ซัก
sákMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] wash (clothes)
to clean clothes, fabric, or laundry with water and soap or detergent
Examples
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Mom uses the washing machine to wash whites separately from colors.
เสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเปื้อนbpʉ̂ʉanมากmâakต้องdtɔ̂ngแช่chɛ̂ɛน้ำnáamก่อนgɔ̀ɔnแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iซักsákด้วยdûuaiผงซักฟอกpǒng-sák-fɔ̂ɔk
The shirt is very dirty; it needs to be soaked first and then washed with detergent.
เวลาway-laaเดินทางdern taangยาวyaaoๆ-ฉันchănมักmákซักsákเสื้อผ้าsêua pâaเองayngที่têeโฮสเทลhôht-tenเพื่อpêuuaลดlótค่าใช้จ่ายkâa chái jàai
On long trips, I usually wash my clothes myself at the hostel to cut costs.
2AdverbB1
about; approximately (before numbers)
used before numbers to show an approximate amount (e.g., about five); colloquial adverb
Examples
รอrɔɔรอrɔɔ1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitซักห้าsák-hâaซักห้าsák-hâaabout five; roughly five (colloq.)นาทีnaa-tiiนาทีnaa-tii1minute (time unit)2moment; minute (informal)รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker
Wait about five minutes and the bus will come.
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ผมpǒmขอkɔ̌ɔเวลาwee-laaเตรียมตัวdtriiam-dtuuaซักsákครึ่งkrʉ̂ngชั่วโมงchûua-moongก่อนgɔ̀ɔnออกɔ̀ɔkบ้านbâanได้ไหมdâai-mǎi
Can I have about half an hour to get ready before leaving the house?
ถ้าtâaเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanประชุมbprà-chumไปbpaiซักsákบ่ายbàaiสองsɔ̌ɔngน่าจะnâa-jàมีmiiคนkonว่างwâangมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
If we postpone the meeting to around 2 p.m., more people should be available.
งบngópโครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiน่าจะnâa-jàเพิ่มpə̂əmอีกìikซักsákสิบsìpเปอร์เซ็นต์bpəə-senเพื่อรองรับpʉ̂ʉa-rɔɔng-rápความเสี่ยงkwaam-sìiangที่tîiคาดไม่ถึงkâat-mâi-tʉ̌ng
The budget for this project should increase by about ten percent to accommodate unforeseen risks.
3VerbB2
[to] interrogate; question closely
to ask detailed or persistent questions to obtain information
Examples
นักข่าวnák kàaoนักข่าวnák kàaojournalist; reporterซักsákซักsák1[to] wash (clothes)2about; approximately (before numbers)3[to] interrogate; question closelyผู้ว่าฯpôo wâaผู้ว่าฯpôo wâagovernor (abbr.)ต่อเนื่องdtò-nêeuangต่อเนื่องdtò-nêeuang1continuous; continual2continuously; continuallyเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)โครงการkrohng gaanโครงการkrohng gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerล่าช้าlâa cháaล่าช้าlâa cháa1delayed; late2[to] be delayed; be slow
Reporters kept pressing the governor with questions about the delayed project.
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อาจารย์aa-jaanซักsákนักศึกษาnák-sʉ̀k-sǎaหลายlǎaiคำถามkam-tǎamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดูว่าduu-wâaเข้าใจเนื้อหาkâo-jai-nʉ́ʉa-hǎaหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâi
The professor questioned the student repeatedly to see if they understood the material.
ทนายความtá-naai-kwaamซักsákพยานpá-yaanอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaคลี่คลายklîi-klaaiข้อเท็จจริงkɔ̂ɔ-tét-jingในnaiคดีká-dii
The lawyer rigorously questioned the witness to clarify the facts of the case.
คณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaanซักsákผู้สมัครpûu-sà-màkเชิงลึกchəəng-lʉ́kทั้งtángประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanและlɛ́วิธีคิดwí-tii-kítก่อนgɔ̀ɔnตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiรับเข้าทำงานráp-kâo-tam-ngaan
The committee probed the applicant in depth about both experience and thinking before deciding to hire.
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 vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
sák
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 | — | — |