ซีทรู
sii-truuMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
see-through; sheer
Transparent or sheer enough for what is underneath to be visible, especially of fabric or clothing.
Examples
เสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coatซีทรูsii-truuซีทรูsii-truusee-through; sheerตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)บางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slight3thin; sparseจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเสื้อกล้ามsʉ̂ʉa-glâamเสื้อกล้ามsʉ̂ʉa-glâamtank top; sleeveless undershirtข้างในkâang-naiข้างในkâang-nai1inside; within2inside (of); within3the inside; the interior4Inner Court; female royal household (historical)
This sheer shirt is thin enough to show the tank top underneath.
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เธอtəəใส่sàiเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaซีทรูsii-truuทับtápเสื้อกล้ามsʉ̂ʉa-glâamสีดำsǐi-damทำให้เห็นtam-hâi-hěnสีsǐiของkɔ̌ɔngเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaด้านในdâan-naiอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeen
She wore a sheer shirt over a black tank top, making the color of the top underneath clearly visible.
แขนเสื้อkɛ̌ɛn-sʉ̂ʉaตัวdtuuaนี้níiเป็นbpenผ้าpâaซีทรูsii-truuส่วนsùuanลำตัวlam-dtuuaมีmiiซับในsáp-naiจึงjʉngไม่เห็นmâi-hěnผิวหนังpǐu-nǎng
This shirt has sheer sleeves, while the body is lined so the skin underneath doesn't show.
หากhàakต้องdtɔ̂ngใส่sàiเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaซีทรูsii-truuไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanควรkuuanเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaด้านในdâan-naiที่tîiปกbpòkปิดมิดชิดbpìt-mít-chítเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiยังyangดูduuสุภาพsù-pâapแม้mɛ́ɛผ้าpâaด้านนอกdâan-nɔ̂ɔkจะjàโปร่งbpròongจนjonมองmɔɔngทะลุtá-lúได้dâai
If you wear a sheer shirt to work, choose a top underneath that provides full coverage so you still look appropriate even though the outer fabric is see-through.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
sii
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ซีsiiซีsii1C (the letter)2sentence-final particle (soft urging)3TV series/season (informal, from ซีรีส์)C (the letter)Part 1
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ซีทรูsii-truuซีทรูsii-truusee-through; sheersee-through; sheerWord