ศิราณี
sì-raa-niiMeaning
1NounB2
agony aunt; advice columnist
a person, especially a columnist, who gives advice about personal problems, often love or relationship problems
Examples
เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanfriends (plural)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerปรึกษาbprèuk-săaปรึกษาbprèuk-săa1[to] consult; seek advice2[to] confer; deliberate togetherปัญหาbpan-hăaปัญหาbpan-hăa1problem; issue2question (for discussion)ความรักkwaam rákความรักkwaam rák1love; affection2romance; romantic relationshipกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)กลายเป็นglaai bpenกลายเป็นglaai bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]ศิราณีsì-raa-neeศิราณีsì-raa-neeagony aunt; advice columnistประจำbprà-jamประจำbprà-jam1regular; habitual; routine2regularly; habitually3permanent; stationed; assignedกลุ่มglùmกลุ่มglùm1group; cluster2classifier for groupsไปแล้วbpai láewไปแล้วbpai láew1[to] have gone; have left; be gone (completed action)2[to] be off now; I'm leaving (announcement)
Friends like to consult me about their love problems until I've become the designated "Siranee" of the group.
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ถ้าtâaเธอtəəมีปัญหาmii-bpan-hǎaเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangแฟนfɛɛnทำไมtam-maiไม่mâiลองlɔɔngไปbpaiปรึกษาbprʉ̀k-sǎaพี่pîiคนkonนั้นnánดูduuล่ะlâเขาkǎoเป็นbpenศิราณีsì-raa-niiตัวยงdtuua-yongเลยləəiนะná
If you have problems with your boyfriend, why don't you try consulting that older sister? She is an absolute "Siranee" (love guru).
ในอดีตnai-à-dìitคอลัมน์kɔɔ-lamตอบdtɔ̀ɔpปัญหาbpan-hǎaหัวใจhǔua-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngศิราณีsì-raa-niiในnaiนิตยสารnít-dtà-yá-sǎanได้รับความนิยมdâi-ráp-kwaam-ní-yomอย่างมากyàang-mâakจากjàakผู้อ่านpûu-àanที่tîiกำลังgam-langมีmiiความรักkwaam-rák
In the past, Siranee's advice column for affairs of the heart in magazines was highly popular among readers who were in love.
การทำตัวgaan-tam-dtuuaเป็นbpenศิราณีsì-raa-niiให้คำแนะนำhâi-kam-nɛ́-namคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnนั้นnánง่ายngâaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอถึงpɔɔ-tʉ̌ngเวลาที่wee-laa-tîiตัวเองdtuua-eengมีปัญหาmii-bpan-hǎaความรักkwaam-rákบ้างbâangกลับglàpหาhǎaทางออกtaang-ɔ̀ɔkไม่เจอmâi-jəə
Acting as a "Siranee" giving advice to others is easy, but when it comes to having your own love problems, you can't seem to find a way out.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ศิราณี said สิ-รา-นี?
sì-raa-nii
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sì
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |