สู้(sôo)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] fight; struggle

Engage in fighting or struggle against someone/something, physically or mentally.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสู้sôoสู้sôo1[to] fight; struggle2[to] compete; contend (against)3[to] withstand; cope with; afford4cannot match; be inferior to (negative/comparative)5keep going!; fight on! (encouragement)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)โรคrôhkโรคrôhkdisease; illnessทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); daily
He fights the illness every day.
2InterjectionA2

keep going!; fight on! (encouragement)

Interjection of encouragement meaning 'keep trying' or 'you can do it'.

Examples

เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)บอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] ask/tell (someone to do something) (colloquial)3[to] indicate; show4[to] state; say (reporting speech)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeสู้ๆsôo sôoสู้ๆsôo sôokeep going!; you can do it!เข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6[to] begin; start; take effect7cooked rice8riceไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveอย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offยอมแพ้yom páeยอมแพ้yom páe1[to] surrender; give up2[to] quit trying
Yesterday the teacher told me, “Keep trying, don’t give up.”
3VerbB1

[to] compete; contend (against)

Try to win or match an opponent; often with กับกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork) to mark the opponent.

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ทีมเราteem raoทีมเราteem raoour teamเตรียมตัวdtriam dtuuaเตรียมตัวdtriam dtuua1[to] prepare oneself; get ready2[to] brace oneself; be prepared (mentally/physically)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)5gall; bileจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)สู้sôoสู้sôo1[to] fight; struggle2[to] compete; contend (against)3[to] withstand; cope with; afford4cannot match; be inferior to (negative/comparative)5keep going!; fight on! (encouragement)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ทีมโรงเรียนteem rohng riianทีมโรงเรียนteem rohng riianschool teamข้างๆkâang kâangข้างๆkâang kâang1beside; next to2nearby; at the side; next door3adjacent; neighboring; next-door4the adjacent person/place (elliptical)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเต็มที่dtem têeเต็มที่dtem têe1to the fullest; fully2maximum; full (capacity/extent)3at most; at the maximum
Today our team is well-prepared; we will try to win against the neighboring school’s team with all we’ve got.
4VerbB1

[to] withstand; cope with; afford

Be able to bear, handle, or tolerate difficulty, cost, or burden (e.g., pain, heat, workload, expenses).

Examples

อากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónอากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónhot weatherมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)สู้sôoสู้sôo1[to] fight; struggle2[to] compete; contend (against)3[to] withstand; cope with; afford4cannot match; be inferior to (negative/comparative)5keep going!; fight on! (encouragement)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingดื่มน้ำdèum námดื่มน้ำdèum nám[to] drink waterเยอะyéhเยอะyéh1many; much; a lot (of)2very; a lot (informal intensifier)3excessive; too much
It’s very hot, but I can still handle it because I drink plenty of water.
5VerbB1

cannot match; be inferior to (negative/comparative)

In negative or comparative patterns (e.g., สู้สู้sôo1[to] fight; struggle2[to] compete; contend (against)3[to] withstand; cope with; afford4cannot match; be inferior to (negative/comparative)5keep going!; fight on! (encouragement)…ไม่ได้ไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective), สู้ไม่ไหว), indicates inability to match, equal, or endure.

Examples

ฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk1[to] rain heavily; pour2heavy rain; downpourขนาดนี้kà-nàat néeขนาดนี้kà-nàat née1this size; of this size (modifier)2this big/size (used alone)3to this extent; this much; so …ร่มrômร่มrôm1umbrella; parasol2shady; cool (shaded); protected3shade; shelterเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2younger; junior3minor; slightของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineสู้sôoสู้sôo1[to] fight; struggle2[to] compete; contend (against)3[to] withstand; cope with; afford4cannot match; be inferior to (negative/comparative)5keep going!; fight on! (encouragement)ลมแรงlom raengลมแรงlom raeng1strong wind; high wind2windy; very windy; strong-wind conditionsไม่ไหวmâi wăiไม่ไหวmâi wăi[to] be unable (to [do sth]); cannot
With rain this heavy, my small umbrella can’t withstand the strong wind.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ต่อสู้dtòr sôoต่อสู้dtòr sôo1[to] fight; struggle2[to] compete; contend3[to] compete; contend (for victory)
  • [to] fight; struggle
  • [to] compete; contend
  • [to] compete; contend (for victory)
แข่งขันkàeng kǎnแข่งขันkàeng kǎn1[to] compete; contest2[to] hold a competition; stage a contest
  • [to] compete; contest
  • [to] hold a competition; stage a contest
ต่อกรdtòr gonต่อกรdtòr gon[to] contend with; fight; take on [an opponent]

[to] contend with; fight; take on [an opponent]

รับมือráp meuuรับมือráp meuu1[to] handle; cope with2[to] fend off; withstand
  • [to] handle; cope with
  • [to] fend off; withstand
ทนtonทนton1[to] endure; tolerate; bear2[to] withstand; resist3durable; resistant (of things)
  • [to] endure; tolerate; bear
  • [to] withstand; resist
  • durable; resistant (of things)