ซิ(sí)

Meanings

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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).

Examples

รีบrêepรีบrêep1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; rushed3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ทำการบ้านtam gaan bâanทำการบ้านtam gaan bâan1[to] do homework2[to] prepare oneself; [to] do researchซิsíซิsí1particle (emphasis/contradiction/assertion)2particle (softening/encouragement)3particle (urging/insistence)เดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …ไม่ทันmâi tanไม่ทันmâi tan1not in time; too late2[to] miss [sth]; fail to be in time (for [sth])3[to] not keep up (with [sb]/[sth]); be outpaced4[to] not get the chance to (do [sth])ส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] escort; see off6[to] emit; transmit; send out
Hurry up and do your homework, or else you won’t submit it in time.
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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.

Examples

ลองชิมlong chimลองชิมlong chim[to] taste; sample [food/drink]อันนี้an néeอันนี้an néethis; this one (near the speaker)ซิsíซิsí1particle (emphasis/contradiction/assertion)2particle (softening/encouragement)3particle (urging/insistence)อร่อยà-ròiอร่อยà-ròi1delicious; tasty2taste goodมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
Try this, it’s really tasty.
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particle (emphasis/contradiction/assertion)

Emphatic particle used to assert certainty or contradict/correct someone, highlighting the speaker’s confidence; often short for สิสิsì1[!] emphatic particle (statement)2[!] urging/encouraging particle (imperative)3[!] reassuring/affirming particle/ซี้ซี้sée1close; intimate2[to] die.

Examples

ไม่ใช่mâi châiไม่ใช่mâi châi1is/are/am not; not (to be)2no (disagreement/denial)3not (emphatic correction)พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayหรอกròkหรอกròk1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)เปิดตัวbpèrt dtuuaเปิดตัวbpèrt dtuua1[to] launch; debut; unveil (product/service)2[to] make one’s debut; appear publicly3[to] soft-launch; tease (marketing); unveil graduallyซิsíซิsí1particle (emphasis/contradiction/assertion)2particle (softening/encouragement)3particle (urging/insistence)
Not tomorrow; it’s launching today, you know.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

สิsìสิsì1[!] emphatic particle (statement)2[!] urging/encouraging particle (imperative)3[!] reassuring/affirming particle
  • [!] emphatic particle (statement)
  • [!] urging/encouraging particle (imperative)
  • [!] reassuring/affirming particle
ดิdíดิdí1[!] informal particle (urging; emphasis; impatience; camaraderie)2[!] informal urging particle3[!] informal emphatic particle
  • [!] informal particle (urging; emphasis; impatience; camaraderie)
  • [!] informal urging particle
  • [!] informal emphatic particle
ซีseeซีsee1C (the letter)2TV series/season (informal, from ซีรีส์)3sentence-final particle (soft urging)
  • C (the letter)
  • TV series/season (informal, from ซีรีส์)
  • sentence-final particle (soft urging)
สิวะsì-wáสิวะsì-wásentence-final particle (emphatic; urging; colloquial)

sentence-final particle (emphatic; urging; colloquial)