ซื้อหา
sʉ́ʉ-hǎaMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] procure [by buying]; [to] shop for [sth]
to look for and buy; to procure something by purchasing it, often implying some effort to find it.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseไปbpaiไปbpai1[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.)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofซื้อหาsʉ́ʉ-hǎaซื้อหาsʉ́ʉ-hǎa[to] procure [by buying]; [to] shop for [sth]ของกินkɔ̌ɔng-ginของกินkɔ̌ɔng-ginfood; things to eat
Mom is going to the market to buy some food.
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วันหยุดwan yùtนี้néeฉันchănจะjàไปbpaiซื้อหาséu hăaเสื้อผ้าsêua pâaใหม่ๆmài màiที่têeห้างสรรพสินค้าhâang sàp-pá-sĭn-káa
This weekend, I will go look for and buy some new clothes at the department store.
เขาkǎoใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaทั้งtángบ่ายbàaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaซื้อหาsʉ́ʉ-hǎaของขวัญวันเกิดkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎn-wan-gə̀ətให้hâiแฟนfɛɛn
He spent the whole afternoon looking for and buying a birthday gift for his girlfriend.
สมัยนี้sà-măi néeของkŏngเก่าๆgào gàoแบบนี้bàep néeซื้อหาséu hăaได้dâiยากyâakต้องdtôngไปbpaiเดินดูdern dooตามdtaamตลาดนัดdtà-làat nátของเก่าkŏng gàoโดยเฉพาะdoi chà-pór
Nowadays, old items like this are hard to find and buy; you have to go look specifically at antique flea markets.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
sʉ́ʉ
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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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หาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contact[to] look for; search forPart 2
ซื้อหาsʉ́ʉ-hǎaซื้อหาsʉ́ʉ-hǎa[to] procure [by buying]; [to] shop for [sth][to] procure [by buying]; [to] shop for [sth]Word