เซา

sao

Meanings

1NounB2

[to] stop; cease; quit (Isan/Lao dialect)

(Isan/Lao dialect) To stop or cease doing something; to quit.

Examples

เซาไห้sao hâiได้แล้วdâai láewได้แล้วdâai láewgot it; done; now possibleลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)เดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseพาไปpaa bpaiพาไปpaa bpai[to] take [sb] (to [somewhere])ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offขนมkà-nŏmขนมkà-nŏm1snack; sweet; dessert2confectionery; pastry
Stop crying now, child. Mom will take you to buy snacks.
2NounB2

[to] pause; stop briefly; take a break (Isan/Lao dialect)

(Isan/Lao dialect) To pause or stop for a short time, often to rest, before continuing.

Examples

ย่างyâangย่างyâang1[to] grill; roast over direct heat2[to] step; stride; pace; approach (age/time)3step; pace (walking)มาไกลmaa glaiมาไกลmaa glai1[to] have come a long way; make great progress2well advanced; far alongแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerเซาsaoเซาsao1[to] stop; cease; quit (Isan/Lao dialect)2[to] pause; stop briefly; take a break (Isan/Lao dialect)ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเถาะtɔ̀เถาะtɔ̀Rabbit (zodiac sign); the Year of the Rabbit
We've walked a long way. Let's take a break first.