เซ้ง
séengMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] transfer or take over a business/lease
To transfer or take over the rights to a business, shop, or lease, usually by paying or receiving a lump sum for the rights, equipment, and remaining lease term
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forเซ้งséngเซ้งséng[to] transfer or take over a business/leaseร้านกาแฟráan gaa-faeร้านกาแฟráan gaa-faecoffee shop; caféที่อยู่têe yòoที่อยู่têe yòo1address (location details)2residence; place of living3address (digital)ใกล้ๆglâi glâiใกล้ๆglâi glâi1near; close (distance)2nearby; close by3near; close to (place)4about; approximately; nearlyกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)มหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiuniversity
She wants to take over a coffee shop near the university.
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คุณkunจ่ายjàaiค่าkâaเซ้งséengร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanนี้níiไปbpaiในnaiราคาraa-kaaเท่าไหร่tâo-ràiครับkráp
How much did you pay to take over this restaurant?
เขาkǎoกำลังจะgam-lang-jàย้ายไปอยู่yáai-bpai-yùuต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têetก็เลยgɔ̂-ləəiตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiประกาศbprà-gàatเซ้งséengร้านráanขายkǎaiเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
He is moving abroad, so he decided to post an ad to transfer the lease of his clothing shop.
การgaanเซ้งséengกิจการgìt-jà-gaanที่tîiมีmiiฐานtǎanลูกค้าประจำlûuk-káa-bprà-jamอยู่แล้วyùu-lɛ́ɛoถือว่าtʉ̌ʉ-wâaมีmiiความเสี่ยงkwaam-sìiangน้อยกว่าnɔ́ɔi-gwàaการเริ่มต้นgaan-rə̂əm-dtônสร้างsâangธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtใหม่màiตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛศูนย์sǔun
Taking over a business that already has a regular customer base is considered less risky than starting a new business from scratch.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
séeng
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |