ชิโอ
chí-ooMeanings
1NounB2
shio (salt-based flavor)
A Japanese loanword referring to a salt-based flavor/seasoning, commonly used to describe ramen (e.g., shio ramen).
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินginกินgin1[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)ราเมงraa-meengราเมงraa-meengramen (Japanese noodle soup)ชิโอchí-ooชิโอchí-oo1shio (salt-based flavor)2Shio (given name)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingน้ำซุปnáam-súpน้ำซุปnáam-súpbroth; stockเค็มกลมกล่อมkem-glom-glɔ̀ɔmเค็มกลมกล่อมkem-glom-glɔ̀ɔmpleasantly salty; well-balancedไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)เกินไปgəən-bpaiเกินไปgəən-bpaitoo; overly; excessively
Today I want to eat shio ramen because the salty broth is well-balanced and not too greasy.
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ร้านนี้ráan-níiมีmiiทั้งtángชิโอchí-ooและlɛ́มิโสะmí-sòแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpชิโอchí-ooเพราะprɔ́รสนุ่มrót-nûmและlɛ́หอมhɔ̌ɔmสาหร่ายsǎa-ràai
This shop has both shio and miso, but I like shio because the taste is delicate and fragrant with seaweed.
เชฟchépปรับbpràpสูตรsòotชิโอchí-ohให้hâiเค็มkemกำลังดีgam-lang deeโดยdoiใช้cháiเกลือทะเลgleuua tá-layและláeสาหร่ายคอมบุsăa-ràai kom-bùเคี่ยวkîiaoอย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháa
The chef adjusted the shio recipe to be just salty enough by simmering sea salt and kombu slowly.
ถ้าtâaชอบchôpรสrótใสๆsăi săiลองlongชิโอราเมงchí-oh raa-mâyngจะjàได้กลิ่นdâai glìnไก่gàiและláeปลาแห้งbplaa hâengชัดเจนchát-jenกว่าgwàaรสrótอื่นèun
If you like a clear flavor, try shio ramen; you’ll get a more pronounced aroma of chicken and dried fish than other flavors.
2Proper nounB2
Shio (given name)
A given name of Japanese origin.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayชิโอchí-ooชิโอchí-oo1shio (salt-based flavor)2Shio (given name)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerร่วมประชุมrûuam-bprà-chumร่วมประชุมrûuam-bprà-chum[to] attend a meeting; [to] join a meetingทีมtiimทีมtiimteam; groupครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛkครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛk1the first time2for the first time3first (of an occurrence)ฝากfàakฝากfàak1[to] deposit [money]2[to] leave/entrust [sth] with [sb]3[to] send via [sb]; send alongทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)คนช่วยkon-chûuaiคนช่วยkon-chûuaihelper; assistantต้อนรับdtɔ̂ɔn-rápต้อนรับdtɔ̂ɔn-ráp1[to] welcome; receive (guests)2[to] host; extend hospitality3[to] accept; be receptive toด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
Tomorrow Shio will join the team meeting for the first time; please help give a warm welcome.
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ฉันchǎnรู้จักrúu-jàkชิโอchí-ooตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตอนdtɔɔnทำtamโครงkroongการแลกเปลี่ยนgaan-lɛ̂ɛk-bplìianนักเรียนnák-riianทุกคนtúk-konจำjamชื่อchʉ̂ʉเขาkǎoได้dâaiง่ายngâai
I’ve known Shio since the exchange program; all the students found his name easy to remember.
ชิโอchí-ohเกิดgèrtที่têeเกียวโตgiiao-dtohแต่dtàeย้ายyáaiมาmaaอยู่yòoกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpตอนdtonเรียนriianมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiจึงjeungพูดpôotไทยtaiได้dâiคล่องklông
Shio was born in Kyoto but moved to Bangkok during university, so he speaks Thai fluently.
แม้mɛ́ɛชื่อchʉ̂ʉชิโอchí-ooจะjàไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iพบpópในnaiไทยtaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛในnaiกลุ่มเพื่อนglùm-pʉ̂ʉanต่างชาติdtàang-châatของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoทุกคนtúk-konออกเสียงɔ̀ɔk-sǐiangชื่อchʉ̂ʉเขาkǎoได้dâaiถูกต้องtùuk-dtɔ̂ng
Although the name Shio isn’t common in Thailand, everyone in our international friend group pronounces his name correctly.
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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โอooโอoo1oh; ah (surprise, realization, emotion)2O (letter name)3water bowl (Northern Thai)oh; ah (surprise, realization, emotion)Part 2
ชิโอchí-ooชิโอchí-ooshio (salt-based flavor)shio (salt-based flavor)Word