ซิ
síMeanings
particle (urging/insistence)
Sentence particle used to press, urge, or insist on an action, making a command or suggestion sound firmer or more persuasive (often after verbs or at sentence end).
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particle (softening/encouragement)
Used to soften a request or encourage someone to try or consider something, making it sound friendly or coaxing.
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particle (emphasis/assertion)
An emphatic sentence particle used to reinforce an assertion or response, including when correcting or contradicting someone.
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Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
sí
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 | — | — |