สวะๆ
sà-wá sà-wáMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
trashy; worthless; scummy
trashy, worthless, or scummy; used as derogatory slang to describe people, behavior, or things of very low quality or moral character
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyยุ่งyûngยุ่งyûng1busy; occupied2messy; tangled3complicated; troublesome4[to] meddle; interfere5swarming with flies/mosquitoes (dial.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)พวกpûuakพวกpûuak1group; set; category2gang; faction; clique3those; the ... ones (pluralizing prefix)4pluralizing prefix before pronouns or names5classifier for groups or kindsคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringสวะๆsà-wá sà-wáสวะๆsà-wá sà-wátrashy; worthless; scummyแบบนั้นbàep nánแบบนั้นbàep nán1like that; in that way2that kind of; that type of3that kind/that sort (of thing/person)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เดือดร้อนdèuuat rónเดือดร้อนdèuuat rón1[to] be in distress; suffer hardship; be troubled2[to] be affected; be inconvenienced; be put outไปด้วยbpai dûuayไปด้วยbpai dûuay1too; as well; also2[to] go along; accompany [sb]3at the same time; concurrently
Don't get involved with trashy people like that; they will only get us into trouble.
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เขาkăoชอบchôpทำตัวtam dtuuaสวะๆsà-wá sà-wáเอาเปรียบao bprìiapคนอื่นkon èunไปทั่วbpai tûuaโดยdoiไม่เคยmâi koieรู้สึกผิดróo-sèuk pìtเลยloieสักนิดsàk nít
He likes to act scummy, taking advantage of others everywhere without ever feeling the slightest bit guilty.
สังคมsăng-komเราraoยังyangมีmeeพวกpûuakนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangสวะๆsà-wá sà-wáที่têeคอยkoiกอบโกยgòp goiผลประโยชน์pŏn-bprà-yôhtจากjàakภาษีpaa-sĕeประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonอยู่yòoอีกèekมากmâak
Our society still has many worthless politicians who keep raking in personal benefits from taxpayers' money.
การแสดงความคิดเห็นgaan sà-daeng kwaam kít hĕnสวะๆsà-wá sà-wáเพื่อpêuuaเหยียดหยามyìiat yăamผู้อื่นpôo èunบนbonโลกออนไลน์lôhk on-laaiสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tón hâi hĕn tĕungระดับrá-dàpจิตใจjìt jaiที่têeต่ำตมdtàm dtomของkŏngผู้pôoพิมพ์pim
Posting trashy comments to insult others online reflects the deeply flawed and low moral character of the commenter.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สวะๆ said สะ-หวะ-สะ-หวะ?
sà-wá sà-wá
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 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 | — | — |