สกา
sà-gaaMeaning
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ska (music genre)
Ska, a Jamaican-origin music genre characterized by a walking bass line, offbeat rhythms, and a fast tempo; precursor to rocksteady and reggae.
Examples
วงดนตรีwong-don-dtriiวงดนตรีwong-don-dtriiband; music ensembleโปรดbpròotโปรดbpròot1please (formal/request)2favor; like; be fond of (formal)3favorite; preferredของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)เพลงpleengเพลงpleeng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesแนวnɛɛoแนวnɛɛo1line; row; alignment; formation2direction; approach; tendency; orientation3boundary line; demarcation4genre; style5guideline; principle; policy line6(colloq.) unconventional; artsy; individualistic7classifier for lines or rows8musical line; voice; partสกาsà-gaaสกาsà-gaaska (music genre)เป็นหลักbpen-làkเป็นหลักbpen-làk1mainly; primarily; chiefly2[to] serve as the main basis; be primary
My favorite band mainly plays ska music.
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พอpɔɔได้ยินdâi-yinจังหวะกีตาร์jang-wà-gii-dtâaแบบbɛ̀ɛpสกาsà-gaaแล้วlɛ́ɛoรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kอยากyàakลุกขึ้นมาlúk-kʉ̂n-maaเต้นdtênทันทีtan-tii
As soon as I hear a ska guitar rhythm, I immediately feel like getting up to dance.
ดนตรีสกาdon-dtrii-sà-gaaเป็นbpenรากฐานrâak-tǎanที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanของkɔ̌ɔngดนตรีเร็กเก้don-dtrii-rék-gêeโดยdooiมีmiiจังหวะjang-wàที่tîiเร็วกว่าreo-gwàaและlɛ́เน้นnénเสียงsǐiangเครื่องเป่าkrʉ̂ʉang-bpào
Ska music is an important foundation for reggae music, characterized by a faster tempo and an emphasis on brass instruments.
ถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaดนตรีสกาdon-dtrii-sà-gaaจะมีjà-miiต้นกำเนิดdtôn-gam-nə̀ətในnaiจาไมกาjaa-mai-gaaแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ได้รับความนิยมdâi-ráp-kwaam-ní-yomไปbpaiทั่วโลกtûua-lôokและlɛ́เกิดเป็นgə̀ət-bpenแนวย่อยnɛɛo-yɔ̂ɔiหลากหลายlàak-lǎai
Although ska music originated in Jamaica, it gained worldwide popularity and spawned various subgenres.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สกา said สะ-กา?
sà-gaa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |