ซับ
sápMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] absorb; soak up
To take in liquid or moisture, especially into material like cloth or paper.
Examples
กระดาษทิชชูgrà-dàat-tít-chuuกระดาษทิชชูgrà-dàat-tít-chuutissue paper; facial tissueซับsápซับsáp1[to] absorb; soak up2[to] blot; dab3(colloq.) subtitles; subs4(colloq.) [to] subtitle; add subsน้ำหกnáam-hòkน้ำหกnáam-hòk1water spills; water has spilled2[to] spill (of water)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soon
Tissue paper absorbs spilled water quickly
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เมื่อเช้านี้mʉ̂ʉa-cháao-níiผ้าขนหนูpâa-kǒn-nǔuซับsápเหงื่อngʉ̀ʉaได้ดีdâai-diiหลังlǎngออกกำลังกายɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaai
This morning the towel absorbed sweat well after exercising
ผ้าฝ้ายpâa-fâaiซับsápความชื้นkwaam-chʉ́ʉnได้dâaiมากกว่าmâak-gwàaผ้าใยสังเคราะห์pâa-yai-sǎng-krɔ́บางชนิดbaang-chá-nít
Cotton absorbs moisture more than some synthetic fabrics
2VerbA2
[to] blot; dab
To press lightly with cloth, tissue, or sponge to remove liquid, sweat, or oil.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ซับsápซับsáp1[to] absorb; soak up2[to] blot; dab3(colloq.) subtitles; subs4(colloq.) [to] subtitle; add subsเหงื่อngèuuaเหงื่อngèuua1sweat; perspiration2hard work; sweat (effort)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooกระดาษทิชชู่grà-dàat tít-chûuกระดาษทิชชู่grà-dàat tít-chûutissue; facial tissue
I dab my sweat with a tissue.
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After washing your face, gently blot it with a towel.
He blotted up the spilled water on the table with a sponge until it was dry.
ช่างแต่งหน้าchâng-dtɛ̀ng-nâaซับsápความมันkwaam-manที่tîiทีtiiโซนsoonก่อนgɔ̀ɔnลงlongรองพื้นrɔɔng-pʉ́ʉn
The makeup artist blots the oil in the T-zone before applying foundation.
3NounB1
(colloq.) subtitles; subs
Written translations or transcriptions displayed on a video, film, or television program; shortened from English “subtitle.”
Examples
หนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีซับmii-sápมีซับmii-sáp[to] have subtitlesไทยtaiไทยtai1Thai (language)2Thai; of Thailand3Thai personไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
Does this movie have Thai subtitles?
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The subtitles go by too quickly. I can't keep up with them.
ฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpดูซีรีส์duu-sii-rîiที่tîiมีซับmii-sápเพราะprɔ́ได้dâaiฟังfangเสียงsǐiangจริงjingของkɔ̌ɔngนักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngด้วยdûuai
I like watching series with subtitles because I also get to hear the actors' actual voices.
ถึงtʉ̌ngซับsápจะjàแปลbplɛɛไม่ตรงmâi-dtrongทุกtúkคำkamแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ถ่ายทอดtàai-tɔ̂ɔtอารมณ์aa-romของkɔ̌ɔngตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnได้ดีdâai-dii
Although the subtitles don't translate every word literally, they convey the characters' emotions well.
4VerbB2
(colloq.) [to] subtitle; add subs
To supply a video, film, or television program with subtitles.
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forให้hâiให้hâi1[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)คนต่างชาติkon-dtàang-châatคนต่างชาติkon-dtàang-châatforeignerดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneเข้าใจkâo-jaiเข้าใจkâo-jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to] assume; take sth to be true3[to be] understanding (of [sb])เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3[to] deserve; be worthy ofซับsápซับsáp1[to] absorb; soak up2[to] blot; dab3(colloq.) subtitles; subs4(colloq.) [to] subtitle; add subsภาษาอังกฤษpaa-sǎa-ang-grìtภาษาอังกฤษpaa-sǎa-ang-grìt1the English language2English (school subject)ลงในlong-naiลงในlong-nai1to put into; to enter (data into)2into; onto; inวิดีโอwí-dii-ooวิดีโอwí-dii-oo1video (medium; moving images)2video file/clipนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)
If we want foreigners to understand, we should add English subs to this video.
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ทีมงานtiim-ngaanกำลังgam-langซับsápบทสัมภาษณ์bòt-sǎm-pâatให้เรียบร้อยhâi-rîiap-rɔ́ɔiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnปล่อยbplɔ̀iคลิปklíp
The team is adding subtitles to the interview before releasing the clip.
ผู้ชมpûu-chomขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiซับsápสองsɔ̌ɔngภาษาpaa-sǎaเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiทั้งtángคนไทยkon-taiและlɛ́ต่างชาติdtàang-châatอ่านàanตามdtaamได้dâaiพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-gan
Viewers asked for dual-language subs so both Thais and foreigners can read along simultaneously.
เราraoใส่sàiซับsápอธิบายà-tí-baaiศัพท์เฉพาะsàp-chà-pɔ́และlɛ́มุกตลกmúk-dtà-lòkเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiความหมายkwaam-mǎaiหล่นหายlòn-hǎaiระหว่างrá-wàangการแปลgaan-bplɛɛ
We added subs explaining jargon and jokes so the meaning isn’t lost in translation.
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 -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
sáp
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 | — | — |