ซ่าง
sâangMeanings
1AdverbC1
so; very (Isan/Lao dialect intensifier)
a dialectal adverb (Isan/Lao‑influenced Thai) used before adjectives/verbs to intensify meaning, similar to “so,” “very,” or “really,” often with an emotive or complaining tone.
Examples
โอ๊ยyóoโอ๊ยyóo1ouch; ow2ugh; geez; oh manเป็นหยังbpen-yǎngเป็นหยังbpen-yǎng1why; how come (Isan/NE Thai, Lao)2what's wrong?; what's the matter? (Isan/NE Thai, Lao)มื้อนี้mʉ́ʉ-níiมื้อนี้mʉ́ʉ-níi1this meal2today (Isan/Northeastern Thai)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ซ่างsâangซ่างsâang1so; very (Isan/Lao dialect intensifier)2never mind; let it be (dialect)3craftsman; technician (dialectal form of ช่าง)ฮ้อนhɔ́ɔnฮ้อนhɔ́ɔn1hot; warm (high temperature)2to feel hotคักkákคักkák1very; extremely (Isan/NE)2very good; strong/intense (Isan/NE)แท้tɛ́ɛแท้tɛ́ɛ1genuine; real; authentic2true; pure (in essence)3truly; indeed (emphasis)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3[to] lead out to; extend toไสsǎiไสsǎi1[to] plane; shave smooth2[to] push; shove alongเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Oh! Why is it so incredibly hot today? I don't want to go anywhere at all.
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บ่bòเข้าใจkâo jaiเลยloieว่าwâaเพิ่นpêrnคือkeuซ่างsâangเฮ็ดให้hét hâiเรื่องrêuuangง่ายๆngâai ngâaiกลายเป็นglaai bpenเรื่องrêuuangยากyâakได้dâi
I really don't understand why he makes simple things so complicated.
พอpɔɔนึกnʉ́kย้อนกลับไปyɔ́ɔn-glàp-bpaiก็gɔ̂ยังyangขำkǎmตัวเองdtuua-eengอยู่yùuเลยləəiว่าwâaตอนนั้นdtɔɔn-nánซ่างsâangไปbpaiหลงlǒngมักmákเขาkǎoได้dâaiปานนั้นbpaan-nánได้dâaiจั่งได๋jàng-dǎi
Looking back, I still laugh at myself, wondering how I could have been so head-over-heels for him back then.
ใจjaiคนเฮาkon haoนี่nêeซ่างsâangหยั่งถึงyàng tĕungยากyâakเนาะnóเดี๋ยวdĭiaoดีdeeเดี๋ยวdĭiaoร้ายráaiปรับbpràpอารมณ์aa-romตามdtaamบ่bòทันtan
The human heart is so very hard to fathom, isn't it? Good one moment, bad the next; it's hard to keep up with the mood swings.
2InterjectionC1
never mind; let it be (dialect)
a dialectal interjection expressing resignation or dismissal, akin to “never mind” or “let it be,” often seen in phrases like ซ่างเด/ซ่างเด้อ (cf. standard ช่างเถอะช่างเถอะchâng-tə̀never mind; forget it).
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เชื่อchʉ̂ʉaเชื่อchʉ̂ʉa1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerซ่างsâangซ่างsâang1so; very (Isan/Lao dialect intensifier)2never mind; let it be (dialect)3craftsman; technician (dialectal form of ช่าง)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเถาะtɔ̀เถาะtɔ̀Rabbit (zodiac sign); the Year of the Rabbitเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)พูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutความจริงkwaam-jingความจริงkwaam-jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truthไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛoไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛo1[to] have gone; have left; be gone (completed action)2[to] be off now; I'm leaving (announcement)
If he doesn't believe it, then let it be. We've already told the truth.
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พยายามpá-yaa-yaamอธิบายà-tí-baaiเหตุผลhèet-pǒnให้hâiฟังfangแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmเข้าใจkâo-jaiซ่างsâangเถอะtə̀ขี้คร้านkîi-kráanจะjàเว่wêeาbaa-rá-yaaนำnamแล้วlɛ́ɛo
I already tried to explain the reason, but he refuses to understand. Oh well, never mind. I'm tired of talking to him.
ต่อdtɔ̀ɔให้เราhâi-raoทำtamดีdiiแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiแต่dtɛ̀ɛในnaiสายตาsǎai-dtaaเขาkǎoเราraoก็gɔ̂ผิดpìtอยู่ดีyùu-diiซ่างsâangเด๊ะdéปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiเขาkǎoคิดkítไปbpaiโลดlôot
No matter how much good we do, we're still wrong in his eyes. So be it! Just let him think what he wants.
สุดท้ายsùt-táaiความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngจบลงjòp-longถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàเจ็บปวดjèp-bpùuatแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngยอมรับyɔɔm-rápซ่างsâangมันmanเถาะtɔ̀ถือว่าtʉ̌ʉ-wâaเป็นbpenประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanชีวิตchii-wít
In the end, the relationship had to end. Even though it's painful, I have to accept it... Let it be. I'll just consider it a life experience.
3NounC1
craftsman; technician (dialectal form of ช่างช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given to)
a dialectal noun meaning ‘craftsman’ or ‘technician,’ equivalent to standard Thai ช่างช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given to (e.g., ซ่างไฟฟ้า = electrician).
Examples
ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)ในบ้านnai-bâanในบ้านnai-bâan1indoors; inside the house2in the house; within the homeดับdàpดับdàp1[to] go out; be extinguished2[to] extinguish; turn off3out; off; not runningต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastเอิ้นə̂ənเอิ้นə̂ən1[to] call [sb/sth]; call out; summon (Northern/Isan)2[to] be called [sth]; be named (Northern/Isan)ซ่างsâangซ่างsâang1so; very (Isan/Lao dialect intensifier)2never mind; let it be (dialect)3craftsman; technician (dialectal form of ช่าง)ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerซ่อมsɔ̂mซ่อมsɔ̂m[to] repair; fixให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)
The power in the house is out; I have to go call an electrician to come fix it.
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ซ่างsâangไม้máaiคนนี้kon-níiฝีมือดีfǐi-mʉʉ-diiคักkákสามารถsǎa-mâatแกะสลักgɛ̀-sà-làkลวดลายไทยlûuat-laai-taiที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnได้dâaiอย่างงดงามyàang-ngót-ngaam
This carpenter is really skilled; he can carve intricate and beautiful traditional Thai patterns.
การจะเป็นgaan jà bpenซ่างsâangหลวงlŭuangในnaiสมัยโบราณsà-măi boh-raanได้dâiนั้นnánไม่เพียงmâi piiangต้องมีdtông meeฝีมือfĕe meuชั้นครูchán krooแต่ยังdtàe yangต้องdtôngเป็นที่bpen têeไว้วางใจwái waang jaiของkŏngเจ้าเมืองjâo meuuangอีกด้วยèek dûuay
To become a 'head craftsman' in the old days, one not only had to have master-level skills but also had to be trusted by the ruler of the city.
ลุงlungคนkonนั้นnánไม่ใช่mâi-châiแค่kɛ̂ɛซ่างsâangซ่อมsɔ̂mรถrótธรรมดาtam-má-daaแต่dtɛ̀ɛเป็นbpenปรมาจารย์bpɔɔ-rá-maa-jaanที่tîiแค่kɛ̂ɛฟังfangเสียงsǐiangเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangก็gɔ̂รู้rúuว่าwâaเสียsǐiaตรงไหนdtrong-nǎi
That man isn't just an ordinary auto mechanic; he's a true master who can tell what's broken just by listening to the engine's sound.
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
sâang
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 | — | — |