ซ้าย
sáaiMeanings
1NounA1
left (side/direction)
the side or direction opposite to right; left
Examples
มือซ้ายmʉʉ-sáaiมือซ้ายmʉʉ-sáaileft handของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineถือtʉ̌ʉถือtʉ̌ʉ1[to] hold; carry (by hand)2[to] regard; consider; deem3[to] observe; keep (rules, precepts, fast)4[to] be strict/particular aboutแก้วน้ำgɛ̂ɛo-náamแก้วน้ำgɛ̂ɛo-náamdrinking glass; tumbler
My left hand is holding a glass of water.
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The exit is on the left side.
Turn left at the intersection ahead.
The car on my left is about to change lanes.
2AdjectiveA1
left (on the left side)
situated on, of, or toward the left side
Examples
รองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoshoe; footwearข้างkâangข้างkâang1side; flank2beside; next to; by3side; party (in a dispute or game)4side; lateral (modifier)ซ้ายsáaiซ้ายsáai1left (side/direction)2left (on the left side)3leftward; to the left4left-wing; leftistอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâaiอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâai1[to] be under [sth]; [to] be beneath [sth]2[to] be south of [somewhere]3[to] be under the control of [sb/sth]โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2desk
The left shoe is under the table.
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The bathroom door is on the left side of the hall.
She sat in the front row, on the left side by the window.
กรุณาgà-rú-naaวางwaangเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanบนbonชั้นchánซ้ายsáaiของkɔ̌ɔngตู้dtûuให้เรียบร้อยhâi-rîiap-rɔ́ɔi
Please place the documents neatly on the left shelf of the cabinet.
3AdverbA1
leftward; to the left
toward the left side; in a leftward direction
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Turn left at the corner.
The bus will stop on the left side; please get ready to get off.
หันหน้าไปhǎn-nâa-bpaiทางtaangประตูbprà-dtuuแล้วlɛ́ɛoขยับkà-yàpเก้าอี้gâo-îiไปbpaiทางซ้ายtaang-sáaiเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔi
Face the door and move the chair slightly to the left.
4AdjectiveB2
left-wing; leftist
relating to or supporting left-wing political views
Examples
พรรคpákพรรคpák1political party2faction; group (organized)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nǔnสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nǔn1[to] support; back; endorse2[to] sponsor; fund3[to] advocate; promoteมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแนวคิดnɛɛo-kítแนวคิดnɛɛo-kít1concept; idea; notion2approach; perspective3school of thought; set of ideasฝั่งfàngฝั่งfàng1shore; bank2sideซ้ายsáaiซ้ายsáai1left (side/direction)2left (on the left side)3leftward; to the left4left-wing; leftistเน้นnénเน้นnén1[to] emphasize; stress2[to] focus on; prioritize3[to] accentuate (pronunciation/typography)รัฐสวัสดิการrát-sà-wàt-dì-gaanรัฐสวัสดิการrát-sà-wàt-dì-gaanwelfare stateและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ความเท่าเทียมkwaam-tâo-tiiamความเท่าเทียมkwaam-tâo-tiiam1equality; equal status/treatment2parity; being on a par
The party he supports has left-wing ideas, focusing on welfare and equality.
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เธอtəəออกตัวɔ̀ɔk-dtuuaว่าwâaเป็นbpenคนkonซ้ายsáaiตั้งคำถามdtâng-kam-tǎamเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangความเหลื่อมล้ำkwaam-lʉ̀ʉam-lámและlɛ́สิทธิแรงงานsìt-tí-rɛɛng-ngaanเสมอsà-mə̌ə
She identifies as left-wing and consistently questions inequality and labor rights.
นโยบายná-yoo-baaiภาษีpaa-sǐiก้าวหน้าgâao-nâaถูกtùukผลักดันplàk-danโดยdooiกลุ่มglùmการเมืองgaan-mʉʉangสายsǎaiซ้ายsáaiที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngการกระจายgaan-grà-jaaiรายได้raai-dâai
Progressive tax policies are promoted by left-leaning political groups aiming to redistribute income.
ในnaiเวทีดีเบตwee-tii-dii-bèetนักวิชาการnák-wí-chaa-gaanซ้ายsáaiวิจารณ์wí-jaanการแปรรูปgaan-bprɛɛ-rûupกิจการgìt-jà-gaanรัฐวิสาหกิจrát-wí-sǎa-hà-gìtว่าwâaเป็นbpenการทำลายgaan-tam-laaiสวัสดิการsà-wàt-dì-gaanสาธารณะsǎa-taa-rá-ná
In the debate, a left-wing scholar criticized the privatization of state enterprises as undermining public welfare.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
sáai
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 | — | — |