สแลง
sà-lɛ̌ɛngMeaning
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slang
Very informal, nonstandard words and expressions used in casual speech, often within a group or community.
Examples
คำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สแลงsà-laengสแลงsà-laengslangเด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderคุยกันkui ganคุยกันkui gan1[to] talk together; chat2[to] discuss; talk things through; negotiate3[to] be talking (romantically); be seeing each other (informal)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)โซเชียลso-chîianโซเชียลso-chîian1social (online; informal)2social media (short form; informal)
This word is slang; kids use it when chatting on social media.
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เวลาwee-laaเขียนkǐianรายงานraai-ngaanควรkuuanหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangสแลงsà-lɛ̌ɛngและlɛ́ใช้cháiภาษาpaa-sǎaทางการtaang-gaanมากกว่าmâak-gwàa
When writing reports, you should avoid slang and use formal language instead.
สแลงsà-lɛ̌ɛngวัยรุ่นwai-rûnเปลี่ยนbplìianเร็วreoมากmâakคำkamที่tîiฮิตhítปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoวันนี้wan-níiอาจàatเชยchəəiไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛo
Teen slang changes very fast; words that were popular last year might be outdated today.
การgaanทำการตลาดtam-gaan-dtà-làatในnaiกลุ่มเฉพาะglùm-chà-pɔ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngระวังrá-wangสแลงsà-lɛ̌ɛngภายในpaai-naiวงการwong-gaanเพราะprɔ́อาจàatสื่อความหมายsʉ̀ʉ-kwaam-mǎaiเฉพาะกลุ่มchà-pɔ́-glùmและlɛ́ทำให้tam-hâiคนนอกkon-nɔ̂ɔkเข้าใจผิดkâo-jai-pìt
Marketing to niche groups must be careful with in-group slang, as it can carry group-specific meanings and cause outsiders to misunderstand.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สแลง said สะ-แหลง?
sà-lɛ̌ɛng
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 | — | — |