เชี่ย
chîiaMeanings
1InterjectionB2
shit!; damn!
a vulgar slang exclamation used to express anger, frustration, surprise, or shock; similar to 'shit!' or 'damn!'.
Examples
เชี่ยchîiaเชี่ยchîia1shit!; damn!2awful; shitty (vulgar)ลืมlʉʉmลืมlʉʉm1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyกุญแจgun-jɛɛกุญแจgun-jɛɛ1key (for a lock)2lock; locking device3key; crucial factor4answer key; key (solutions)5clef (music)6wrench; spannerไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ในรถnai-rótในรถnai-rótin the carทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeไงngaiไงngai1hey; yo (very casual attention-getter)2what's up?; how's it going? (casual)3how; in what way (colloq.)4emphatic reminder/identifier (…ไง ‘you know’)ดีdiiดีdii1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bileเนี่ยnîiaเนี่ยnîia1deictic/emphatic particle (‘this/that here/there’)2focus/emotion particle3discourse marker (framing)
Shit! I left my keys in the car, what do I do now?
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Damn! You scared me, I thought you were someone else.
Damn it! Who took the documents from my desk?
เชี่ยchîiaไม่น่าเชื่อmâi-nâa-chʉ̂ʉaว่าwâaเขาkǎoจะjàกล้าglâaทำtamแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nánต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaทุกคนtúk-kon
Damn! I can't believe he dared to do that in front of everyone.
2AdjectiveB2
awful; shitty (vulgar)
a vulgar slang adjective meaning very bad, nasty, or messed up; used to describe [sth] or a situation.
Examples
อากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)ร้อนrónร้อนrón1hot (temperature)2spicy (taste)3[to] be hot; feel hot; become hot4urgent; intenseเชี่ยchîiaเชี่ยchîia1shit!; damn!2awful; shitty (vulgar)ๆ-เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forออกไปòk bpaiออกไปòk bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3out; outward and away4[to] lead out to; extend toไหนnăiไหนnăi1which (asking to choose)2which one; which person/thing3where (question)4any; whichever (in indefinite constructions)
The weather today is f*cking hot. I don't want to go anywhere.
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What the hell is with this shitty traffic?
หนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiมีmiiตอนจบdtɔɔn-jòpที่tîiเชี่ยchîiaมากmâakทำเอาtam-aoคนดูkon-duuด่าdàaกันganทั้งtángโรงroong
This movie has a really messed up ending, it made the entire audience complain.
ระบบrá-bòpการจัดการgaan-jàt-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtนี้níiมันmanเชี่ยchîiaสิ้นดีsîn-diiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanถึงtʉ̌ngได้dâaiลาออกlaa-ɔ̀ɔkกันganเป็นแถวbpen-tɛ̌ɛo
This company's management system is absolutely shitty, which is why employees are resigning in droves.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
chîia
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 | — | — |