สอดรู้
sɔ̀ɔt-rúuMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
nosy; prying; meddlesome
Being too interested in other people's private matters; nosy and meddling.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringสอดsɔ̀ɔtสอดsɔ̀ɔt1[to] insert; put in2[to] thread through; pass between3[to] interject; butt in; meddleรู้เรื่องrúu-rʉ̂ʉangรู้เรื่องrúu-rʉ̂ʉang1[to] understand; be aware/informed (of sth)2understandable; intelligible; coherent3[to] face consequences; be in trouble (colloq.)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn1other people; others2someone else; another person
Don't be a person who is nosy about other people's business.
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ฉันchǎnไม่ชอบmâi-chɔ̂ɔpนิสัยní-sǎiสอดรู้sɔ̀ɔt-rúuของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเลยləəiเขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpถามtǎamเรื่องส่วนตัวrʉ̂ʉang-sùuan-dtuuaตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laa
I don't like his nosy personality at all; he always likes to ask about personal matters.
เพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnเป็นbpenคนkonสอดรู้สอดเห็นsɔ̀ɔt-rúu-sɔ̀ɔt-hěnชอบchɔ̂ɔpแอบɛ̀ɛpฟังfangว่าwâaบ้านbâanอื่นʉ̀ʉnคุยkuiอะไรกันà-rai-gan
My neighbor is a nosy and meddling person, and likes to eavesdrop on what other families are talking about.
การแสดงgaan sà-daengความอยากรู้อยากเห็นkwaam yàak róo yàak hĕnกับgàpการมีgaan meeนิสัยní-săiสอดรู้sòt rúuนั้นnánมีmeeเส้นsênบางๆbaang baangคั่นkânอยู่yòoซึ่งsêungเราraoต้องdtôngระวังrá-wangไม่ให้mâi hâiข้ามเส้นkâam sênนั้นnánไปbpai
There is a fine line between showing curiosity and having a nosy personality, and we must be careful not to cross that line.
2VerbB1
[to] be nosy; pry (into others' affairs)
To try to find out about other people's private matters; to poke into [sb]'s affairs out of curiosity.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มาสmâatมาสmâatmonth (formal; literary)อดòtอดòt1[to] refrain; [to] resist (doing)2[to] go without; [to] forgo3[to] fast; [to] abstain from foodรู้เรื่องrúu-rʉ̂ʉangรู้เรื่องrúu-rʉ̂ʉang1[to] understand; be aware/informed (of sth)2understandable; intelligible; coherent3[to] face consequences; be in trouble (colloq.)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineทำไมtam-maiทำไมtam-mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)
Why are you trying to poke into my business?
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เพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanคนนี้kon-níiชอบchɔ̂ɔpสอดsɔ̀ɔtรู้เรื่องrúu-rʉ̂ʉangในnaiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaเราraoตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtเลยləəi
This neighbor always likes to poke into our family's affairs.
เขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamสอดรู้sɔ̀ɔt-rúuว่าwâaแฟนเก่าfɛɛn-gàoทำอะไรtam-à-raiอยู่yùuโดยdooiการไปgaan-bpaiเช็คchékโซเชียลมีเดียsoo-chiian-mii-diiaของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəə
He tries to find out what his ex-girlfriend is doing by checking her social media.
การที่gaan-tîiนักข่าวnák-kàaoต้องdtɔ̂ngสอดรู้sɔ̀ɔt-rúuเรื่องส่วนตัวrʉ̂ʉang-sùuan-dtuuaของkɔ̌ɔngคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาhǎaข่าวkàaoเป็นbpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangที่tîiก้ำกึ่งgâm-gʉ̀ngระหว่างrá-wàangหน้าที่nâa-tîiกับgàpจรรยาบรรณjan-yaa-ban
For reporters to have to poke into other people's private lives to get news is a fine line between duty and ethics.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
sɔ̀ɔt
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
สอดsɔ̀ɔtสอดsɔ̀ɔt1[to] insert; put in2[to] thread through; pass between3[to] interject; butt in; meddle[to] insert; put inPart 1
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รู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceive[to] know; be aware ofPart 2
สอดรู้sɔ̀ɔt-rúuสอดรู้sɔ̀ɔt-rúunosy; prying; meddlesomenosy; prying; meddlesomeWord