ซะ(sá)

Meanings

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imperative/emphatic particle

a particle adding urgency or decisiveness to a command or suggestion (roughly “just do it,” “go on and …”); often after verbs or at sentence end

Examples

รีบrêepรีบrêep1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; rushed3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ทำการบ้านtam gaan bâanทำการบ้านtam gaan bâan1[to] do homework2[to] prepare oneself; [to] do researchให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3ready; all set4done for; screwed (slang)ซะsáซะsá1softening/filler final particle (colloquial)2contraction of จะ (spoken; often written as "ซะจะ"/"ซะจะไป" in fast speech is nonstandard)3imperative/emphatic particleเดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …จะได้jà dâaiจะได้jà dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)นอนnonนอนnon1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2premature; too soon3quickly; fast
Hurry up and finish your homework, then you can go to bed early.
2ParticleB2

softening/filler final particle (colloquial)

a sentence-final particle that softens tone or adds a casual, conversational feel; often overlaps with emphasis depending on context

Examples

กินข้าวgin kâaoกินข้าวgin kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)3[to] dine; go eat togetherก่อนนะgòn náก่อนนะgòn náfirst (polite); used on leaving ('I'll go first')ซะsáซะsá1softening/filler final particle (colloquial)2contraction of จะ (spoken; often written as "ซะจะ"/"ซะจะไป" in fast speech is nonstandard)3imperative/emphatic particleเดี๋ยวค่อยdĭiao kôiเดี๋ยวค่อยdĭiao kôilater; not yetทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequent
Go ahead and eat first, then continue working later.
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contraction of จะจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals) (spoken; often written as "ซะจะ"/"ซะจะไป" in fast speech is nonstandard)

colloquial contraction of จะจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals) before verbs in fast speech; nonstandard and mainly in informal or dialectal contexts

Examples

เดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …ซะsáซะsá1softening/filler final particle (colloquial)2contraction of จะ (spoken; often written as "ซะจะ"/"ซะจะไป" in fast speech is nonstandard)3imperative/emphatic particleไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyก่อนนะgòn náก่อนนะgòn náfirst (polite); used on leaving ('I'll go first')หิวhĭuหิวhĭu1hungry2[to] be hungry; feel hungryมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
I’ll go buy some food first; I’m really hungry.

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