ซื่อๆ
sêu sêuMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
honest; guileless; naive
honest and straightforward in character, without guile; can imply simple or slightly naive
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; 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)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringซื่อๆsêu sêuซื่อๆsêu sêu1honest; guileless; naive2plainly; sincerely; innocentlyไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ทันtanทันtan1[to] be in time for2in time3[to] catch up with; keep up with; keep abreast of4[to] be a match for; see throughคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirring
He is an honest and straightforward person, not very savvy about others' intentions.
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เธอterดูเป็นdoo bpenคนkonซื่อๆsêu sêuแต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingแล้วláeoฉลาดchà-làatและláeมีmeeความคิดkwaam kítลึกซึ้งléuk séung
She seems like a simple, honest person, but she's actually smart and has deep thoughts.
เพราะว่าprór wâaเป็นbpenคนkonซื่อๆsêu sêuเขาkăoเลยloieเชื่อchêuuaทุกอย่างtúk yàangที่têeเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanบอกbòkโดยdoiไม่mâiสงสัยsŏng săi
Because he's an honest and straightforward guy, he believed everything his colleague said without any doubt.
ในnaiโลกlôhkธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtการเป็นgaan bpenคนkonซื่อๆsêu sêuมากเกินไปmâak gern bpaiอาจàatทำtamให้hâiเราraoเสียเปรียบsĭia bprìiapในnaiการเจรจาต่อรองgaan jay-rá-jaa dtòr-rongได้dâi
In the business world, being too honest and straightforward can put you at a disadvantage in negotiations.
2AdverbB1
plainly; sincerely; innocently
in a straightforward, sincere, or guileless way, without deception or hidden intent
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asถามtăamถามtăam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] ask about; consult3[to] question; interrogateไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyซื่อๆsêu sêuซื่อๆsêu sêu1honest; guileless; naive2plainly; sincerely; innocentlyไม่มีอะไรmâi mee à-raiไม่มีอะไรmâi mee à-rai1nothing; there is nothing2it's nothing; nothing's wrongหรอกròkหรอกròk1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)
I was just asking, there's no hidden meaning.
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ไม่ได้mâi dâaiตั้งใจdtâng jaiจะjàซื้อséuอะไรà-raiจริงจังjing-jangแค่kâeมาmaaเดินดูdern dooซื่อๆsêu sêu
I don't seriously intend to buy anything, I'm just looking around.
ตอนแรกdton râekก็gâwชวนchuanเขาkăoไปกินข้าวbpai gin kâaoซื่อๆsêu sêuไม่mâiคิดว่าkít wâaเขาkăoจะjàตอบตกลงdtòp dtòk longจริงๆjing jing
At first, I just invited him to eat without any real expectation, I didn't think he would actually say yes.
เขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonชอบchôpช่วยเหลือchûuai-lĕuuaคนอื่นkon èunทำtamไปbpaiซื่อๆsêu sêuโดยdoiไม่เคยmâi koieหวังwăngสิ่งตอบแทนsìng dtòp taenใดๆdai daiเลยloie
He's someone who likes to help others; he just does it genuinely without ever expecting anything in return.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ซื่อๆ said ซื่อ-ซื่อ?
sêu sêu
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
sêu
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |