เซลฟี่(sayn-fêe)

Meanings

1NounA2

a selfie (photo of oneself)

a photograph taken of oneself, typically with a smartphone’s front camera, often shared on social media

Examples

นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)คือkeuคือkeu1namely; that is; i.e.2to be (definition/identification)เซลฟี่sayn-fêeเซลฟี่sayn-fêe1to take a selfie2a selfie (photo of oneself)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mine
This is my selfie.
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ฉันchănถ่ายtàaiเซลฟี่sayn-fêeกับgàpเพื่อนpêuuan
I took a selfie with my friend.
คุณkunอยากดูyàak dooเซลฟี่sayn-fêeของฉันkŏng chănไหมmăi
Do you want to see my selfie?
เซลฟี่sayn-fêeที่têeเขาkăoโพสต์póhtลงในlong naiอินสตาแกรมin-sà-dtaa-graemมีmeeคนkonกดไลค์gòt lâikเยอะมากyér 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-fêe1to take a selfie2a selfie (photo of oneself)กันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2together; together with3I; me (informal, male speech)4[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block5protective; resistant to; -proof6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkหน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)เถอะtòeเถอะtòe1prompting/permission particle2suggestion/encouragement particle3resignation/emphasis particle
We've come all the way to this beautiful cafe, let's take a selfie!
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นักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaoชอบchôpเซลฟี่sayn-fêeกับgàpป้ายชื่อbpâai chêuสถานที่sà-tăan tîiเพื่อpêuuaเป็นbpenที่ระลึกtêe rá-léuk
Tourists like to take selfies with the location signs as a souvenir.
เดี๋ยวนี้dǐiao néeเวลาway-laaไปbpaiร้านอาหารráan aa-hăanก่อนจะgòn jàกินginก็gâwต้องdtôngเซลฟี่sayn-fêeกับgàpอาหารaa-hăanก่อนgònเป็นธรรมเนียมbpen tam-niiamไปแล้วbpai láew
Nowadays, when going to a restaurant, it's become a custom to take a selfie with the food before eating.
ดาราdaa-raaสาวsăaoถูกtòokวิจารณ์wí-jaanว่าwâaมัวแต่muua dtàeเซลฟี่sayn-fêeไม่สนใจmâi sŏn jaiแฟนคลับfaen klàpที่มาtêe maaรอrorพบหน้าpóp nâa
The actress was criticized for being preoccupied with taking selfies and ignoring the fans who came to see her.

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