ชิมะ
chí-máMeaning
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right?; isn't it?
informal or slang question particle meaning 'right?', 'isn't it?', or 'correct?' (a colloquial variant of ใช่ไหมใช่ไหมchâi-mǎi[Q] right?; isn't it?; correct?)
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ส้มตำsôm-dtamส้มตำsôm-dtamsom tam; green papaya saladชิมะchí-máชิมะchí-máright?; isn't it?
You like eating som tum, right?
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We have an appointment tomorrow at 10 AM, right?
You just bought this shirt, right? It looks nice.
แกgɛɛบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaจะjàไม่mâiไปbpaiปาร์ตี้bpaa-dtîiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níiเพราะprɔ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngอ่านหนังสือสอบàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ-sɔ̀ɔpชิมะchí-má
You said you're not going to the party tonight because you have to study for the exam, right?
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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มะmáมะmá1come on; please (urge/invite)2hey!; come! (call attention)3fruit-name prefix (bound)come on; please (urge/invite)Part 2
ชิมะchí-máชิมะchí-máright?; isn't it?right?; isn't it?Word