ซาว

saao

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] rinse; wash (rice)

to rinse or wash with water, especially to clean rice before cooking

Examples

ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerหุงhŭngหุงhŭng[to] cook riceข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyอย่าลืมyàa leumอย่าลืมyàa leumdon't forget (to...)ซาวข้าวsaao kâaoซาวข้าวsaao kâao[to] rinse riceให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitสะอาดsà-àatสะอาดsà-àat1neat; tidy2pure; innocent (morally clean)3cleanสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reachสามsăamสามsăam1three (3)2third (ordinal)น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)
Before cooking rice, don't forget to rinse the rice clean with two to three changes of water.
2NounB2

twenty (Northern/Isan)

the number twenty in Northern and Northeastern Thai dialects

Examples

ป้าbpâaป้าbpâa1auntie; middle‑aged/older woman (address)2aunt (older sister of father or mother)บอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyซาวกระติ๊บsaao grà-dtípซาวกระติ๊บsaao grà-dtíp1[to] rinse glutinous rice (Isan/colloquial)2rinsing of glutinous rice (Isan/colloquial)แปลว่าbplae wâaแปลว่าbplae wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyยี่สิบyêe sìpยี่สิบyêe sìptwentyกระติ๊บgrà-dtípกระติ๊บgrà-dtípsticky-rice basket (woven bamboo)
Auntie said there are ‘khao sao kratip,’ meaning there are twenty bamboo containers of sticky rice.
3NounB2

sound; audio (loanword, informal)

informal loanword from English “sound,” used to mean audio/sound in media or tech contexts

Examples

คลิปklípคลิปklíp1clip (short video)2clip (fastener)3[to] clip; fasten with a clip4magazine/clip (ammo) — informal5classifier: video clipsนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ซาวเบาsaao baoซาวเบาsaao bao1quiet; low volume (Isan/Lao-influenced)2quietly; at low volume (Isan/Lao-influenced)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightเร่งเสียงrêng sĭiangเร่งเสียงrêng sĭiang[to] turn up the volume; increase soundถึงจะtĕung jàถึงจะtĕung jà1only if; only when; not until2even if; even though; although (often with ก็)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)ชัดchátชัดchát1clear; definite2clearly3clear; sharp (visible/audible)
The sound in this clip is very soft; you have to turn it up to hear clearly.

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