ส่ำใด๋

sàm-dǎi

Meanings

1PronounB2

how much; how many

(Isan/Lao dialect) How much; how many. Used to ask about a quantity, number, or price. Equivalent to 'เท่าไหร่เท่าไหร่tâo-rài1how much/how many (amount/price)2how (to what degree/extent)3not much/many (after negation)4no matter how much/many' (thâo-rài) in Central Thai.

Examples

แม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaแม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káafemale vendor; saleswoman; shopkeeperส้มตำsôm-dtamส้มตำsôm-dtamsom tam; green papaya saladถาดtàatถาดtàat1tray2classifier: traysนี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)ราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2[to] cost; [to be] priced atถาดtàatถาดtàat1tray2classifier: traysละláละlá1[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)2each; per3[to] omit; leave out; skip4topic/softening particleส่ำใด๋sàm-dǎiส่ำใด๋sàm-dǎi1how much; how many2to what extent; how
Ma'am, how much is this tray of som tum?
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มื้อนี้mʉ́ʉ-níiสิsìเอาaoข้าวkâaoไปbpaiวัดwátส่ำใด๋sàm-dǎiดีdiiล่ะlâแม่mɛ̂ɛ
How much rice should we take to the temple today, Mom?
ถ้าtâaเฮาhaoสิsìไปbpaiอุบลฯù-bonต้องdtôngเตรียมdtriiamเงินngernไปbpaiส่ำใด๋sàm dăiจั่งสิjàng sìพอใช้por chái
If we're going to Ubon, how much money should we prepare to have enough?
เพิ่นpêrnบ่bòได้dâiบอกว่าbòk wâaต้องการdtông gaanคนงานkon ngaanส่ำใด๋sàm dăiบอกbòkแต่เพียงdtàe piiangว่าwâaให้hâiหามาให้hăa maa hâiเร็วreoที่สุดtêe sùt
He didn't say how many workers he needed, only that we should find them as quickly as possible.
2AdverbB2

to what extent; how

(Isan/Lao dialect) To what extent; how. Used to ask about the degree or intensity of a quality or action. For example, 'ฮักส่ำใด๋' (hák sàm dǎi) means 'how much do you love?'.

Examples

อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forฮู้เด้húu-dêeฮู้เด้húu-dêeI know! (Isan)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillฮักเจ้าhák-jâaoฮักเจ้าhák-jâaoI love you (Isan/Northern Thai)ส่ำใด๋sàm-dǎiส่ำใด๋sàm-dǎi1how much; how many2to what extent; how
I'd really like to know, how much does he love you?
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ถ้าtâaอยากyàakฮู้húuว่าwâaมันmanยากyâakส่ำใด๋sàm-dǎiกะgàต้องdtɔ̂ngลองเฮ็ดlɔɔng-hétเบิ่งbə̀əngเองeeng
If you want to know how difficult it is, you have to try doing it yourself.
บ่bòมีไผmee păiเข้าใจkâo jaiดอกdòkว่าwâaข่อยkòiต้องdtôngพยายามpà-yaa-yaamหนักnàkส่ำใด๋sàm dăiกว่าgwàaสิsìมาฮอดmaa hôtมื้อนี้méu néeได้dâi
No one understands how hard I had to try to get to this day.
ต่อให้dtɔ̀ɔ-hâiปัญหาbpan-hǎaในnaiชีวิตchii-wítมันmanจะjàหนักหนาสาหัสnàk-nǎa-sǎa-hàtส่ำใด๋sàm-dǎiเฮากะhao-gàต้องอดทนdtɔ̂ng-òt-tonสู้ต่อไปsûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
No matter how severe the problems in life are, we must endure and keep fighting.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classHigh class
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Low tone

sàm

Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.

High class + Mai ek → Low

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

ส่ำsàmส่ำsàm1equally; as much as2group; herd; multitude3classifier for groups or herdsequally; as much asPart 1
+
ใด๋dǎiใด๋dǎi1which? (Isan)2which one?; what? (Isan)which? (Isan)Part 2
ส่ำใด๋sàm-dǎiส่ำใด๋sàm-dǎihow much; how manyhow much; how manyWord

Related Words

1how much; how many

2to what extent; how