ซี้
síiMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
close; intimate
very close or intimate (typically used as slang to describe good friends)
Examples
สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondคนนี้kon-níiคนนี้kon-níithis personเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เพื่อนซี้pʉ̂ʉan-síiเพื่อนซี้pʉ̂ʉan-síibest friend; close friendกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
These two are very close friends.
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ฉันchǎnกับgàpเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanคนนี้kon-níiซี้síiกันganมากmâakเลยləəiคุยกันkui-ganได้dâaiทุกtúkเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang
I'm very close with this coworker, so we can talk about anything.
We have been tight since we were studying in high school.
ถึงแม้จะtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-jàเพิ่งpə̂ngรู้จักrúu-jàkกันganได้dâaiไม่กี่mâi-gìiเดือนdʉʉanแต่dtɛ̀ɛพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoเคมีkee-miiเข้ากันkâo-ganจนjonกลายเป็นglaai-bpenเพื่อนซี้pʉ̂ʉan-síiกันganอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
Even though they just met a few months ago, they clicked so well that they quickly became best friends.
2VerbB2
[to] die
to die or pass away (informal slang derived from Chinese)
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseหัวหน้าhŭua nâaหัวหน้าhŭua nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeโปรเจกต์bproh-jèkโปรเจกต์bproh-jèkproject (work/assignment)พังpangพังpang1broken; not working2[to] break down; collapse; fall apart3ruined; a mess (plans/situations)4[to] demolish; wreck [sth]มีหวังmee wăngมีหวังmee wăng1[to] have hope; [to] be hopeful2[to] be likely (to happen); [to] be bound toซี้séeซี้sée1close; intimate2[to] dieแหhăeแหhăecast net; throw netงngๆ-
If the boss finds out we messed up the project, we're definitely dead.
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That dog got hit by a car and died on the spot right at the entrance of the alley.
ขืนkĕunขับรถkàp rótเร็วreoขนาดนี้kà-nàat néeมีหวังmee wăngได้dâiซี้séeก่อนgònถึงบ้านtĕung bâanแน่ๆnâe nâe
If you drive this fast, you'll definitely end up dead before reaching home.
อาแปะaa-bpɛ̀ร้านขายของชำráan-kǎai-kɔ̌ɔng-chamแกgɛɛซี้síiไปbpaiตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnแล้วlɛ́ɛo
The old man at the grocery store passed away last night.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
síi
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |