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jîiMeanings
1NounA2
pendant; locket
a pendant or locket worn on a necklace
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)จี้jîiจี้jîi1pendant; locket2[to] tickle; poke; press against3[to] mug; hold up; extort4[to] press; badger; pesterรูปหัวใจrûup-hǔua-jaiรูปหัวใจrûup-hǔua-jai1heart shape2heart-shapedทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
I wear a heart-shaped pendant every day.
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Yesterday, my mom bought me a gold pendant as a gift.
Tomorrow I will go choose a new pendant at the mall.
เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpจี้jîiที่tîiมีmiiรูปอักษรrûup-àk-sɔ̌ɔnย่อyɔ̂ɔชื่อchʉ̂ʉเพราะprɔ́รู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎaiเฉพาะตัวchà-pɔ́-dtuua
She likes a pendant with her initials because it feels personal.
2VerbB1
[to] tickle; poke; press against
To tickle someone, or to poke or press a finger or pointed object against someone or something.
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)จี้jêeจี้jêe1pendant; locket2[to] tickle; poke; press against3[to] mug; hold up; extort4[to] press; badger; pesterพุงpungพุงpungbelly; tummy (informal)กันganกันgan1together; 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; earmarkแล้วก็láeo gâwแล้วก็láeo gâw1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)หัวเราะhŭua róหัวเราะhŭua ró1[to] laugh2[to] laugh at; ridicule
Kids like to poke each other’s bellies and laugh.
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He poked my arm with a pen for fun until I felt ticklish.
คุณยายkun yaaiใช้cháiไม้máiปลายแหลมbplaai lăemจี้jêeเบาๆbao baoที่têeไหล่làiเพื่อpêuuaบอกbòkตำแหน่งdtam-nàengที่têeให้hâiกดgòt
Grandma lightly prodded my shoulder with a pointed stick to indicate where to press.
3VerbB2
[to] mug; hold up; extort
to rob by threat or force, or to extort money or valuables by intimidation
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนขี่kon-kìiคนขี่kon-kìiriderมอเตอร์ไซค์mɔɔ-dtəə-sáiมอเตอร์ไซค์mɔɔ-dtəə-sái1motorcycle; motorbike2classifier: คันมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerจี้jîiจี้jîi1pendant; locket2[to] tickle; poke; press against3[to] mug; hold up; extort4[to] press; badger; pesterผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngผู้หญิงpûu-yǐng1woman; girl; female person2women's; female (as modifier)หน้าปากซอยnâa-bpàak-sɔɔiหน้าปากซอยnâa-bpàak-sɔɔientrance of an alley
Last night, someone on a motorcycle robbed a woman at the mouth of the alley.
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เขาkǎoโดนdoonคนร้ายkon-ráaiเอาaoมีดmîitจี้jîiแล้วlɛ́ɛoบังคับbang-kápให้hâiโอนเงินoon-ngənผ่านpàanมือถือmʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉ
He was threatened with a knife and forced to transfer money via his phone.
แก๊งgɛ́ngคนร้ายkon-ráaiพยายามpá-yaa-yaamจี้jîiร้านทองráan-tɔɔngในnaiห้างhâangแต่dtɛ̀ɛพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanกดgòtสัญญาณเตือนsǎn-yaan-dtʉʉanก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
A gang tried to rob a gold shop in the mall, but the staff pressed the alarm first.
คนร้ายkon-ráaiโทรมาtoo-maaข่มขู่kòm-kùuจี้jîiเงินngənโดยdooiอ้างว่าâang-wâaจะjàเผยpə̌əiข้อมูลส่วนตัวkɔ̂ɔ-muun-sùuan-dtuuaถ้าtâaไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmโอนoonภายในpaai-naiวันนี้wan-níi
The criminal called to extort money, claiming they would expose personal information if no transfer was made today.
4VerbB2
[to] press; badger; pester
to keep pressuring or nagging someone to do something
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseจี้jîiจี้jîi1pendant; locket2[to] tickle; poke; press against3[to] mug; hold up; extort4[to] press; badger; pesterให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ล้างจานláang-jaanล้างจานláang-jaan[to] wash dishes; do the dishesทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every dayจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)รำคาญram-kaanรำคาญram-kaan1annoyed; irritated2[to] be annoyed; feel irritated by [sth/sb]
Mom keeps nagging me to wash the dishes every day until it gets annoying.
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หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaจี้jîiให้hâiส่งsòngรายงานraai-ngaanภายในpaai-naiวันนี้wan-níiแม้mɛ́ɛฉันchǎnยังyangตรวจdtrùuatไม่mâiเสร็จsèt
The boss keeps pressuring me to submit the report today, even though I haven't finished checking it.
เขาkǎoถูกtùukผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanจี้jîiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiตลอดจนdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-jonทำงานtam-ngaanด้วยdûuaiความเครียดkwaam-krîiat
He is constantly pressured by his manager about sales figures, to the point that he works under stress.
สื่อมวลชนsʉ̀ʉ-muuan-chonจี้jîiนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangให้hâiชี้แจงchíi-jɛɛngคำสัญญาkam-sǎn-yaaที่tîiเคยkəəiให้ไว้hâi-wáiกับgàpประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon
The media keeps pressing the politician to clarify the promises he made to the public.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
jîi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |