ซะฉิบ
sá-chìpMeaning
1AdverbC1
extremely; terribly; damn
a very informal, somewhat rude intensifier used after an adjective or verb to mean 'very' or 'extremely', often showing annoyance or strong feeling
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentอากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔnอากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔnhot weatherซะฉิบsá-chìpซะฉิบsá-chìpextremely; terribly; damnไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3out; outward and away4[to] lead out to; extend toไหนnǎiไหนnǎi1which (asking to choose)2which one; which person/thing3where (question)4any; whichever (in indefinite constructions)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
The weather is so damn hot today; I don't want to go anywhere.
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งานngaanโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekนี้níiยากyâakซะฉิบsá-chìpทำมาtam-maaสามsǎamวันwanแล้วlɛ́ɛoยังyangไม่mâiคืบหน้าkʉ̂ʉp-nâaไปbpaiถึงไหนtʉ̌ng-nǎiเลยləəi
This project is so damn difficult; I've been working on it for three days and haven't made any progress.
รถติดrót-dtìtซะฉิบsá-chìpนี่nîiถ้าtâaนั่งnângมอเตอร์ไซค์รับจ้างmɔɔ-dtəə-sái-ráp-jâangมาmaaป่านนี้bpàan-níiคงkongถึงtʉ̌ngที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanไปbpaiตั้งdtângนานแล้วnaan-lɛ́ɛo
Traffic is so damn bad; if I had taken a motorcycle taxi, I would have arrived at work a long time ago.
ข้าวแกงkâao-gɛɛngร้านนี้ráan-níiให้hâiน้อยnɔ́ɔiซะฉิบsá-chìpกินginตั้งdtângสองsɔ̌ɔngจานjaanก็gɔ̂ยังyangไม่mâiอิ่มìmท้องเลยtɔ́ɔng-ləəiสักนิดsàk-nít
This curry rice shop gives such ridiculously small portions; I've eaten two plates and I'm still not full in the slightest.
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
sá
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
ซะsáซะsá1imperative/emphatic particle2completive/emphatic particle (colloq.)imperative/emphatic particlePart 1
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ซะฉิบsá-chìpซะฉิบsá-chìpextremely; terribly; damnextremely; terribly; damnWord