เซ้า
sáoMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] pester; press repeatedly
To repeatedly question, request, or urge someone in order to obtain an answer or get them to do what one wants.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)เซ้าsáoเซ้าsáo1[to] pester; press repeatedly2morning (Isan dialect)ถามtǎamถามtǎam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] ask about; consult3[to] question; interrogateเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillบอกbɔ̀ɔkบอกbɔ̀ɔk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forเล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)3question or topic particle (literary)
Stop pestering him with questions. He has already said he doesn't want to talk about it yet.
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เขาkǎoเซ้าsáoให้hâiฉันchǎnไปงานbpai-ngaanด้วยdûuaiทั้งที่táng-tîiฉันchǎnบอกbɔ̀ɔkแล้วlɛ́ɛoว่าwâaไม่ว่างmâi-wâang
He kept pressing me to go to the event with him, even though I had already said I wasn't free.
ยิ่งyîngถูกtùukเซ้าsáoให้hâiตอบdtɔ̀ɔpเรื่องส่วนตัวrʉ̂ʉang-sùuan-dtuuaต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยิ่งyîngอึดอัดʉ̀t-àtจนjonไม่mâiอยากyàakพูดpûutอะไรà-rai
The more she was pressed to answer personal questions in front of others, the more uncomfortable she became, until she no longer wanted to say anything.
ถ้าtâaลูกlûukยังyangไม่mâiพร้อมprɔ́ɔmเล่าlâoว่าwâaเกิดgə̀ətอะไรà-raiขึ้นkʉ̂nการgaanเซ้าsáoเอาaoคำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔpอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoยิ่งyîngปิดใจbpìt-jaiแทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàยอมyɔɔmพูดpûutคุยด้วยkui-dûuai
If your child is not ready to explain what happened, pressing for an answer may make them shut down even more rather than open up to you.
2NounB2
morning (Isan dialect)
The early part of the day; an Isan dialect word corresponding to standard Thai เช้าเช้าcháo1morning2morning; early-morning3in the morning.
Examples
มื้อนี้mʉ́ʉ-níiมื้อนี้mʉ́ʉ-níi1this meal2today (Isan/Northeastern Thai)ข่อยkɔ̀ɔiข่อยkɔ̀ɔi1I; me (Isan/Lao; humble/familiar)2Siamese rough bushตื่นdtʉ̀ʉnตื่นdtʉ̀ʉn1[to] wake up; awaken2be awake; stay awake3[to] be startled; be alarmed; get excited aboutแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เซ้าsáoเซ้าsáo1[to] pester; press repeatedly2morning (Isan dialect)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)กะgàกะgà1work shift2with (informal)3[to] estimate; guess4[to] intend; plan (informal)5(dialectal) then; also; indeedไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offกับข้าวgàp-kâaoกับข้าวgàp-kâao1side dishes; viands2food (colloquial, esp. home meals)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)
Today I woke up early in the morning and then went to buy food at the market.
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ถ้าtâaอยากyàakขายkǎaiผักpàkให้hâiคนkonที่มาtîi-maaแต่dtɛ̀ɛเซ้าsáoเฮากะhao-gàต้องdtɔ̂ngจัดjàtร้านráanให้hâiเสร็จsètก่อนgɔ̀ɔnฟ้าสางfáa-sǎang
If we want to sell vegetables to people who come early in the morning, we have to finish setting up the stall before dawn.
แม่mɛ̂ɛกำชับgam-chápว่าwâaมื้ออื่นmʉ́ʉ-ʉ̀ʉnมาmaaแต่dtɛ̀ɛเซ้าsáoเด้อdə̂əเพราะprɔ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngช่วยกันchûuai-ganเตรียมdtriiamอาหารaa-hǎanให้hâiเสร็จsètก่อนgɔ̀ɔnแขกkɛ̀ɛkจะjàมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ng
Mom stressed, “Come early tomorrow morning,” because we need to prepare the food together before the guests arrive.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
sáo
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |