สมเพช
sǒm-pêetMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] pity; [to] feel sorry for
to pity or feel sorry for someone, often because they are in a pathetic or miserable state
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำตัวtam dtuuaทำตัวtam dtuua[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneselfแย่yâeแย่yâe1bad; poor2[to] be in a bad wayจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverคบkópคบkóp1[to] associate with; keep company with; be friends with2[to] date (romantically); be in a relationshipเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asสภาพsà-pâapสภาพsà-pâap1condition; state2circumstances; situationของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)สมเพชsŏm-pêtสมเพชsŏm-pêt[to] pity; [to] feel sorry forจริงๆjing jingจริงๆjing jing1really; truly; actually; indeed2really?!; seriously?!
He acted so badly that no one associates with him; seeing his current state, I truly feel pity for him.
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ไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngมาmaaมองmɔɔngฉันchǎnด้วยdûuaiสายตาsǎai-dtaaสมเพชsǒm-pêetหรอกrɔ̀kฉันchǎnดูแลตัวเองduu-lɛɛ-dtuua-eengได้dâai
Don't look at me with pitying eyes; I can take care of myself.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaเขาkăoจะjàเคยkoeiทำเรื่องtam rêuuangแย่ๆyâe yâeมาก่อนmaa gònแต่dtàeสภาพsà-pâapของเขาkŏng kăoในnaiตอนนี้dton néeก็gâwทำให้tam hâiหลายคนlăai konอดòtสมเพชsŏm-pêtไม่ได้mâi dâai
Even though he had done terrible things in the past, his current condition makes it impossible for many to not feel pity for him.
ภาพpâapที่tîiชายชราchaai-chá-raaต้องdtɔ̂ngมาmaaนั่งnângขอทานkɔ̌ɔ-taanอยู่yùuริมถนนrim-tà-nǒnเป็นbpenภาพpâapที่tîiน่าสมเพชnâa-sǒm-pêetเวทนาwêet-tá-naaแก่gɛ̀ɛผู้พบเห็นpûu-póp-hěnยิ่งนักyîng-nák
The sight of the old man having to sit begging by the street is a highly pathetic and pitiful scene to those who see it.
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 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 | — | — |