สหาย
sà-hǎaiMeanings
1NounB1
comrade; companion; close friend
A companion, comrade, or close friend; a fellow traveler/participant.
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.สหายsà-hǎaiสหายsà-hǎai1comrade; companion; close friend2comrade (political/military)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)ด้วยกันdûuai-ganด้วยกันdûuai-gan1together; jointly2in total; altogether3of the same group; fellow
This is my friend. We go to school together.
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The friendship between dear companions is strong and long-lasting.
เขาkǎoกับgàpสหายsà-hǎaiอีกìikสองsɔ̌ɔngคนkonวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnจะjàเดินทางdəən-taangไปทั่วbpai-tûuaประเทศไทยbprà-têet-tai
He and two of his companions are planning to travel all over Thailand.
ตลอดการเดินทางdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-gaan-dəən-taangอันanยาวนานyaao-naanเขาkǎoได้dâaiสหายsà-hǎaiร่วมrûuamทางที่ดีtaang-tîi-diiคอยkɔɔiช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉaอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌ə
Throughout the long journey, he always had a good traveling companion to help him.
2NounB2
comrade (political/military)
A member of a political or military movement who shares the same ideology; equivalent to “comrade.”
Examples
กลุ่มglùmกลุ่มglùm1group; cluster2[to] group; clusterนักศึกษาnák-sʉ̀k-sǎaนักศึกษาnák-sʉ̀k-sǎauniversity/college studentเรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demandกันและกันgan-lɛ́-ganกันและกันgan-lɛ́-ganeach other; one another (mutual)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeสหายsà-hǎaiสหายsà-hǎai1comrade; companion; close friend2comrade (political/military)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofแสดงถึงsà-dɛɛng-tʉ̌ngแสดงถึงsà-dɛɛng-tʉ̌ng1[to] show; indicate [sth]2[to] express; reflect [a quality/feeling]3[to] signify; denote; representอุดมการณ์ù-dom-gaanอุดมการณ์ù-dom-gaanideology; idealsร่วมกันrûuam-ganร่วมกันrûuam-gantogether; jointly; in concert
The student group called each other 'comrade' to show their shared ideology.
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สหายsà-hǎaiโปรดbpròotส่งsòngข่าวkàaoนี้níiไปยังbpai-yangกองบัญชาการgɔɔng-ban-chaa-gaanโดยเร็วที่สุดdooi-reo-tîi-sùt
Comrade, please deliver this message to the headquarters as quickly as possible.
ในnaiขบวนการkà-buuan-gaanต่อสู้dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaประชาธิปไตยbprà-chaa-típ-bpà-dtaiคำว่าkam-wâaสหายsà-hǎaiมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎaiลึกซึ้งlʉ́k-sʉ́ngกว่าgwàaแค่kɛ̂ɛคำว่าkam-wâaเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan
In the struggle for democracy, the word 'comrade' holds a deeper meaning than just 'friend.'
แม้mɛ́ɛเวลาwee-laaจะjàผ่านไปpàan-bpaiนานnaanแต่dtɛ̀ɛเหล่าlàoสหายsà-hǎaiผู้ร่วมอุดมการณ์pûu-rûuam-ù-dom-gaanในอดีตnai-à-dìitก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongติดต่อกันdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔ-ganอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌ə
Even though a long time has passed, the comrades who shared the same ideology in the past still keep in touch.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สหาย said สะ-หาย?
sà-hǎai
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 | — | — |