สาวๆ
săao săaoMeanings
1NounA1
girls; young women; ladies (plural, informal)
girls; young women; ladies (informal plural by reduplication, often used casually to refer to or address a group of women)
Examples
สาวๆsăao săaoสาวๆsăao săao1girls; young women; ladies (plural, informal)2ladies! (form of address)กลุ่มglùmกลุ่มglùm1group; cluster2classifier for groups3[to] group; clusterนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
That group of girls are friends.
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There are a lot of young women in the classroom.
Yesterday, the girls went to the beach together.
This weekend the ladies will go see a movie.
2InterjectionA2
ladies! (form of address)
ladies!; girls! (used as a casual call to a group of women)
Examples
สาวๆsăao săaoสาวๆsăao săao1girls; young women; ladies (plural, informal)2ladies! (form of address)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทางนี้taang néeทางนี้taang née1this way; over here2this side; our sideหน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)
Ladies! Come over here for a moment.
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Girls! What should we go eat today?
Alright girls, it's party time! Turn on the music!
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สาวๆ said สาว-สาว?
săao săao
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
săao
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 | — | — |