ซ้ำๆ
sám-sámMeanings
1AdverbA2
repeatedly; again and again
Done over and over in the same way; repeatedly (often implying monotony or annoyance).
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketเมนูเดิมmay-noo dermเมนูเดิมmay-noo dermthe same menu as beforeซ้ำๆsám-sámซ้ำๆsám-sám1repeatedly; again and again2repetitive; recurringทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
He eats the same dish repeatedly every day.
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I'm bored of having to do the same kind of paperwork over and over.
Why do you keep asking this question repeatedly? I've already answered it.
การฝึกฝนgaan fèuk fŏnทักษะták-sàใหม่ๆmài màiจำเป็นต้องjam bpen dtôngทำtamสิ่งนั้นsìng nánซ้ำๆsám-sámจนกว่าjon gwàaร่างกายrâang gaaiและláeสมองsà-mŏngจะjàจดจำjòt jamได้dâi
Practicing a new skill requires doing it repeatedly until your body and brain can remember it.
2AdjectiveB1
repetitive; recurring
Describing something that happens or appears again and again; repetitive (e.g., เรื่องซ้ำๆ ปัญหาซ้ำๆ).
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ซ้ำๆsám-sámซ้ำๆsám-sám1repeatedly; again and again2repetitive; recurringของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsอีกแล้วèek láewอีกแล้วèek láewagain; once more (often with annoyance)
I don't want to listen to his repetitive stories anymore.
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เราraoต้องdtôngแก้gâeที่têeต้นเหตุdtôn hàytเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiเกิดgèrtปัญหาbpan-hăaซ้ำๆsám-sámแบบนี้bàep néeอีกèek
We have to fix the root cause so this kind of repetitive problem doesn't happen again.
ชีวิตประจำวันchee-wít bprà-jam wanของเขาkŏng kăoเต็มไปด้วยdtem bpai dûuaiกิจกรรมgìt-jà-gamซ้ำๆsám-sámที่têeน่าเบื่อnâa bèuua
His daily life is full of repetitive, boring activities.
นักวิจัยnák wí-jaiกำลังgam-langพยายามpà-yaa-yaamทำความเข้าใจtam kwaam kâo jaiรูปแบบrôop bàepพฤติกรรมprút-dtì-gamซ้ำๆsám-sámของkŏngผู้ป่วยpûu bpùuaiเพื่อpêuuaหาhăaวิธีการรักษาwí-tee gaan rák-săaที่เหมาะสมtêe mò-sŏm
Researchers are trying to understand the patients' repetitive behavioral patterns to find a suitable treatment.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ซ้ำๆ said ซ้ำ-ซ้ำ?
sám-sám
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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 | — | — |