मतलब
Telling someone to stop talking (rude).
सांस्कृतिक पृष्ठभूमि
Burmese people value 'soft' speech. Using 'Pasat Peik' is a sign that the speaker has lost their 'cool' (စိတ်ရှည်မှု). Among young people in Yangon, 'Pasat Peik' is used more loosely as a joke, similar to 'Shut up!' in English when someone says something unbelievable. Teachers almost never use this phrase. They prefer 'Nyein-nyein-nay' (Stay quiet) to maintain a role-model status. In Burmese 'Anyeint' (traditional comedy), performers use this phrase for slapstick effect, often getting a laugh because it's so blunt.
The 'Elder' Rule
Never say this to anyone older than you. It's one of the fastest ways to be labeled as 'uneducated' in Myanmar.
The Sarcastic 'Par'
Adding 'ပါ' (par) to 'ပါးစပ်ပိတ်' makes it sound incredibly sarcastic and often more annoying than the rude version.
मतलब
Telling someone to stop talking (rude).
The 'Elder' Rule
Never say this to anyone older than you. It's one of the fastest ways to be labeled as 'uneducated' in Myanmar.
The Sarcastic 'Par'
Adding 'ပါ' (par) to 'ပါးစပ်ပိတ်' makes it sound incredibly sarcastic and often more annoying than the rude version.
Body Language
Often accompanied by a 'shushing' finger or a dismissive hand wave.
Listen for 'San'
If you hear 'Pasat peik san!', the person is very close to losing their temper.
खुद को परखो
Which particle makes 'ပါးစပ်ပိတ်' more aggressive?
ပါးစပ်ပိတ်____!
'စမ်း' is an imperative particle that adds force and aggression.
Match the phrase to the person you can say it to.
Who can you say 'ပါးစပ်ပိတ်စမ်း!' to?
It is only appropriate (though still rude) with people of lower or equal status in informal conflicts.
Complete the sentence to say 'Keep your mouth shut'.
ပါးစပ်ပိတ်____။
'ထား' indicates a continuous state, meaning 'keep it closed'.
Complete the dialogue between two angry friends.
A: မင်းက အမြဲတမ်း အမှားလုပ်တယ်။ B: ______! မင်း ဘာမှမသိဘဲနဲ့။
In an argument, 'Shut up!' is the most likely response to an accusation.
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विज़ुअल लर्निंग टूल्स
When to use 'Pasat Peik'
Safe
- • Siblings
- • Best friends
- • Pets
Danger
- • Teachers
- • Bosses
- • Elders
अभ्यास बैंक
4 अभ्यासပါးစပ်ပိတ်____!
'စမ်း' is an imperative particle that adds force and aggression.
Who can you say 'ပါးစပ်ပိတ်စမ်း!' to?
It is only appropriate (though still rude) with people of lower or equal status in informal conflicts.
ပါးစပ်ပိတ်____။
'ထား' indicates a continuous state, meaning 'keep it closed'.
A: မင်းက အမြဲတမ်း အမှားလုပ်တယ်။ B: ______! မင်း ဘာမှမသိဘဲနဲ့။
In an argument, 'Shut up!' is the most likely response to an accusation.
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अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले सवाल
10 सवालNo, it's closer to 'Shut the hell up'. It's rude but not a profanity.
Yes, many people use it with pets when they bark too much!
Use 'တိတ်တိတ်နေပေးပါ' (Teit-teit-nay-pay-par).
Almost never. It would be considered extremely unprofessional.
Yes, it literally means 'close your mouth', like at the dentist.
'San' is an imperative particle that makes the command more forceful.
Yes, but only very close friends in a joking way.
Usually, it's best to stop talking and de-escalate the situation.
'Pasat Peik' is more aggressive; 'Sagar ma pyaw ne' is a direct instruction.
Yes, very common in drama and action scenes.
संबंधित मुहावरे
စကားမပြောနဲ့
similarDon't talk
တိတ်တိတ်နေ
contrastStay quiet
အသံတိတ်
specialized formMute / Silent
ပါးစပ်ပိတ်ထား
builds onKeep your mouth shut
အာပိတ်
slangShut it
