สี่หน้า
sìi-nâaMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
four-faced; four-sided
having four faces or sides; often used for statues or structures with four faces
Examples
คนไทยkon-taiคนไทยkon-taiThai person; Thai people; Thai nationalจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâak1many; numerous; a large amount/number2in large numbers/amountsนับถือnáp-tʉ̌ʉนับถือnáp-tʉ̌ʉ1[to] respect; admire2[to] believe in; follow (a religion)พระพรหมprá-promพระพรหมprá-prom1Brahma; the Hindu creator god2Phra Phrom; senior monastic title elementซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เทพtêepเทพtêep1deity; god2divine; godlike3awesome; god-tier (slang)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสี่หน้าsìi-nâaสี่หน้าsìi-nâa1four-faced; four-sided2four-page (document length)
Many Thai people worship Phra Phrom, who is a deity with four faces.
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นักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoชาวต่างชาติchaao-dtàang-châatมักจะmák-jàไปไหว้bpai-wâiพระพรหมprá-promสี่หน้าsìi-nâaที่แยกtîi-yɛ̂ɛkราชrâatประสงค์bprà-sǒngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขอพรkɔ̌ɔ-pɔɔn
Foreign tourists often go to pay respects to the four-faced Brahma shrine at the Ratchaprasong intersection to make a wish.
ยอดเจดีย์yôt jay-deeนี้néeถูกtòokออกแบบòk bàepเป็นbpenพระพักตร์prá pákของkŏngพระโพธิสัตว์prá-poh-tí-sàtสี่หน้าsèe nâaหันhănออกไปòk bpaiสี่sèeทิศtít
The top of this pagoda is designed with the four faces of a Bodhisattva, facing the four cardinal directions.
ประติมากรรมbprà-dtì-maa-gamหินทรายhǐn-saaiสี่หน้าsìi-nâaนี้níiเป็นbpenศิลปะsǐn-lá-bpàขอมkɔ̌ɔmโบราณboo-raanที่tîiหาชมhǎa-chomได้dâaiยากyâak
This four-faced sandstone sculpture is a rare piece of ancient Khmer art.
2AdjectiveB2
four-page (document length)
consisting of four pages (e.g., a four-page document or leaflet)
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)สั่งให้sàng-hâiสั่งให้sàng-hâi[to] order [sb] to do [sth]เขียนkǐianเขียนkǐian1[to] write2[to] draw; sketch3[to] fill out; write in4[to] compose; author5[to] write (data); burn (a disc)เรียงความriiang-kwaamเรียงความriiang-kwaamessay; compositionเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)วันแม่wan-mɛ̂ɛวันแม่wan-mɛ̂ɛMother's Dayความยาวkwaam-yaaoความยาวkwaam-yaao1length (spatial)2length; running time (temporal)สี่หน้าsìi-nâaสี่หน้าsìi-nâa1four-faced; four-sided2four-page (document length)
The teacher assigned us to write a four-page essay about Mother's Day.
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บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoมีmiiโบรชัวร์แนะนำbroo-chuua-nɛ́-namสินค้าsǐn-káaแบบbɛ̀ɛpสี่หน้าsìi-nâaสำหรับsǎm-ràpลูกค้าlûuk-káa
Our company has a four-page product brochure for customers.
บทความวิชาการbòt-kwaam-wí-chaa-gaanที่tîiเขาkǎoส่งsòngเข้าkâoประกวดbprà-gùuatมีmiiความยาวkwaam-yaaoเพียงpiiangสี่หน้าsìi-nâaแต่dtɛ̀ɛเนื้อหาnʉ́ʉa-hǎaเข้มข้นkêm-kônมากmâak
The academic article he submitted for the contest was only four pages long, but its content was very dense.
ก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiคุณkunจะjàเซ็นสัญญาsen-sǎn-yaaโปรดbpròotอ่านàanเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanคำแนะนำkam-nɛ́-namสี่หน้าsìi-nâaนี้níiอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiat
Before you sign the contract, please read this four-page instruction document carefully.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sìi
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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สี่หน้าsìi-nâaสี่หน้าsìi-nâafour-faced; four-sidedfour-faced; four-sidedWord