สำคัญๆ
săm-kan săm-kanMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
important; key; major
Important or significant; a reduplicated form often describing several important items or emphasizing their importance.
Examples
นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.เอกสารèk-gà-săanเอกสารèk-gà-săan1document2documentationสำคัญๆsăm-kan săm-kanสำคัญๆsăm-kan săm-kan1important; key; major2important things; key pointsที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerคุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toเซ็นsenเซ็นsen1[to] sign (one's name)2[to] buy on credit; put on a tab (informal)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
These are the very important documents that you need to sign.
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ในnaiการประชุมgaan bprà-chumครั้งนี้kráng néeเราraoจะjàคุยกันkui ganเฉพาะchà-pórประเด็นbprà-denสำคัญๆsăm-kan săm-kanเท่านั้นtâo nán
In this meeting, we will only discuss the key issues.
ก่อนgònเดินทางไกลdern taang glaiอย่าลืมyàa leumตรวจสอบdtrùuat sòpจุดjùtสำคัญๆsăm-kan săm-kanของkŏngรถยนต์rót yonด้วยdûuayนะná
Before a long trip, don't forget to check the crucial parts of your car.
การเปลี่ยนแปลงgaan bplìian bplaengนโยบายná-yoh-baaiครั้งนี้kráng néeจะjàส่งผลกระทบต่อsòng pŏn grà-tóp dtòrอุตสาหกรรมùt-săa-hà-gamสำคัญๆsăm-kan săm-kanของkŏngประเทศbprà-tâet
This policy change will affect the country's key industries.
2NounB1
important things; key points
used as a noun to mean the important ones, main items, or key points
Examples
ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]จดjòtจดjòt1[to] note; jot down; write down2[to] register; record officially3[to] reach; touch; adjoinแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)สำคัญๆsăm-kan săm-kanสำคัญๆsăm-kan săm-kan1important; key; major2important things; key pointsพอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Please just note down the important points.
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ในnaiกล่องglòngนี้néeมีmeeของkŏngเยอะแยะyéh-yáeแต่dtàeช่วยchûuaiหยิบyìpออกมาòk maaเฉพาะchà-pórอันanสำคัญๆsăm-kan săm-kanนะná
There are many things in this box, but please take out only the important ones.
เขาkăoเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangมาmaaตั้งนานdtâng naanแต่dtàeที่têeสำคัญๆsăm-kan săm-kanที่têeเราraoต้องdtôngรู้rúuมีmeeแค่kâeสองสามsŏng săamอย่างyàang
He talked for a long time, but the important points we need to know are just a few things.
จากjàakการวิเคราะห์gaan wí-krórข้อมูลkôr moonทั้งหมดtáng mòtเราraoได้dâiข้อสรุปkôr sà-rùpสำคัญๆsăm-kan săm-kanมาmaaสามsăamประการbprà-gaanด้วยกันdûuai gan
From analyzing all the data, we have arrived at three main conclusions.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สำคัญๆ said สำ-คัญ-สำ-คัญ?
săm-kan săm-kan
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
săm
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 | — | — |