ซ้าย(sáai)

Meanings

1NounA1

left (side/direction)

the side or direction opposite to right; left

Examples

มือซ้ายmeuu sáaiมือซ้ายmeuu sáaileft handของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineถือtĕuuaถือtĕuua1[to] hold; carry (by hand)2[to] bring/take (in hand)3[to] regard; consider; deem4[to] observe; keep (rules, precepts, fast)5[to] be strict/particular about6to count as; treat asแก้วน้ำgâew náamแก้วน้ำgâew náamdrinking glass; tumbler
My left hand is holding a glass of water.
2AdjectiveA1

left (on the left side)

situated on, of, or toward the left side

Examples

รองเท้าrong táaoรองเท้าrong táaoshoe; footwearข้างkâangข้างkâang1beside; next to; by2side; lateral (modifier)3side; flank4side; party (in a dispute or game)ซ้ายsáaiซ้ายsáai1left (side/direction)2left (on the left side)3leftward; to the left4left-wing; leftistอยู่ใต้yòo dtâiอยู่ใต้yòo dtâi1[to] be under [sth]; [to] be beneath [sth]2[to] be under the control of [sb/sth]3[to] be south of [somewhere]โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2desk
The left shoe is under the table.
3AdverbA1

leftward; to the left

toward the left side; in a leftward direction

Examples

เดินไปdern bpaiเดินไปdern bpai[to] walk to [somewhere]ทางซ้ายtaang sáaiทางซ้ายtaang sáai1on the left; to the left2the left side
Walk to the left.
4AdjectiveB2

left-wing; leftist

relating to or supporting left-wing political views

Examples

พรรคpákพรรคpák1faction; group (organized)2sect; clique3political partyที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nŭnสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nŭn1[to] support; back; endorse2[to] sponsor; fund3[to] advocate; promoteมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแนวคิดnaeo kítแนวคิดnaeo 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 stateและláeและláeand (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.