เสมือน
sà-mʉ̌ʉanMeanings
1ConjunctionB1
as if; as though; like
used to compare or indicate that something appears or acts like something else; as if it were that thing; also used adverbially to mean seemingly
Examples
ฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàk[to] rain heavily; pourจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetเสมือนsà-mʉ̌ʉanเสมือนsà-mʉ̌ʉan1as if; as though; like2virtual; simulated; quasi-กลายเป็นglaai-bpenกลายเป็นglaai-bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]แม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamriver
It rained so heavily that the street seemed like it had turned into a river.
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He takes care of his younger sibling as if he were a father.
สีหน้าsǐi-nâaของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəเสมือนsà-mʉ̌ʉanบอกbɔ̀ɔkทุกอย่างtúk-yàangโดยdooiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngเอ่ยyèeคำพูดkam-pûut
Her expression seemed to say everything without a word.
บทเพลงbòt-pleengนี้níiปลอบโยนใจbplɔ̀ɔp-yoon-jaiฉันchǎnเสมือนsà-mʉ̌ʉanอ้อมกอดɔ̂ɔm-gɔ̀ɔtจากjàakคนรักkon-rák
This song comforts me as if it were an embrace from a loved one.
2AdjectiveB2
virtual; simulated; quasi-
existing in effect or in a computer/simulated form rather than physically; also used as a prefix-like modifier meaning quasi- or pseudo-
Examples
ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ประชุมbprà-chumประชุมbprà-chum1meeting; conference2[to] meet; hold a meetingกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: roomsเสมือนsà-mʉ̌ʉanเสมือนsà-mʉ̌ʉan1as if; as though; like2virtual; simulated; quasi-ไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ng1don't have to; no need to2no need to; don't have to; don't3don't; no needเดินทางdəən-taangเดินทางdəən-taang[to] travel; make a journeyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítoffice; workplace (loanword)จริงjingจริงjing1true; real; genuine2really; truly; indeed3intensifier particle (final)4truth; reality (rare as noun)
Now we meet in a virtual room, no need to travel to the real office.
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เขาkǎoเปิดbpə̀ətร้านráanเสมือนsà-mʉ̌ʉanบนbonแพลตฟอร์มออนไลน์plɛ̂ɛt-fɔɔm-ɔɔn-laaiลูกค้าlûuk-káaก็gɔ̂เข้าไปkâo-bpaiเลือกlʉ̂ʉakสินค้าsǐn-káaเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเดินdəənในnaiร้านráan
He opened a virtual shop on an online platform, and customers browse as if walking in a store.
เราraoใช้cháiแว่นตาwɛ̂ɛn-dtaaเสมือนจริงsà-mʉ̌ʉan-jingเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทดสอบtót-sɔ̀ɔpแบบbɛ̀ɛpบ้านbâanก่อนgɔ̀ɔnสร้างsâangจริงjingเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótความผิดพลาดkwaam-pìt-plâat
We use virtual reality headsets to test the house design before actual construction to reduce errors.
โครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiเป็นbpenเสมือนsà-mʉ̌ʉanพิพิธภัณฑ์ดิจิทัลpí-pít-tá-pan-dì-jì-tâlผู้ชมpûu-chomสัมผัสsǎm-pàtผลงานpǒn-ngaanผ่านpàanภาพpâapสามมิติsǎam-mí-dtìแทนtɛɛnของจริงkɔ̌ɔng-jing
This project is a virtual museum; viewers experience works through 3D images instead of physical pieces.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เสมือน said สะ-เหมือน?
sà-mʉ̌ʉan
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 | — | — |