ชิชะ
chí-cháMeaning
1InterjectionB2
how dare you!; humph!
An exclamation showing anger or disapproval, especially when someone is rude or acts too boldly. It can also be used playfully.
Examples
ชิชะchí-cháชิชะchí-cháhow dare you!; humph!กล้าดีglâa-diiกล้าดีglâa-dii[to] have the nerve; have the audacityยังไงyang-ngaiยังไงyang-ngai1how?; in what way?2how so?; what do you mean?มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)แบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níi1like this; in this way2this kind/type (modifier)3this kind (standalone)ขอโทษkɔ̌ɔ-tôotขอโทษkɔ̌ɔ-tôot1sorry; excuse me2[to] apologize (to [sb]) (for)เดี๋ยวนี้dǐiao-níiเดี๋ยวนี้dǐiao-níi1right now; at this moment2immediately (imperative)3nowadays; these daysนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
Hmph! How dare you talk to me like that! Apologize right now!
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ชิชะchí-cháชนะchá-náครั้งเดียวkráng-diiaoก็gɔ̂ทำเป็นtam-bpenคุยkuiใหญ่yàiเลยləəiนะnáฉันchǎnพูดpûutแหย่yɛ̀ɛเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanหลังlǎngเล่นเกมlên-geemแพ้pɛ́ɛ
“Well, well! You win once and start bragging!” I teased my friend after losing the game.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถูกtùukเด็กหนุ่มdèk-nùmพูดจาpûut-jaaลบหลู่lóp-lùuชายชราchaai-chá-raaก็gɔ̂ร้องrɔ́ɔngว่าwâaชิชะchí-cháคิดว่าkít-wâaตัวเองdtuua-eengเก่งgèngนักnákหรือrʉ̌ʉถึงtʉ̌ngได้dâaiดูถูกduu-tùukคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnเช่นนี้chên-níi
When the young man spoke disrespectfully to him, the old man exclaimed, “Hmph! Do you think you're so great that you can look down on others like this?”
ยายyaaiพูดpûutติดตลกdtìt-dtà-lòkว่าwâaชิชะchí-cháโตขึ้นdtoo-kʉ̂nหน่อยnɔ̀iก็gɔ̂คิดkítจะjàเถียงtǐiangยายyaaiเสียแล้วsǐia-lɛ́ɛoหรือrʉ̌ʉก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàหัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́และlɛ́ลูบlûupหัวhǔuaหลานlǎan
Grandma joked, “Why, you! You've grown a little and now you think you can talk back to me?” before laughing and patting her grandchild's head.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chí
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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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ชิชะchí-cháชิชะchí-cháhow dare you!; humph!how dare you!; humph!Word