ซิตอัป
sít-àpMeanings
1NounB1
sit-up
An exercise in which a person lies on their back and raises their upper body toward a sitting position to strengthen the abdominal muscles.
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)สอนท่าsŏn tâaสอนท่าsŏn tâa[to] coach [sb] on moves/posesซิตอัปsít-àpซิตอัปsít-àp1sit-up2[to] do sit-upsให้เราhâi raoให้เราhâi rao1[to] give us; [to] give me2for us; for me3let us; allow me/us
Today our teacher taught us the sit-up exercise.
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ท่าtâaซิตอัปsít-àpเริ่มrêrmจากjàakการgaanนอนหงายnon ngăaiแล้วláeoค่อยkôiยกตัวyók dtuuaขึ้นมาkêun maaนั่งnâng
The sit-up exercise starts with lying on your back and then gradually raising your upper body into a sitting position.
ซิตอัปsít-àpเป็นbpenท่าบริหารtâa bɔɔ-rí-hăanหน้าท้องnâa tóngที่têeไม่ต้องmâi dtôngใช้cháiอุปกรณ์ù-bpà-gonจึงjeungทำtamที่บ้านtêe bâanได้dâi
A sit-up is an abdominal exercise that requires no equipment, so it can be done at home.
แม้máeท่าtâaซิตอัปsít-àpจะjàช่วยchûuaiเสริมsěrmความแข็งแรงkwaam kăeng raengของkŏngกล้ามเนื้อหน้าท้องglâam néuua nâa tóngแต่dtàeก็gâwไม่สามารถmâi săa-mâatลดlótไขมันkăi manเฉพาะจุดchà-pór jùtได้dâi
Although sit-ups help strengthen the abdominal muscles, they cannot reduce fat in a specific area.
2VerbB1
[to] do sit-ups
To exercise the abdominal muscles by repeatedly raising the upper body from a lying position toward a sitting position.
Examples
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ซิตอัปsít-àpซิตอัปsít-àp1sit-up2[to] do sit-upsไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyยี่สิบyêe sìpยี่สิบyêe sìptwentyครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1time; occasion; instance2classifier for occurrences or times
Yesterday I did twenty sit-ups.
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I do sit-ups every morning, but if my back hurts, I stop and rest right away.
หลังlăngวิ่งwîngเสร็จsètเขาkăoซิตอัปsít-àpต่อdtòอีกèekสิบsìpครั้งก่อนkráng gònจะjàไปbpaiอาบน้ำàap náam
After finishing his run, he does ten sit-ups before taking a shower.
เวลาway-laaซิตอัปsít-àpควรkuuanใช้แรงchái raengจากjàakกล้ามเนื้อหน้าท้องglâam néuua nâa tóngยกตัวyók dtuuaขึ้นkêunแทนที่จะtaen têe jàดึงdeungคอkoด้วยdûuayมือmeuu
When doing sit-ups, you should use your abdominal muscles to raise your upper body rather than pull on your neck with your hands.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ซิตอัป said ซิ-ตอ-ปับ?
sít-àp
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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
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 | — | — |