意思
Describing someone who doesn't talk much.
文化背景
Being 'Sagar Nee' is often linked to the concept of 'Indriya' (self-control). It is considered a virtuous trait in many traditional families. In Buddhist monasteries, silence is practiced as a form of meditation. Monks who are 'Sagar Nee' are highly respected for their focus. In cities like Yangon, the younger generation is becoming more expressive. 'Sagar Nee' can sometimes be seen as 'shy' (shoke-tal) rather than just 'quiet'. A 'Sagar Nee' colleague is often trusted with secrets or sensitive information because they aren't expected to gossip.
Polite Observation
If you don't know what to say about someone's personality, 'Sagar Nee Tal' is always a safe, polite bet.
Don't use for 'Mute'
Never use this to describe someone with a speech disability; it sounds like you are trivializing it.
意思
Describing someone who doesn't talk much.
Polite Observation
If you don't know what to say about someone's personality, 'Sagar Nee Tal' is always a safe, polite bet.
Don't use for 'Mute'
Never use this to describe someone with a speech disability; it sounds like you are trivializing it.
Use with 'Aye'
Pair it as 'စကားလည်းနည်းတယ်၊ အေးလည်းအေးဆေးတယ်' to give a very high compliment of character.
自我测试
Fill in the blank with the correct word to say 'He is quiet.'
သူက စကား_______တယ်။
'Nee' (နည်း) means few, making the phrase 'Sagar Nee' (quiet).
Which sentence is the most polite way to describe an introverted friend?
Which one is correct?
'Sagar Nee Tal' is the standard polite way to describe an introvert.
Complete the dialogue.
A: မင်းသူငယ်ချင်းက ဘာလို့ ဘာမှမပြောတာလဲ။ B: ဪ၊ သူက _________ လို့ပါ။
The context implies the friend isn't talking because they are naturally quiet.
Match the phrase to the personality.
Someone who listens a lot and speaks very little.
A person who speaks little is a 'Sagar Nee De Thu'.
🎉 得分： /4
视觉学习工具
Speech Volume Spectrum
练习题库
4 练习သူက စကား_______တယ်။
'Nee' (နည်း) means few, making the phrase 'Sagar Nee' (quiet).
Which one is correct?
'Sagar Nee Tal' is the standard polite way to describe an introvert.
A: မင်းသူငယ်ချင်းက ဘာလို့ ဘာမှမပြောတာလဲ။ B: ဪ၊ သူက _________ လို့ပါ။
The context implies the friend isn't talking because they are naturally quiet.
Someone who listens a lot and speaks very little.
A person who speaks little is a 'Sagar Nee De Thu'.
🎉 得分： /4
常见问题
10 个问题No, it is generally neutral and can even be a compliment in Burmese culture, implying the person is thoughtful.
Yes, it's very common to describe a well-behaved, quiet child this way.
The formal version is 'စကားနည်းသည်' (Sagar Nee Thee).
You can say 'ကျွန်တော် နည်းနည်း စကားနည်းတယ်။' (Kyann-taw nee-nee sagar nee tal).
Young people might say 'သူက အေးဆေးပဲ' (He's just chill/calm), which implies being quiet.
No, for a movie with little dialogue, you would say 'စကားပြောခန်း နည်းတယ်' (Dialogue scenes are few).
Often yes, but not always. Some people are 'Sagar Nee' because they are confident and don't feel the need to talk.
Ask 'သူက စကားနည်းသလား။' (Is he quiet?)
'Sagar Nee' is a personality trait; 'Hnot Sate' is the act of being silent (often in a specific moment).
Yes, but follow it up with a strength, e.g., 'I am quiet, but I am a good listener.'
相关表达
စကားများတယ်
contrastTalkative
စကားအေးတယ်
similarQuiet and calm
နှုတ်ဆိတ်တယ်
synonymTo be silent
အေးဆေးတယ်
similarEasy-going/Calm
စကားပြောကောင်းတယ်
contrastGood at speaking
