สงสัย
sǒng-sǎiMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] doubt; be uncertain
to feel unsure about the truth of something
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardสงสัยsǒng-sǎiสงสัยsǒng-sǎi1[to] doubt; be uncertain2[to] suspect3I wonder…; perhaps (colloq.)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muun1information; data (non-count)2data (computing)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)จริงjingจริงjing1true; real; genuine2really; truly; indeed3intensifier particle (final)4truth; reality (rare as noun)หรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàaoหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàao1yes–no question particle (“…or not?”)2whether … or not
I still feel unsure whether this information is true.
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พอpɔɔได้dâaiฟังfangคำอธิบายkam-à-tí-baaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂ยังyangสงสัยsǒng-sǎiความถูกต้องkwaam-tùuk-dtɔ̂ngของkɔ̌ɔngผลวิจัยpǒn-wí-jai
Even after hearing the explanation, I still feel unsure about the accuracy of the research results.
เขาkǎoดูduuมั่นใจmân-jaiมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛหลายคนlǎai-konยังyangสงสัยsǒng-sǎiความน่าเชื่อถือkwaam-nâa-chʉ̂ʉa-tʉ̌ʉของkɔ̌ɔngแหล่งข่าวlɛ̀ng-kàao
He seems very confident, but many people still feel unsure about the credibility of the source.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaหลักฐานlàk-tǎanขัดแย้งกันkàt-yɛ́ɛng-ganผู้ชมpûu-chomย่อมyɔ̂mสงสัยsǒng-sǎiความจริงkwaam-jingของkɔ̌ɔngเรื่องเล่าrʉ̂ʉang-lâoโดยธรรมชาติdooi-tam-má-châat
When the evidence conflicts, audiences naturally feel unsure about the truth of the narrative.
2VerbB1
[to] suspect
to think someone may have done something wrong or be involved in something
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerสงสัยsǒng-sǎiสงสัยsǒng-sǎi1[to] doubt; be uncertain2[to] suspect3I wonder…; perhaps (colloq.)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàp1about; regarding; concerning2[to] relate to; concern; be aboutการขโมยgaan-kà-mooiการขโมยgaan-kà-mooitheft; stealingเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last night
The police suspect that he was involved in last night's theft.
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เพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanเริ่มrə̂əmสงสัยsǒng-sǎiว่าwâaคนงานkon-ngaanอาจàatมีส่วนmii-sùuanในnaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเงินngənหายhǎai
The neighbors began to suspect that the worker might be involved in the missing money.
ครูkruuสงสัยsǒng-sǎiว่าwâaนักเรียนnák-riianกลุ่มglùmนี้níiช่วยกันchûuai-ganลอกlɔ̂ɔkการบ้านgaan-bâanของkɔ̌ɔngเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan
The teacher suspects that this group of students collaborated to copy a classmate's homework.
ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanเริ่มrə̂əmสงสัยsǒng-sǎiว่าwâaมีmiiคนในทีมkon-nai-tiimปล่อยbplɔ̀iข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunให้hâiคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ng
The manager has started to suspect that someone on the team leaked information to a competitor.
3NounB1
I wonder…; perhaps (colloq.)
used conversationally to introduce a question or speculation (e.g., สงสัยว่า…)
Examples
สงสัยsǒng-sǎiสงสัยsǒng-sǎi1[to] doubt; be uncertain2[to] suspect3I wonder…; perhaps (colloq.)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] set (of the sun)7[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to8[to] be left out; miss one’s turnตอนเย็นdtɔɔn-yenตอนเย็นdtɔɔn-yen1evening; early evening2in the eveningเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultร่มrômร่มrôm1umbrella; parasol2shady; cool (shaded); protected3shade; shelterไปด้วยbpai-dûuaiไปด้วยbpai-dûuai1too; as well; also2[to] go along; accompany [sb]3at the same time; concurrentlyนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
Looks like it might rain; take an umbrella in the evening.
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He’s late every day; I guess the traffic near his place is really bad.
The power keeps going out; I suppose there’s electrical maintenance in this area.
ยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiพุ่งpûngแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiสงสัยsǒng-sǎiว่าwâaกลยุทธ์การตลาดgon-lá-yút-gaan-dtà-làatใหม่màiเริ่มrə̂əmเห็นผลhěn-pǒnแล้วlɛ́ɛo
With sales surging like this, I suspect the new marketing strategy is starting to work.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สงสัย said สง-ไส?
sǒng-sǎi
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǒng
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 | — | — |