ฟ้าสาง
fáa-sǎangMeanings
1NounA2
dawn; daybreak
the time when the sky begins to get light in the early morning
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ตื่นdtʉ̀ʉnตื่นdtʉ̀ʉn1[to] wake up; awaken2be awake; stay awake3[to] be startled; be alarmed; get excited aboutตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodesฟ้าสางfáa-sǎangฟ้าสางfáa-sǎang1dawn; daybreak2[to] dawn; begin to get light3at dawn; at daybreak
I wake up at daybreak.
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We set out at daybreak yesterday.
He likes to run at daybreak because the air is cool.
ฟ้าสางfáa-sǎangแล้วlɛ́ɛoชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongก็gɔ̂ออกเรือɔ̀ɔk-rʉʉaกันganพร้อมprɔ́ɔmเสียงนกsǐiang-nókทะเลtá-lee
At daybreak, the fishermen set out with the sound of seabirds.
2VerbA2
[to] dawn; begin to get light
for the sky to start becoming light at the beginning of the day
Examples
เช้านี้cháao-níiเช้านี้cháao-níithis morningฟ้าสางfáa-sǎangฟ้าสางfáa-sǎang1dawn; daybreak2[to] dawn; begin to get light3at dawn; at daybreakเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soonมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
The sky started getting light very early this morning.
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We woke up at daybreak to make offerings to monks.
ชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongออกเรือɔ̀ɔk-rʉʉaตอนdtɔɔnฟ้าสางfáa-sǎangเพราะprɔ́คลื่นklʉ̂ʉnยังyangไม่mâiแรงrɛɛng
The fishermen set out at dawn because the waves are not yet strong.
พอpɔɔฟ้าสางfáa-sǎangแสงsɛ̌ɛngแรกrɛ̂ɛkก็gɔ̂ส่องsɔ̀ɔngยอดเขาyɔ̂ɔt-kǎoทำให้tam-hâiหมอกmɔ̀ɔkบางbaangเริ่มrə̂əmจางหายjaang-hǎai
As the sky began to lighten, the first light shone on the mountaintop, causing the thin fog to fade.
3AdverbB1
at dawn; at daybreak
happening at or around the time when daylight first appears
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ออกเดินทางɔ̀ɔk-dəən-taangออกเดินทางɔ̀ɔk-dəən-taang[to] set out; depart; leave on a tripตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodesฟ้าสางfáa-sǎangฟ้าสางfáa-sǎang1dawn; daybreak2[to] dawn; begin to get light3at dawn; at daybreakพอดีpɔɔ-diiพอดีpɔɔ-dii1just right; exactly suitable2exactly; just (in time/amount)3just enough4happen to; by chance5[to] fit exactly; be just right
We will set out right at daybreak.
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เขาkǎoตื่นมาdtʉ̀ʉn-maaต้มdtômน้ำชาnáam-chaaตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛฟ้าสางfáa-sǎangก่อนgɔ̀ɔnทุกคนtúk-konในบ้านnai-bâan
He wakes up to boil tea at daybreak before everyone else in the house.
นักวิ่งnák-wîngเริ่มrə̂əmซ้อมsɔ́ɔmยาวyaaoตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛฟ้าสางfáa-sǎangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangอากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔn
The runners start their long practice at daybreak to avoid the heat.
ช่างภาพchâang pâapเฝ้ารอfâo roอยู่yòoริมหาดrim hàatจนjonฟ้าสางfáa sàangเพื่อpêuuaจับjàpแสงsăengแรกrâekที่têeนุ่มนวลnûm nuanที่สุดtêe sùt
The photographer waited by the beach until daybreak to capture the softest first light.
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
fáa
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
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สางsǎangสางsǎang1[to] comb; detangle2[to] dawn; grow light3[to] sort out; unravel (a problem)4dawn; daybreak[to] comb; detanglePart 2
ฟ้าสางfáa-sǎangฟ้าสางfáa-sǎangdawn; daybreakdawn; daybreakWord