เสียง
sǐiangMeanings
1NounA1
sound; noise
audible vibrations; any sound or noise that can be heard
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneฝนตกfǒn-dtòkฝนตกfǒn-dtòkit is raining; [to] rainหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing side
I hear the sound of rain in front of the house.
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The sound of cars is very loud on the road.
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnมีmiiเสียงsǐiangประหลาดbprà-làatมาจากmaa-jàakห้องครัวhɔ̂ng-kruuaฉันchǎnเลยไปləəi-bpaiดูว่าduu-wâaเกิดgə̀ətอะไรà-raiขึ้นkʉ̂n
Last night there was a strange sound from the kitchen, so I went to see what happened.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaปิดbpìtหน้าต่างnâa-dtàangแล้วlɛ́ɛoเสียงsǐiangจากjàakก่อสร้างgɔ̀ɔ-sâangก็gɔ̂เงียบngîiapลงlongทำให้tam-hâiทำงานtam-ngaanได้dâaiง่ายขึ้นngâai-kʉ̂n
After closing the window, the sound from the construction quieted down, making it easier to work.
2NounA2
voice
the sound produced by a person (or animal) when speaking or singing
Examples
เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] urinate (polite euphemism)6[to] lighten; reduce; easeมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
His voice is very soft.
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She sang yesterday; her voice was very melodious.
I recognized Mom's voice immediately when she called.
หลังlǎngประชุมbprà-chumเสียงsǐiangของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoแหบhɛ̀ɛpเพราะprɔ́พูดpûutติดต่อกันdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔ-ganนานnaan
After the meeting, his voice was hoarse because he had spoken continuously for a long time.
3NounB1
vote
an expressed choice or ballot in an election or decision-making process
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyลงคะแนนเสียงlong-ká-nɛɛn-sǐiangลงคะแนนเสียงlong-ká-nɛɛn-sǐiang[to] vote; [to] cast a voteเลือกตั้งlʉ̂ʉak-dtângเลือกตั้งlʉ̂ʉak-dtâng1election2[to] elect; hold an electionกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
Tomorrow let’s go cast our votes in the election.
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คณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaanตัดสินdtàt-sǐnด้วยdûuaiเสียงข้างมากsǐiang-kâang-mâakหลังจากlǎng-jàakอภิปรายà-pí-bpraaiกันganอย่างยาวนานyàang-yaao-naan
The committee decided by a majority vote after a lengthy discussion.
เธอtəəประกาศbprà-gàatว่าwâaจะjàลงคะแนนเสียงlong-ká-nɛɛn-sǐiangคัดค้านkát-káanหากhàakข้อเสนอkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌əนั้นnánไม่โปร่งใสmâi-bpròong-sǎiพอpɔɔ
She announced that she would vote against if the proposal was not transparent enough.
พรรคการเมืองpák-gaan-mʉʉangพยายามpá-yaa-yaamรวบรวมเสียงrûuap-ruuam-sǐiangสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nǔnจากjàakพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiชนบทchon-ná-bòtเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiได้ที่dâi-tîiนั่งnângมากพอmâak-pɔɔจัดตั้งjàt-dtângรัฐบาลrát-tà-baan
The political party is trying to gather support votes from rural areas to secure enough seats to form a government.
4NounB1
tone; timbre
the quality, character, or color of a sound or voice
Examples
เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsไวโอลินwai-oo-linไวโอลินwai-oo-linviolinนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)นุ่มnûmนุ่มnûm1soft (to the touch)2tender (food)3soft/gentle (voice/tone)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)อบอุ่นòp-ùnอบอุ่นòp-ùn1warm (temperature)2warm; cozy; affectionate (feeling/atmosphere)3[to] be warm; feel warm and secureมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
The sound of this violin is very soft and warm.
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ผมpǒmชอบchɔ̂ɔpโทนเสียงtoon-sǐiangนักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngคนนี้kon-níiเพราะprɔ́มันmanแหบhɛ̀ɛpเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiและlɛ́มีเสน่ห์mii-sà-hèen
I like this singer’s tone because it’s slightly husky and charming.
เครื่องดนตรีkrʉ̂ʉang-don-dtriiสองsɔ̌ɔngชิ้นchínเล่นlênโน้ตnóotเดียวกันdiiao-ganแต่dtɛ̀ɛสีสันsǐi-sǎnของkɔ̌ɔngเสียงsǐiangไม่เหมือนกันmâi-mʉ̌ʉan-gan
Two instruments play the same note, but the color of their sound is different.
ในnaiห้องhɔ̂ngอัดàtเขาkǎoปรับbpràpบุคลิกbùk-ká-líkของkɔ̌ɔngเสียงsǐiangให้hâiฟังfangอ่อนโยนɔ̀ɔn-yoonขึ้นkʉ̂nโดยdooiไม่mâiเสียsǐiaความใสkwaam-sǎi
In the studio, he adjusted the character of the sound to be gentler without losing clarity.
5NounB2
phonetic tone
linguistic pitch category used to distinguish word meaning in Thai
Examples
คำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseออกเสียงɔ̀ɔk-sǐiangออกเสียงɔ̀ɔk-sǐiang1[to] pronounce2[to] vote; cast a voteต่างกันdtàang-ganต่างกันdtàang-gan[to] differ; be different (from each other)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerจะเป็นjà-bpenจะเป็นjà-bpen1will be; will become2whether it be (fixed pattern)คนละkon-láคนละkon-lá1each; per person2apiece; each; per person3separate; different (for each)คำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-tai1Thai language2Thai-language; in Thai3Thai (school subject)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoวรรณยุกต์wan-ná-yúkวรรณยุกต์wan-ná-yúk1tone mark (Thai script)2tone (linguistics)หลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic tone
If this word is pronounced with different tones, it becomes a different word, because Thai has several tones.
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ครูkruuบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaเสียงsǐiangเอกèekกับgàpเสียงโทsǐiang-tooทำtamให้ความหมายhâi-kwaam-mǎaiเปลี่ยนbplìian
The teacher said that the low tone and falling tone cause the meaning to change.
ในnaiภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiเสียงวรรณยุกต์sǐiang-wan-ná-yúkห้าhâaเสียงsǐiangทำให้tam-hâiคำkamมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎaiต่างกันdtàang-gan
In the Thai language, the five tones cause words to have different meanings.
ผู้เรียนpûu-riianมักmákสับสนsàp-sǒnระหว่างrá-wàangเสียงsǐiangจัตวาjàt-dtà-waaกับgàpเสียงโทsǐiang-tooเพราะprɔ́รูปrûupวรรณยุกต์wan-ná-yúkและlɛ́ระดับเสียงrá-dàp-sǐiangใกล้เคียงกันglâi-kiiang-gan
Learners often confuse the high tone with the falling tone because their tone marks and pitch levels are similar.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǐiang
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |