ซากๆ
sâak sâakMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
worn out; dilapidated
worn out, dilapidated, or in a ruined condition (often used informally)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillขับkàpขับkàp1[to] drive; operate (a vehicle)2[to] expel; drive out; repel3[to] sing; chant (traditional)4[to] excrete; secrete; emitรถกระบะrót grà-bàรถกระบะrót grà-bàpickup truckคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesเก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedซากๆsâak sâakซากๆsâak sâakworn out; dilapidatedไปทำงานbpai tam ngaanไปทำงานbpai tam ngaan[to] go to workทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every dayแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เครื่องยนต์krêuuang yonเครื่องยนต์krêuuang yonengineยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bileอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remain
He drives an old, beat-up pickup truck to work every day, but the engine is still good.
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บ้านเช่าbâan châoหลังlăngนั้นnánดูdooซากๆsâak sâakมากmâakเราraoควรkuuanหาhăaที่têeใหม่màiที่têeสภาพดีsà-pâap deeกว่าgwàaนี้née
That rental house looks really dilapidated. We should find a new place that's in better condition.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaภายนอกpaai nôkจะjàดูเป็นdoo bpenแค่kâeโรงroongนาnaaเก่าๆgào gàoซากๆsâak sâakแต่dtàeข้างในkâang naiถูกtòokรีโนเวทree-no-wétใหม่màiจนjonกลายเป็นglaai bpenบ้านพักbâan pákที่têeหรูหราrŏo-răa
Although on the outside it looks like just an old, dilapidated barn, the inside has been renovated into a luxurious residence.
โครงสร้างเหล็กkrohng sâang lèkของkŏngสะพานsà-paanเก่าgàoที่têeถูกทิ้งร้างtòok tíng ráangเริ่มrêrmผุพังpù pangจนjonเหลือlĕuuaแต่dtàeโครงkrohngซากๆsâak sâakที่têeเป็นอันตรายbpen an-dtà-raai
The steel structure of the old, abandoned bridge has started to decay, leaving only a dangerous, ruined frame.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ซากๆ said ซาก-ซาก?
sâak sâak
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
sâak
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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 | — | — |