เซ่อๆ
sêr sêrMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
silly; naive; clueless
somewhat foolish, naive, or slow to understand, often in an innocent or absent-minded way
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringเซ่อๆsêr sêrเซ่อๆsêr sêr1silly; naive; clueless2foolishly; naively; cluelesslyแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)จิตใจดีjìt jai deeจิตใจดีjìt jai deekind-hearted; compassionate
He is a somewhat naive person, but he has a good heart.
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หน้าตาnâa dtaaเขาkăoดูdooเซ่อๆsêr sêrก็เลยgôr loeiมักจะmák jàโดนdohnเพื่อนpêuuanแกล้งglâengอยู่yòoบ่อยๆbòi bòi
He looks somewhat foolish, so he often gets teased by his friends.
ถึงtĕungเธอterจะjàดูdooเซ่อๆsêr sêrไม่ทันmâi tanคนkonแต่ความจริงแล้วdtàe kwaam jing láewเธอterฉลาดchà-làatมากmâak
Even though she seems absent-minded and naive, she is actually very smart.
ภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákที่têeดูdooเซ่อๆsêr sêrของเขาkŏng kăoเป็นเพียงbpen piiangแค่kâeการแสดงgaan sà-daengเพื่อpêuuaหลอกlòkให้hâiศัตรูsàt-dtruuตายใจdtaai jai
His naive-looking image is merely an act to lull his enemies into a false sense of security.
2AdverbB1
foolishly; naively; cluelessly
in a foolish, naive, or clueless way
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningเซ่อๆsêr sêrเซ่อๆsêr sêr1silly; naive; clueless2foolishly; naively; cluelesslyเข้าไปในkâo bpai naiเข้าไปในkâo bpai nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]ห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: roomsผิดpìtผิดpìt1wrong; incorrect2be wrong; make a mistake3illegal; against the law4improper; inappropriate5wrongly; incorrectly; mis-
He cluelessly walked into the wrong room.
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อย่าyàaมัวแต่muua dtàeยืนyeunเซ่อๆsêr sêrอยู่yòoตรงนั้นdtrong nánรีบrêepมาช่วยmaa chûuaiกันganยกyókของkŏngสิsì
Don't just stand there foolishly, hurry up and help us lift these things!
เขาkăoทำหน้าtam nâaเซ่อๆsêr sêrเมื่อmêuuaถูกtòokครูkruuถามtăamคำถามkam tăamที่têeเขาkăoไม่ได้mâi dâaiเตรียมตัวdtriam dtuuaมาmaa
He made a clueless face when asked a question by the teacher that he hadn't prepared for.
พนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan màiตอบคำถามdtòp kam tăamลูกค้าlûuk-káaแบบbàepเซ่อๆsêr sêrทำให้tam hâiผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanต้องdtôngเข้ามาkâo maaแก้ไขgâe kăiสถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaan
The new employee answered the customer's questions in a clueless manner, forcing the manager to step in and fix the situation.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เซ่อๆ said เซ่อ-เซ่อ?
sêr sêr
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
sêr
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 | — | — |