สะดุด
sà-dùtMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] trip; stumble
to strike the foot against something and almost fall; to stumble while walking
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)สะดุดหินsà-dùt-hǐnสะดุดหินsà-dùt-hǐn[to] trip over a rock/stoneเกือบgʉ̀ʉapเกือบgʉ̀ʉapalmost; nearlyล้มlómล้มlóm1to fall; topple2to collapse; fail3[to] knock down; fell4[to] cancel; scrap; scuttle5[to] overthrow; topple
I walked and stumbled on a rock and almost fell.
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She hurried up the stairs and stumbled on a step and staggered.
เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoเขาkǎoสะดุดsà-dùtขอบkɔ̀ɔpพรมpromในnaiห้องนั่งเล่นhɔ̂ng-nâng-lênแล้วlɛ́ɛoเกือบgʉ̀ʉapหกล้มhòk-lóm
This morning he stumbled on the edge of the rug in the living room and almost fell.
ระหว่างrá-wàangเดินป่าdəən-bpàaผมpǒmสะดุดsà-dùtรากrâakไม้máaiที่tîiโผล่ขึ้นมาplòo-kʉ̂n-maaทำให้tam-hâiเสียหลักsǐia-làkไปbpaiหลายlǎaiก้าวgâao
While hiking, I stumbled on an exposed tree root, losing my balance for several steps.
2VerbB1
[to] snag; get caught
to catch or be caught on something and be slowed or stopped briefly (e.g., cloth snagging on a nail)
Examples
ชายผ้าchaai-pâaชายผ้าchaai-pâahem of cloth; edge of fabricกระโปรงgrà-bproongกระโปรงgrà-bproong1skirt2hood; bonnet; trunk lid; machine coverสะดุดsà-dùtสะดุดsà-dùt1[to] trip; stumble2[to] snag; get caught3[to] falter; be interruptedกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ตะปูdtà-bpuuตะปูdtà-bpuunail (metal fastener)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toหยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2[to] take time off; be off work or schoolเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep running
The hem of her skirt caught on a nail, making her stop walking.
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My cloth bag caught on the table edge and was pulled back.
เสื้อsʉ̂ʉaไหมmǎiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoสะดุดsà-dùtกับgàpซิปsípกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoทำให้tam-hâiก้าวgâaoช้าลงcháa-longชั่วครู่chûua-krûu
His silk shirt snagged on a zipper, slowing his step for a moment.
ธงtongผ้าpâaถูtǔuกลมglomพัดpátไปbpaiสะดุดsà-dùtกับgàpตะขอdtà-kɔ̌ɔที่tîiระเบียงrá-biiangจึงjʉngหยุดyùtค้างอยู่káang-yùuกลางอากาศglaang-aa-gàat
The fabric flag was blown to snag on a hook at the balcony, so it halted midair.
3VerbB2
[to] falter; be interrupted
to pause, break, or be disrupted unexpectedly (e.g., speech faltering, a plan hitting a snag)
Examples
ตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodesจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyแผนงานpɛ̌ɛn-ngaanแผนงานpɛ̌ɛn-ngaan1work plan; project plan2program plan; schemeผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)พูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutสะดุดsà-dùtสะดุดsà-dùt1[to] trip; stumble2[to] snag; get caught3[to] falter; be interruptedเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingลืมlʉʉmลืมlʉʉm1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyตัวเลขdtuua-lêekตัวเลขdtuua-lêek1digit; numeral character2numeral; written number3figures; numerical dataสำคัญsǎm-kanสำคัญsǎm-kan1important; significant; essential2[to] think; assume; suppose (often mistakenly)
When I was about to explain the plan, my speech faltered because I forgot an important figure.
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การเจรจาgaan jay-rá-jaaคืบหน้าkêup nâaอยู่ดีyòo deeๆ-ก็gâwสะดุดsà-dùtเมื่อmêuuaคู่ค้าkôo káaเปลี่ยนbplìianเงื่อนไขngêuuan kăiทันทีtan tee
The negotiations were progressing and then suddenly hit a snag when the partner changed the terms.
โครงการพัฒนาkroong-gaan-pát-tá-naaชุมชนchum-chonสะดุดsà-dùtชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanถูกtùukเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanอนุมัติà-nú-mát
The community development project was temporarily disrupted because the budget approval was postponed.
ผู้pûuอภิปรายà-pí-bpraaiเริ่มต้นrə̂əm-dtônได้dâaiลื่นไหลlʉ̂ʉn-lǎiแต่dtɛ̀ɛสะดุดsà-dùtตรงdtrongคำถามkam-tǎamเชิงchəəngเทคนิคték-nìkที่tîiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเตรียมไว้dtriiam-wái
The speaker started smoothly but faltered at a technical question that he hadn’t prepared for.
เสียงsĭiangในnaiวิดีโอwí-dee-ohสะดุดsà-dùtเป็นbpenพักpákๆ-ทำให้tam hâiฟังfangไม่ต่อเนื่องmâi dtò-nêuuang
The audio in the video briefly cuts out in intervals, making it hard to follow.
สัญญาณsǎn-yaanไวไฟwai-faiสะดุดsà-dùtแค่kɛ̂ɛไม่กี่mâi-gìiวินาทีwí-naa-tiiเราraoเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngกดgòtรีเฟรชหน้าrii-frêet-nâaเว็บwép
The Wi‑Fi signal hiccupped for just a few seconds, so we had to refresh the page.
ระหว่างประชุมrá-wàang-bprà-chumออนไลน์ɔɔn-laaiภาพpâapไม่mâiหลุดlùtแต่dtɛ̀ɛเสียงsǐiangสะดุดsà-dùtเป็นระยะbpen-rá-yáจนjonจับใจความjàp-jai-kwaamยากyâak
During the online meeting, the video stayed on but the audio intermittently glitched, making it hard to catch the content.
ไลฟ์laiคอนเสิร์ตkɔɔn-sə̀ətมีmiiช่วงchûuangที่tîiสตรีมsà-dtriimสะดุดsà-dùtวูบwûupเดียวdiiaoแล้วlɛ́ɛoกลับมาglàp-maaทำให้tam-hâiจังหวะjang-wàการชมgaan-chomขาดตอนkàat-dtɔɔnเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔi
There was a brief dropout in the concert livestream before it resumed, slightly disrupting the viewing flow.
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 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 | — | — |