สาบาน
sǎa-baanMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] swear; take an oath
To make a solemn promise or oath, often formally, invoking something sacred or legally binding.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสาบานsǎa-baanสาบานsǎa-baan1[to] swear; take an oath2[to] swear (insist strongly)ต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâa1in front of; to someone's face2before; in the presence ofพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛparentsว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)โกหกgoo-hòkโกหกgoo-hòk1[to] lie; tell a lie2lie; falsehood (uncommon as a noun)อีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)
He swore before his parents that he would not lie again.
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คู่บ่าวสาวkûu-bàao-sǎaoสาบานตนsǎa-baan-dtonในnaiพิธีpí-tiiว่าwâaจะjàซื่อสัตย์sʉ̂ʉ-sàtต่อกันdtɔ̀ɔ-gan
The bride and groom took an oath in the ceremony to be faithful to each other.
พนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan-màiต้องdtɔ̂ngสาบานsǎa-baanว่าwâaจะjàรักษาrák-sǎaความลับkwaam-lápของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàt
New employees must take an oath to keep the company's secrets.
พยานpá-yaanสาบานตนsǎa-baan-dtonต่อdtɔ̀ɔศาลsǎanว่าwâaจะjàให้การhâi-gaanตามdtaamความจริงkwaam-jingทุกtúkประการbprà-gaan
The witness swore before the court to testify to the whole truth.
2VerbB2
[to] swear (insist strongly)
To assert something with strong conviction, often to persuade others that it is true.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสาบานsǎa-baanสาบานsǎa-baan1[to] swear; take an oath2[to] swear (insist strongly)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; 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)ลอกlɔ̂ɔkลอกlɔ̂ɔk1[to] peel; flake off2[to] copy; duplicateการบ้านgaan-bâanการบ้านgaan-bâan1homework; school assignment2housework (colloq.)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)พร้อมprɔ́ɔmพร้อมprɔ́ɔm1ready; prepared2along with; together with3equipped; provided with4together; simultaneouslyให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ตรวจdtrùuatตรวจdtrùuat1[to] check; inspect; examine2[to] examine medically; testสมุดsà-mùtสมุดsà-mùt1notebook; exercise book2booklet; record book; ledgerทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)เล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2classifier: knives, swords, candles, carts
He swore that he didn’t copy the homework and was ready for the teacher to check every notebook.
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ฉันchǎnสาบานsǎa-baanเลยləəiว่าwâaเห็นhěnเขาkǎoอยู่ที่yùu-tîiร้านráanตอนdtɔɔnหกhòkโมงmoongไม่ได้mâi-dâaiจำผิดjam-pìtแน่นอนnɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔn
I swear I saw him at the shop at six o’clock; I definitely didn’t misremember.
เธอterสาบานsăa-baanต่อหน้าdtò nâaเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanว่าwâaไม่ได้mâi dâaiโกหกgoh-hòkและláeยกyókหลักฐานแชตlàk-tăan cháetมาmaaให้ดูhâi dooเพื่อpêuuaยืนยันyeun yan
She swore in front of her friends that she wasn’t lying and showed chat evidence to confirm it.
ผมpǒmสาบานsǎa-baanได้dâaiว่าwâaข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉนั้นnánไม่mâiเป็นbpenความจริงkwaam-jingเพราะprɔ́ผมpǒmอยู่ในyùu-naiเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛต้นdtônจนjonจบjòp
I can swear that the rumor isn’t true because I was there from start to finish.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǎa
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
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สาบานsǎa-baanสาบานsǎa-baan[to] swear; take an oath[to] swear; take an oathWord