สลัว
sà-lǔuaMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
dim; faint (light)
having little light; not bright; faintly lit
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: roomsสลัวsà-lŭuaสลัวsà-lŭua1dim; faint (light)2hazy; indistinct (vision/memory)ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เปิดbpèrtเปิดbpèrt1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for businessโคมไฟkohm faiโคมไฟkohm failamp; light fixture; lanternเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕuอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕu[to] read; [to] study
In the dim room, I turned on a small lamp to read a book.
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แสงสลัวsɛ̌ɛng-sà-lǔuaจากjàakถนนtà-nǒnส่องผ่านsɔ̀ɔng-pàanม่านmâanทำให้tam-hâiห้องhɔ̂ngดูduuเงียบngîiapและlɛ́สงบsà-ngòp
The dim light from the street shone through the curtains, making the room feel quiet and calm.
ร้านกาแฟráan gaa-faeไฟfaiสลัวsà-lŭuaให้hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatอบอุ่นòp ùnเหมาะกับmòr gàpการgaanคุยkuiเบาๆbao bao
The café with dim lighting gives a cozy atmosphere, perfect for soft conversations.
เขาkǎoปรับbpràpไฟfaiให้hâiสลัวsà-lǔuaลงlongเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดูduuภาพยนตร์pâap-pá-yonบนbonโปรเจ็กเตอร์bproo-jèk-dtə̂əได้dâaiชัดchátขึ้นkʉ̂nโดยdooiไม่แสบmâi-sɛ̀ɛpตาdtaa
He dimmed the lights so the movie on the projector would be clearer without straining the eyes.
2AdjectiveB2
hazy; indistinct (vision/memory)
unclear or not sharply defined to the eyes, or vague in memory; not used for sound
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)จำหน้าjam-nâaจำหน้าjam-nâa[to] recognize [sb]'s faceคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4in the manner of; -lyสลัวsà-lǔuaสลัวsà-lǔua1dim; faint (light)2hazy; indistinct (vision/memory)เหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughภาพpâapภาพpâap1image; picture2scene; view; sight3image (public); reputation4vision; mental imageไม่ชัดmâi-chátไม่ชัดmâi-chát1unclear; indistinct2unclearly; indistinctlyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หัวhǔuaหัวhǔua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins6header; title; headline7beginning; initial part8[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)
I remember that person only vaguely, like a blurry image in my mind.
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ภาพpâapเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanคืนkʉʉnวันนั้นwan-nánยังคงyang-kongสลัวsà-lǔuaไม่แน่ใจmâi-nɛ̂ɛ-jaiว่าwâaเกิดgə̀ətอะไรà-raiก่อนหลังgɔ̀ɔn-lǎng
The memory of that night remains vague; I’m not sure what happened first or after.
รายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatในnaiความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamเริ่มrə̂əmสลัวsà-lǔuaลงlongตามdtaamกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laaจนjonเหลือlʉ̌ʉaเพียงเสี้ยวpiiang-sîiaoภาพpâapกระจัดกระจายgrà-jàt-grà-jaai
The details in my memory have grown indistinct over time, leaving only scattered fragments.
ชื่อchʉ̂ʉและlɛ́ใบหน้าbai-nâaของkɔ̌ɔngเพื่อนเก่าpʉ̂ʉan-gàoสมัยเด็กsà-mǎi-dèkผุดขึ้นมาpùt-kʉ̂n-maaในnaiความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamอย่างyàangสลัวsà-lǔuaราวกับraao-gàpเงาngaoที่tîiจับต้องjàp-dtɔ̂ngไม่ได้mâi-dâai
The names and faces of childhood friends surface vaguely in my memory, like intangible shadows.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สลัว said สะ-หลัว?
sà-lǔua
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 | — | — |