สวีดัส
sà-wǐi-dàtMeaning
1InterjectionB1
hello; hi
a playful slang form of a greeting, used informally to mean hello or hi
Examples
สวีดัสsà-wǐi-dàtสวีดัสsà-wǐi-dàthello; hiทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)หมูกระทะmǔu-grà-táหมูกระทะmǔu-grà-táThai grill-pan barbecue (moo kratha)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
Hi everyone! Do you want to go eat Thai BBQ today?
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Hello my dear friend! Haven't seen you for so long, how are you?
พอporเดินเข้ามาdern kâo maaในnaiห้องhôngเขาkăoก็gâwทักทายták taaiเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanว่าwâaสวีดัสsà-wĕe-dàtเสียงดังsĭiang dangเชียวchiiao
As soon as he walked into the room, he greeted his friends loudly with 'Sa-wee-das'.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛคำว่าkam-wâaสวีดัสsà-wǐi-dàtจะjàฟังดูfang-duuตลกdtà-lòkแต่dtɛ̀ɛพวกเราpûuak-raoก็gɔ̂ชอบchɔ̂ɔpใช้cháiทักทายták-taaiกันganในกลุ่มnai-glùmเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìt
Even though the word 'Sa-wee-das' sounds funny, we like to use it to greet each other in our close friend group.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สวีดัส said สะ-หวี-ดัส?
sà-wǐi-dàt
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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 | — | — |