ถือสา
tʉ̌ʉ-sǎaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] take offense; take something personally
To be upset or offended by what someone says or does; to mind it.
Examples
ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดแรงpôot raengพูดแรงpôot raeng[to] speak harshlyไปหน่อยbpai nòiไปหน่อยbpai nòi1a little (farther/over); slightly2a bit (too); somewhat excessiveก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerลืมleuumลืมleuum1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyๆ-ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเถอะtòeเถอะtòe1suggestion/encouragement particle2prompting/permission particle3resignation/emphasis particleอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ถือสาtĕuu săaถือสาtĕuu săa[to] take offense; take something personallyเรื่องเล็กน้อยrêuuang lék nóiเรื่องเล็กน้อยrêuuang lék nói1trivial matter; minor issue2no big deal; don’t mention itเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
He spoke a bit harshly; just let it go—don’t mind such small things.
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I was just joking—don’t take it to heart; think of it as a light joke.
ผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanบอกให้bòk hâiทุกคนtúk konอย่าyàaถือสาtĕuu săaความผิดพลาดkwaam pìt plâatเล็กlékๆ-ของkŏngน้องใหม่nóng màiเพราะpráwยังyangต้องdtôngเรียนรู้riian róoอีกèekมากmâak
The manager told everyone not to fret over the rookie’s small mistakes because there is still much to learn.
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเขาkăoพูดแรงpôot raengๆ-ใส่sàiฉันchănฉันchănเลยloieถือสาtĕuu săaและláeไม่mâiคุยkuiกับgàpเขาkăo
Yesterday he spoke harshly to me, so I took offense and didn’t talk to him.
เธอtəəถือสาtʉ̌ʉ-sǎaที่tîiฉันchǎnลืมlʉʉmวันเกิดwan-gə̀ətจนjonไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmตอบdtɔ̀ɔpข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaamทั้งวันtáng-wan
She was upset that I forgot her birthday and didn’t reply to my messages all day.
ผมpǒmถือสาtʉ̌ʉ-sǎaกับgàpคำkamล้อเลียนlɔ́ɔ-liianของkɔ̌ɔngเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanมากmâakจนjonไม่mâiอยากyàakไปเรียนbpai-riianวันนี้wan-níi
I was offended by my friends’ teasing so much that I didn’t feel like going to class today.
แม้máeเขาkăoจะjàบอกว่าbòk wâaเป็นbpenแค่kâeเรื่องตลกrêuuang dtà-lòkแต่dtàeฉันchănถือสาtĕuu săaกับgàpท่าทีtâa-teeหยามyăamๆ-นั้นnánและláeรู้สึกrúu-sèukเสียหน้าsĭia nâa
Even though he said it was just a joke, I took offense at that scornful attitude and felt humiliated.
ในnaiวงสนทนาwong-sǒn-tá-naaแบบbɛ̀ɛpกันเองgan-eengเราraoมักmákบอกbɔ̀ɔkกันganว่าwâaอย่าyàaถือสาtʉ̌ʉ-sǎaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกันganไม่ให้mâi-hâiประเด็นbprà-denเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiบานปลายbaan-bplaai
In casual conversations, we often say 'don’t take it to heart' to prevent trivial matters from escalating.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
tʉ̌ʉ
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
ถือtʉ̌ʉถือtʉ̌ʉ1[to] hold; carry (by hand)2[to] regard; consider; deem3[to] observe; keep (rules, precepts, fast)4[to] be strict/particular about[to] hold; carry (by hand)Part 1
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ถือสาtʉ̌ʉ-sǎaถือสาtʉ̌ʉ-sǎa[to] take offense; take something personally[to] take offense; take something personallyWord