ซะงั้น(sá ngán)
Meanings
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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 néeวันนี้wan née1nowadays; at present2today; this day3today (time of speech)ร้านráanร้านráan1restaurant; eatery2booth; stall3shop; storeปิดbpìtปิดbpìt1[to] block; conceal; suppress; withhold2[to] cover; seal3closed; shut; not open4[to] turn off; switch off5[to] close; shutซะงั้นsá ngánซะงั้นsá ngánmarks an unexpected or pointless outcome; 'just like that; for no reason'นึกว่าnéuk wâaนึกว่าnéuk wâa[to] think/assume (that)จะjàจะjà1will; would (in conditional results)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; shall (future/intention marker)เปิดbpèrtเปิดbpèrt1[to] start; launch; open for business2[to] open; uncover; unwrap3[to] turn on; switch on
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-sàaเตรียมdtriiamของขวัญkŏng kwănมาmaaให้hâiแต่dtàeเธอterลืมleuumวันเกิดwan gèrtตัวเองdtuua engซะงั้นsá ngán
I went to the trouble of preparing a gift for her, but then she forgot her own birthday, just like that.
เขาkăoรับปากráp bpàakว่าwâaจะjàช่วยchûuaiโปรเจกต์bproh-jèkนี้néeเต็มที่dtem têeแต่dtàeพอporถึงเวลาtĕung way-laaจริงjingกลับglàpทำเป็นtam bpenไม่รู้เรื่องmâi rúu rêuuangซะงั้นsá ngán
He promised to help fully with this project, but when the time actually came, he unexpectedly acted like he knew nothing about it.
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ซะงั้นsá ngánซะงั้นsá ngánmarks an unexpected or pointless outcome; 'just like that; for no reason'