สะพาน
sà-paanMeanings
1NounA2
bridge
A structure built over a river, road, or gap to allow people or vehicles to cross.
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toสะพานsà-paanสะพานsà-paan1bridge2bridge (metaphor)ข้ามkâamข้ามkâam1[to] cross; go over2across; over3[to] skip; omit4beyond; past (time/limit)5cross-; trans-; inter- (prefixal use)คลองklɔɔngคลองklɔɔng1canal2classifier: canals/ditches3natural waterway; stream; creek
My house is near a bridge that crosses the canal.
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We have to walk across the bridge to get to school.
ตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoรถติดrót-dtìtมากmâakบนbonสะพานsà-paanที่tîiข้ามkâamแม่น้ำเจ้าพระยาmɛ̂ɛ-náam-jâao-prá-yaa
In the morning, traffic is heavy on the bridge that crosses the Chao Phraya River.
เทศบาลtêet-sà-baanเริ่มrə̂əmซ่อมsɔ̂mสะพานsà-paanเก่าgàoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiของkɔ̌ɔngทั้งtángรถrótและlɛ́คนkonเดินdəənเท้าtáao
The municipality started repairing the old bridge for the safety of both vehicles and pedestrians.
2NounB2
bridge (metaphor)
Something that connects or links two sides, ideas, groups, or stages.
Examples
ดนตรีdon-dtriiดนตรีdon-dtrii1music (art form)2music (as a subject/field)เป็นเหมือนbpen-mʉ̌ʉanเป็นเหมือนbpen-mʉ̌ʉan[to] be like; resemble [sb/sth]; be similar to [sb/sth]สะพานsà-paanสะพานsà-paan1bridge2bridge (metaphor)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเชื่อมchʉ̂ʉamเชื่อมchʉ̂ʉam1[to] connect; link2[to] weld; solder; braze3[to] sweeten with syrupคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringต่างdtàangต่างdtàang1different; distinct2various; diverse3each; respectively4foreign; from another place5to differ; be different6in place of; as a substitute forภาษาpaa-sǎaภาษาpaa-sǎa1language; tongue2register; jargon; specialized languageให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เข้าใจกันkâo-jai-ganเข้าใจกันkâo-jai-gan[to] understand each other; have mutual understanding
Music is like a bridge that connects people of different languages to understand one another.
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Volunteer work is a bridge between students and the community.
ทักษะták-sàการสื่อสารgaan-sʉ̀ʉ-sǎanทำหน้าที่tam-nâa-tîiเป็นbpenสะพานเชื่อมsà-paan-chʉ̂ʉamความคิดkwaam-kítจากjàakทีมtiimหนึ่งnʉ̀ngไปสู่bpai-sùuอีกìikทีมtiimอย่างราบรื่นyàang-râap-rʉ̂ʉn
Communication skills act as a bridge, smoothly connecting ideas from one team to another.
หลักสูตรlàk-sòotเตรียมdtriiamความพร้อมkwaam prómทำหน้าที่tam nâa-têeเป็นbpenสะพานระหว่างsà-paan rá-wàangการเรียนgaan rianในnaiมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiกับgàpโลกlôhkการทำงานgaan tam ngaan
Preparatory programs serve as a bridge between university study and the working world.
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
สะsàสะsà1colloquial particle (regional/vernacular)2[to] heap up; pile togethercolloquial particle (regional/vernacular)Part 1
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