ပါးစပ်ပိတ်
pazat peik
The English phrase "shut up" is translated into Burmese as ပါးစပ်ပိတ် (pazat peik).
This phrase is used to tell someone to stop talking. It is blunt.
Meaning: "Stop talking." (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a literal combination of ပါးစပ် (pazat), which means mouth and ပိတ် (peik), which means to close or to shut.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The phrase ပါးစပ်ပိတ် is informal and can be perceived as very rude or aggressive depending on the tone.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the command more forceful and immediate, you can add the particle လိုက် to the end of the phrase, resulting in ပါးစပ်ပိတ်လိုက်.
How do you pronounce it?
pazat peik
Did you know?
- If you are speaking to a monk or a member of the clergy, using the word ပါးစပ် (mouth) would be considered a grave insult, as a different, sacred term must be used for their body parts.
- In highly formal or royal Burmese, the word for 'mouth' is replaced by a completely different term, meaning that ပါးစပ်ပိတ် would be unthinkable and linguistically impossible in a palace setting.
- Because Burmese is a tonal language, changing the pitch of ပါးစပ်ပိတ် can shift the phrase from a stern command to a playful or sarcastic joke among close friends.
Examples in context
- ပါးစပ်ပိတ်လိုက်!pa: zut peit laik!Shut up!
- သူ့ကို ပါးစပ်ပိတ်ခိုင်းလိုက်ပါ။thu ko pa: zut peit khine laik par.Tell him to shut up.
Example conversation
A man and a woman are arguing loudly in a room.
- ကျော်ကျော် Kyaw Kyawနင် အခုချက်ချင်း ပါးစပ်ပိတ်!nin a khu chet chin pa: zut peit!Shut up right now!
- နှင်းနှင်း Hnin Hninဘာလို့လဲ? ကျော်ကျော် က ဘာလို့ ဒီလောက် ဒေါသထွက်နေတာလဲ?bar lo lae? Kyaw Kyaw ka bar lo de lout daw tha htwet nay dar lae?Why? Why is Kyaw Kyaw so angry?
- ကျော်ကျော် Kyaw Kyawနင် အမြဲတမ်း စကားများနေလို့ပါ။nin a myae tan sa kar myar nay lo par.Because you are always talking too much.
- နှင်းနှင်း Hnin Hninအိုကေ၊ ငါ ပါးစပ်ပိတ်လိုက်ပါ့မယ်။okay, nga pa: zut peit laik par mae.Okay, I will shut up.
