สละที
sà-là-tiiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] give way; yield; step aside
to move aside or give up your turn/place to someone else; to yield
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)สละทีsà-là-tiiสละทีsà-là-tii[to] give way; yield; step asideให้hâiให้hâi1[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)คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritไปก่อนbpai-gɔ̀ɔnไปก่อนbpai-gɔ̀ɔn1[to] leave first; go ahead (before others)2I'll get going now; you go ahead (set phrase)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
I’ll give up my turn and let you go first.
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เธอtəəสละทีsà-là-tiiให้hâiคนชราkon-chá-raaเข้าคิวkâo-kiuก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoยืนyʉʉnลำบากlam-bàak
She yielded her place in line to the elderly person because standing was difficult for him.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเห็นว่าhěn-wâaมีmiiคนkonรีบrîipมากmâakเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂สละทีsà-là-tiiบนbonรถไฟฟ้าrót-fai-fáaให้hâiโดยdooiไม่mâiลังเลlang-lee
Seeing someone in a hurry, he moved aside and yielded his spot on the train without hesitation.
ในnaiที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumผู้อำนวยการpûu-am-nuuai-gaanสละทีsà-là-tiiให้hâiทีมวิจัยtiim-wí-jaiนำเสนอผลnam-sà-nə̌ə-pǒnก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiเสียเวลาsǐia-wee-laa
In the meeting, the director yielded the floor to the research team to present first to save time.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สละที said สะ-หละ-ที?
sà-là-tii
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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
sà
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
สละsà-làสละsà-là1[to] relinquish; renounce; give up2[to] sacrifice3salak; snake fruit[to] relinquish; renounce; give upPart 1
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ทีtiiทีtii1turn; chance; opportunity; one’s shot2time; occasion; instance3classifier: times; hits; strokes; attempts4please; for me (request particle)turn; chance; opportunity; one’s shotPart 2
สละทีsà-là-tiiสละทีsà-là-tii[to] give way; yield; step aside[to] give way; yield; step asideWord