เชียว
chiiaoMeaning
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indeed; very (emphatic particle)
a particle placed after adjectives, adverbs, or verbs to add strong emphasis, often showing surprise, admiration, or insistence (e.g., ดีเชียว, แพงเชียว, สะอาดเชียว)
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)สะอาดsà-àatสะอาดsà-àat1clean2pure; innocent (morally clean)เชียวchiiaoเชียวchiiaoindeed; very (emphatic particle)
This house is really clean.
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ฝีมือfǐi-mʉʉทำกับข้าวtam-gàp-kâaoของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəดีdiiเชียวchiiaoวันนี้wan-níiทุกคนtúk-konชมchomกันganใหญ่yài
Your cooking is really good; everyone praised it today.
ราคาตั๋วraa-kaa-dtǔuaขึ้นkʉ̂nเร็วreoเชียวchiiaoยังyangไม่mâiทันtanวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnก็gɔ̂แพงไปpɛɛng-bpaiแล้วlɛ́ɛo
The ticket price went up so fast; it got expensive before we could even plan.
เขาkǎoซ้อมหนักsɔ́ɔm-nàkเชียวchiiaoกะว่าgà-wâaจะjàให้hâiการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngครั้งนี้kráng-níiออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaดีที่สุดdii-tîi-sùt
He’s practicing intensely, intending for this performance to be the very best.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chiiao
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |