เสเพล
sěe-peenMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
dissolute; irresponsible
living a wild, irresponsible, or dissipated lifestyle, often involving reckless spending on pleasure or partying
Examples
สมัยsà-mǎiสมัยsà-mǎi1period; era; age2term; tenure3during; in the time ofวัยรุ่นwai-rûnวัยรุ่นwai-rûn1teenager; youth (person/people)2teenage; for teens; youthful3adolescence; the teenage yearsเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเคยkəəiเคยkəəi1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)3shrimp paste (Southern Thai)ใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wítใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wít[to] live (one's life); lead a lifeเสเพลsěe-peenเสเพลsěe-peendissolute; irresponsibleแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)แต่งงานdtɛ̀ng-ngaanแต่งงานdtɛ̀ng-ngaan[to] get married; marryมีครอบครัวmii-krɔ̂ɔp-kruuaมีครอบครัวmii-krɔ̂ɔp-kruua1[to] have a family2[to] be marriedแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
In his youth he used to live a wild lifestyle, but now he is married with a family.
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ถ้าtâaคุณkunยังyangทำตัวtam-dtuuaเสเพลsěe-peenเอาแต่ao-dtɛ̀ɛเที่ยวเล่นtîiao-lênแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiสักวันsàk-wanเงินngənจะjàหมดตัวmòt-dtuua
If you keep living a dissipated life and only go out partying like this, one day you will run out of money.
พ่อแม่pôr mâeของเขาkŏng kăoกลุ้มใจglûm jaiมากmâakที่têeลูกชายlôok chaaiคบkópเพื่อนpêuuanไม่ดีmâi deeและláeมีmeeพฤติกรรมprút-dtì-gamเสเพลsăy-playไปbpaiวันwanๆ-
His parents are very worried that their son hangs out with bad friends and lives a reckless life day to day.
การใช้ชีวิตgaan-chái-chii-wítเสเพลsěe-peenและlɛ́ดื่มdʉ̀ʉmเหล้าlâoอย่างหนักyàang-nàkของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtก็gɔ̂ส่งผลให้sòng-pǒn-hâiเขาkǎoล้มละลายlóm-lá-laaiและlɛ́สุขภาพsùk-kà-pâapย่ำแย่yâm-yɛ̂ɛ
His dissipated lifestyle and heavy drinking eventually resulted in his bankruptcy and ruined health.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เสเพล said เส-เพน?
sěe-peen
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sěe
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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เพลpeenเพลpeenlate morning; monastic mealtime (before noon)late morning; monastic mealtime (before noon)Part 2
เสเพลsěe-peenเสเพลsěe-peendissolute; irresponsibledissolute; irresponsibleWord