เซ่
sây
Meanings
1NounB2
hey!; c’mon! (urging/taunting)
an exclamation used to call attention, urge someone, or tease/taunt in a lively or playful way; often added after a word or phrase for emphasis, especially in Thai slang
Examples
รีบrêepรีบrêep1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; rushed3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)มาเซ่maa sêมาเซ่maa sêcome on; hey (impatient urging)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
Hurry up, hey! We're about to start.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
สิsìสิsì1[!] emphatic particle (statement)2[!] urging/encouraging particle (imperative)3[!] reassuring/affirming particle
- [!] emphatic particle (statement)
- [!] urging/encouraging particle (imperative)
- [!] reassuring/affirming particle
ดิdíดิdí[!] informal particle (urging; emphasis; impatience; camaraderie)
[!] informal particle (urging; emphasis; impatience; camaraderie)