ทราบ
sâapMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] know; be aware (polite/formal)
To know or be aware of a fact; a polite or formal alternative to รู้รู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceive.
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ทราบsâapทราบsâap1[to] know; be aware (polite/formal)2[to] learn; be informed (polite/formal)ชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsท่านtânท่านtân1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmฝ่ายบุคคลfàai-bùk-konฝ่ายบุคคลfàai-bùk-konhuman resources; personnel department
I learned your name from the HR department.
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I have been informed of the meeting schedule.
I am not yet aware of further details.
หากhàakท่านtânทราบsâapประเด็นbprà-denใดdaiเพิ่มเติมpə̂əm-dtəəmกรุณาแจ้งgà-rú-naa-jɛ̂ɛngให้hâiทีมงานtiim-ngaanทราบsâapด้วยdûuai
If you become aware of any additional issues, please inform the team.
2VerbB1
[to] learn; be informed (polite/formal)
To come to know something or receive information about it, in polite or formal usage.
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)รับทราบráp-sâapรับทราบráp-sâap[to] acknowledge; [to] noteข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaamข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaam1message; text2statement; contentจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
I have received the message from the teacher.
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ดิฉันdì-chǎnเพิ่งpə̂ngทราบsâapจากjàakประกาศbprà-gàatว่าwâaเวลาwee-laaสอบsɔ̀ɔpเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanเป็นbpenสัปดาห์หน้าsàp-daa-nâa
I just came to know from the announcement that the exam time has been moved to next week.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaได้รับdâi-rápอีเมลยืนยันii-meen-yʉʉn-yanเราraoจึงjʉngทราบsâapว่าwâaคำขอkam-kɔ̌ɔได้รับdâi-rápการอนุมัติgaan-à-nú-mát
When we received the confirmation email, we came to know that the request had been approved.
หากhàakมีmiiการเปลี่ยนแปลงgaan-bplìian-bplɛɛngกำหนดการgam-nòt-gaanโปรดbpròotแจ้งให้ทราบjɛ̂ɛng-hâi-sâapล่วงหน้าlûuang-nâaเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiทีมtiimปรับbpràpแผนpɛ̌ɛnได้dâaiทันtan
If there is any schedule change, please inform us in advance so the team can adjust the plan in time.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทราบ said ซาบ?
sâap
- ทร sounds like ซAt the start of a syllable, ทร is usually said like ซ (s).
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
sâap
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |