สระอะ
sà-rà àMeanings
1NounB1
Thai short vowel /a/
The Thai short vowel pronounced /a/, whose long counterpart is สระอา (/aː/).
Examples
คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)มะลิmá-líมะลิmá-lí1jasmine (plant/flower)2Mali (female given name)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneสระอะsà-rà àสระอะsà-rà à1Thai short vowel /a/2vowel sign ◌ะ (full form อะ)สองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1time; occasion; instance2classifier for occurrences or times
The word 'má-lí' (jasmine) has the short 'a' sound twice.
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การออกเสียงgaan òk sĭiangสระอะsà-rà àให้hâiสั้นsânและláeกระชับgrà-chápเป็นbpenสิ่งสำคัญsìng săm-kanในnaiการพูดgaan pôotภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiให้hâiชัดchát
Pronouncing the 'a' sound short and crisply is important for speaking Thai clearly.
ครูสอนkruu sŏnให้hâiเด็กdèkรู้จักrúu jàkความแตกต่างkwaam dtàek dtàangระหว่างrá-wàangเสียงsĭiangสระอะsà-rà àและláeเสียงsĭiangสระsàอาaa
The teacher taught the children to recognize the difference between the 'a' sound and the 'aa' sound.
ในทางnai taangสัทศาสตร์sàt-tá-sàatสระอะsà-rà àจัดเป็นjàt bpenสระsàเสียงsĭiangสั้นsânซึ่งsêungมีผลต่อmee pŏn dtòrการผันgaan pănวรรณยุกต์wan-ná-yúkของkŏngพยางค์pá-yaangนั้นๆnán-nán
In phonetics, the 'a' vowel is classified as a short vowel, which affects the tone rules of that syllable.
2NounB1
vowel sign ◌ะ (full form อะอะà1uh; um (hesitation)2huh?; what? (prompt/attention)3softening/filler particle (colloquial))
The Thai vowel sign ◌ะ used to write the short /a/ sound; its standalone (full) form is อะอะà1uh; um (hesitation)2huh?; what? (prompt/attention)3softening/filler particle (colloquial).
Examples
เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesเขียนkĭianเขียนkĭian1[to] write2[to] draw; sketch3[to] fill out; write in4[to] compose; author5[to] write (data); burn (a disc)คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)กะปิgà-bpìกะปิgà-bpìshrimp pasteต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)สระอะsà-rà àสระอะsà-rà à1Thai short vowel /a/2vowel sign ◌ะ (full form อะ)หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureกgไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3easy mark; inexperienced person (slang)
When writing the word 'gà-bpì' (shrimp paste), you must put the 'sara a' vowel sign after the letter 'gɔɔ gài'.
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ถ้าtâaคำkamไหนnăiมีmeeสระอะsà-rà àและláeมีmeeตัวสะกดdtuua sà-gòtเราraoจะjàเปลี่ยนรูปbplìian rôopสระอะsà-rà àเป็นbpenไม้máiหันhănอากาศaa-gàatแทนtaen
If a word has the 'sara a' sign and a final consonant, we change the 'sara a' sign to a 'mai han-akat' instead.
ฉันchănเห็นว่าhĕn wâaในnaiป้ายโฆษณาbpâai kôo-sà-naaนั้นnánเขาkăoพิมพ์pimสระอะsà-rà àตกไปdtòk bpaiหนึ่งnèungตัวdtuuaในnaiคำว่าkam wâaสะอาดsà-àat
I noticed that on that advertisement sign, they missed one 'sara a' sign in the word 'sà-àat' (clean).
ในnaiเอกสารโบราณèk-gà-săan boh-raanบางbaangชิ้นchínรูปrôopสระอะsà-rà àถูกtòokใช้cháiในnaiลักษณะlák-sà-nàที่têeแตกต่างdtàek dtàangไปbpaiจากjàakอักขรวิธีàk-khà-rá-wí-teeปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-ban
In some ancient documents, the 'sara a' sign was used in ways that differ from modern orthography.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สระอะ said สะ-อะ?
sà-rà à
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
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
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อะàอะà1uh; um (hesitation)2huh?; what? (prompt/attention)3softening/filler particle (colloquial)uh; um (hesitation)Part 2
สระอะsà-rà àสระอะsà-rà àThai short vowel /a/Thai short vowel /a/Word