สปา
sà-bpaaMeanings
1NounA2
spa (wellness facility)
a place offering health, beauty, and relaxation services such as massage, hydrotherapy, and body treatments
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastสปาsà-bpaaสปาsà-bpaa1spa (wellness facility)2spa treatment/servicesใกล้บ้านglâi-bâanใกล้บ้านglâi-bâannear (one's) home; nearby home
Tomorrow I will go to the spa near my house.
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This spa offers oil massage and steam sauna to choose from.
เธอtəəจองjɔɔngสปาsà-bpaaไว้wáiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำทรีตเมนต์tam-trîit-meenผิวหน้าpǐu-nâaและlɛ́แช่chɛ̂ɛน้ำแร่náam-rɛ̂ɛ
She booked a spa to get a facial treatment and soak in mineral water.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkเราraoไปbpaiสปาsà-bpaaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaผ่อนคลายpɔ̀ɔn-klaaiกล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉaที่tîiตึงdtʉngก็gɔ̂เบาลงbao-longมากmâak
After working hard, we went to a spa to relax, and the tight muscles eased a lot.
2NounA2
spa treatment/services
health or beauty treatments provided at a spa, such as massage or body care
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastทำสปาtam-sà-bpaaทำสปาtam-sà-bpaa[to] get or do spa treatmentsนวดตัวnûuat-dtuuaนวดตัวnûuat-dtuua1body massage2[to] give a body massageและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ดูแลduu-lɛɛดูแลduu-lɛɛ1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; keep in good conditionผิวpǐuผิวpǐu1skin2surface3complexion; skin tone
Today I went for spa treatments, getting a body massage and skin care.
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoนัดnátทำสปาแพ็กเกจtam-sà-bpaa-pɛ́k-gèetขัดตัวkàt-dtuuaกับgàpนวดน้ำมันnûuat-nám-man
Tomorrow we have an appointment for a spa package with body scrub and oil massage.
ฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpสปาsà-bpaaที่tîiมีmiiอบไอน้ำòp-ai-náamก่อนgɔ̀ɔnนวดnûuatรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kผ่อนคลายpɔ̀ɔn-klaaiมากmâak
I like spa treatments that include steam before the massage; it feels very relaxing.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakทำสปาtam-sà-bpaaครบkrópคอร์สkɔ́ɔtผิวpǐuก็gɔ̂นุ่มnûmขึ้นkʉ̂nและlɛ́ไหล่làiไม่mâiตึงdtʉngเหมือนเดิมmʉ̌ʉan-dəəm
After completing the spa course, my skin became softer and my shoulders weren't as stiff.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สปา said สะ-ปา?
sà-bpaa
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 | — | — |