เซิ้ง
sə́əngMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] dance a traditional northeastern Thai dance
to perform a traditional folk dance from northeastern Thailand (Isan)
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พวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเซิ้งsə́əngเซิ้งsə́əng1[to] dance a traditional northeastern Thai dance2traditional northeastern Thai danceในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)งานบุญบั้งไฟngaan-bun-bâng-faiงานบุญบั้งไฟngaan-bun-bâng-faiRocket Festivalพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after today
We will go dance the traditional Isan dance at the Rocket Festival tomorrow.
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The grandmother is enthusiastically teaching her granddaughter how to perform the Isan folk dance.
นักเรียนnák-riianโรงเรียนroong-riianนี้níiฝึกfʉ̀kเซิ้งsə́əngมาหลายเดือนmaa-lǎai-dʉʉanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเตรียมตัวdtriiam-dtuuaสำหรับsǎm-ràpการประกวดgaan-bprà-gùuatระดับrá-dàpจังหวัดjang-wàt
The students of this school have been practicing the Isan folk dance for months to prepare for the provincial competition.
พอpɔɔได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงแคนsǐiang-kɛɛnทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂ลุกขึ้นมาlúk-kʉ̂n-maaเซิ้งsə́əngกันganโดยdooiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiนัดหมายnát-mǎai
As soon as they heard the sound of the khaen, everyone stood up and spontaneously danced the Isan folk dance.
2NounB2
traditional northeastern Thai dance
a type of traditional folk dance from northeastern Thailand, often performed with upbeat rhythms during festivals and processions
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เซิ้งsə́əngเซิ้งsə́əng1[to] dance a traditional northeastern Thai dance2traditional northeastern Thai danceเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)การแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛng1performance; show2expression; display; demonstration (explaining/showing)พื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâanพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâan1folk; traditional (of local people)2indigenous; native (of a species or practice)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindมากที่สุดmâak-tîi-sùtมากที่สุดmâak-tîi-sùt1most; the most (degree or amount)2at most; no more than
Serng is the traditional folk dance that I like watching the most.
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จังหวะjang-wàของkɔ̌ɔngเซิ้งsə́əngจะjàเร็วreoและlɛ́ทำให้tam-hâiคนดูkon-duuรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kสนุกสนานsà-nùk-sà-nǎan
The rhythm of Serng is fast and makes the audience feel entertained.
การรำgaan-ramเซิ้งsə́əngในnaiขบวนแห่เทียนพรรษาkà-buuan-hɛ̀ɛ-tiian-pan-sǎaปีนี้bpii-níiมีmiiความสวยงามkwaam-sǔuai-ngaamและlɛ́พร้อมเพรียงprɔ́ɔm-priiangมากmâak
The Serng dance in this year's Candle Festival procession is very beautiful and synchronized.
เอกลักษณ์èek-gà-lákของkɔ̌ɔngเซิ้งsə́əngอยู่ที่yùu-tîiท่าทางtâa-taangที่tîiกระฉับกระเฉงgrà-chàp-grà-chěengและlɛ́การแต่งกายgaan-dtɛ̀ng-gaaiด้วยdûuaiผ้าพื้นเมืองpâa-pʉ́ʉn-mʉʉangอีสานii-sǎan
The unique characteristic of Serng lies in its energetic movements and dressing in traditional Isan woven fabrics.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
sə́əng
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |