ซาวบาท
saao-bàatMeaning
1NounB1
twenty baht
The amount of twenty baht (Thai currency). 'ซาวซาวsaao1[to] rinse; wash (rice)2twenty (Northern/Isan)' means twenty in the Northern Thai dialect.
Examples
ค่ารถkâa-rótค่ารถkâa-rótfare; transport feeไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)ซาวบาทsaao-bàatซาวบาทsaao-bàattwenty bahtครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
The fare to the market is twenty baht.
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ก๋วยเตี๋ยวgǔuai-dtǐiaoชามchaamนี้níiราคาraa-kaaแค่kɛ̂ɛซาวบาทsaao-bàatเองeengถูกtùukขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níiหากินhǎa-ginที่ไหนtîi-nǎiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiแล้วlɛ́ɛo
This bowl of noodles only costs twenty baht. You can't find it this cheap anywhere else.
ถ้าtâaจะjàส่งsòngพัสดุpát-sà-dùชิ้นchínเล็กๆlék lékแบบbàepลงทะเบียนlong tá-biianค่าส่งkâa sòngน่าจะnâa jàประมาณbprà-maanซาวบาทsaao bàatนี่แหละnîi làe
If you want to send a small package via registered mail, the shipping cost should be around twenty baht.
ถึงtĕungผมpŏmจะjàอยู่yòoกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpแต่dtàeก็gâwเคยkoeiไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoเชียงใหม่chiiang màiบ่อยๆbòi bòiเลยloieรู้rúuว่าwâaซาวบาทsaao bàatก็คือgâw keuยี่สิบyêe sìpบาทbàat
Even though I live in Bangkok, I've traveled to Chiang Mai often, so I know that 'saaw-baht' means twenty baht.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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บาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)baht (Thai currency unit)Part 2
ซาวบาทsaao-bàatซาวบาทsaao-bàattwenty bahttwenty bahtWord