สบตา
sòp-dtaaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] make eye contact; meet someone's eyes
to look directly into someone else's eyes; to meet someone's gaze
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสบตาsòp-dtaaสบตาsòp-dtaa[to] make eye contact; meet someone's eyesฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1[to] smile2smileให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)
When he made eye contact with me, he smiled.
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ตอนdtɔɔnนำเสนอผลnam-sà-nə̌ə-pǒnงานngaanคุณควรkun-kuuanพยายามpá-yaa-yaamสบตาsòp-dtaaกับgàpผู้ฟังpûu-fangบ้างbâang
When presenting, you should try to make eye contact with the audience sometimes.
พวกเขาpûuak-kǎoบังเอิญbang-əənสบตาsòp-dtaaกันganจากjàakคนละkon-láฝั่งfàngของkɔ̌ɔngห้องhɔ̂ngที่tîiเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiผู้คนpûu-kon
They accidentally made eye contact from opposite sides of the crowded room.
คนแปลกหน้าkon-bplɛ̀ɛk-nâaทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngสบตาsòp-dtaaกันganเพียงpiiangชั่วครู่chûua-krûuก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàหลบlòpสายตาsǎai-dtaaไปbpaiอย่างyàangเขินอายkə̌ən-aai
The two strangers made eye contact for just a moment before shyly looking away.
He did something wrong, so he doesn't dare to look me in the eye.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunพูดpûutความจริงkwaam-jingคุณkunต้องdtɔ̂ngกล้าglâaสบตาsòp-dtaaแล้วlɛ́ɛoพูดpûutออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa
If you are telling the truth, you must have the courage to look me in the eye and say it.
ผู้ต้องหาpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎaสบตาsòp-dtaaเจ้าหน้าที่ตำรวจjâao-nâa-tîi-dtam-rùuatระหว่างrá-wàangการสอบสวนgaan-sɔ̀ɔp-sǔuanไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเลยləəi
The suspect couldn't look the police officer in the eye at all during the interrogation.
เธอterสบตาsòp dtaaเขาkăoนิ่งๆnîng-nîngอย่างyàangมั่นใจmân jaiและláeไม่mâiยอมถอยyom tŏiให้กับhâi gàpข้อโต้แย้งkô dtô yáengนั้นnán
She looked him steadily in the eye with confidence, refusing to back down from the argument.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sòp
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
สบsòpสบsòp1[to] meet; encounter (form./lit.)2[to] suit; be compatible with[to] meet; encounter (form./lit.)Part 1
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สบตาsòp-dtaaสบตาsòp-dtaa[to] make eye contact; meet someone's eyes[to] make eye contact; meet someone's eyesWord