สลัด
sà-làtMeanings
1NounA1
salad
a dish of mixed raw or cooked vegetables, sometimes with meat or other items, usually served cold with dressing
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กินสลัดgin-sà-làtกินสลัดgin-sà-làt[to] eat saladผักpàkผักpàkvegetable(s)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)น้ำสลัดงาnáam-sà-làt-ngaaน้ำสลัดงาnáam-sà-làt-ngaasesame salad dressingญี่ปุ่นyîi-bpùnญี่ปุ่นyîi-bpùn1Japan (country)2Japanese (language)3Japanese (person/people)4Japanese; of Japan
Today I’m eating a vegetable salad with Japanese sesame dressing.
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Mom makes a chilled fruit salad for the evening.
ร้านนี้ráan-níiมีmiiสลัดsà-làtไก่ย่างgài-yâangกับgàpขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangกระเทียมgrà-tiiamเป็นชุดbpen-chútกลางวันglaang-wan
This place offers a grilled chicken salad with garlic bread as a lunch set.
ฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpสลัดsà-làtมันฝรั่งman-fà-ràngคลุกklúkกับgàpมายองเนสmaa-yɔɔng-nêetและlɛ́เบคอนกรอบbee-kɔɔn-grɔ̀ɔp
I like potato salad mixed with mayonnaise and crispy bacon.
2VerbB1
[to] shake off; fling; toss
to remove or get rid of [sth] with a sudden movement; to fling or toss [sth] off
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสลัดsà-làtสลัดsà-làt1salad2[to] shake off; fling; tossฝุ่นfùnฝุ่นfùn1dust; fine dry particles2particulate matter (air pollution)ออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)เสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coat3classifier: ตัวก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเข้าบ้านkâo-bâanเข้าบ้านkâo-bâan[to] enter the house; [to] come into the house
He shook the dust off his shirt before entering the house.
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The child quickly shook the water out of her hair after playing in the rain.
ผมpǒmสลัดsà-làtความกังวลkwaam-gang-wonทิ้งtíngแล้วlɛ́ɛoตั้งสมาธิdtâng-sà-maa-tíกับgàpงานngaanตรงหน้าdtrong-nâa
I shook off my worries and focused on the task at hand.
เธอtəəสลัดsà-làtผ้าพันคอpâa-pan-kɔɔออกɔ̀ɔkอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kร้อนจัดrɔ́ɔn-jàt
She swiftly flung off her scarf when she felt overheated.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สลัด said สะ-หลัด?
sà-làt
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
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 | — | — |