အိပ်မက်လှပါစေ
eik met hla par say
The English phrase "good night" is translated into Burmese as အိပ်မက်လှပါစေ (eik met hla par say).
This phrase is used as a way to wish someone sweet dreams before they go to sleep, rather than a literal 'good night' greeting.
Meaning: a farewell (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to "may (your) dreams be beautiful". The component အိပ်မက် (eik met) means "dream".
How do you pronounce it?
eik met hla par say
Did you know?
- In many Burmese households, instead of wishing 'good night', elders might simply say 'go to sleep' as a command rather than a wish.
- The word အိပ် (eik) in the phrase comes from the root for 'sleep', but in Burmese, there are different verbs for 'sleeping' depending on whether you are lying down or just napping.
- In very formal settings or literature, the wish for a good night may be replaced by a blessing for 'peace' (ငြိမ်းချမ်းပါစေ), focusing on tranquility rather than dreams.
Examples in context
- အိပ်မက်လှပါစေ။ate met hla par say.Sweet dreams.
- ဒီည အိပ်မက်လှပါစေ။di nya ate met hla par say.Have sweet dreams tonight.
- အိပ်မက်လှပါစေ၊ ကလေး။ate met hla par say, ka lay.Sweet dreams, child.
Example conversation
Zaw Zaw and Su Su are saying goodbye before going to bed.
- ဇော်ဇော် Zaw Zawစုစု၊ အိပ်မက်လှပါစေ။Su Su, eikmet hla par say.Good night, Su Su.
- စုစု Su Suဟုတ်ကဲ့၊ ဇော်ဇော်လည်း အိပ်မက်လှပါစေ။houk kae, Zaw Zaw lae eikmet hla par say.Yes, good night to you too, Zaw Zaw.
- ဇော်ဇော် Zaw Zawကောင်းသောညလေး ဖြစ်ပါစေ။kaung thaw nyat lay phit par say.Have a wonderful night.
- စုစု Su Suကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ်။kyay zoo tin par tal.Thank you.
