เซ่อ
sə̂əMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
clumsy; awkward; dull-witted
clumsy, awkward, or slow-witted; foolish.
Examples
ทำไมtam-maiทำไมtam-mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herทำตัวtam-dtuuaทำตัวtam-dtuua[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneselfเซ่อsə̂əเซ่อsə̂əclumsy; awkward; dull-wittedแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níi1like this; in this way2this kind/type (modifier)3this kind (standalone)เดินชนdəən-chonเดินชนdəən-chon[to] bump into [sb/sth] while walkingประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals4gateway; means of access (figurative)ได้ยังไงdâai-yang-ngaiได้ยังไงdâai-yang-ngai1how is that possible?; how come?2how could (someone) ...?; in what way ...?
Why are you being so clumsy like this? How did you walk into the door?
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ฉันchǎnรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaตัวเองdtuua-eengเซ่อsə̂əมากmâakที่tîiทำกาแฟtam-gaa-fɛɛหกใส่hòk-sàiเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaตัวเองdtuua-eengก่อนgɔ̀ɔnไปbpaiประชุมbprà-chum
I felt so clumsy for spilling coffee on my own shirt before a meeting.
เขาkăoดูเป็นdoo bpenคนkonเซ่อsêrๆ-ซ่าๆsâa sâaแต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingแล้วláeoเป็นbpenคนkonฉลาดchà-làatมากmâakนะná
He seems a bit awkward and goofy, but he's actually very smart.
ท่าทีtâa-tiiที่tîiดูduuเซ่อsə̂əของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoตอนdtɔɔnตอบคำถามdtɔ̀ɔp-kam-tǎamทำให้tam-hâiทุกคนtúk-konรู้rúuว่าwâaเขาkǎoไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเตรียมตัวdtriiam-dtuuaมาmaaเลยləəi
His awkward manner when answering the question let everyone know that he hadn't prepared at all.
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
sə̂ə
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 | — | — |