สแมช
sà-mɛ̀ɛtMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] smash a ball or shuttlecock
To strike a ball or shuttlecock forcefully, usually downward, as an attacking shot in sports such as tennis and badminton.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกระโดดgrà-dòotกระโดดgrà-dòot1[to] jump; leap2[to] rise sharply (fig.)สแมชsà-mɛ̀ɛtสแมชsà-mɛ̀ɛt1[to] smash a ball or shuttlecock2smash; powerful attacking shotลูกขนไก่lûuk-kǒn-gàiลูกขนไก่lûuk-kǒn-gàishuttlecockลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toเส้นข้างsên-kâangเส้นข้างsên-kâangsideline; touchlineจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngcompetitor; rivalรับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] host; welcome7[to] defend; resist an attack8[to] withstand; bear9bottom; receptive sexual partner (slang)ไม่ทันmâi-tanไม่ทันmâi-tan1not in time; too late2[to] miss [sth]; fail to be in time (for [sth])3[to] not keep up (with [sb]/[sth]); be outpaced4[to] not get the chance to (do [sth])
He jumped and smashed the shuttlecock down near the sideline before his opponent could return it.
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พอpɔɔคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngตีdtiiลูกเทนนิสlûuk-teen-nítลอยlɔɔiสูงsǔungมาmaaเธอtəəก็gɔ̂สแมชsà-mɛ̀ɛtลงกลางlong-glaangคอร์ตkɔ́ɔtจนjonอีกฝ่ายìik-fàaiรับrápไม่ทันmâi-tan
When her opponent hit the tennis ball high into the air, she smashed it down into the middle of the court, leaving them unable to return it.
โค้ชkóotแนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâiเธอtəəสแมชsà-mɛ̀ɛtลูกขนไก่lûuk-kǒn-gàiตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiลูกlûukยังอยู่yang-yùuสูงsǔungเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiลูกlûukพุ่งลงpûng-longในnaiมุมmumชันchanและlɛ́คู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngมีmiiเวลาwee-laaรับrápลูกน้อยlûuk-nɔ́ɔiลงlong
The coach advised her to smash the shuttlecock while it was still high so it would travel downward at a steep angle and leave her opponent less time to return it.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเห็นว่าhěn-wâaคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngถอยtɔ̌ɔiไปbpaiอยู่yùuท้ายtáaiคอร์ตkɔ́ɔtเขาkǎoจึงjʉngก้าวgâaoเข้าหาkâo-hǎaตาข่ายdtaa-kàaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoสแมชsà-mɛ̀ɛtลูกเทนนิสlûuk-teen-nítลงไปlong-bpaiในnaiมุมmumว่างwâang
Seeing that his opponent had retreated to the back of the court, he moved toward the net and smashed the tennis ball down into an open corner.
2NounB2
smash; powerful attacking shot
A forceful attacking shot that sends a ball or shuttlecock sharply toward the opponent's court, usually downward.
Examples
ลูกสแมชlûuk-sà-mɛ̀ɛtลูกสแมชlûuk-sà-mɛ̀ɛtsmash; smash shotของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsพุ่งลงpûng-longพุ่งลงpûng-long[to] plunge; [to] nosediveมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyแรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)4very; extremely (Southern Thai)5expensive; steep (informal)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soonจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)รับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] host; welcome7[to] defend; resist an attack8[to] withstand; bear9bottom; receptive sexual partner (slang)ไม่ทันmâi-tanไม่ทันmâi-tan1not in time; too late2[to] miss [sth]; fail to be in time (for [sth])3[to] not keep up (with [sb]/[sth]); be outpaced4[to] not get the chance to (do [sth])
His smash came down so hard and fast that I couldn't return it.
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She won the point with a smash that shot down into the corner of the court.
แม้mɛ́ɛลูกสแมชlûuk-sà-mɛ̀ɛtของkɔ̌ɔngคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngจะjàพุ่งลงpûng-longมาmaaทั้งtángแรงrɛɛngและlɛ́เร็วreoแต่dtɛ̀ɛเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยังyangตั้งรับdtâng-rápและlɛ́ตีโต้กลับdtii-dtôo-glàpไปbpaiได้dâai
Although her opponent's smash came down hard and fast, she still managed to defend against it and return it.
จุดเด่นjùt-dènของkɔ̌ɔngนักเทนนิสnák-teen-nítคนนี้kon-níiคือkʉʉลูกสแมชlûuk-sà-mɛ̀ɛtที่tîiทั้งtángหนักnàkและlɛ́แม่นยำmɛ̂n-yamโดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́เวลาที่wee-laa-tîiเขาkǎoอยู่yùuหน้าnâaเน็ตnétแล้วlɛ́ɛoคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngตีdtiiลูกโด่งlûuk-dòongมาmaa
This tennis player's strength is his powerful, accurate smash, especially when he is at the net and his opponent sends him a lob.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สแมช said สะ-แหมด?
sà-mɛ̀ɛt
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 endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |