ซ้ำซาก
sám-sâakMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
repetitive; monotonous
occurring in the same way repeatedly to the point of boredom or annoyance
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutข้อแก้ตัวkôr gâe dtuuaข้อแก้ตัวkôr gâe dtuuaexcuse; pretextเดิมdermเดิมderm1original; initial2former; previous3as before; originally; same as beforeๆ-ซ้ำซากsám sâakซ้ำซากsám sâak1repetitive; monotonous2over and over; repeatedlyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เบื่อbèuuaเบื่อbèuua1bored; fed up2[to] be bored with; be tired of3sick; nauseated (from food poisoning)4[to] poison [sb/sth]
He repeats the same excuses so often that I'm bored.
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โฆษณาkoo-sà-naaชิ้นchínเดิมdəəmเปิดซ้ำbpə̀ət-sámซากsâakทุกtúkชั่วโมงchûua-moongจนjonคนkonทั้งtángออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítรำคาญram-kaan
The same ad plays repeatedly every hour, annoying everyone in the office.
บทเรียนbòt riianนี้néeเน้นย้ำnén yámกฎgòtเดิมdermซ้ำซากsám sâakจนjonเด็กdèkๆ-หมดmòtความสนใจkwaam sŏn jai
This lesson repeats the same rules so often that the kids lose interest.
การประชุมgaan-bprà-chumวนwonประเด็นbprà-denเดิมdəəmซ้ำซากsám-sâakโดยdooiไม่มีmâi-miiข้อสรุปkɔ̂ɔ-sà-rùpทำให้tam-hâiผู้เข้าร่วมpûu-kâo-rûuamหมดแรงmòt-rɛɛngใจjai
The meeting keeps circling the same points repeatedly without conclusions, draining the participants' morale.
2AdverbB2
over and over; repeatedly
again and again in a tiresome, excessive, or unchanging manner
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillบ่นbònบ่นbòn1to complain; grumble2to nagเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)เดิมdəəmเดิมdəəm1original; initial2former; previous3as before; originally; same as beforeซ้ำซากsám-sâakซ้ำซากsám-sâak1repetitive; monotonous2over and over; repeatedlyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyเหนื่อยใจnʉ̀ʉai-jaiเหนื่อยใจnʉ̀ʉai-jaiemotionally exhausted; [to] feel disheartened
He complains about the same thing again and again until everyone is exhausted.
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โฆษณาkôh-sà-naaเดิมdermๆ-เปิดซ้ำbpèrt sámซากsâakทั้งวันtáng wanทำให้tam hâiฉันchănปิดbpìtทีวีtee wee
The same advertisement plays again and again all day, making me turn off the TV.
การประชุมgaan-bprà-chumยืดเยื้อyʉ̂ʉt-yʉ́ʉaเพราะprɔ́คำถามkam-tǎamซ้ำซากsám-sâakที่tîiไม่มีmâi-miiประเด็นใหม่bprà-den-mài
The meeting dragged on because of repetitive questions that offered nothing new.
ข้ออ้างkɔ̂ɔ-âangซ้ำซากsám-sâakของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเริ่มrə̂əmทำลายtam-laaiความน่าเชื่อถือkwaam-nâa-chʉ̂ʉa-tʉ̌ʉในnaiที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaan
His tiresome, repeated excuses are starting to undermine his credibility at work.
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
sám
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
ซ้ำsámซ้ำsám1again; repeatedly2[to] repeat; do again3duplicate; repeated; identical4on top of that; moreover (worsening)again; repeatedlyPart 1
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ซ้ำซากsám-sâakซ้ำซากsám-sâakrepetitive; monotonousrepetitive; monotonousWord