မေႉ
me
The English word 'yes' is expressed in Karen as မေႉ (me).
မေႉ is a particle used to indicate agreement or acceptance.
Meaning: word used to indicate agreement or acceptance (particle)
How do you pronounce it?
me
Did you know?
- The script used to write မေႉ is actually based on the Burmese script, which was adapted by missionaries to transcribe the Karen language.
- In many Karen-speaking communities, agreement is often signaled through subtle physical movements or nods that are culturally specific to the ethnic group.
- The word မေႉ can function differently depending on the specific dialect of Karen being used, such as S'gaw or Pwo, which may change the tone or pronunciation significantly.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about going to the market.
- စောကေ Saw Kayနုနု၊ နမဲၣ်ကဲၣ် ဃု တၢ်မဲးတံၢ်?Nu Nu, na me kaw ghu ta me tam?Nu Nu, do you want to go shopping?
- နုနု Nu Nuမေႉ၊ ယၤ မဲၣ်ကဲၣ် ဃုme, ya me kaw ghuYes, I want to go.
- စောကေ Saw Kayနမဲၣ်ကဲၣ် ဃု မဲးတံၢ် မဲးတံၢ်?na me kaw ghu me tam me tam?Do you want to go now?
