เซเลบ
see-lépMeaning
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celebrity
a famous person, especially in entertainment or sports; a celebrity.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เจอjəəเจอjəə1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceเซเลบsee-lépเซเลบsee-lépcelebrityที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสยามพารากอนsà-yǎam-paa-raa-gɔɔnสยามพารากอนsà-yǎam-paa-raa-gɔɔnSiam Paragon (Bangkok shopping mall)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; too
Yesterday, I saw a celebrity at Siam Paragon.
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พอpɔɔมีชื่อเสียงmii-chʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ทำตัวtam-dtuuaเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเป็นbpenเซเลบsee-lépไปเลยbpai-ləəi
Once he became famous, he started acting like a celebrity.
There were a lot of celebrities at the product launch event.
การเป็นgaan-bpenเซเลบsee-lépอาจàatดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanชีวิตchii-wítดีdiiแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngแลกมาlɛ̂ɛk-maaกับgàpความเป็นส่วนตัวkwaam-bpen-sùuan-dtuuaที่tîiหายไปhǎai-bpai
Being a celebrity might seem like a good life, but it comes at the cost of losing one's privacy.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เซเลบ said เซ-เล็บ?
see-lép
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
see
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 | — | — |