สวด
sùuatMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] chant; recite prayers
to chant or recite prayers, especially in a religious or Buddhist context
Examples
ตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo1morning (time period)2in the morningพระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2Buddha image; amulet3honorific prefix/title4divine; holy (as modifier)5male role; male character (traditional Thai theatre)สวดsùuatสวดsùuat1[to] chant; recite prayers2[to] scold; nagที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assess
In the morning, monks chant at the temple.
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คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiเราraoจะjàไปbpaiวัดwátเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสวดขอพรsùuat-kɔ̌ɔ-pɔɔnให้hâiคุณยายkun-yaaiหายป่วยhǎai-bpùuai
Tonight we will go to the temple to chant prayers for grandma's recovery.
ในnaiพิธีpí-tiiศรัทธาsàt-taaชวนchuuanกันganสวดบทsùuat-bòtชินchinบัญชรban-chɔɔnอย่างyàangพร้อมเพรียงprɔ́ɔm-priiang
During the ceremony, the faithful invited everyone to chant the Chinabanchorn prayer in unison.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถึงtʉ̌ngยามเย็นyaam-yenพระpráก็gɔ̂สวดsùuatทำวัตรtam-wátเสียงก้องsǐiang-gɔ̂ɔngไปทั่วbpai-tûuaศาลาsǎa-laa
At dusk, the monks chanted evening prayers, the sound echoing throughout the hall.
2VerbB1
[to] scold; nag
to scold someone harshly or nag them repeatedly
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseสวดsùuatสวดsùuat1[to] chant; recite prayers2[to] scold; nagผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingลืมlʉʉmลืมlʉʉm1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyล้างจานláang-jaanล้างจานláang-jaan[to] wash dishes; do the dishesอีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛoอีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛoagain; once more (often with annoyance)
Yesterday Mom scolded me at length because I forgot to wash the dishes again.
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เขาkǎoถูกtùukเจ้านายjâo-naaiสวดsùuatตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเช้าcháoจนjonเที่ยงtîiangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangรายงานraai-ngaanที่tîiส่งsòngช้าcháa
He got harshly scolded by his boss from morning until noon about the late report.
เธอterบอกว่าbòk wâaเหนื่อยใจnèuay jaiที่têeโดนdohnพ่อแม่pôr mâeสวดซ้ำsùuat sámๆ-เรื่องrêuuangเดิมdermทุกวันtúk wan
She said she’s exhausted from being nagged by her parents about the same thing every day.
พอpɔɔเขาkǎoมาmaaสายsǎaiอีกครั้งìik-krángเพื่อนร่วมทีมpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-tiimก็gɔ̂สวดsùuatไม่mâiยั้งyángจนjonบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatตึงเครียดdtʉng-krîiat
When he was late again, his teammates scolded him nonstop, making the atmosphere tense.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sùuat
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 | — | — |