การชี้
gaan-chíiMeaning
1NounB1
pointing; indication
the act of pointing at [sth] or [sb]; an indication or designation
Examples
การชี้gaan-chíiการชี้gaan-chíipointing; indicationของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffเด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)ไปที่bpai-tîiไปที่bpai-tîi[to] go to [somewhere]ร้านไอศกรีมráan-ai-sà-griimร้านไอศกรีมráan-ai-sà-griimice cream shopทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)
The child's pointing at the ice cream shop let his mom know he wanted to eat some.
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การชี้gaan-chíiนิ้วníuใส่sàiหน้าnâaผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการกระทำgaan-grà-tamที่tîiไม่สุภาพmâi-sù-pâapในnaiสังคมไทยsǎng-kom-tai
Pointing a finger in someone's face is considered a rude action in Thai society.
การชี้gaan-chíiตัวdtuuaผู้ต้องหาpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎaของkɔ̌ɔngพยานpá-yaanในnaiศาลsǎanเป็นbpenหลักฐานlàk-tǎanชิ้นสำคัญchín-sǎm-kan
The witness's act of identifying the suspect in court is a key piece of evidence.
การชี้ให้เห็นgaan-chíi-hâi-hěnถึงtʉ̌ngข้อบกพร่องkɔ̂ɔ-bòk-prɔ̂ɔngในnaiแผนงานpɛ̌ɛn-ngaanอย่างตรงไปตรงมาyàang-dtrong-bpai-dtrong-maaช่วยให้chûuai-hâiเราraoสามารถsǎa-mâatปรับปรุงbpràp-bprungแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎiได้dâaiทันท่วงทีtan-tûuang-tii
The frank designation of flaws in the plan helped us make timely improvements.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gaan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ชี้chíiชี้chíi1[to] point (at)2[to] indicate; point out3[to] designate; specify[to] point (at)Part 2
การชี้gaan-chíiการชี้gaan-chíipointing; indicationpointing; indicationWord