สาสน์
sàatMeaning
1NounB2
message; formal letter
A formal letter, message, or dispatch, often used in diplomatic, royal, or highly formal communications
Examples
ท่านทูตtân-tûutท่านทูตtân-tûutAmbassador (honorific/form of address)นำnamนำnam1[to] bring; take; lead2[to] lead; guide3[to] lead; be aheadสาสน์sàatสาสน์sàatmessage; formal letterสำคัญsǎm-kanสำคัญsǎm-kan1important; significant; essential2[to] think; assume; suppose (often mistakenly)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanรัฐบาลrát-tà-baan1government (executive)2government; state authoritiesมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerมอบให้mɔ̂ɔp-hâiมอบให้mɔ̂ɔp-hâi1[to] give; present; award; bestow2[to] hand over; deliver; transfer3[to] assign; entrust; delegate; authorizeประธานาธิบดีbprà-taa-naa-tí-bɔɔ-diiประธานาธิบดีbprà-taa-naa-tí-bɔɔ-diipresident (head of state)
The ambassador brought an important message from the government to give to the president.
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แม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápสั่งให้sàng-hâiทหารม้าtá-hǎan-máaส่งsòngสาสน์sàatลับlápนี้níiไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngเมืองหลวงmʉʉang-lǔuangโดยเร็วที่สุดdooi-reo-tîi-sùt
The general ordered the cavalryman to deliver this secret dispatch to the capital as quickly as possible.
ผู้นำpûu-namของkɔ̌ɔngทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngประเทศbprà-têetได้dâaiแลกเปลี่ยนlɛ̂ɛk-bplìianสาสน์sàatแสดงความยินดีsà-dɛɛng-kwaam-yin-diiในnaiวาระwaa-ráครบรอบkróp-rɔ̂ɔpความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panทางการทูตtaang-gaan-tûut
The leaders of both countries exchanged formal messages of congratulation on the anniversary of their diplomatic relations.
เนื้อหาnʉ́ʉa-hǎaในnaiสาสน์sàatฉบับchà-bàpนี้níiถูกtùukเขียนขึ้นkǐian-kʉ̂nอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganความขัดแย้งkwaam-kàt-yɛ́ɛngระหว่างประเทศrá-wàang-bprà-têet
The content of this dispatch was written carefully to prevent an international conflict.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สาสน์ said สาด?
sàat
- Silent letterน์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ส, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sàat
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
น์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |