ซักห้า
sák-hâaMeaning
1determinerB1
about five; roughly five (colloq.)
Colloquial modifier meaning approximately five; placed before classifiers or measure words (e.g., ซักห้าคน, ซักห้าชิ้น).
Examples
ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forซักห้าsák-hâaซักห้าsák-hâaabout five; roughly five (colloq.)ชิ้นchínชิ้นchín1piece; item; fragment; slice2classifier: pieces/itemsพอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silkเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)แบ่งbɛ̀ngแบ่งbɛ̀ng1[to] divide; split2[to] share3[to] allocate; distribute4[to] separate; set apartกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket
Would about five pieces be enough? We can share them.
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วันนี้wan-níiน่าจะnâa-jàมีmiiคนkonมาประชุมmaa-bprà-chumซักห้าsák-hâaคนkonเลยləəiจองห้องjɔɔng-hɔ̂ngใหญ่yàiไว้wái
There should be about five people coming to the meeting today, so I booked a big room.
ช่วงเย็นchûuang-yenรถติดrót-dtìtมากmâakฉันchǎnคงkongต้องdtɔ̂ngรอrɔɔรถเมล์rót-meeซักห้าsák-hâaคันkanกว่าจะgwàa-jàได้dâaiขึ้นkʉ̂n
Traffic is terrible in the evening; I’ll probably have to wait through about five buses before I can get on.
ถ้าtâaจะjàทำแกงtam-gɛɛngหม้อmɔ̂ɔใหญ่yàiกะว่าgà-wâaซื้อsʉ́ʉพริกสดprík-sòtซักห้าsák-hâaขีดkìitก็gɔ̂น่าจะnâa-jàพอpɔɔ
If we’re making a big pot of curry, estimating around five hectograms of fresh chilies should be enough.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ซักsákซักsák1[to] wash (clothes)2about; approximately (before numbers)3[to] interrogate; question closely[to] wash (clothes)Part 1
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ซักห้าsák-hâaซักห้าsák-hâaabout five; roughly five (colloq.)about five; roughly five (colloq.)Word