ซาวด์
saaoMeaning
1NounB1
sound; audio
sound or audio, especially in music, film, broadcasting, or recording contexts
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyดูหนังduu-nǎngดูหนังduu-nǎng[to] watch a movieซาวด์saaoซาวด์saaosound; audioในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)โรงภาพยนตร์roong-pâap-pá-yonโรงภาพยนตร์roong-pâap-pá-yoncinema; movie theaterดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ชัดchátชัดchát1clear; sharp (visible/audible)2clear; definite3clearlyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Yesterday I went to the movies; the sound in the cinema was loud and very clear.
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ตอนdtɔɔnอัดàtพอดแคสต์pɔ̂ɔt-kɛ́ɛtเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngเช็กซาวด์ไมโครโฟนchék-saao-mai-kroo-foonให้hâiไม่มีmâi-miiเสียงรบกวนsǐiang-róp-guuan
When recording the podcast, we have to check the mic sound to ensure there’s no noise.
วงดนตรีwong-don-dtriiนี้níiมีmiiซาวด์saaoที่tîiผสมpà-sǒmเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangสังเคราะห์sǎng-krɔ́กับgàpกีตาร์gii-dtâaทำให้tam-hâiเพลงpleengฟังfangดูทันสมัยduu-tan-sà-mǎi
This band has a sound that blends synthesizers with guitar, making the music feel modern.
ผู้กำกับpûu-gam-gàpขอkɔ̌ɔปรับbpràpเลเยอร์lee-yə̂əซาวด์saaoในnaiฉากchàakสุดท้ายsùt-táaiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatตึงเครียดdtʉng-krîiatขึ้นkʉ̂nและlɛ́ดึงdʉngอารมณ์aa-romผู้ชมpûu-chom
The director asked to adjust the sound layers in the final scene to heighten the tension and draw in the audience’s emotions.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ซาวด์ said ซาว?
saao
- Silent letterด์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
saao
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ด์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |