อาสา
aa-sǎaMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] volunteer; offer
to offer to do something willingly without being forced, often without pay
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อาสาช่วยaa-sǎa-chûuaiอาสาช่วยaa-sǎa-chûuai[to] volunteer to helpเก็บขยะgèp-kà-yàเก็บขยะgèp-kà-yà[to] collect garbage; [to] pick up trashที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-náสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-nápublic park
Tomorrow I volunteer to help pick up trash at the park.
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He offered to drive his friend even though it was very late.
ครูkruuถามtǎamว่าwâaใครkraiจะjàอาสาaa-sǎaจัดงานjàt-ngaanโรงเรียนroong-riianแล้วlɛ́ɛoหลายคนlǎai-konยกมือyók-mʉʉทันทีtan-tii
The teacher asked who would volunteer to organize the school event, and many people raised their hands immediately.
เธอtəəอาสาaa-sǎaทำtamบัญชีban-chiiให้hâiชมรมchom-romโดยdooiไม่รับmâi-rápค่าตอบแทนkâa-dtɔ̀ɔp-tɛɛnเพราะprɔ́อยากyàakฝึกทักษะfʉ̀k-ták-sàจริงjing
She volunteered to do the club’s accounts without pay because she wanted real practice.
2NounB1
volunteer (person)
a person who offers to do something willingly, often without pay
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoอาสาaa-sǎaอาสาaa-sǎa1[to] volunteer; offer2volunteer (person)มาช่วยmaa-chûuaiมาช่วยmaa-chûuai[to] come and helpเก็บขยะgèp-kà-yàเก็บขยะgèp-kà-yà[to] collect garbage; [to] pick up trashที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-náสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-nápublic park
Today there are volunteers helping collect trash at the park.
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กลุ่มglùmอาสาaa-sǎaจากjàakมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiจัดกิจกรรมjàt-gìt-jà-gamสอนsɔ̌ɔnหนังสือเด็กnǎng-sʉ̌ʉ-dèkทุกtúkวันเสาร์wan-sǎo
A group of volunteers from the university organizes classes for children every Saturday.
งานngaanนี้níiต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanอาสาaa-sǎaที่tîiมีmiiทักษะták-sàการปฐมพยาบาลgaan-bpà-tǒm-pá-yaa-baan
This event needs volunteers with first-aid skills.
เครือข่ายkrʉʉa-kàaiอาสาaa-sǎaในnaiชุมชนchum-chonร่วมมือกันrûuam-mʉʉ-ganกระจายgrà-jaaiอาหารaa-hǎanให้hâiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaที่tîiเดือดร้อนdʉ̀ʉat-rɔ́ɔn
The community volunteer network collaborates to distribute food to struggling families.
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
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
aa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
อาaaอาaa1paternal uncle/aunt (younger than one’s father)2uncle; aunt (familiar address)3prefix (Pali/Skt.): toward; near; throughoutpaternal uncle/aunt (younger than one’s father)Part 1
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อาสาaa-sǎaอาสาaa-sǎa[to] volunteer; offer[to] volunteer; offerWord