เสด็จ
sà-dètMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] go/come/travel (royal)
royal/formal verb used for a king, queen, or royalty meaning to go, come, arrive, depart, or travel
Examples
พระองค์prá-ongพระองค์prá-ong1royal person; His/Her Majesty2royal third-person pronoun3royal second-person pronoun4royal classifier5body (royal)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เสด็จsà-dètเสด็จsà-dèt1[to] go/come/travel (royal)2prince; princess (royal title)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyทรงเยี่ยมsong-yîiamทรงเยี่ยมsong-yîiam[to] pay a royal visit (to [sb]/[somewhere])ประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1classifier: คน2the public; the people (citizens of a country)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerจังหวัดjang-wàtจังหวัดjang-wàtprovinceเหนือnʉ̌ʉaเหนือnʉ̌ʉa1north; the North2northern3above; over4superior to; aboveพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after today
His Majesty will travel to visit the people in the northern province tomorrow.
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ขบวนเสด็จkà-buuan-sà-dètมาmaaถึงเวลาtʉ̌ng-wee-laaเช้าcháoท่ามกลางtâam-glaangประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonที่tîiเฝ้ารอfâo-rɔɔ
The royal procession arrived in the morning amid the waiting crowd.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพระองค์prá-ongเสด็จออกsà-dèt-ɔ̀ɔkจากjàakพระราชวังprá-râat-chá-wangข้าราชบริพารkâa-râat-chá-bɔɔ-rí-paanก็gɔ̂จัดjàtริ้วขบวนríu-kà-buuanอย่างyàangเป็นระเบียบbpen-rá-bìiap
When His Majesty departed from the palace, the courtiers arranged the procession in an orderly manner.
สมเด็จพระราชินีsǒm-dèt-prá-raa-chí-niiเสด็จsà-dètมาmaaทรงsongเปิดงานbpə̀ət-ngaanโดยdooiมีmiiประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonเฝ้ารับเสด็จfâo-ráp-sà-dètอย่างคับคั่งyàang-káp-kâng
Her Majesty the Queen came to preside over the opening, with a large crowd welcoming the royal arrival.
2NounC1
prince; princess (royal title)
A title used to address or refer to a royal person of พระองค์เจ้าพระองค์เจ้าprá-ong-jâaoprince/princess of Phra Ong Chao rank rank, also used in ท่านเสด็จ.
Examples
คนในวังkon-nai-wangคนในวังkon-nai-wang1person in the palace2palace insider; royal court insiderเรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionพระองค์เจ้าprá-ong-jâaoพระองค์เจ้าprá-ong-jâaoprince/princess of Phra Ong Chao rankพระองค์prá-ongพระองค์prá-ong1royal person; His/Her Majesty2royal third-person pronoun3royal second-person pronoun4royal classifier5body (royal)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeท่านtânท่านtân1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)เสด็จsà-dètเสด็จsà-dèt1[to] go/come/travel (royal)2prince; princess (royal title)
The people in the palace refer to this royal of Phra Ong Chao rank as 'Than Sadet.'
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ในnaiละครlá-kɔɔnย้อนยุคyɔ́ɔn-yúkเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiนางข้าหลวงnaang-kâa-lǔuangใช้cháiคำว่าkam-wâaเสด็จsà-dètเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพูดpûutกับgàpพระองค์เจ้าprá-ong-jâaoที่tîiตนdtonรับใช้ráp-chái
In this historical drama, the lady-in-waiting uses 'Sadet' when addressing the royal of Phra Ong Chao rank whom she serves.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ngพระองค์เจ้าprá-ong-jâaoผู้pûuทรงsongอุปถัมภ์ù-bpà-tǎmครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaผู้เขียนpûu-kǐianบันทึกban-tʉ́kใช้cháiคำว่าkam-wâaท่านtânเสด็จsà-dètอยู่yùuเสมอด้วยsà-mə̌ə-dûuaiความเคารพkwaam-kao-rópผูกพันpùuk-pan
When referring to the royal of Phra Ong Chao rank who supported the family, the memoirist consistently uses 'Than Sadet' with respect and affection.
คำว่าkam-wâaเสด็จsà-dètในnaiจดหมายjòt-mǎaiฉบับchà-bàpนี้níiเป็นbpenคำkamที่tîiผู้เขียนpûu-kǐianใช้cháiเรียกrîiakพระองค์เจ้าprá-ong-jâaoผู้รับpûu-rápจดหมายjòt-mǎaiมิได้mí-dâaiกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ngการเดินทางgaan-dəən-taangแต่อย่างใดdtɛ̀ɛ-yàang-dai
In this letter, 'Sadet' is the title the writer uses for the recipient, a royal of Phra Ong Chao rank; it does not refer to travel.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เสด็จ said สะ-เด็ด?
sà-dèt
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |