เสียดาย(sĭia daai)
Meanings
1InterjectionA2
what a pity!; that’s a shame!
used to express disappointment or that something is unfortunate
Examples
เสียดายsĭia daaiเสียดายsĭia daai1[to] regret a loss/missed chance; think it’s a pity2what a pity!; that’s a shame!ฝนตกfŏn dtòkฝนตกfŏn dtòkit is raining; [to] rainเลยloieเลยloie1[to] pass; go beyond; exceed2at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)3so; thus; then (immediate result)4completely; absolutely (emphasis)ไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2[to] fail to get/receive [sth]3did not4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5not really/actually (corrective)6No way!; absolutely notไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)สวนsŭuanสวนsŭuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)
What a pity, it rained so we didn’t go to the park.
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I missed the train yesterday; what a shame.
It’s unfortunate the shop closed early, so I couldn’t buy snacks in time.
เสียดายsĭia daaiงานคอนเสิร์ตngaan kon-sèrtน่าจะnâa jàสนุกsà-nùkแต่dtàeตั๋วdtŭuaหมดmòtก่อนที่gòn têeฉันchănจะjàจองjong
What a pity; the concert was probably fun, but tickets sold out before I booked.
2VerbB1
[to] regret a loss/missed chance; think it’s a pity
to feel it is unfortunate or a waste that something was lost, missed, or not used well
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เสียดายsĭia daaiเสียดายsĭia daai1[to] regret a loss/missed chance; think it’s a pity2what a pity!; that’s a shame!ที่têeที่têe1at; in; to (a place)2classifier: places; seats; individual servings3when; the time that (time marker)4place; spot; seat; space5ordinal marker6that/which/who (relative marker)พลาดplâatพลาดplâat1mistaken; in error2[to] miss; fail to catch; fail to attend3[to] make a mistake; slip upโอกาสoh-gàatโอกาสoh-gàat1chance; opportunity2occasion3likelihood; probabilityสมัครsà-màkสมัครsà-màk1[to] subscribe2[to] enroll; sign up; register3[to] apply (for)4willing; voluntaryทุนtunทุนtun1natural endowment2capital; funds3scholarship; grant4principal; cost basisเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because of; due to2because3melodious; pleasant-soundingส่งเอกสารsòng èk-gà-săanส่งเอกสารsòng èk-gà-săan[to] send documents; [to] submit documentsช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3[to] be slow; be late4late; delayedไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)หนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1a certain; a particular2a; one; a single3one (number)4first; top; foremostวันwanวันwan1daytime; daylight2classifier: days3day
I regret missing the chance to apply for the scholarship because I submitted the documents one day late.
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เขาkăoเสียดายsĭia daaiเงินngernที่têeลงทุนlong tunไปbpaiเพราะpráwไม่ได้ใช้mâi dâi cháiเครื่องมือkrêuuang meuuที่têeซื้อséuมาmaaให้hâiคุ้มค่าkúm kâa
He feels it was a waste of the money invested because the tools he bought weren’t used well.
เราraoทุกคนtúk konเสียดายsĭia daaiเวลาที่way-laa têeปล่อยให้bplòi hâiผ่านไปpàan bpaiโดยdoiไม่mâiเริ่มrêrmทำtamโปรเจ็กต์bpro-jèkตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeต้นdtônเทอมterm
We all regret the time that passed without starting the project from the beginning of the term.
ฉันchănเสียดายsĭia daaiศักยภาพsàk-gà-yá-pâapของkŏngทีมteemมากmâakที่têeไม่ได้รับmâi dâai rápการต่อยอดgaan dtòr yôtทั้งที่táng têeมีโอกาสmee oo-gàatสร้างผลลัพธ์sâang pŏn-lápที่têeดีกว่าdee gwàaนี้née
I deeply regret that the team’s potential wasn’t built upon, even though there was a chance to achieve better results.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
น่าเสียดายnâa sĭia-daaiน่าเสียดายnâa sĭia-daai1regrettable; unfortunate2regrettably; unfortunately3what a pity; that's too bad
- regrettable; unfortunate
- regrettably; unfortunately
- what a pity; that's too bad
อาลัยaa-laiอาลัยaa-lai1[to] mourn; [to] grieve2mourning; grief3[to] long for; [to] remain attached to
- [to] mourn; [to] grieve
- mourning; grief
- [to] long for; [to] remain attached to
Word Breakdown
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เสียดายsĭia daaiเสียดายsĭia daaiwhat a pity!; that’s a shame!