ซ่อน
sɔ̂ɔnMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] hide [sth]
to put something where it cannot be seen or found
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ซ่อนsɔ̂ɔnซ่อนsɔ̂ɔn1[to] hide [sth]2[to] conceal; keep secretกุญแจgun-jɛɛกุญแจgun-jɛɛ1key (for a lock)2key; crucial factor3answer key; key (solutions)4clef (music)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ใต้dtâaiใต้dtâai1under; beneath; below2southern region; the South3south; southern4below; underneath (adverb)5under; subject to (authority/rules)พรมpromพรมprom1carpet; rug2[to] sprinkle; spray lightly
I hide the key under the rug.
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Yesterday he hid the present behind the cabinet for me to find.
Tomorrow we will hide eggs in the garden for the kids to find.
เธอtəəซ่อนsɔ̂ɔnโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpสำรองไว้sǎm-rɔɔng-wáiในnaiรองเท้าบูทrɔɔng-táao-bùutเผื่อpʉ̀ʉaเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangหลักlàkหายhǎai
She hid a backup phone in her boots in case the main one gets lost.
2VerbB1
[to] conceal; keep secret
to prevent information, feelings, or the truth from being known
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillซ่อนsônซ่อนsôn1[to] hide [sth]2[to] conceal; keep secretความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèukความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèuk1feeling; emotion2sensation; sensory feeling3intuition; hunch4sentiment; attitudeจริงๆjing jingจริงๆjing jing1really; truly; actually; indeed2really?!; seriously?!ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)บอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoever
He hides his true feelings and doesn’t tell anyone.
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เธอtəəพยายามpá-yaa-yaamซ่อนsɔ̂ɔnความจริงkwaam-jingจากjàakพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛเพราะprɔ́กลัวว่าgluua-wâaจะjàทำให้tam-hâiท่านtânกังวลgang-won
She tried to hide the truth from her parents because she was afraid it would worry them.
ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanซ่อนsɔ̂ɔnข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiบางส่วนbaang-sùuanเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiทีมtiimรู้rúuว่าwâaบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtขาดทุนkàat-tun
The manager hid some sales data so the team wouldn’t know the company was losing money.
นักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangถูกtòokวิจารณ์wí-jaanว่าwâaเจตนาjèt-dtà-naaซ่อนsônข้อเท็จจริงkôr tét jingในnaiการแถลงข่าวgaan tà-lăeng kàaoเพื่อpêuuaหลีกเลี่ยงlèek lîangคำถามkam tăamยากๆyâak yâak
The politician was criticized for intentionally hiding facts in the press briefing to avoid tough questions.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
sɔ̂ɔn
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |