เซิง
səəngMeaning
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[to] perform a northeastern Thai dance
To perform the traditional northeastern Thai folk dance.
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)โรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rianschoolกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesฝึกfèukฝึกfèuk1[to] practice; train (oneself); exercise (a skill)2[to] train; coach (someone)รำเซิ้งram sérngรำเซิ้งram sérng1soeng dance; Isan folk dance2[to] perform a soeng danceเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofแสดงsà-daengแสดงsà-daeng1[to] show; demonstrate2[to] perform; act; put on (a show)3[to] expressในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)7ngan (land unit: 400 m², a quarter of a rai)ปีใหม่bpee màiปีใหม่bpee mài1New Year (holiday/season)2the new year (time period)
The children in the school are practicing the Isan folk dance to perform at the New Year event.
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ฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpดูduuการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngเซิ้งsə́əngกระติ๊บgrà-dtípเพราะprɔ́ดนตรีdon-dtriiสนุกsà-nùkมากmâak
I like watching the Kratip folk dance performance because the music is very fun.
นางรำnaang-ramทุกคนtúk-konสวมsǔuamชุดchútพื้นเมืองpʉ́ʉn-mʉʉangและlɛ́ออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaเซิ้งsə́əngตามdtaamจังหวะดนตรีjang-wà-don-dtriiอีสานii-sǎanอย่างyàangพร้อมเพรียงprɔ́ɔm-priiangกันgan
All the dancers wore traditional local costumes and came out to perform the folk dance in perfect unison to the rhythm of Isan music.
การแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngเซิ้งsə́əngบั้งไฟbâng-faiเป็นประเพณีbpen-bprà-pee-niiที่tîiจัดขึ้นjàt-kʉ̂nทุกปีtúk-bpiiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขอฝนkɔ̌ɔ-fǒnให้ตกhâi-dtòkตามdtaamฤดูกาลrʉ́-duu-gaan
The Bang Fai folk dance performance is a tradition held every year to pray for seasonal rain.
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 -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
səəng
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 | — | — |