สตางค์
sà-dtaangMeanings
1NounA2
satang (1/100 baht)
a monetary unit of Thailand equal to one hundredth of a baht; also the small coin representing this unit
Examples
เหรียญrǐianเหรียญrǐian1coin2medal3CL: เหรียญ4round metal token5crypto coin; cryptocurrency6dollar (informal)7virtual coin; virtual currency unitหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostบาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหนึ่งร้อยnʉ̀ng-rɔ́ɔiหนึ่งร้อยnʉ̀ng-rɔ́ɔione hundred; 100สตางค์sà-dtaangสตางค์sà-dtaang1satang (1/100 baht)2money (colloq.)
One baht coin equals one hundred satang.
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Mom gave me a fifty-satang coin to put in the machine.
A plastic bag costs twenty-five satang per piece.
ร้านráanรับrápชำระcham-ráเป็นbpenสตางค์sà-dtaangด้วยdûuaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiรวมruuamเหรียญrǐianเป็นbpenถุงtǔngละláสิบsìpบาทbàat
The shop also accepts payment in satang, but asks that coins be bundled into ten-baht bags.
2NounB2
money (colloq.)
money in general, in colloquial speech; not necessarily a small amount
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เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàk1[to] work hard2[to] be under heavy loadทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyเดือนdʉʉanเดือนdʉʉan1month2the Moon; moonแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)เพิ่มpə̂əmเพิ่มpə̂əm1[to] increase; add2additional; more3more; extraแม้mɛ́ɛแม้mɛ́ɛ1even if; although; even though2evenสตางค์sà-dtaangสตางค์sà-dtaang1satang (1/100 baht)2money (colloq.)เดียวdiiaoเดียวdiiaosingle; one; only; sameรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ท้อใจtɔ́ɔ-jaiท้อใจtɔ́ɔ-jai1discouraged; disheartened; downhearted (about sth)2[to] feel discouraged; lose heart (about sth)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
He worked hard all month but didn’t get even a single satang more; he felt very discouraged.
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ฉันchǎnช่วยchûuaiเต็มที่dtem-tîiแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่ได้รับmâi-dâi-rápอะไรà-raiตอบแทนdtɔ̀ɔp-tɛɛnเลยləəiแม้แต่mɛ́ɛ-dtɛ̀ɛสตางค์sà-dtaangเดียวdiiao
I did my best to help, but didn’t get anything in return—not even a single satang.
ข้อเสนอkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌əที่tîiเขาkǎoให้มาhâi-maaนั้นnánถูกtùukจนjonแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่เหลือmâi-lʉ̌ʉaสตางค์sà-dtaangถือว่าtʉ̌ʉ-wâaไม่mâiคุ้มkúmเสียเวลาsǐia-wee-laa
The offer he gave was so cheap it was practically worth no money at all; it wasn’t worth the time.
นโยบายná-yoo-baaiนี้níiช่วยchûuaiคนรวยkon-ruuaiมากกว่าmâak-gwàaจนjonคนkonตัวเล็กdtuua-lékไม่mâiได้ประโยชน์dâai-bprà-yòotสักsàkสตางค์sà-dtaang
This policy helps the rich more than the poor; ordinary people don’t benefit a single bit.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สตางค์ said สะ-ตาง?
sà-dtaang
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 | — | — |