เสิร์ฟ
sə̀əpMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] serve (food/drinks)
to bring or present food or drinks to someone at a table or event
Examples
พนักงานเสิร์ฟpá-nák-ngaan-sə̀əpพนักงานเสิร์ฟpá-nák-ngaan-sə̀əpserver; waiter/waitressอาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káacustomer; client
The waiter serves food to the customer.
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Yesterday he served cold water to the guests at the party.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeฉันchănจะjàเสิร์ฟsèrpชาchaaและláeขนมkà-nŏmให้hâiเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanที่มาtêe maaบ้านbâan
Tomorrow I will serve tea and snacks to friends who come to my house.
ที่tîiร้านนี้ráan-níiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanจะjàเสิร์ฟsə̀əpซุปsúpก่อนgɔ̀ɔnแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iนำnamจานหลักjaan-làkมาmaaตามหลังdtaam-lǎng
At this restaurant, the staff serve soup first and then bring the main course afterward.
2VerbB1
[to] serve (sports)
to put the ball into play to start or restart a point in sports such as tennis, volleyball, or table tennis
Examples
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเกมgeemเกมgeem1game; match2video game3game (subdivision of play in sports)เทนนิสteen-nítเทนนิสteen-níttennisจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ng1must; have to; be obliged to2be certain/inevitableมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoการเสิร์ฟgaan-sə̀əpการเสิร์ฟgaan-sə̀əp1serving (food/drink)2a serve (sports)ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1time; occasion; instance2classifier for occurrences or times
Before a tennis match starts, there must be a serve first.
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พอpɔɔกรรมgamการให้สัญญาณgaan-hâi-sǎn-yaanเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เสิร์ฟsə̀əpลูกlûukวอลเลย์บอลwɔn-lêe-bɔnทันทีtan-tii
As soon as the referee signaled, he served the volleyball immediately.
เธอtəəเสิร์ฟsə̀əpลูกแรกlûuk-rɛ̂ɛkพลาดplâatแต่dtɛ̀ɛลูกlûukที่สองtîi-sɔ̌ɔngข้ามkâamตาข่ายdtaa-kàaiอย่างสวยงามyàang-sǔuai-ngaam
She missed the first serve, but the second one crossed the net beautifully.
นักเทนนิสnák-teen-nítพยายามpá-yaa-yaamเสิร์ฟsə̀əpหนักnàkใส่sàiมุมmumเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaตัดdtàtจังหวะjang-wàการรับgaan-rápของkɔ̌ɔngคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûu
The tennis player tries to serve hard into the corner to disrupt the opponent’s return timing.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เสิร์ฟ said เสิบ?
sə̀əp
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ฟ is said like บ (p).Silent letterร์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ฟ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sə̀əp
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
ร์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |