เซ็งๆ
seng sengMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
somewhat bored; fed up; kinda annoyed (informal)
feeling mildly bored, fed up, or down; a meh mood (colloquial tone)
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฝนตกfŏn dtòkฝนตกfŏn dtòkit is raining; [to] rainทั้งวันtáng wanทั้งวันtáng wanall day; the whole dayออกไปòk bpaiออกไปòk bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3[to] lead out to; extend toไหนnăiไหนnăi1which (asking to choose)2which one; which person/thing3where (question)4any; whichever (in indefinite constructions)ไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedรู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)เซ็งๆseng sengเซ็งๆseng seng1somewhat bored; fed up; kinda annoyed (informal)2ugh; meh; so bored (informal exclamation)
It rained all day today and I couldn't go out, so I'm feeling a bit bored.
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ทำไมtam maiทำหน้าtam nâaเซ็งๆseng sengอย่างนั้นyàang nánล่ะlâมีเรื่องmee rêuuangอะไรà-raiไม่สบายใจmâi sà-baai jaiหรือเปล่าrĕu bplàao
Why do you look so down? Is there something bothering you?
พอporต้องdtôngทำtamแต่dtàeงานเอกสารngaan èk-gà-săanซ้ำๆsám-sámทุกวันtúk wanเขาkăoก็gâwเริ่มrêrmรู้สึกrúu-sèukเซ็งๆseng sengกับgàpงานngaanขึ้นมาkêun maa
After having to do the same paperwork every day, he started to feel fed up with his job.
ช่วงนี้chûuang néeชีวิตchee-wítมันmanวนลูปwon lôopเดิมๆderm dermตื่นมาdtèun maaทำงานtam ngaanกลับบ้านglàp bâanนอนnonมันmanเลยloieรู้สึกrúu-sèukเซ็งๆseng sengไม่มีอะไรmâi mee à-raiน่าตื่นเต้นnâa dtèun dtên
Lately, my life has been in a monotonous loop: wake up, go to work, come home, sleep. So I'm feeling kind of meh, with nothing exciting.
2InterjectionB2
ugh; meh; so bored (informal exclamation)
an exclamation expressing slight boredom, frustration, or annoyance
Examples
อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forโทรคุยtoh kuiโทรคุยtoh kui[to] talk on the phoneกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เน็ตล่มnét lômเน็ตล่มnét lôm1internet outage; internet crash2[to] have the internet go downเซ็งๆseng sengเซ็งๆseng seng1somewhat bored; fed up; kinda annoyed (informal)2ugh; meh; so bored (informal exclamation)
I wanted to call my friend but the internet is down. So frustrating.
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It's raining again, so we can't go on the trip. So annoying.
ประชุมbprà-chumยืดเยื้อyêut yéuuaมาmaaสามsăamชั่วโมงchûua-mohngแล้วláeoยังไม่ได้yang mâi dâaiข้อสรุปkôr sà-rùpสักทีsàk teeเซ็งๆseng seng
The meeting has dragged on for three hours and we still haven't reached a conclusion. So frustrating.
รถติดrót dtìtที่เดิมtêe dermทุกวันtúk wanตอนเย็นdton yenกลับบ้านglàp bâanช้าcháaตลอดdtà-lòtเซ็งๆseng seng
The traffic is stuck at the same spot every evening, so I always get home late. So annoying.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เซ็งๆ said เซ็ง-เซ็ง?
seng seng
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 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 | — | — |