เซลฟี่
seel-fîiMeanings
1NounA2
a selfie (photo of oneself)
a photograph taken of oneself, typically with a smartphone’s front camera, often shared on social media
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.เซลฟี่seel-fîiเซลฟี่seel-fîi1a selfie (photo of oneself)2to take a selfieของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mine
This is my selfie.
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I took a selfie with my friend.
Do you want to see my selfie?
เซลฟี่seel-fîiที่tîiเขาkǎoโพสต์póotลงในlong-naiอินสตาแกรมin-sà-dtaa-grɛɛmมีmiiคนkonกดไลค์gòt-láiเยอะมากyə́-mâak
The selfie she posted on Instagram got a lot of likes.
2VerbB1
to take a selfie
to photograph oneself, usually with a smartphone; used colloquially as a verb in Thai (e.g., เซลฟี่กัน)
Examples
มาถึงmaa tŭengมาถึงmaa tŭeng1[to] arrive (somewhere)2[to] reach; come to (time/stage/topic)คาเฟ่kaa-fêhคาเฟ่kaa-fêhcafé; coffee shopสวยๆsŭuai sŭuaiสวยๆsŭuai sŭuai1pretty; beautiful (reduplicated)2nicely; in style; cleanly3nice! beautiful! (praise)ทั้งทีtáng teeทั้งทีtáng teenow that; since; given the opportunityเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเซลฟี่sayn-fêeเซลฟี่sayn-fêe1a selfie (photo of oneself)2to take a selfieกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkหน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)เถอะtòeเถอะtòe1suggestion/encouragement particle2prompting/permission particle3resignation/emphasis particle
We've come all the way to this beautiful cafe, let's take a selfie!
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นักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoชอบchɔ̂ɔpเซลฟี่seel-fîiกับgàpป้ายชื่อbpâai-chʉ̂ʉสถานที่sà-tǎan-tîiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเป็นbpenที่ระลึกtîi-rá-lʉ́k
Tourists like to take selfies with the location signs as a souvenir.
เดี๋ยวนี้dǐiao-níiเวลาwee-laaไปbpaiร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàกินginก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngเซลฟี่seel-fîiกับgàpอาหารaa-hǎanก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเป็นธรรมเนียมbpen-tam-niiamไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛo
Nowadays, when going to a restaurant, it's become a custom to take a selfie with the food before eating.
ดาราdaa-raaสาวsǎaoถูกtùukวิจารณ์wí-jaanว่าwâaมัวแต่muua-dtɛ̀ɛเซลฟี่seel-fîiไม่สนใจmâi-sǒn-jaiแฟนคลับfɛɛn-klápที่มาtîi-maaรอrɔɔพบหน้าpóp-nâa
The actress was criticized for being preoccupied with taking selfies and ignoring the fans who came to see her.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -/l/ (retained in this loanword; written ล normally has final /n/), a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
seel
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 | — | — |