ซิว
siuMeanings
1NounB1
minnow; rasbora
Any of various small freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, often found in schools.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)คลองklongคลองklong1canal2classifier: canals/ditches3natural waterway; stream; creekมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoปลาซิวbplaa siuปลาซิวbplaa siusmall freshwater cyprinid; minnow; rasboraตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleว่ายน้ำwâai námว่ายน้ำwâai nám[to] swimอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainเยอะมากyér mâakเยอะมากyér mâak1very many; numerous (colloquial)2very much; a lot (colloq.)
There are a lot of small 'siw' fish swimming in the canal.
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The children like to go catch 'siw' fish with a small net in the stream behind the village.
ปลาซิวbplaa-siuเป็นbpenปลาbplaaที่tîiมักจะmák-jàอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùuรวมกันruuam-ganเป็นbpenฝูงfǔungในnaiแหล่งน้ำlɛ̀ng-náamที่tîiสะอาดsà-àat
The 'siw' is a fish that usually lives in schools in clean water sources.
การพบgaan-pópปลาซิวbplaa-siuในnaiแหล่งน้ำlɛ̀ng-náamธรรมชาติtam-má-châatสามารถsǎa-mâatเป็นbpenตัวชี้dtuua-chíiวัดคุณภาพwát-kun-ná-pâapของkɔ̌ɔngระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetแถบtɛ̀ɛpนั้นnánได้dâai
The presence of 'siw' fish in natural water sources can be an indicator of the quality of the local ecosystem.
2VerbB2
[to] bag; snap up; win [sth] (colloq.)
To obtain or win something, especially a prize, title, or opportunity; to bag or snap it up, in colloquial usage.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastไม่ทันmâi 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])โปรโมชันลดbproh-moh-chân lótราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2[to] cost; [to be] priced atหมดแล้วmòt láewหมดแล้วmòt láewall gone; finished; sold outคนอื่นkon èunคนอื่นkon èun1other people; others2someone else; another personซิวsiwซิวsiw1minnow; rasbora2[to] bag; snap up; win [sth] (colloq.)3[to] arrest [sb] (slang)ไปหมดbpai mòtไปหมดbpai mòt1completely; all gone2entirely; across the boardเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
I didn't make it in time. The promotion is over; other people snagged all the deals.
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ตื่นdtʉ̀ʉnแต่เช้าdtɛ̀ɛ-cháaoไปต่อbpai-dtɔ̀ɔคิวkiuเลยləəiซิวsiuตั๋วคอนเสิร์ตdtǔua-kɔɔn-sə̀ətแถวหน้าtɛ̌ɛo-nâaมาmaaได้สำเร็จdâai-sǎm-rèt
I woke up early to queue, so I successfully snagged the front-row concert tickets.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngเปิดbpə̀ətตัวสินค้าdtuua-sǐn-káaตัดหน้าdtàt-nâaและlɛ́ซิวsiuส่วนแบ่งการตลาดsùuan-bɛ̀ng-gaan-dtà-làatของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoไปbpaiได้dâaiเยอะมากyə́-mâak
Our competitor launched their product ahead of us and managed to grab a large portion of our market share.
เขาkǎoเป็นbpenคนเดียวkon-diiaoในnaiรุ่นrûnที่tîiสามารถsǎa-mâatซิวsiuทุนการศึกษาtun-gaan-sʉ̀k-sǎaไปเรียนbpai-riianต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têetได้dâaiถึงtʉ̌ngสองsɔ̌ɔngครั้งkráng
He is the only one in his cohort who managed to bag the scholarship to study abroad twice.
3VerbC1
[to] arrest [sb] (slang)
To capture or arrest someone, especially in police or informal contexts.
Examples
ในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtfinally; eventually; ultimatelyตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerซิวsiuซิวsiu1minnow; rasbora2[to] bag; snap up; win [sth] (colloq.)3[to] arrest [sb] (slang)คนร้ายkon-ráaiคนร้ายkon-ráai1criminal; culprit; perpetrator; assailant2villain (in fiction)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerขโมยkà-mooiขโมยkà-mooi1[to] steal2thiefกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎo1bag; handbag; purse2pocket3wallet4classifier: ใบได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Finally, the police captured the thief who stole the bag.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakการสืบสวนgaan-sʉ̀ʉp-sǔuanที่tîiยาวนานyaao-naanตำรวจdtam-rùuatก็gɔ̂วางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnเข้าkâoซิวsiuผู้ต้องหาpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎaได้ที่dâi-tîiบ้านพักbâan-pák
After a long investigation, the police planned and successfully arrested the suspect at his residence.
เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiสามารถsǎa-mâatซิวตัวsiu-dtuuaผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎiคนสำคัญkon-sǎm-kanได้dâaiขณะkà-nàกำลังgam-langพยายามpá-yaa-yaamหลบหนีlòp-nǐiออกนอกประเทศɔ̀ɔk-nɔ̂ɔk-bprà-têet
The authorities were able to capture the key suspect just as he was attempting to flee the country.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatซุ่มsûmอยู่yùuนานnaanหลายlǎaiชั่วโมงchûua-moongก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàบุกbùkเข้าkâoซิวsiuแก๊งค้ายาgɛ́ng-káa-yaaได้dâaiยกแก๊งyók-gɛ́ng
The police were on a stakeout for many hours before raiding and arresting the entire drug gang.
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 -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
siu
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 | — | — |