สั่น
sànMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] shake; tremble; vibrate
to move rapidly back and forth in small motions, as with trembling or an object vibrating
Examples
โทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàp1telephone; phone2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] callวางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)สั่นsànสั่นsàn1[to] shake; tremble; vibrate2shaky; trembling3to shake [sth]เบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] urinate (polite euphemism)6[to] lighten; reduce; easeๆ-
The phone is on the table and vibrates softly.
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When a car passes by, the window vibrates a little.
The washing machine vibrates strongly during the spin cycle.
The stage floor kept vibrating because the speakers had very heavy bass.
2AdjectiveB1
shaky; trembling
quivering or unsteady, often from cold, fear, weakness, or excitement
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหนาวnǎaoหนาวnǎao1cold; chilly2[to] feel cold3cold season; winter (Thai context)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofตัวสั่นdtuua-sànตัวสั่นdtuua-sàn[to] tremble; [to] shiverเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ยืนรอyʉʉn-rɔɔยืนรอyʉʉn-rɔɔ[to] stand and wait [for sb/sth]รถเมล์rót-meeรถเมล์rót-meebus; city busกลางglaangกลางglaang1middle; center2middle; central3in the middle; in the center4amid; in the midst of; mid-ฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; hone
He was so cold that he was quivering while waiting for the bus in the rain.
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มือmeuuของkŏngเธอterสั่นsànนิดnítๆ-ตอนdtonจะjàขึ้นไปkêun bpaiพูดpôotบนbonเวทีway-teeเพราะpráwกลัวgluuaคนเยอะkon yéh
Her hands quivered a bit when she was about to speak on stage because she feared the crowd.
พอpɔɔได้ยินdâi-yinข่าวดีkàao-diiเสียงsǐiangของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoก็gɔ̂สั่นsànด้วยdûuaiความตื่นเต้นkwaam-dtʉ̀ʉn-dtên
Upon hearing the good news, his voice quivered with excitement.
หญิงชราyǐng-chá-raaจับjàpแก้วน้ำgɛ̂ɛo-náamแน่นnɛ̂nแต่dtɛ̀ɛปลายนิ้วbplaai-níuยังyangสั่นsànเพราะprɔ́อ่อนแรงɔ̀ɔn-rɛɛngหลังlǎngผ่าตัดpàa-dtàt
The elderly woman gripped the glass tightly, but her fingertips still quivered from weakness after surgery.
3VerbB1
to shake [sth]
to cause something to move back and forth quickly; to shake an object
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสั่นsànสั่นsàn1[to] shake; tremble; vibrate2shaky; trembling3to shake [sth]ขวดkùuatขวดkùuat1bottle2classifier: bottleน้ำผลไม้náam-pǒn-lá-máaiน้ำผลไม้náam-pǒn-lá-máaifruit juiceให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)เข้ากันkâo-ganเข้ากันkâo-gan1[to] go well together; match2[to] get along; be compatible (people)3[to] blend/mix evenly (ingredients)4[to] be consistent; agree (data/ideas)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerดื่มdʉ̀ʉmดื่มdʉ̀ʉm1[to] drink2[to] drink alcohol
He shakes the juice bottle to mix it before drinking.
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ครูkruuสั่นsànระฆังrá-kangหน้าnâaโรงเรียนroong-riianเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiนักเรียนnák-riianเข้าแถวkâo-tɛ̌ɛo
The teacher shakes the bell in front of the school to tell students to line up.
She shakes the rug hard to get the dust off.
เขาkăoสั่นsànกล่องglòngเบาbaoๆ-เพื่อpêuuaตรวจdtrùuatว่าwâaข้างในkâang naiมีอะไรmee à-raiเคลื่อนไหวklêuuan wăiหรือไม่rĕu mâi
He gently shakes the box to check whether anything inside moves.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sàn
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |