Signification
Holding or carrying a bag.
Contexte culturel
Offering to carry a bag for an elder is a sign of 'Limm-mar' (politeness/good upbringing). It is common for young people to take bags from their parents or grandparents as soon as they see them. When guests arrive, hosts often insist on carrying their luggage into the house. This is part of the 'warm welcome' culture. At pagodas, people carry 'offering bags'. These are often held with both hands or carried very carefully to show respect to the Buddha. In traditional markets, 'eit swel' is a constant activity. You might even see professional 'eit swel' helpers in some very large wholesale markets.
The 'Pay' Rule
Always add 'pay' (ပေး) when carrying a bag for someone else. It marks you as a polite and helpful person.
Avoid 'Hnaik'
Never use 'hnaik' unless you are talking about a crime. It's a common and embarrassing slip-up.
Signification
Holding or carrying a bag.
The 'Pay' Rule
Always add 'pay' (ပေး) when carrying a bag for someone else. It marks you as a polite and helpful person.
Avoid 'Hnaik'
Never use 'hnaik' unless you are talking about a crime. It's a common and embarrassing slip-up.
Ar-nar-de
If someone offers to carry your bag, it's polite to refuse once, then accept with a big 'thank you' if they insist.
Teste-toi
Fill in the blank with the correct verb for carrying a handbag.
သူ ဈေးကနေ အိတ်အများကြီး _______ လာတယ်။
For market bags (ဈေးအိတ်), the correct verb is 'ဆွဲ' (swel).
Which sentence is the most polite way to offer help to an elder?
Choose the best option:
Adding 'pay-par-say' and the title 'Abwar' (Grandmother) makes it very polite.
Match the bag type to the correct verb.
1. ကျောပိုးအိတ် (Backpack), 2. လက်ဆွဲအိတ် (Handbag)
Backpacks are 'lwal' (on shoulder), handbags are 'swel' (by hand).
🎉 Score : /3
Aides visuelles
Verbs for Carrying
Hand (ဆွဲ)
- • Handbags
- • Grocery bags
- • Suitcases
Shoulder (လွယ်)
- • Backpacks
- • Messenger bags
- • Sling bags
Banque d exercices
3 exercicesသူ ဈေးကနေ အိတ်အများကြီး _______ လာတယ်။
For market bags (ဈေးအိတ်), the correct verb is 'ဆွဲ' (swel).
Choose the best option:
Adding 'pay-par-say' and the title 'Abwar' (Grandmother) makes it very polite.
1. ကျောပိုးအိတ် (Backpack), 2. လက်ဆွဲအိတ် (Handbag)
Backpacks are 'lwal' (on shoulder), handbags are 'swel' (by hand).
🎉 Score : /3
Questions fréquentes
4 questionsYes, if it's a hand-carry suitcase. If it has wheels, you can still use 'swel' (to pull).
'Ma' is just the act of lifting. 'Swel' is the act of carrying it while moving.
It is neutral. It's used by everyone from street vendors to CEOs.
You say 'အိတ်အလေးကြီး ဆွဲထားတယ်' (Eit a-lay-gyi swel htar tal).
Expressions liées
အိတ်လွယ်
similarTo carry a bag on the shoulder
အိတ်သယ်
specialized formTo transport bags
လက်ဆွဲအိတ်
builds onHandbag / Suitcase
အိတ်နှိုက်
contrastPickpocket
