Significado
Asking someone to have patience.
Contexto cultural
Patience is linked to the concept of 'Seik Aye' (Cool Mind). A person who is 'Seik Shay' is respected as being emotionally mature and spiritually advanced. In business, 'Seik shay ba' is used to manage delays without losing face. It is better to ask for patience than to admit a mistake directly. During meditation (Vipassana), teachers constantly remind students to be 'Seik shay' with their own wandering minds. On Facebook, 'Seik shay' is often used in comments when people are waiting for a celebrity to post or a shop to reply to messages.
The 'Pay' Trick
Add 'pay' (Seik shay pay ba) to sound 10x more polite and native-like when you are the one causing the delay.
Don't be 'Short'
Never say 'Seik to' to someone you don't know well; it's an insult to their character.
Significado
Asking someone to have patience.
The 'Pay' Trick
Add 'pay' (Seik shay pay ba) to sound 10x more polite and native-like when you are the one causing the delay.
Don't be 'Short'
Never say 'Seik to' to someone you don't know well; it's an insult to their character.
Smile while saying it
In Myanmar, this phrase is almost always accompanied by a gentle smile to show sincerity.
Teste-se
How do you say 'Please be patient' politely to a stranger?
Choose the correct form:
'Seik shay ba' is the polite request form. 'Seik to ba' would mean 'Please be angry!'
Complete the sentence: 'The road is blocked, so...'
လမ်းပိတ်နေလို့ _______။
When the road is blocked (traffic), you ask for patience (Seik shay ba).
Match the phrase to the situation.
You are a teacher and a student is struggling.
Teachers should teach 'with a patient mind' (Seik shay shay ne).
Complete the dialogue at the tea shop.
Customer: 'Where is my tea?' Waiter: 'Coming! _______.'
'Seik shay pay bar oon' is a very natural way for a waiter to ask for a little more time.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Recursos visuais
Banco de exercicios
4 exerciciosChoose the correct form:
'Seik shay ba' is the polite request form. 'Seik to ba' would mean 'Please be angry!'
လမ်းပိတ်နေလို့ _______။
When the road is blocked (traffic), you ask for patience (Seik shay ba).
You are a teacher and a student is struggling.
Teachers should teach 'with a patient mind' (Seik shay shay ne).
Customer: 'Where is my tea?' Waiter: 'Coming! _______.'
'Seik shay pay bar oon' is a very natural way for a waiter to ask for a little more time.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Perguntas frequentes
5 perguntasNo, it's neutral. For very close friends, you can just say 'Seik shay' or 'Seik shay sarr' (jokingly).
Not exactly. Use 'Khana saung ba' for the time, and 'Seik shay ba' for the attitude of waiting.
You can say 'Seik ma shay tot buu' (Mind not long anymore).
It can be. It's better to say 'Khana saung pay ba' (Please wait a moment for me) instead.
'စိတ်ရှည်သည်းခံပေးပါရန် မေတ္တာရပ်ခံအပ်ပါသည်။' (We kindly request your patience and forbearance.)
Frases relacionadas
သည်းခံပါ
synonymTo endure or tolerate.
ခဏစောင့်ပါ
similarWait a moment.
စိတ်အေးအေးထားပါ
builds onKeep a cool mind / Relax.
စိတ်တိုတယ်
contrastTo be angry / short-tempered.
စိတ်ရှည်လက်ရှည်
specialized formVery patiently and thoroughly.
