ซ้ำร้าย
sám-ráaiMeaning
1AdverbB1
worse still; to make matters worse
Used to introduce an additional unfortunate circumstance that makes an already bad situation worse.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàk[to] rain heavily; pourซ้ำร้ายsám-ráaiซ้ำร้ายsám-ráaiworse still; to make matters worseรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardเสียอีกsǐia-ìikเสียอีกsǐia-ìik1even; all the more2on the contrary; unexpectedly
It's raining heavily today, and to make matters worse, the car has broken down.
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ฉันchǎnตื่นสายdtʉ̀ʉn-sǎaiจนjonไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanไม่ทันmâi-tanซ้ำร้ายsám-ráaiยังyangลืมlʉʉmกระเป๋าสตางค์grà-bpǎo-sà-dtaangไว้wáiที่บ้านtîi-bâanอีกìik
I woke up so late that I couldn't get to work on time, and to make matters worse, I left my wallet at home.
โรงแรมrohng raemที่têeจองไว้jong wáiไม่มีmâi meeห้องhôngให้เราhâi raoซ้ำร้ายsám ráaiโรงแรมrohng raemใกล้glâiๆ-ก็gâwเต็มdtemหมดแล้วmòt láew
The hotel we had booked had no room for us, and worse still, all the nearby hotels were fully booked too.
ร้านráanมีmiiยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiลดลงlót-longจนjonแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่พอmâi-pɔɔจ่ายjàaiค่าจ้างkâa-jâangซ้ำร้ายsám-ráaiเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngตึกdtʉ̀kยังyangขึ้นkʉ̂nค่าเช่าkâa-châoอีกìikเจ้าของร้านjâao-kɔ̌ɔng-ráanจึงjʉngจำใจjam-jaiต้องdtɔ̂ngปิดกิจการbpìt-gìt-jà-gaan
The shop's sales had fallen so much that they barely covered wages. To make matters worse, the landlord raised the rent, leaving the shop owner with no choice but to close the business.
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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ร้ายráaiร้ายráai1evil; wicked; malicious2severe; grave; serious3fierce; vicious; dangerousevil; wicked; maliciousPart 2
ซ้ำร้ายsám-ráaiซ้ำร้ายsám-ráaiworse still; to make matters worseworse still; to make matters worseWord