สารเลว
săan lehwMeanings
1NounB2
scoundrel; villain
a despicable or wicked person; a scoundrel (used as a strong insult).
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ไปไว้bpai wáiใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)แค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asสารเลวsăan lehwสารเลวsăan lehw1scoundrel; villain2despicable; vileที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)หลอกลวงlòk luuangหลอกลวงlòk luuang1[to] deceive; cheat; trick2deceptive; fraudulent; deceitfulคนอื่นkon èunคนอื่นkon èun1other people; others2someone else; another person
Don't trust him. He's just a scoundrel who likes to deceive others.
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คนkonที่têeทำร้ายtam ráaiสัตว์sàtที่têeไม่มีmâi meeทางสู้taang sôoได้dâiนี่nêeมันmanเป็นbpenสารเลวsăan lehwจริงๆjing jing
A person who can hurt a defenseless animal is truly a scoundrel.
ผมpŏmไม่เคยmâi koieคิดkítเลยloieว่าwâaเพื่อนสนิทpêuuan sà-nìtที่têeคบกันkóp ganมาmaaสิบsìpปีbpeeจะเป็นjà bpenสารเลวsăan lehwที่têeขโมยkà-mŏoyเงินngernผมpŏmไปbpaiได้dâi
I never thought my close friend of ten years would be a scoundrel who could steal my money.
ในnaiสายตาsăai dtaaของkŏngเธอterเขาkăoคือkeuสารเลวsăan lehwที่têeทำลายtam laaiชีวิตครอบครัวchee-wít krôp-kruuaของkŏngเธอterจนjonพังพินาศpang pí-nâat
In her eyes, he is the scoundrel who completely destroyed her family's life.
2AdjectiveB2
despicable; vile
describing someone or something as despicable, vile, or wicked.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไม่เคยmâi koieไม่เคยmâi koienever; have neverเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asแผนการpăen gaanแผนการpăen gaan1plan; strategy2plot; scheme (often negative)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสารเลวsăan lehwสารเลวsăan lehw1scoundrel; villain2despicable; vileขนาดนี้kà-nàat néeขนาดนี้kà-nàat née1this size; of this size (modifier)2this big/size (used alone)3to this extent; this much; so …มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerก่อนเลยgòn loeiก่อนเลยgòn loei1first; before anything else2you first; go ahead
I've never seen such a despicable plan before.
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His vile action disappointed everyone.
มันmanเป็นbpenความคิดkwaam kítที่têeสารเลวsăan lehwมากmâakที่têeจะทิ้งjà tíngเพื่อนpêuuanไว้wáiข้างหลังkâang lăngเพื่อpêuuaเอาตัวรอดao dtuua rôtคนเดียวkon diiao
It's a despicable idea to leave a friend behind just to save yourself.
สังคมsăng-komไม่ควรmâi kuuanยอมรับyom rápพฤติกรรมprút-dtì-gamที่têeสารเลวsăan lehwเช่นchênการหลอกลวงgaan lòk luuangผู้สูงอายุpôo sŏong aa-yú
Society should not accept wicked behavior such as defrauding the elderly.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สารเลว said สา-ระ-เลว?
săan lehw
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
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
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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เลวleeoเลวleeo1bad; wicked; evil (morally)2of very poor quality; lousy; inferiorbad; wicked; evil (morally)Part 2
สารเลวsăan lehwสารเลวsăan lehwscoundrel; villainscoundrel; villainWord