สร่าง
sàangMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] sober up
To recover from the effects of intoxication; to become sober. Often used in the phrase 'สร่างเมา' (sàang mao).
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillดื่มdʉ̀ʉmดื่มdʉ̀ʉm1[to] drink2[to] drink alcoholไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเยอะyə́เยอะyə́1many; much; a lot (of)2a lot; much (colloq.)3excessive; too muchตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)สร่างsàangสร่างsàang1[to] sober up2[to] subside; abate; ease off3[to] become fully awakeเมาmaoเมาmao1drunk; intoxicated2motion-sick; dizzy; nauseated3sick from poisonous foodเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
He drank a lot last night. He still hasn't sobered up yet.
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คุณควรkun kuuanดื่มน้ำdèum námอุ่นๆùn ùnนะnáจะได้jà dâaiช่วยให้chûuai hâiสร่างsàangเมาmaoเร็วขึ้นreo kêun
You should drink some warm water; it will help you sober up faster.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakนอนnɔɔnไปbpaiสองสามsɔ̌ɔng-sǎamชั่วโมงchûua-moongเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmสร่างsàangเมาmaoและlɛ́พอจะpɔɔ-jàจำjamเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoที่tîiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nได้dâai
After sleeping for a few hours, he started to sober up and could vaguely remember what had happened.
กว่าgwàaเขาkǎoจะjàสร่างsàangเมาmaoและlɛ́ขับรถkàp-rótกลับบ้านglàp-bâanได้dâaiก็gɔ̂เกือบgʉ̀ʉapเช้าcháo
It was almost morning by the time he sobered up enough to be able to drive home.
2VerbB2
[to] subside; abate; ease off
To become less severe or intense; to ease or die down, used for illnesses, feelings, or states. For example, 'สร่างไข้สร่างไข้sàang-kâi[to] recover from a fever' (fever subsides) or 'สร่างโศก' (sorrow eases).
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerกินยาgin-yaaกินยาgin-yaa[to] take medicine (orally)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)พักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔnพักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔn[to] rest; relax; take a breakไข้kâiไข้kâifever; febrile illnessของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toสร่างsàangสร่างsàang1[to] sober up2[to] subside; abate; ease off3[to] become fully awakeลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineบ้างbâangบ้างbâang1some; any (unspecified, small set)2sometimes; occasionally3plural/variety marker (after question/request)4somewhat; at least a littleแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
After taking medicine and resting, his fever has started to subside a bit.
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เวลาwee-laaจะjàช่วยให้chûuai-hâiความโศกเศร้าkwaam-sòok-sâoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoสร่างซาsàang-saaไปbpaiได้dâaiในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùt
Time will eventually help his sorrow to fade.
แม้mɛ́ɛเวลาwee-laaจะjàผ่านไปpàan-bpaiหลายlǎaiปีbpiiแต่dtɛ̀ɛความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kชิงชังching-changที่tîiเธอtəəมีmiiต่อdtɔ̀ɔเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ไม่เคยmâi-kəəiสร่างซาsàang-saaลงlongเลยləəi
Even though many years have passed, her feelings of loathing towards him have never subsided.
ความตื่นเต้นkwaam-dtʉ̀ʉn-dtênจากjàakคอนเสิร์ตkɔɔn-sə̀ətเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnยังyangไม่mâiทันtanสร่างsàangดีdiiเลยləəiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiยังyangรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kฟินfinอยู่yùuมากmâak
The excitement from last night's concert hasn't quite worn off yet; I still feel extremely thrilled.
3VerbB2
[to] become fully awake
To recover from drowsiness or sleepiness; to no longer feel sleepy. For example, 'สร่างง่วง' (sàang ngûang).
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerดื่มdʉ̀ʉmดื่มdʉ̀ʉm1[to] drink2[to] drink alcoholกาแฟดำgaa-fɛɛ-damกาแฟดำgaa-fɛɛ-damblack coffeeไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyแก้วgɛ̂ɛoแก้วgɛ̂ɛo1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gem5precious; cherished; beloved (literary)นึงnʉngนึงnʉngone (colloquial)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)สร่างsàangสร่างsàang1[to] sober up2[to] subside; abate; ease off3[to] become fully awakeง่วงngûuangง่วงngûuangsleepy; drowsyขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
After drinking a cup of black coffee, I immediately felt less sleepy.
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เสียงsǐiangนาฬิกาปลุกnaa-lí-gaa-bplùkดังมากdang-mâakจนjonฉันchǎnสร่างsàangจากjàakความง่วงkwaam-ngûuangและlɛ́ลุกจากเตียงlúk-jàak-dtiiangได้เลยdâai-ləəi
The alarm clock was so loud that I became wide awake from my drowsiness and could get out of bed right away.
การgaanอาบàapน้ำเย็นจัดnáam-yen-jàtตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoเป็นbpenวิธีwí-tiiที่ดีtîi-diiที่tîiช่วยให้chûuai-hâiสร่างsàangจากjàakอาการaa-gaanงัวเงียnguua-ngiiaได้dâaiอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
Taking a very cold shower in the morning is a good way to quickly recover from drowsiness.
ตอนแรกdton râekผมpŏmง่วงngûuangมากmâakแต่dtàeพอporหัวหน้าhŭua nâaเริ่มrêrmเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangตลกdtà-lòkผมก็pŏm gôrสร่างsàangเป็นbpenปลิดbplìtทิ้งtíngและláeหัวเราะhŭua róออกมาòk maaดังลั่นdang lân
At first I was very sleepy, but when my boss started telling a joke, I became wide awake in an instant and laughed out loud.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sàang
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |