ชี้ตัว
chíi-dtuuaMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] identify (sb) by pointing them out
to identify a person by pointing them out, especially in a police lineup or formal identification.
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâi1May ...; I wish that ...2to request that; to ask thatผู้เสียหายpûu-sǐia-hǎaiผู้เสียหายpûu-sǐia-hǎaivictim; injured partyมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerชี้ตัวchíi-dtuuaชี้ตัวchíi-dtuua[to] identify (sb) by pointing them outผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎiผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎisuspect; person under suspicionที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสถานีตำรวจsà-tǎa-nii-dtam-rùuatสถานีตำรวจsà-tǎa-nii-dtam-rùuatpolice station
The police asked the victim to come identify the suspect at the police station.
7 more examplesShow less
พยานpá-yaanคนเดียวkon-diiaoในnaiที่เกิดเหตุtîi-gə̀ət-hèetไม่mâiกล้าglâaไปbpaiชี้ตัวchíi-dtuuaคนร้ายkon-ráaiเพราะprɔ́กลัวgluuaจะjàโดนdoonแก้แค้นgɛ̂ɛ-kɛ́ɛn
The only witness at the scene didn't dare to go identify the culprit because they were afraid of retaliation.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanจะjàเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nในnaiที่มืดtîi-mʉ̂ʉtแต่dtɛ̀ɛผู้เสียหายpûu-sǐia-hǎaiมั่นใจmân-jaiว่าwâaสามารถsǎa-mâatชี้ตัวchíi-dtuuaคนร้ายkon-ráaiได้dâai
Although the incident happened in the dark, the victim is confident that she can identify the culprit.
หลักฐานlàk-tǎanจากjàakกล้องวงจรปิดglɔ̂ng-wong-jɔɔn-bpìtไม่ชัดเจนmâi-chát-jeenทำtamให้การhâi-gaanชี้ตัวchíi-dtuuaผู้กระทำผิดpûu-grà-tam-pìtโดยdooiพยานบุคคลpá-yaan-bùk-konมีmiiความสำคัญkwaam-sǎm-kanอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîng
The evidence from the CCTV was not clear, making the identification of the perpetrator by a human witness extremely important.
พอpɔɔเกิดgə̀ətปัญหาbpan-hǎaทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂ชี้ตัวchíi-dtuuaมาmaaที่tîiผมpǒmว่าwâaเป็นbpenคนkonผิดpìt
When a problem arose, everyone pointed to me as the one at fault.
อย่าเพิ่งyàa-pə̂ngรีบrîipชี้ตัวchíi-dtuuaว่าwâaใครkraiเป็นbpenคนkonทำtamเราraoควรkuuanตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpให้แน่ใจhâi-nɛ̂ɛ-jaiก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
Don't rush to point out who did it; we should verify it first.
หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaพยายามpá-yaa-yaamชี้ตัวchíi-dtuuaว่าwâaความล้มเหลวkwaam-lóm-lěeoของkɔ̌ɔngโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekเป็นbpenความผิดkwaam-pìtของkɔ̌ɔngพนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan-màiคนเดียวkon-diiao
The boss tried to single out the new employee as being solely responsible for the project's failure.
ในnaiวัฒนธรรมองค์กรwát-tá-ná-tam-ong-gɔɔnที่tîiไม่ดีmâi-diiผู้คนpûu-konมักจะmák-jàมองหาmɔɔng-hǎaคนkonที่จะtîi-jàชี้ตัวchíi-dtuuaว่าwâaเป็นต้นเหตุbpen-dtôn-hèetของkɔ̌ɔngปัญหาbpan-hǎaแทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàร่วมมือกันrûuam-mʉʉ-ganแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎi
In a bad corporate culture, people tend to look for someone to point to as the source of the problem instead of collaborating to fix it.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chíi
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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
ชี้chíiชี้chíi1[to] point (at)2[to] indicate; point out3[to] designate; specify[to] point (at)Part 1
+
ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figurebody; self; person (colloq.)Part 2
ชี้ตัวchíi-dtuuaชี้ตัวchíi-dtuua[to] identify (sb) by pointing them out[to] identify (sb) by pointing them outWord