สารภาพ
sǎa-rá-pâapMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] confess; admit (wrongdoing)
To openly state that one has committed a fault, mistake, or crime.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสารภาพsǎa-rá-pâapสารภาพsǎa-rá-pâap1[to] confess; admit (wrongdoing)2[to] admit (truth/fact)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeแจกันjɛɛ-ganแจกันjɛɛ-ganvaseแตกdtɛ̀ɛkแตกdtɛ̀ɛk1[to] crack; break; shatter2broken; cracked3[to] burst; rupture4[to] split up; fall apart (figurative)5[to] be exposed; come to light6[to] ejaculate; climax (slang)
He confessed to the teacher that he broke the vase.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakตำรวจdtam-rùuatสอบสวนsɔ̀ɔp-sǔuanอยู่yùuนานnaanผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎiก็gɔ̂สารภาพsǎa-rá-pâapถึงtʉ̌ngความผิดkwaam-pìtที่tîiก่อgɔ̀ɔไว้wái
After a long interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime he committed.
เธอtəəตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiสารภาพsǎa-rá-pâapกับgàpพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛว่าwâaแอบลอกɛ̀ɛp-lɔ̂ɔkการบ้านgaan-bâanและlɛ́ยอมรับผลyɔɔm-ráp-pǒnที่tîiตามมาdtaam-maa
She decided to confess to her parents that she secretly copied homework and accept the consequences.
ในnaiศาลsǎanจำเลยjam-ləəiยืนขึ้นyʉʉn-kʉ̂nสารภาพsǎa-rá-pâapโดยdooiสมัครใจsà-màk-jaiว่าwâaทุจริตtút-jà-rìtงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanพร้อมprɔ́ɔmอธิบายà-tí-baaiวิธีการwí-tii-gaanที่tîiใช้chái
In court, the defendant voluntarily confessed to embezzling funds and explained the methods used.
2VerbB1
[to] admit (truth/fact)
To acknowledge that something is true, often after denial or reluctance.
Examples
ตอนแรกdton râekตอนแรกdton râek1at first; initially; originally2the first part; the beginningเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatไม่รู้mâi rúuไม่รู้mâi rúu1[to] not know; be unaware (of); be uncertain2I don't know.แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)สุดท้ายsùt táaiสุดท้ายsùt táai1last; final2finally; in the end; ultimatelyก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerสารภาพsăa-rá-pâapสารภาพsăa-rá-pâap1[to] confess; admit (wrongdoing)2[to] admit (truth/fact)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจริงjingจริงjing1true; real; genuine2really; truly; indeed3intensifier particle (final)4truth; reality (rare as noun)ๆ-แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเหตุการณ์hèt gaanเหตุการณ์hèt gaan1event; incident; occurrence2situation; state of affairs3classifier: ครั้ง / เหตุการณ์ทั้งหมดtáng mòtทั้งหมดtáng mòt1all; entire; whole2all; in total; completely3the whole; everything
At first he said he didn’t know, but in the end he admitted that he had actually seen the whole incident.
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เธอtəəทำเป็นtam-bpenไม่สนใจmâi-sǒn-jaiมาmaaหลายlǎaiวันwanก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàสารภาพsǎa-rá-pâapว่าwâaเธอtəəห่วงhùuangฉันchǎnมาตลอดmaa-dtà-lɔ̀ɔt
She pretended not to care for many days before admitting that she had been worried about me all along.
ผมpǒmเถียงtǐiangอยู่yùuนานnaanว่าwâaไม่ได้mâi-dâaiผิดpìtแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngสารภาพsǎa-rá-pâapในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtว่าwâaผมpǒmประเมินbprà-məənสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanพลาดplâat
I argued for a long time that I wasn’t wrong, but I eventually had to admit that I misjudged the situation.
แม้máeเขาkăoจะjàพยายามpà-yaa-yaamเปลี่ยนbplìianเรื่องrêuuangคุยkuiหลายlăaiครั้งkrángทว่าtá-wâaพอporถูกtòokซักถามsák tăamตรงdtrongๆ-เขาkăoก็gâwสารภาพsăa-rá-pâapว่าwâaข่าวลือkàao leuuนั้นnánเป็นbpenความจริงkwaam jing
Even though he tried to change the subject many times, when questioned directly he admitted that the rumor was true.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สารภาพ said สา-ระ-พาบ?
sǎa-rá-pâap
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
สารsǎanสารsǎan1substance; material2message; content3letter; epistle (formal/literary)4essence; substance (figurative)substance; materialPart 1
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ภาพpâapภาพpâap1image; picture2scene; view; sight3image (public); reputation4vision; mental imageimage; picturePart 2
สารภาพsǎa-rá-pâapสารภาพsǎa-rá-pâap[to] confess; admit (wrongdoing)[to] confess; admit (wrongdoing)Word