ซื้อ
sʉ́ʉMeanings
1VerbA1
[to] buy; purchase
to obtain something by paying money
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessertที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of yearโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)
I buy snacks at the shop in front of the school.
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Yesterday he bought a train ticket to Chiang Mai.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiฉันchǎnจะjàซื้อของsʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔngใช้cháiเข้าบ้านkâo-bâanที่tîiซูเปอร์มาร์เก็ตsuu-bpəə-maa-gèt
Tomorrow I will buy household supplies at the supermarket.
2VerbB2
[to] bribe; buy off
to influence someone improperly by giving money or benefits
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiofficial; officer; staff memberด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooซองsɔɔngซองsɔɔng1envelope2packet; sachet3classifier: envelopes/packets4case; sheath; sleeveเงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)เพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)เงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; stop responding
He tried to buy the officials with an envelope of cash to keep the matter quiet.
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นักธุรกิจnák-tú-rá-gìtบางคนbaang-konซื้อsʉ́ʉผู้pûuตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiตนเองdton-eengได้ประโยชน์dâai-bprà-yòot
Some businesspeople buy off decision-makers to benefit themselves.
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangคนkonนั้นnánถูกtùukกล่าวหาglàao-hǎaว่าwâaซื้อsʉ́ʉเสียงsǐiangด้วยdûuaiสิ่งของsìng-kɔ̌ɔngและlɛ́เงินสดngən-sòtก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเลือกตั้งlʉ̂ʉak-dtâng
That politician was accused of buying votes with goods and cash before the election.
เขาkăoเสนอsà-nĕrจะjàซื้อséuพยานpá-yaanด้วยdûuayตำแหน่งงานdtam-nàeng ngaanดีๆdee deeเพื่อpêuuaแลกกับlâek gàpการให้gaan hâiการgaanเท็จtét
He offered to buy the witness with a good job in exchange for false testimony.
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
sʉ́ʉ
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 | — | — |