ซิง
singMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
brand-new; unused (slang)
Completely new and not yet used, often expressed as ซิงซิงsing1brand-new; unused (slang)2virgin; sexually inexperienced (slang)3traditional Chinese weighing scale ๆ.
Examples
รองเท้าrong táaoรองเท้าrong táaoshoe; footwearคู่kôoคู่kôo1pair; couple2classifier for pairs3even (number)4in pairs; double5[to] pair; matchนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardซิงsingซิงsing1brand-new; unused (slang)2virgin; sexually inexperienced (slang)3traditional Chinese weighing scaleๆ-อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่เคยmâi koieไม่เคยmâi koienever; have neverใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ออกไปòk bpaiออกไปòk bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3out; outward and away4[to] lead out to; extend toไหนnăiไหนnăi1which (asking to choose)2which one; which person/thing3where (question)4any; whichever (in indefinite constructions)
These shoes are still brand-new. I've never worn them anywhere.
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เขาkăoซื้อséuจักรยานjàk-grà-yaanมาmaaได้dâiเดือนdeuuanหนึ่งnèungแล้วláeoแต่ยังdtàe yangซิงsingๆ-เพราะpráwยังไม่ได้yang mâi dâaiเอาออกao òkมาmaaขี่kèe
He bought the bicycle a month ago, but it's still brand-new because he hasn't taken it out for a ride.
พี่pêeให้hâiเครื่องปั่นน้ำผลไม้krêuuang bpàn nám pŏn-lá-máiที่têeยังyangซิงsingๆ-มาmaaเพราะpráwซื้อséuไว้wáiแล้วláeoไม่เคยmâi koieแกะgàeออกจากòk jàakกล่องglòng
My older sibling gave me a brand-new blender because they'd bought it but never taken it out of the box.
แม้máeกล้องglâwngตัวdtuuaนี้néeจะเป็นjà bpenรุ่นเก่าrûn gàoและláeเก็บไว้gèp wáiในnaiตู้dtôoมาmaaหลายlăaiปีbpeeแต่dtàeก็gâwยังyangซิงsingๆ-เพราะpráwไม่เคยmâi koieถูกtòokนำมาใช้nam maa cháiงานngaan
Although this camera is an older model and has been stored in a cupboard for years, it's still completely unused.
2AdjectiveB2
virgin; sexually inexperienced (slang)
Never having had sexual intercourse; used informally to describe someone as a virgin.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatอายุaa-yúอายุaa-yú1age2[to] be X years old3lifespan; service lifeสามสิบsǎam-sìpสามสิบsǎam-sìpthirty (30)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)แต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangbut still; yetซิงsingซิงsing1brand-new; unused (slang)2virgin; sexually inexperienced (slang)3traditional Chinese weighing scaleอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remain
He said he was thirty but still a virgin.
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ถึงtʉ̌ngเขาkǎoจะjàบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaยังyangซิงsingอยู่yùuก็gɔ̂ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiหมายความว่าmǎai-kwaam-wâaเขาkǎoไม่เคยmâi-kəəiมีmiiแฟนfɛɛn
Even though he said he was still a virgin, that doesn't mean he has never been in a relationship.
ไม่ว่าmâi-wâaเธอtəəจะjàซิงsingหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâiก็gɔ̂ไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiมีสิทธิ์mii-sìtเอาaoเรื่องส่วนตัวrʉ̂ʉang-sùuan-dtuuaของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəไปbpaiพูดpûutให้hâiคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnฟังfang
Whether she is a virgin or not, no one has the right to share her private matters with other people.
3NounB2
traditional Chinese weighing scale
A traditional Chinese scale used to measure the weight of goods.
Examples
เมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔnเมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔnformerly; previously; in the pastอากงaa-gongอากงaa-gong1grandfather (in families of Chinese descent)2an elderly man (as a term of address)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderซิงsingซิงsing1brand-new; unused (slang)2virgin; sexually inexperienced (slang)3traditional Chinese weighing scaleชั่งchângชั่งchâng1[to] weigh [sth]2[to] weigh; consider carefully3chang (traditional unit of weight)สมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-prai1medicinal herb; medicinal plant2herbal (as a modifier)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káacustomer; clientที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stall
Grandpa used to weigh herbs for customers at the shop using a traditional Chinese balance scale.
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ซิงsingอันนี้an-níiเป็นbpenเครื่องชั่งkrʉ̂ʉang-chângแบบจีนbɛ̀ɛp-jiinของkɔ̌ɔngปู่bpùuตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiเราraoเก็บไว้gèp-wáiในnaiตู้dtûu
This traditional Chinese balance scale is Grandpa's, and we now keep it in a cabinet.
แม้mɛ́ɛร้านráanจะjàเปลี่ยนbplìianมาใช้maa-cháiเครื่องชั่งkrʉ̂ʉang-chângดิจิทัลdì-jì-tâlแล้วlɛ́ɛoเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngก็gɔ̂ยังyangเก็บgèpซิงsingที่tîiใช้cháiมาmaaตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛรุ่นrûnพ่อpɔ̂ɔไว้wáiเป็นbpenที่ระลึกtîi-rá-lʉ́k
Although the shop has switched to digital scales, the owner still keeps the traditional Chinese balance scale used since his father's time as a keepsake.
ระหว่างrá-wàangสาธิตsăa-títการใช้gaan cháiซิงsingวิทยากรwít-tá-yaa-gonค่อยkôiๆ-เลื่อนlêuuanลูกตุ้มlôok dtûmไปตามbpai dtaamคานkaanจนได้jon dâiสมดุลsŏm dunแล้วจึงláew jeungอ่านàanน้ำหนักnám nàkให้hâiผู้ชมpôo chomฟังfang
While demonstrating the traditional Chinese balance scale, the presenter slowly moved the weight along the beam until it balanced, then read the weight aloud to the audience.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
sing
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |