สายลับ
sǎai-lápMeaning
1NounB1
spy; secret agent
A person who secretly gathers information about an enemy, competitor, organization, or country.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)พระเอกprá-èekพระเอกprá-èek1leading man; male lead (actor)2male protagonist; hero (of a story)3the star; main attraction (figurative)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สายลับsǎai-lápสายลับsǎai-lápspy; secret agent
In this movie, the main character is a spy.
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สายลับsǎai-lápถูกtùukส่งไปsòng-bpaiขโมยkà-mooiข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunลับสุดยอดláp-sùt-yɔ̂ɔtของkɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายตรงข้ามfàai-dtrong-kâam
The spy was sent to steal the opponent's top-secret information.
การเป็นgaan-bpenสายลับsǎai-lápต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiความฉลาดkwaam-chà-làatและlɛ́ความกล้าหาญkwaam-glâa-hǎanอย่างมากyàang-mâakในnaiการgaanปฏิบัติภารกิจbpà-dtì-bàt-paa-rá-gìt
Being a spy requires a great deal of intelligence and courage to carry out missions.
ข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunที่tîiสายลับsǎai-lápคนkonนั้นnánส่งกลับมาsòng-glàp-maaมีmiiบทบาทสำคัญbòt-bàat-sǎm-kanในnaiการเปลี่ยนแปลงgaan-bplìian-bplɛɛngผลลัพธ์pǒn-lápของkɔ̌ɔngสงครามsǒng-kraam
The information that spy sent back played a crucial role in changing the outcome of the war.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǎai
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
สายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch10classifier for rivers and streamslate (in the day); running latePart 1
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ลับlápลับláp1secret; confidential2[to] sharpen3private; out of sight; secluded4secretly; in private; on the sly5[to] disappear; recede; pass from sightsecret; confidentialPart 2
สายลับsǎai-lápสายลับsǎai-lápspy; secret agentspy; secret agentWord