สอดแส่
sɔ̀ɔt-sɛ̀ɛMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] meddle; interfere in others' affairs
To involve oneself in someone else's affairs without being invited or when it is not one's business; used disapprovingly.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)สอดแส่sɔ̀ɔt-sɛ̀ɛสอดแส่sɔ̀ɔt-sɛ̀ɛ[to] meddle; interfere in others' affairsเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn1other people; others2someone else; another personเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Don't meddle in other people's business.
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เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpสอดแส่sɔ̀ɔt-sɛ̀ɛเรื่องส่วนตัวrʉ̂ʉang-sùuan-dtuuaของkɔ̌ɔngเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanจนjonทุกคนtúk-konไม่mâiอยากyàakคุยkuiกับgàpเขาkǎo
He keeps meddling in his coworkers' personal affairs, to the point that no one wants to talk to him.
นี่nîiเป็นbpenปัญหาbpan-hǎaในnaiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnเธอtəəไม่ควรmâi-kuuanเข้ามาkâo-maaสอดแส่sɔ̀ɔt-sɛ̀ɛ
This is a problem within my family. You shouldn't interfere.
แม้mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะjàอ้างว่าâang-wâaหวังดีwǎng-diiแต่dtɛ̀ɛการเข้ามาgaan-kâo-maaสอดแส่sɔ̀ɔt-sɛ̀ɛและlɛ́ตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiแทนtɛɛnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnโดยที่dooi-tîiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiขอkɔ̌ɔกลับglàpทำให้tam-hâiปัญหาbpan-hǎaยุ่งยากyûng-yâakขึ้นkʉ̂n
Although he claims to mean well, meddling and making decisions for others without being asked only makes the problem more complicated.
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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สอดแส่sɔ̀ɔt-sɛ̀ɛสอดแส่sɔ̀ɔt-sɛ̀ɛ[to] meddle; interfere in others' affairs[to] meddle; interfere in others' affairsWord