สสาร
sà-sǎanMeaning
1NounB2
matter (physical substance)
matter; any physical substance that has mass and occupies space
Examples
นักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilเรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeโต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskเก้าอี้gâo-îiเก้าอี้gâo-îichairและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)อากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สสารsà-sǎanสสารsà-sǎanmatter (physical substance)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoมวลmuuanมวลmuuan1mass (physics)2a mass; multitude3all; entire; wholeและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)อวกาศà-wá-gàatอวกาศà-wá-gàatouter space
Students learn that desks, chairs, and even air are matter because they have mass and occupy space.
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ในnaiห้องทดลองhông tót longเราraoชั่งน้ำหนักchâng nám-nàkสสารsà-săanชนิดchà-nítต่างdtàangๆ-เพื่อpêuuaดูว่าduu wâaมันmanมีmeeมวลmuuanเท่าไรtâo-raiและláeใช้cháiปริมาตรbpà-rí-mâatวัดwátว่าwâaมันmanกินginที่têeมากน้อยmâak nóiแค่ไหนkâe năi
In the lab, we weighed different kinds of matter to see how much mass they have and used volume to measure how much space they occupy.
แม้mɛ́ɛน้ำแข็งnáam-kɛ̌ngจะjàเปลี่ยนสถานะbplìian-sà-tǎa-náจากjàakของแข็งkɔ̌ɔng-kɛ̌ngเป็นbpenของเหลวkɔ̌ɔng-lěeoสารsǎanนั้นnánก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongเป็นbpenสสารsà-sǎanชนิดchá-nítเดิมdəəmที่tîiมีmiiมวลmuuanและlɛ́ยังคงyang-kongกินginที่tîiเช่นเดิมchên-dəəm
Even when ice changes state from solid to liquid, the substance is still the same matter with mass and still occupies space.
นักวิทยาศาสตร์nák wít-tá-yaa sàatอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaสสารsà-săanทุกtúkชนิดchà-nítประกอบด้วยbprà-gòp dûuaiอนุภาคà-nú-pâakเล็กlékๆ-และláeคุณสมบัติkun-ná-sŏm-bàtสำคัญsăm-kanของมันkŏng manคือkeuมีmeeมวลmuuanพร้อมทั้งpróm tángกินginที่têeในnaiปริภูมิbpà-rí-poom
Scientists explain that all matter is made of tiny particles, and its key properties are having mass and occupying space.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สสาร said สะ-สาน?
sà-sǎan
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 | — | — |