สั้นๆ
sân sânMeaning
1AdverbA2
briefly; in short
in a brief way, using few words or a short time
Examples
ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyสั้นๆsân sânสั้นๆsân sânbriefly; in shortหน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Please explain briefly.
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I'm going to step out for a short while.
Could you tell us your story briefly?
สรุปsà-rùpสั้นๆsân sânก็คือgâw keuโปรเจกต์bproh-jèkของเราkŏng raoสำเร็จsăm-rètแต่dtàeก็gâwยังyangมีจุดmee jùtที่têeต้องdtôngปรับปรุงbpràp bprungอีกèekเยอะyéh
To summarize briefly, our project was successful, but there are still many areas for improvement.
พอporฉันchănถามtăamว่าwâaเขาkăoไปไหนมาbpai năi maaเขาkăoก็gâwตอบdtòpสั้นๆsân sânว่าwâaธุระtú-ráแล้วก็láeo gâwเดินเข้าdern kâoห้องhôngไปbpai
When I asked where he had been, he just replied curtly, "Business," and went into his room.
เขาkăoดูdooรีบร้อนrêep rónมากmâakแค่kâeพยักหน้าpá-yák nâaแล้วláeoพูดpôotสั้นๆsân sânว่าwâaไปก่อนนะbpai gòn ná
He seemed to be in a big hurry, just nodding and saying in a clipped way, 'Gotta go.'
คำตอบkam dtòpสั้นๆsân sânของkŏngเธอterทำให้tam hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiห้องhôngเงียบไปเลยngîiap bpai loieทุกคนtúk konรู้rúuว่าwâaเธอterไม่mâiอยากyàakพูดถึงpôot tĕungเรื่องrêuuangนี้née
Her clipped answer silenced the room; everyone knew she didn't want to talk about it.
ตลอดdtà-lòtการประชุมgaan bprà-chumเจ้านายjâo naaiจะjàถามtăamและláeตอบdtòpสั้นๆsân sânซึ่งsêungเป็นbpenสัญญาณsăn-yaanว่าwâaเขาkăoกำลังgam-langไม่พอใจmâi por jaiอะไรบางอย่างà-rai baang yàang
Throughout the meeting, the boss asked and answered in a clipped manner, which was a sign that he was displeased about something.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สั้นๆ said สั้น-สั้น?
sân sân
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
sân
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |