สมวัย
sǒm-waiMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
age-appropriate; suitable for one’s age
appropriate to someone’s age or stage of life (e.g., behavior, clothing, activities); neither too childish nor too mature
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3[to] deserve; be worthy ofได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerวิ่งเล่นwîng lênวิ่งเล่นwîng lên[to] run around for fun; rompและláeและláeand (coordinating)ทำกิจกรรมtam gìt-jà-gamทำกิจกรรมtam gìt-jà-gam[to] do an activityให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)สมวัยsŏm waiสมวัยsŏm waiage-appropriate; suitable for one’s age
Children should be able to run, play, and do age-appropriate activities.
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การแต่งกายgaan-dtɛ̀ng-gaaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoดูduuไม่mâiสมวัยsǒm-waiเลยləəiโตdtooแล้วแต่lɛ́ɛo-dtɛ̀ɛยังyangใส่sàiเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเด็กวัยรุ่นdèk-wai-rûn
His way of dressing isn't age-appropriate at all; he's a grown man but still wears clothes like a teenager.
ผู้ปกครองpûu-bpòk-krɔɔngควรkuuanเลือกlʉ̂ʉakหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉที่tîiสมวัยsǒm-waiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaส่งเสริมsòng-sə̌əmพัฒนาการpát-tá-naa-gaanด้านdâanภาษาpaa-sǎaของkɔ̌ɔngลูกlûuk
Parents should choose age-appropriate books to promote their child's language development.
การที่gaan têeผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiยังyangมีmeeความคิดkwaam kítหรือrĕuความฝันkwaam fănแบบbàepเด็กๆdèk dèkไม่ใช่mâi châiเรื่องrêuuangผิดpìtแต่dtàeการแสดงออกgaan sà-daeng òkทางtaangพฤติกรรมprút-dtì-gamควรkuuanให้hâiสมวัยsŏm waiและláeกาลเทศะgaa-lá-tay-sà
It's not wrong for adults to still have childish thoughts or dreams, but their behavior should be appropriate for their age and the situation.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สมวัย said สม-ไว?
sǒm-wai
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 -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǒm
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
สมsǒmสมsǒm1befitting; appropriate; suitable2[to] be worthy of; deserve3to match; to be compatiblebefitting; appropriate; suitablePart 1
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สมวัยsǒm-waiสมวัยsǒm-waiage-appropriate; suitable for one’s ageage-appropriate; suitable for one’s ageWord