ชี้แจง
chíi-jɛɛngMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] explain; clarify; give an official explanation
to make something clear by giving reasons or details, often formally or in response to questions or doubts
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ชี้แจงchíi-jɛɛngชี้แจงchíi-jɛɛng[to] explain; clarify; give an official explanationเหตุผลhèet-pǒnเหตุผลhèet-pǒn1reason; justification2reasoning; rationalityที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉan1[to] slide; move along; move (something) smoothly2[to] scroll3[to] shift; move (time/place)4[to] postpone; delay5[to] be promoted; advance6sled; sledgeสอบsɔ̀ɔpสอบsɔ̀ɔp1[to] take an exam; sit a test2exam; test (colloq.)3[to] test; examine (ability)4tapered; narrowing toward one endให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)นักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)
The teacher explained the reasons for postponing the exam to the students.
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โฆษกkoo-sòkชี้แจงchíi-jɛɛngรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatของkɔ̌ɔngโครงการkroong-gaanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaคลายklaaiข้อสงสัยkɔ̂ɔ-sǒng-sǎiของkɔ̌ɔngประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon
The spokesperson clarified the details of the project to dispel the public’s doubts.
ผู้จัดงานpûu-jàt-ngaanชี้แจงchíi-jɛɛngว่าwâaไฟดับfai-dàpเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakระบบrá-bòpขัดข้องkàt-kɔ̂ɔngและlɛ́จะjàชดเชยchót-chəəiเวลาwee-laaการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛng
The organizer explained that the power outage was due to a system malfunction and that the performance time would be compensated.
ผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanได้dâaiชี้แจงchíi-jɛɛngต่อdtɔ̀ɔที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumโดยdooiอ้างอิงâang-ingข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunเชิงสถิติchəəng-sà-tì-dtìเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำtamให้เหตุผลhâi-hèet-pǒnของkɔ̌ɔngการตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiโปร่งใสbpròong-sǎiและlɛ́ตรวจสอบได้dtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔp-dâai
The executive provided an explanation to the meeting, citing statistical data to make the reasoning behind the decision transparent and verifiable.
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; show3[to] point out; highlight4[to] designate; specify[to] point (at)Part 1
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แจงjɛɛngแจงjɛɛng1[to] explain; clarify in detail2[to] itemize; list (points)[to] explain; clarify in detailPart 2
ชี้แจงchíi-jɛɛngชี้แจงchíi-jɛɛng[to] explain; clarify; give an official explanation[to] explain; clarify; give an official explanationWord