ซะ
sáMeanings
1ParticleB2
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
รีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ทำการบ้านtam-gaan-bâanทำการบ้านtam-gaan-bâan1[to] do homework2[to] prepare oneself; [to] do researchให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)เสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3done for; screwed (slang)ซะsáซะsá1imperative/emphatic particle2completive/emphatic particle (colloq.)เดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …จะได้jà-dâaiจะได้jà-dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)นอนnɔɔnนอนnɔɔn1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soon
Hurry up and finish your homework, then you can go to bed early.
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Go on and eat, so you’ll have energy to keep working.
เลิกlə̂əkผัดวันประกันพรุ่งpàt-wan-bprà-gan-prûngแล้วlɛ́ɛoเริ่มrə̂əmโครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiซะsáตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiยังyangทันtan
Stop procrastinating and start this project now; it’s still in time.
ตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiเลือกlʉ̂ʉakทางใดทางหนึ่งtaang-dai-taang-nʉ̀ngซะsáจะได้jà-dâaiไม่mâiเสียเวลาsǐia-wee-laaไปbpaiมากกว่านี้mâak-gwàa-níi
Make up your mind and choose one path, so we don’t waste any more time.
2ParticleB2
completive/emphatic particle (colloq.)
A colloquial form of เสียเสียsǐia1broken; out of order2spoiled; ruined; gone bad3[to] pay4[to] lose; forfeit; waste5[to] die; pass away6particle marking emphasis, completion, or decisiveness used after verbs to emphasize completion, disposal, or a decisive change of state; also adds emphasis in expressions of degree.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เผลอลบplə̌ə-lópเผลอลบplə̌ə-lóp[to] delete by accidentรูปrûupรูปrûup1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)โทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàp1telephone; phone2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] callซะsáซะsá1imperative/emphatic particle2completive/emphatic particle (colloq.)หมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogetherตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ไม่เหลือmâi-lʉ̌ʉaไม่เหลือmâi-lʉ̌ʉanone left; all goneเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedสักsàkสักsàk1about; approximately2teak3[to] tattoo4any; even (a little); at allรูปrûupรูปrûup1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical form
I accidentally deleted all the photos on my phone, and now there isn't a single one left.
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พอกpɔ̂ɔkลับlápถึงบ้านtʉ̌ng-bâanฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂กินข้าวgin-kâaoที่tîiแม่mɛ̂ɛเก็บไว้gèp-wáiให้hâiซะsáเกลี้ยงglîiang
As soon as I got home, I ate every last bit of the food Mom had saved for me.
ทีแรกtii-rɛ̂ɛkเราraoตั้งใจdtâng-jaiจะjàซ่อมsɔ̂mเครื่องซักผ้าkrʉ̂ʉang-sák-pâaตัวdtuuaเก่าgàoแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔรู้rúuค่าซ่อมkâa-sɔ̂mก็gɔ̂เปลี่ยนใจbplìian-jaiซื้อsʉ́ʉใหม่màiซะsáเลยləəi
At first we planned to repair the old washing machine, but once we heard the repair cost, we decided to just buy a new one.
เขาkǎoเล่าlâoซะsáน่ากลัวnâa-gluuaจนjonฉันchǎnไม่mâiกล้าglâaเดินผ่านdəən-pàanบ้านbâanหลังlǎngนั้นnánทั้งที่táng-tîiรู้rúuว่าwâaเป็นbpenแค่kɛ̂ɛเรื่องแต่งrʉ̂ʉang-dtɛ̀ng
He made the story sound so frightening that I didn't dare walk past that house, even though I knew it was made up.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
sá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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 | — | — |