ครึ่งเสียง(krûng sĭiang)
Meanings
1NounB2
semitone; half step (music)
the smallest standard pitch interval in Western music, equal to one half step
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)เปียโนbpia-nohเปียโนbpia-nohpiano (musical instrument)โน้ตnóhtโน้ตnóht1musical note; notation2note; memo; annotation3grade; mark (school)4diplomatic noteตัวดำdtuua damตัวดำdtuua damdark-skinned; tannedที่อยู่têe yòoที่อยู่têe yòo1address (location details)2residence; place of living3address (digital)ระหว่างrá-wàangระหว่างrá-wàang1between; among2during3interval; in-between timeตัวขาวdtuua kăaoตัวขาวdtuua kăao1fair-skinned; light-skinned2half note; minimคือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectการเพิ่มขึ้นgaan pêrm kêunการเพิ่มขึ้นgaan pêrm kêunincrease; rise (noun)ทีละtee láทีละtee láone at a time; each; perครึ่งเสียงkrûng sĭiangครึ่งเสียงkrûng sĭiang1semitone; half step (music)2half voice (soft, restrained tone)3softly; in a half voice
On a piano, the black key between the white keys represents an increase of a half step.
2AdverbB2
softly; in a half voice
spoken or sung in a low, restrained manner
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดแทรกpôot sâekพูดแทรกpôot sâek1[to] interrupt; talk over; butt in2[to] interject (brief remark)ขึ้นมาkêun maaขึ้นมาkêun maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] arise; appear; emerge5[to] become; start to be (change of state)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toเสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneครึ่งเสียงkrûng sĭiangครึ่งเสียงkrûng sĭiang1semitone; half step (music)2half voice (soft, restrained tone)3softly; in a half voiceว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ไม่เห็นด้วยmâi hĕn dûuaiไม่เห็นด้วยmâi hĕn dûuai1[to] disagree; [to] object2opposed; dissenting
He interjected in a low, restrained voice, 'I don't agree.'
3NounC1
half voice (soft, restrained tone)
a subdued singing or speaking tone with reduced power, similar to mezzo voce
Examples
นักร้องnák róngนักร้องnák róngsinger; vocalistกระซิบgrà-sípกระซิบgrà-síp1[to] whisper2[to] whisper (figurative)เพลงplayngเพลงplayng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesท่อนtônท่อนtôn1stanza; verse; passage2classifier (sections/lengths)3section (of the body)4section; piece (long, solid part)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toเสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneครึ่งเสียงkrûng sĭiangครึ่งเสียงkrûng sĭiang1semitone; half step (music)2half voice (soft, restrained tone)3softly; in a half voiceทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]คนดูkon dooคนดูkon doo1viewer; spectator; audience member2audience; viewers (collective)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)เหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herเล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)ความลับkwaam lápความลับkwaam láp1a secret2secrecy; confidentiality3mystery; hidden truthให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)
The singer sang that part of the song in a subdued tone, making the audience feel like she was telling a secret.
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ครึ่งเสียงkrûng sĭiangครึ่งเสียงkrûng sĭiangsemitone; half step (music)