สับสน
sàp-sǒnMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
confused; chaotic
in a state of confusion, disorder, or lack of clarity
Examples
หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)ข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news; news report2news item; report3rumor; hearsayฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)สับสนsàp-sǒnสับสนsàp-sǒn1confused; chaotic2[to] confuse [sth] with [sth]; mix upไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เข้าใจว่าkâo-jai-wâaเข้าใจว่าkâo-jai-wâa[to] believe/understand that [clause]เกิดgə̀ətเกิดgə̀ət1to be born2to happen; occur; arise3born (indicating birthplace/time)4(colloq.) if it happens that; unexpectedlyอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)กันแน่gan-nɛ̂ɛกันแน่gan-nɛ̂ɛexactly; really (question emphasis)
After hearing the news, I felt confused and didn’t understand what exactly happened.
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บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumสับสนsàp-sǒnมากmâakเพราะprɔ́ทุกคนtúk-konพูดpûutคนละkon-láประเด็นbprà-den
The atmosphere in the meeting was very confusing because everyone was talking about different issues.
ข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunที่tîiออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaขัดแย้งกันkàt-yɛ́ɛng-ganทำให้tam-hâiประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonสับสนsàp-sǒnและlɛ́ไม่มั่นใจmâi-mân-jaiว่าwâaจะjàเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaใครkrai
Conflicting information left the public confused and unsure whom to trust.
ระหว่างrá-wàangสถานการณ์ฉุกเฉินsà-tǎa-ná-gaan-chùk-chə̌ənเสียงประกาศsǐiang-bprà-gàatที่tîiไม่ชัดเจนmâi-chát-jeenยิ่งyîngทำให้tam-hâiผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanสับสนsàp-sǒnและlɛ́เคลื่อนย้ายklʉ̂ʉan-yáaiกันganไม่เป็นระเบียบmâi-bpen-rá-bìiap
During the emergency, the unclear announcements further confused passengers and caused disorderly movement.
2VerbB2
[to] confuse [sth] with [sth]; mix up
To mistake one thing for another or fail to distinguish things clearly.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)จัดjàtจัดjàt1[to] arrange; organize; set up2[to] provide; supply; allocate3intense; strong; extremeแฟ้มfɛ́ɛmแฟ้มfɛ́ɛm1file; folder2file (computer)3dossier; case fileปะปนbpà-bponปะปนbpà-bpon1[to] mix/mingle2mixed/commingledกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkอีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muun1information; data (non-count)2data (computing)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)สับสนsàp-sǒnสับสนsàp-sǒn1confused; chaotic2[to] confuse [sth] with [sth]; mix upและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)หาไม่เจอhǎa-mâi-jəəหาไม่เจอhǎa-mâi-jəə[to] be unable to find [sth]
Don’t mix the folders together again, or the information will be jumbled and hard to find.
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เธอtəəสลับsà-làpชื่อไฟล์chʉ̂ʉ-faiจนjonลำดับlam-dàpรายงานraai-ngaanสับสนsàp-sǒnต้องdtɔ̂ngตั้งใหม่dtâng-màiให้hâiเป็นระบบbpen-rá-bòp
She swapped the filenames and made the report order messy; they need to be renamed systematically.
การใช้คำgaan-chái-kamย่อyɔ̂ɔหลายlǎaiแบบbɛ̀ɛpในnaiเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanเดียวกันdiiao-ganจะjàสับสนsàp-sǒnความหมายkwaam-mǎaiและlɛ́ทำให้tam-hâiผู้อ่านpûu-àanตีdtiiความผิดพลาดkwaam-pìt-plâat
Using multiple types of abbreviations in the same document will muddle the meanings and cause misinterpretation.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunรวมruuamข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunจากjàakหลายlǎaiแหล่งlɛ̀ngโดยdooiไม่ระบุmâi-rá-bùที่มาtîi-maaให้hâiชัดchátจะjàสับสนsàp-sǒnกระบวนการตรวจสอบgrà-buuan-gaan-dtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpและlɛ́ติดตามผลdtìt-dtaam-pǒn
If you combine data from many sources without clear citations, you will complicate and jumble the verification and follow-up process.
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 -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sàp
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
สับsàpสับsàp1[to] chop; mince2chopped; minced3[to] switch; flip; toggle4[to] shuffle (cards)5[to] cut someone down (fig.)6[to] hack; strike with a chopping blow[to] chop; mincePart 1
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สับสนsàp-sǒnสับสนsàp-sǒnconfused; chaoticconfused; chaoticWord