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Thai word

เสีย

sǐa

坏了/丢失

Rising tone

How to pronounce เสีย

High Low

Rising tone

Starts low, rises to high

เสีย is written sǐa and carries the rising tone. Listen first, then copy the pitch — in Thai the pitch belongs to the word the way a vowel does.

Same syllable, five tones

Thai uses pitch to tell words apart. Below is the same syllable on each of the five tones — nothing changes but the pitch. Say your word (highlighted) on one of the other four and a Thai listener hears a different word, or none at all.

  1. sia

    Mid tone

  2. sìa

    Low tone

  3. sîa

    Falling tone

  4. sǐa

    Rising tone

    เสีย
  5. sía

    High tone

What does เสีย mean?

Translation

坏了/丢失

เสีย (sǐa) means "坏了/丢失" in Thai.

Tone: Rising tone Frequency: #30 neutral

Example sentences

แอร์เสียค่ะ ช่วยซ่อมให้หน่อยได้ไหม

Ɛɛ sǐa kâ chûay sôom hâi nòy dâi mǎi

空调坏了。您能帮我修一下吗?

ของในห้องเสียหายต้องจ่ายค่าซ่อมเองนะครับ

Kǒong nai hông sǐa-hǎai dtông jàai kâa sôom eeng ná kráp

如果房间里的东西损坏了,您需要自己支付维修费。

ตู้ ATM เสียครับ มีตู้อื่นไหม

dtûu ATM sǐa khráp mii dtûu ùen mǎi

dtûu ATM 坏了。还有别的 dtûu 吗?

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One word from the same tone group. Its meaning is not on this page — see whether it stuck.

What does this word mean?

หู

hǔu

More words with the rising tone — the same pitch shape, different words.

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