ชิน
chinMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
used to; accustomed (to)
familiar with [sth] through repeated experience and no longer strongly affected by it
Examples
อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpBangkok (capital of Thailand)นานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)ๆ-ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerชินchinชินchin1used to; accustomed (to)2[to] get used to; become accustomedกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)รถติดrót dtìtรถติดrót dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastเองayngเองayng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itself
After living in Bangkok for a long time, you naturally get used to the traffic jams.
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ตอนแรกdtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkเสียงดังsǐiang-dangรบกวนróp-guuanมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔฟังfangทุกวันtúk-wanก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmชินchinไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iสะดุ้งsà-dûngแล้วlɛ́ɛo
At first the loud noise was very disturbing, but after hearing it every day I got used to it and no longer startle much.
เขาkăoชินchinกับgàpการทำงานgaan tam ngaanดึกdèukๆ-จนjonไม่mâiรู้สึกrúu-sèukง่วงngûuangเร็วreoเหมือนmĕuuanคนอื่นkon èun
He is so used to working late that he doesn’t get sleepy as quickly as others.
พอผ่านpɔɔ-pàanความล้มเหลวkwaam-lóm-lěeoหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángเราraoก็gɔ̂ชินchinกับgàpแรงกดดันrɛɛng-gòt-danและlɛ́รับมือráp-mʉʉได้dâaiอย่างเป็นระบบyàang-bpen-rá-bòpมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
After many failures, we become accustomed to the pressure and handle it more systematically.
2VerbB1
[to] get used to; become accustomed
to become familiar with something so that it feels normal
Examples
อยู่ที่yùu-tîiอยู่ที่yùu-tîi1[to] be at; be located at2[to] be at (a level/amount)3[to] depend on; be up toนี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)สักพักsàk-pákสักพักsàk-pák1for a while; for a bit2a while; a short time3after a while; in a little whileเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerชินchinชินchin1used to; accustomed (to)2[to] get used to; become accustomedกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)อากาศเย็นaa-gàat-yenอากาศเย็นaa-gàat-yencool weather
Stay here for a while and you'll get used to the cold weather.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakทำงานtam-ngaanกะดึกgà-dʉ̀kหนึ่งnʉ̀ngเดือนdʉʉanฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmชินchinกับgàpการนอนgaan-nɔɔnตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo
After working the night shift for a month, I started to get used to sleeping in the morning.
He hasn't gotten used to the new system yet, so he's working more slowly.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàย้ายyáaiประเทศbprà-têetหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ชินchinกับgàpการปรับตัวgaan-bpràp-dtuuaเข้ากับkâo-gàpวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamใหม่màiอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
Even after moving countries multiple times, she has become accustomed to adapting quickly to new cultures.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chin
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |