คู่ซี้
kûu-síiMeaning
1NounB1
best friends; close buddies
a pair of very close friends; best buddies.
Examples
ตั้มdtâmตั้มdtâmmale nickname; Tum (nickname)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เต้dtêeเต้dtêe1breast; boob (colloquial)2mould; block (for shaping) [regional/archaic]เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คู่ซี้kûu-síiคู่ซี้kûu-síibest friends; close buddiesกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkไปไหนมาไหนbpai-nǎi-maa-nǎiไปไหนมาไหนbpai-nǎi-maa-nǎi[to] go out and about; get aroundด้วยกันdûuai-ganด้วยกันdûuai-gan1together; jointly2in total; altogether3of the same group; fellowตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt1throughout; continuously; all the time2throughout; along (extent/duration)
Tum and Tay are best buddies; they go everywhere together.
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เขาkǎoเป็นbpenคู่ซี้kûu-síiของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnมาmaaตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛสมัยเรียนsà-mǎi-riianมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiเราraoรู้ใจrúu-jaiกันganทุกtúkเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang
He's been my best buddy since university; we know everything about each other.
ถึงแม้จะtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-jàทะเลาะกันtá-lɔ́-ganบ้างbâangแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายแล้วsùt-táai-lɛ́ɛoเขาสองคนkǎo-sɔ̌ɔng-konก็gɔ̂ยังyangเป็นbpenคู่ซี้kûu-síiที่รักtîi-rákกันganเหมือนเดิมmʉ̌ʉan-dəəm
Even though they sometimes argue, in the end, the two of them are still best buddies who love each other just the same.
ความสำเร็จkwaam-sǎm-rètของkɔ̌ɔngโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekนี้níiส่วนหนึ่งsùuan-nʉ̀ngมาจากmaa-jàakความเป็นkwaam-bpenคู่ซี้kûu-síiของkɔ̌ɔngทีมลีดเดอร์tiim-lîit-də̂əที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanเข้าขากันkâo-kǎa-ganได้dâaiอย่างดีเยี่ยมyàang-dii-yîiam
The project's success is partly due to the team leaders being best buddies, which allows them to work together exceptionally well.
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 classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
kûu
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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
คู่kûuคู่kûu1pair; couple2classifier for pairs3even (number)4in pairs; double5[to] pair; matchpair; couplePart 1
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คู่ซี้kûu-síiคู่ซี้kûu-síibest friends; close buddiesbest friends; close buddiesWord