สลาย
sà-lǎaiMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] dissolve; disintegrate
to break apart into smaller parts or to become incorporated into a liquid; to dissolve or disintegrate.
Examples
เกลือglʉʉaเกลือglʉʉa1salt (table salt)2salt (chemical class)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)สลายsà-lǎaiสลายsà-lǎai1[to] dissolve; disintegrate2[to] disperse; break up (a crowd)3[to] dissipate; fade (emotion/tension)4[to] decay; decompose; break downในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)น้ำอุ่นnáam-ùnน้ำอุ่นnáam-ùnwarm water; lukewarm waterได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเร็วกว่าreo-gwàaเร็วกว่าreo-gwàafaster; quickerในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)น้ำเย็นnáam-yenน้ำเย็นnáam-yencold water; cool water
Salt dissolves in warm water faster than in cold water.
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เมื่อmêuuaใส่sàiน้ำตาลnáam dtaanลงในlong naiชาร้อนchaa rónน้ำตาลnáam dtaanค่อยkôiๆ-สลายsà-laaiจนjonไม่mâiเห็นhĕnเป็นbpenเม็ดmét
When sugar is added to hot tea, it gradually dissolves until no grains are visible.
สารละลายsăan-lá-laaiนี้néeช่วยให้chûuai hâiคราบkrâapไขมันkăi manสลายsà-laaiเป็นbpenส่วนsùuanเล็กlékๆ-และláeล้างออกláang òkได้dâiง่ายngâai
This solution helps break down grease into small parts and makes it easy to wash away.
เม็ดmétฟู่fûuจะjàสลายsà-lǎaiในnaiน้ำnáamและlɛ́ปลดปล่อยbplòt-bplɔ̀iแก๊สgɛ́ɛtทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətฟองfɔɔngจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâak
The effervescent tablet dissolves in water and releases gas, creating a lot of bubbles.
2VerbB2
[to] disperse; break up (a crowd)
to cause or allow a group, crowd, or gathering to separate and go away; to disperse or break up.
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâi1May ...; I wish that ...2to request that; to ask thatผู้ชุมนุมpûu-chum-numผู้ชุมนุมpûu-chum-num1assembly participant2protester; demonstratorสลายตัวsà-lǎai-dtuuaสลายตัวsà-lǎai-dtuua1[to] break down; decompose; disintegrate2[to] disperse; disband (of a group)3[to] dissipate; die out (of a phenomenon)4[to] undergo radioactive decayอย่างสงบyàang-sà-ngòpอย่างสงบyàang-sà-ngòppeacefully; calmlyหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureเวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesเคอร์ฟิวkəə-fiuเคอร์ฟิวkəə-fiu1curfew (home/parental rule)2curfew (movement restriction)
The police asked the protesters to disperse peacefully after curfew hours.
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หลังlăngการแถลงข่าวgaan tà-lăeng kàaoฝูงชนfŏong chonค่อยkôiๆ-สลายsà-laaiและláeแยกย้ายyâek yáaiกลับบ้านglàp bâan
After the press conference, the crowd gradually dispersed and went home.
ผู้จัดงานpûu-jàt-ngaanประกาศbprà-gàatผ่านpàanลำโพงlam-poongให้hâiสลายsà-lǎaiการรวมตัวgaan-ruuam-dtuuaทันทีtan-tiiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiจากjàakพายุpaa-yúที่tîiกำลังgam-langก่อตัวgɔ̀ɔ-dtuua
The organizers announced over the loudspeakers to disperse immediately for safety from the forming storm.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumหมดmòtวาระwaa-ráประธานbprà-taanได้dâaiเชิญchəənให้hâiคณะká-náผู้เข้าร่วมpûu-kâo-rûuamสลายsà-lǎaiและlɛ́ไปbpaiรับrápเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanสรุปsà-rùpที่tîiหน้าห้องnâa-hɔ̂ng
When the meeting adjourned, the chair invited participants to disperse and pick up the summary documents at the front of the room.
3VerbB2
[to] dissipate; fade (emotion/tension)
to gradually reduce and make something such as anger, grief, tension, or fear disappear; to dissipate or fade.
Examples
หลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerคุยกันkui ganคุยกันkui gan1[to] talk together; chat2[to] discuss; talk things through; negotiate3[to] be talking (romantically); be seeing each other (informal)ความโกรธkwaam gròhtความโกรธkwaam gròhtanger; wrathของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerค่อยๆkôi kôiค่อยๆkôi kôi1slowly; gently2gradually; little by littleสลายไปsà-lăai bpaiสลายไปsà-lăai bpai[to] dissolve; [to] disintegrate; [to] disperse
After we talked, her anger gradually faded away.
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A warm hug helped the child’s fear dissipate.
เมื่อmêuuaเวลาway-laaผ่านไปpàan bpaiความเศร้าkwaam sâoที่têeหนักอึ้งnàk ûengก็gâwค่อยๆkôi kôiสลายไปsà-lăai bpaiจนjonกลายเป็นglaai bpenความเข้าใจkwaam kâo jai
As time passed, the heavy grief gradually faded away and turned into understanding.
เสียงหัวเราะsǐiang-hǔua-rɔ́ร่วมกันrûuam-ganในnaiทีมtiimช่วยchûuaiสลายsà-lǎaiความตึงเครียดkwaam-dtʉng-krîiatก่อนgɔ̀ɔnการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumใหญ่yài
Laughing together as a team helped dissipate the tension before the big meeting.
4VerbB2
[to] decay; decompose; break down
to break down into simpler parts through natural or chemical processes, especially of organic matter; to decay or decompose.
Examples
เศษใบไม้sèt bai máaiเศษใบไม้sèt bai máaileaf fragments; leaf debrisที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerกองgongกองgong1pile; heap; stack2to pile (up); heap; stack3classifier: piles; heaps; groups; units4division; department; unit; corpsไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)หลังบ้านlăng bâanหลังบ้านlăng bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)ค่อยkôiค่อยkôi1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterๆ-สลายsà-laaiสลายsà-laai1[to] dissolve; disintegrate2[to] disperse; break up (a crowd)3[to] dissipate; fade (emotion/tension)4[to] decay; decompose; break downกลายเป็นglaai bpenกลายเป็นglaai bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]ดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoธาตุอาหารtâat aa-hăanธาตุอาหารtâat aa-hăannutrient element; essential mineral nutrient
The pile of leaves behind the house gradually decomposes into nutrient-rich soil.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaทิ้งtíngเศษอาหารsèet-aa-hǎanลงlongหลุมlǔmปุ๋ยหมักbpǔi-màkมันmanจะjàสลายsà-lǎaiเองeengตามธรรมชาติdtaam-tam-má-châatในnaiไม่กี่mâi-gìiสัปดาห์sàp-daa
When you put food scraps into the compost pit, they naturally break down within a few weeks.
ถุงพลาสติกtŭng pláat-dtìkชีวภาพchee-wá-pâapถูกtòokออกแบบòk bàepให้hâiสลายsà-laaiได้dâiเร็วขึ้นreo kêunภายใต้paai dtâiสภาพแวดล้อมsà-pâap wâet-lómที่têeมีmeeจุลินทรีย์jun-lin-seeและláeความชื้นkwaam chéun
Bioplastic bags are designed to decompose faster in environments with microbes and moisture.
ซากsâakปลาbplaaในnaiบ่อbɔ̀ɔจะjàสลายsà-lǎaiผ่านpàanกระบวนgrà-buuanการย่อยสลายgaan-yɔ̂ɔi-sà-lǎaiทางชีวภาพtaang-chii-wá-pâapทำให้tam-hâiค่าkâaคุณภาพน้ำkun-ná-pâap-náamเปลี่ยนแปลงbplìian-bplɛɛng
Fish carcasses in the pond decompose through biodegradation, altering the water quality parameters.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สลาย said สะ-หลาย?
sà-lǎai
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 | — | — |