ซะงั้น
sá-ngánMeaning
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marks an unexpected or pointless outcome; 'just like that; for no reason'
an informal sentence-final particle showing surprise or mild annoyance when something happens unexpectedly or for no clear reason.
Examples
อ้าวâaoอ้าวâao1oh!; hey! (surprise/realization)2hey! (mild reproach/attention)วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallปิดbpìtปิดbpìt1[to] close; shut2[to] turn off; switch off3closed; shut; not open4[to] cover; seal5[to] block; conceal; suppress; withholdซะงั้นsá-ngánซะงั้นsá-ngánmarks an unexpected or pointless outcome; 'just like that; for no reason'นึกว่าnʉ́k-wâaนึกว่าnʉ́k-wâa[to] think/assume (that)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for business4[to] put on; play (music or video)
Oh! The shop is closed today, just like that. I thought it would be open.
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I waited for so long, and in the end, he didn't show up. What a waste of time.
อุตส่าห์ùt-sàaเตรียมdtriiamของขวัญkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎnมาmaaให้hâiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเธอtəəลืมlʉʉmวันเกิดwan-gə̀ətตัวเองdtuua-eengซะงั้นsá-ngán
I went to the trouble of preparing a gift for her, but then she forgot her own birthday, just like that.
เขาkǎoรับปากráp-bpàakว่าwâaจะjàช่วยchûuaiโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekนี้níiเต็มที่dtem-tîiแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔถึงเวลาtʉ̌ng-wee-laaจริงjingกลับglàpทำเป็นtam-bpenไม่รู้เรื่องmâi-rúu-rʉ̂ʉangซะงั้นsá-ngán
He promised to help fully with this project, but when the time actually came, he unexpectedly acted like he knew nothing about it.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ซะsáซะsá1imperative/emphatic particle2completive/emphatic particle (colloq.)imperative/emphatic particlePart 1
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ซะงั้นsá-ngánซะงั้นsá-ngánmarks an unexpected or pointless outcome; 'just like that; for no reason'marks an unexpected or pointless outcome; 'just like that; for no reason'Word