สร่าง(sàang)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] sober up
To recover from the effects of intoxication; to become sober. Often used in the phrase 'สร่างเมา' (sàang mao).
Examples
เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillดื่มdèumดื่มdèum1[to] drink2[to] drink alcoholไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เยอะyéhเยอะyéh1many; much; a lot (of)2very; a lot (informal intensifier)3excessive; too muchตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)สร่างsàangสร่างsàang1[to] sober up2[to] subside; abate; ease off3[to] become fully awakeเมาmaoเมาmao1drunk; intoxicated2tipsy; buzzed3motion-sick; nauseated (e.g., carsick)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
He drank a lot last night. He still hasn't sobered up yet.
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
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedกินยาgin yaaกินยาgin yaa[to] take medicine (orally)และláeและláeand (coordinating)พักผ่อนpák pònพักผ่อนpák pòn[to] rest; relax; take a breakไข้kâiไข้kâifever; febrile illnessของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[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] put; apply; record3[to] decrease; go down4[to] land; alight5down; downstream6downstream; southbound7[to] get off (vehicle)บ้างbâangบ้างbâang1sometimes; occasionally2plural/variety marker (after question/request)3somewhat; at least a little4some; any (unspecified, small set)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
After taking medicine and resting, his fever has started to subside a bit.
3VerbB2
[to] become fully awake
To recover from drowsiness or sleepiness; to no longer feel sleepy. For example, 'สร่างง่วง' (sàang ngûang).
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedดื่มdèumดื่มdèum1[to] drink2[to] drink alcoholกาแฟดำgaa-fae damกาแฟดำgaa-fae damblack coffeeไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)แก้วgâewแก้วgâew1drinking glass2glass (material)3crystal; precious gem4classifier: glasses of drinkนึงneungนึงneung1one (colloquial)2[to] steam (colloquial spelling)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerรู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)สร่างsàangสร่างsàang1[to] sober up2[to] subside; abate; ease off3[to] become fully awakeง่วงngûuangง่วงngûuangsleepy; drowsyขึ้นมาkêun maaขึ้นมาkêun maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] arise; appear; emerge5[to] become; start to be (change of state)ทันทีtan teeทันทีtan tee1immediately; at once2as soon as; the moment that (ทันทีที่)
After drinking a cup of black coffee, I immediately felt less sleepy.