เศร้า
sâoMeaning
1AdjectiveA2
sad; sorrowful
feeling unhappy, downhearted, or full of sorrow; causing a feeling of sadness
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)เศร้าsâoเศร้าsâosad; sorrowfulเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingคิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planถึงบ้านtʉ̌ng-bâanถึงบ้านtʉ̌ng-bâan[to] arrive home
Today I feel sad because I miss home.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatก็เลยgɔ̂-ləəiดูเศร้าduu-sâoไปbpaiทั้งวันtáng-wan
Yesterday it rained heavily, so the atmosphere felt sad all day.
ฉันchǎnได้ข่าวdâai-kàaoไม่ดีmâi-diiตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoเลยləəiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเศร้าsâoตลอดทั้งวันdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-táng-wan
I received bad news in the morning, so I felt sad the whole day.
เรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoในnaiภาพยนตร์pâap-pá-yonสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnการสูญเสียgaan-sǔun-sǐiaได้dâaiลึกซึ้งlʉ́k-sʉ́ngจนjonทำให้tam-hâiผู้ชมpûu-chomหลายคนlǎai-konรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเศร้าsâo
The story in the film portrayed loss so profoundly that it made many viewers feel sad.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
sâo
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |