ชิด
chítMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
close; adjacent
very near or right next to; with little or no space between
Examples
เก้าอี้gâo-îiเก้าอี้gâo-îichairวางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)ชิดchítชิดchít1close; adjacent2[to] move close; press close3closely; tightlyผนังpà-nǎngผนังpà-nǎng1wall (of a room/building)2wall (anatomy/biology)
The chair is placed right against the wall.
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Please keep some distance; don’t stand too close together.
โต๊ะdtóสองsɔ̌ɔngตัวdtuuaนี้níiตั้งdtângชิดกันchít-ganจนjonแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่มีmâi-miiช่องว่างchɔ̂ng-wâangให้hâiเดินผ่านdəən-pàan
These two tables are set so close together that there’s hardly any space to pass through.
2VerbB1
[to] move close; press close
to come nearer or press up against; to place things right next to each other
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillขยับkà-yàpขยับkà-yàp1[to] move slightly; shift2[to] advance slightly; move up3[to] adjust; tweakเก้าอี้gâo-îiเก้าอี้gâo-îichairมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerชิดchítชิดchít1close; adjacent2[to] move close; press close3closely; tightlyโต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเขียนkǐianเขียนkǐian1[to] write2[to] draw; sketch3[to] fill out; write in4[to] compose; author5[to] write (data); burn (a disc)หนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉ1book (printed work)2document; letter
He moved his chair closer to the table to write.
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เธอtəəวางwaangหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉสองsɔ̌ɔngเล่มlêmชิดกันchít-ganบนbonชั้นchánเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiล้มlóm
She placed two books right next to each other on the shelf to keep them from falling.
ตอนdtɔɔnรถแน่นrót-nɛ̂nเขาkǎoขยับตัวkà-yàp-dtuuaมาmaaชิดchítกำแพงgam-pɛɛngรถไฟฟ้าrót-fai-fáaเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnเดินผ่านdəən-pàan
When the train was crowded, he shifted to press against the wall so others could pass.
ช่างchângบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiเราraoวางwaangกระเบื้องgrà-bʉ̂ʉangให้hâiชิดกันchít-ganเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiรอยต่อrɔɔi-dtɔ̀ɔเรียบrîiapและlɛ́ดูเป็นduu-bpenผืนpʉ̌ʉnเดียวdiiao
The contractor told us to place the tiles right next to each other so the seams are smooth and look continuous.
3AdverbB1
closely; tightly
in a manner that is very near or without gap (used as an adverbial modifier)
Examples
โปรดbpròhtโปรดbpròht1please (formal/request)2favor; like; be fond of (formal)3favorite; preferredติดสติกเกอร์dtìt sà-dtík-gêrติดสติกเกอร์dtìt sà-dtík-gêr[to] stick a sticker [on sth]; [to] apply a decalให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ชิดchítชิดchít1close; adjacent2[to] move close; press close3closely; tightlyเส้นขอบsên kòpเส้นขอบsên kòpborder/edge line; outline
Please place the sticker flush with the edge.
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ช่างchângบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiวางwaangกระเบื้องgrà-bʉ̂ʉangชิดกันchít-ganเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiมีmiiร่องrɔ̂ng
The technician said to place the tiles tightly so there’s no gap.
Format the document so the text stays aligned to the left with no gap.
เขาkǎoจัดjàtหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉเรียงriiangชิดchítสันsǎnอย่างประณีตyàang-bprà-nîitเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiแนวnɛɛoชั้นchánดูduuเรียบเนียนrîiap-niian
He aligned the books flush to the spine meticulously so the shelf looked seamless.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chít
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 | — | — |