เซ็ง
sengMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
bored; fed up; annoyed (colloq.)
feeling bored, tired of something, or mildly irritated; colloquial/informal
Examples
รถติดrót dtìtรถติดrót dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedนานมากnaan mâakนานมากnaan mâakfor a very long timeวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเซ็งsengเซ็งseng1bored; fed up; annoyed (colloq.)2[to] feel bored or fed up (colloq.)สุดๆsùt sùtสุดๆsùt sùt1extremely; to the max2awesome!; so cool!
The traffic jam was so long; I'm super fed up today.
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ทำงานtam ngaanซ้ำๆsám-sámทุกวันtúk wanจนjonเริ่มrêrmเซ็งsengอยากyàakเปลี่ยนบรรยากาศbplìian ban-yaa-gàatบ้างbâang
Doing the same work every day has made me bored; I want a change of scenery.
รอคิวror kioชั่วโมงchûua-mohngกว่าgwàaแล้วláeoยังyangไม่mâiถึงtĕungคิวkiwเลยloieเซ็งsengจริงๆjing jing
I've been waiting in line for over an hour and it's still not my turn—so frustrating.
โปรเจกต์bproo-jèekเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanกำหนดส่งgam-nòt-sòngอีกรอบìik-rɔ̂ɔpจนjonทีมtiimเริ่มrə̂əmเซ็งsengและlɛ́หมดไฟmòt-faiไปbpaiทีละน้อยtii-lá-nɔ́ɔi
The project deadline got postponed again, and the team is getting fed up and gradually losing motivation.
2VerbB1
[to] feel bored or fed up (colloq.)
to feel bored, uninterested, or fed up with a situation; colloquial/informal
Examples
รอคิวrɔɔ-kiuรอคิวrɔɔ-kiu[to] wait one’s turn; queueตั้งนานdtâng-naanตั้งนานdtâng-naanfor a long time; for ages (already)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเซ็งsengเซ็งseng1bored; fed up; annoyed (colloq.)2[to] feel bored or fed up (colloq.)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
I’ve been waiting in line so long that I’m starting to feel fed up.
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ประชุมbprà-chumยืดเยื้อyʉ̂ʉt-yʉ́ʉaแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiทุกtúkสัปดาห์sàp-daaใครkraiจะjàไม่mâiเซ็งsengบ้างbâang
With meetings dragging on like this every week, who wouldn’t be fed up?
It’s been raining every day and all our travel plans are ruined—so fed up.
ทำtamโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekเสร็จsètแล้วแต่lɛ́ɛo-dtɛ̀ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngแก้gɛ̂ɛตามdtaamคอมเมนต์kɔm-ménจุกจิกjùk-jìkไม่จบไม่สิ้นmâi-jòp-mâi-sînจนjonรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเซ็งsengกับgàpกระบวนการgrà-buuan-gaanไปหมดbpai-mòt
I finished the project but have to keep fixing endless nitpicky comments, to the point that I’m completely fed up with the process.
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
seng
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 | — | — |