สาบาน

săa-baan

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] swear; take an oath

To make a solemn promise or oath, often formally, invoking something sacred or legally binding.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสาบานsăa-baanสาบานsăa-baan1[to] swear; take an oath2[to] swear (insist strongly)ต่อหน้าdtò nâaต่อหน้าdtò nâa1in front of; to someone's face2before; in the presence ofพ่อแม่pôr mâeพ่อแม่pôr mâeparentsว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)โกหกgoh-hòkโกหกgoh-hòk1[to] lie; tell a lie2a lie; falsehood (rare as noun)อีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)
He swore before his parents that he would not lie again.
2NounB2

[to] swear (insist strongly)

To assert something with strong conviction, often to persuade others that it is true.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสาบานsăa-baanสาบานsăa-baan1[to] swear; take an oath2[to] swear (insist strongly)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)ลอกlókลอกlók1[to] peel; flake off2[to] copy; duplicate3[to] molt; shed (skin/scales)การบ้านgaan bâanการบ้านgaan bâan1homework; school assignment2housework (colloq.)และláeและláeand (coordinating)พร้อมprómพร้อมpróm1ready; prepared2equipped; provided with3along with; together with4together; simultaneouslyให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)ตรวจdtrùuatตรวจdtrùuat1[to] check; inspect; examine2[to] examine medically; test3inspection; check; examinationสมุดsà-mùtสมุดsà-mùt1notebook; exercise book2booklet; record book; ledgerทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)เล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2blade (of a cutting tool)
He swore that he didn’t copy the homework and was ready for the teacher to check every notebook.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

สาsăaสาsăa1paper mulberry2because; since (literary)Part 1
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บานbaanบานbaan1[to] bloom2[to] open wide; [to] swing open3wide; flared4[to] balloon; [to] swell; [to] escalate (cost/size/number)Part 2
สาบานsăa-baanสาบานsăa-baan[to] swear; take an oath