' (present) or 'မယ်' (future).
Expressions liées
ဟင်းချက်
similarTo cook curry
ထမင်းချက်
similarTo cook rice
ချက်စား
specialized formTo cook and eat (at home)
ကြော်လှော်
similarTo fry and roast
