मतलब
Showing curiosity or attention toward something.
सांस्कृतिक पृष्ठभूमि
Expressing interest in someone's family or health is a key social lubricant. Using 'Seik-win-sar' to ask about someone's life shows you are a 'good' person who cares about social bonds. In business, saying 'I'm interested' is often a polite way to keep a door open without committing. It's less 'binding' than in Western cultures. On Facebook, 'Interested' is a specific button for events. Burmese users often transliterate it or use 'Seik-win-sar' to signal they will attend a protest, concert, or talk. When discussing Dhamma (Buddhist teachings), 'Seik-par-win-sar' is preferred over 'Seik-win-sar' to show a deeper, spiritual commitment rather than just intellectual curiosity.
The 'Ko' Rule
Always remember to put 'ko' after the thing you like. It's the most common mistake for beginners.
Don't be 'Interesting'
If you say 'Kyun-taw seik-win-sar-sa-yar-pal,' you are telling people you are an interesting person (arrogant!), not that you are interested in them.
मतलब
Showing curiosity or attention toward something.
The 'Ko' Rule
Always remember to put 'ko' after the thing you like. It's the most common mistake for beginners.
Don't be 'Interesting'
If you say 'Kyun-taw seik-win-sar-sa-yar-pal,' you are telling people you are an interesting person (arrogant!), not that you are interested in them.
Politeness Matters
Always add 'par' (ပါတယ်) when talking to elders or teachers to show respect.
Social Media
If you see something cool on a Burmese friend's wall, just comment 'စိတ်ဝင်စားစရာပဲ!' (How interesting!) to show support.
खुद को परखो
Fill in the blank with the correct particle.
ကျွန်တော် မြန်မာစာ ___ စိတ်ဝင်စားတယ်။
The object marker 'ko' (ကို) is used to indicate what you are interested in.
Which sentence means 'This book is interesting'?
Choose the correct translation:
-sa-yar is the suffix used to turn the verb into an adjective meaning 'interesting'.
Complete the dialogue.
A: ခင်ဗျား ဘာဝါသနာပါသလဲ? B: ကျွန်တော် သီချင်းဆိုတာကို ___________။
The speaker is expressing their own interest in a hobby.
Match the phrase to the situation: 'I'm not interested.'
How do you say 'I'm not interested' to a pushy salesperson?
The 'ma...bu' construction is used for negation.
🎉 स्कोर: /4
विज़ुअल लर्निंग टूल्स
Interested vs Interesting
अभ्यास बैंक
4 अभ्यासကျွန်တော် မြန်မာစာ ___ စိတ်ဝင်စားတယ်။
The object marker 'ko' (ကို) is used to indicate what you are interested in.
Choose the correct translation:
-sa-yar is the suffix used to turn the verb into an adjective meaning 'interesting'.
A: ခင်ဗျား ဘာဝါသနာပါသလဲ? B: ကျွန်တော် သီချင်းဆိုတာကို ___________။
The speaker is expressing their own interest in a hobby.
How do you say 'I'm not interested' to a pushy salesperson?
The 'ma...bu' construction is used for negation.
🎉 स्कोर: /4
अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले सवाल
12 सवालAdd 'asane' (အရမ်း) before the verb: 'Kyun-taw ayan seik-win-sar-te.'
Yes, it's the standard way to say you have a crush or find someone intriguing.
'Wa-tha-na-par' is for long-term hobbies/talents, while 'Seik-win-sar' is for general curiosity.
It's neutral. It becomes formal with 'par-te' and informal without it.
Say 'Seik-win-sar-tha-lar?' (စိတ်ဝင်စားသလား?)
It means 'mind' or 'spirit.'
Only if you are interested in the *concept* or *history* of the food, not if you just want to eat it.
Use 'ma...dor-bu': 'Seik-ma-win-sar-dor-bu.'
Young people might say 'Seik-win-sar-fay' (playful/cute version).
It's a metaphor for the mind 'consuming' an experience or information.
Add 'mu' (မှု) to get 'Seik-win-sar-mu.'
Yes, 'Kyun-taw-doe kumpani-ga seik-win-sar-par-te' is very professional.
संबंधित मुहावरे
ဝါသနာပါ
similarTo have a hobby/talent
သဘောကျ
similarTo like/admire
စိတ်ဝင်စားစရာ
builds onInteresting
စိတ်ပျက်
contrastTo be disappointed/bored
အာရုံစိုက်
similarTo focus/pay attention
