ชินหู
chin-hǔuMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] be accustomed to hearing; sound familiar
To be familiar with a sound, word, or expression through repeated hearing.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)เพลงpleengเพลงpleeng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every dayจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofชินหูchin-hǔuชินหูchin-hǔu[to] be accustomed to hearing; sound familiarแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
I've listened to this song every day, so it sounds familiar now.
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ตอนแรกdton râekฉันchănไม่mâiคุ้นkúnกับgàpคำkamนี้néeแต่dtàeพอได้por dâiยินyinบ่อยbòiๆ-ก็gâwเริ่มrêrmชินหูchin hŏo
At first, I wasn't familiar with this word, but after hearing it often, I started getting used to it.
ฉันchǎnได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangรถไฟrót-faiผ่านpàanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanทุกคืนtúk-kʉʉnจนjonชินหูchin-hǔuเลยləəiไม่mâiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรำคาญram-kaanแล้วlɛ́ɛo
I've grown used to hearing trains pass behind my house every night, so the sound no longer bothers me.
แม้máeคำศัพท์kam sàpเหล่านี้lào néeจะjàชินหูchin hŏoเพราะpráwได้ยินdâi-yinในnaiข่าวkàaoอยู่yòoบ่อยbòiๆ-แต่dtàeหลายคนlăai konก็gâwยังyangอธิบายความà-tí-baai kwaamหมายmăaiได้dâiไม่ชัดเจนmâi chát jen
Although these terms sound familiar because they are often heard in the news, many people still cannot clearly explain their meanings.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ชินchinชินchin1used to; accustomed (to)2[to] get used to; become accustomed3tin; tin-lead alloy (esp. in amulets)used to; accustomed (to)Part 1
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ชินหูchin-hǔuชินหูchin-hǔu[to] be accustomed to hearing; sound familiar[to] be accustomed to hearing; sound familiarWord