ซั่วๆ
sûua-sûuaMeanings
1AdverbB2
carelessly; sloppily
in a careless, sloppy, or haphazard manner without paying attention to quality
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateซั่วๆsûua-sûuaซั่วๆsûua-sûua1carelessly; sloppily2shoddy; worthless; badส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] emit; transmit; send out6[to] escort; see off7wholesaleครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleเดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerโดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)ดุdùดุdù1strict; stern; scolding2fierce; aggressive; ferocious3[to] scold; rebukeหรอกròkหรอกròk1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)
Don't just do your work sloppily and hand it in to the teacher, or you'll get scolded.
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He likes to clean the house haphazardly just to get it over with.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunยังyangปล่อยให้bplòi hâiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanทำงานtam ngaanซั่วๆsûua-sûuaต่อไปdtòr bpaiลูกค้าlûuk-káaคงkongหนีnĕeหายไปhăai bpaiหมดmòtแน่nâe
If you keep letting the employees work carelessly, all the customers will surely leave.
ผู้รับเหมาpôo ráp măoเจ้านี้jâo níiทำtamบ้านbâanผมpŏmซั่วๆsûua-sûuaมากmâakทาสีtaa sĕeก็gâwไม่เรียบmâi rîiapแถมtăemท่อน้ำtôr náamก็gâwรั่วrûuaอีกèek
This contractor did my house very sloppily; the paint is uneven, and the water pipe is leaking too.
2AdjectiveB2
shoddy; worthless; bad
of poor quality, worthless, or bad (often used colloquially to describe people or things)
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forคบkópคบkóp1[to] associate with; keep company with; be friends with2[to] date (romantically); be in a relationshipกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringซั่วๆsûua-sûuaซั่วๆsûua-sûua1carelessly; sloppily2shoddy; worthless; badแบบbàepแบบbàep1style; type; kind; manner2classifier for types, styles, or designs3model; pattern; design; template4form; questionnaire5model; person posing6in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอีกแล้วèek láewอีกแล้วèek láewagain; once more (often with annoyance)
I don't want to associate with a worthless person like him anymore.
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Buying poor quality stuff to use, it breaks after just a few days.
ต่อให้dtòr hâiเขาkăoจะjàหน้าตาดีnâa dtaa deeและláeรวยruuayแค่ไหนkâe năiแต่dtàeถ้าtâaมีmeeนิสัยní-săiซั่วๆsûua-sûuaก็gâwไม่มีmâi meeใครkraiทนtonอยู่yòoด้วยdûuayได้dâiหรอกròk
No matter how good-looking and rich he is, if he has a bad personality, no one can stand being with him.
เธอterควรจะkuuan jàตัดใจdtàt jaiจากjàakผู้ชายpôo chaaiซั่วๆsûua-sûuaคนkonนั้นnánแล้วláeoเริ่มต้นrêrm dtônชีวิตใหม่chee-wít màiได้แล้วdâai láew
You should get over that worthless guy and start a new life already.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ซั่วๆ said ซั่ว-ซั่ว?
sûua-sûua
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
sûua
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |