สั่ว
sùaMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
bad; inferior; wicked
bad, inferior, low-quality, or morally wrong; often used in colloquial or regional speech, especially in Isan/Lao-influenced usage
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyคบkópคบkóp1[to] associate with; keep company with; be friends with2[to] date (romantically); be in a relationshipกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringสั่วๆsùua sùuaสั่วๆsùua sùua1sloppy; careless; shoddy2sloppily; carelesslyแบบนั้นbàep nánแบบนั้นbàep nán1like that; in that way2that kind of; that type of3that kind/that sort (of thing/person)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ชีวิตchee-wítชีวิตchee-wít1life (state of being alive)2life (one’s life; way of living)3lifetime; lifespanเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)แย่ลงyâe longแย่ลงyâe long[to] get worse; [to] worsen
Don't associate with such a bad person; it will only make our lives worse.
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ทำไมtam maiเธอterถึงtĕungซื้อของséu kŏngสั่วๆsùua sùuaแบบนี้bàep néeมาใช้maa cháiมันmanพังpangตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeครั้งแรกkráng râekเลยloieนะná
Why did you buy such low-quality stuff? It broke the very first time you used it.
เขาkăoชอบchôpทำตัวtam dtuuaสั่วๆsùua sùuaไม่mâiเกรงใจgreng jaiใครkraiจนjonเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanไม่mâiอยากจะyàak jàทำงานtam ngaanด้วยdûuay
He likes to act so poorly without consideration for anyone, to the point that his colleagues don't want to work with him.
สังคมsăng-komเราraoทุกวันนี้túk wan níiมีแต่mee dtàeข่าวkàaoคนkonทำเรื่องtam rêuuangสั่วๆsùua sùuaเพื่อpêuuaหวังwăngยอดไลก์yôt láikในnaiโซเชียลมีเดียsoh-chîian mee-dîia
Our society today is full of news about people doing terrible things just to get likes on social media.
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 endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sùa
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 | — | — |