เซ่
sêeMeaning
1InterjectionB2
come on!; do it! (colloq. emphatic particle)
A colloquial emphatic variant of สิสิsì1emphatic particle (statement)2urging/encouraging particle (imperative), placed after a command, request, or statement to urge, insist, or challenge.
Examples
รีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)มาเซ่maa-sêeมาเซ่maa-sêecome on!; come here! (colloq.)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle
Hurry up, hey! We're about to start.
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Look here, hey—it's the new thing I told you about yesterday.
Be brave, come on! Chances like this don't come often.
Don't give up yet, hey; we're not even halfway there.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
sêe
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |