เส้นสาย
sên-sǎaiMeaning
1NounB2
connections; pull; influence
Personal connections or influence used to obtain favors, advantages, or preferential treatment.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)7ngan (land unit: 400 m², a quarter of a rai)เร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soonเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีเส้นสายmii-sên-sǎaiมีเส้นสายmii-sên-sǎai[to] have connections; [to] have pullกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaan1manager; administrator2personal manager; handler
He got the job quickly because he has connections with the manager.
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Without connections, you might have to wait a long time to get your turn.
แม้mɛ́ɛคุณสมบัติkun-ná-sǒm-bàtเขาkǎoยังyangไม่mâiครบkrópแต่dtɛ̀ɛด้วยdûuaiเส้นสายsên-sǎaiทำให้tam-hâiเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanถูกtùukดันdanผ่านpàanอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
Even though his qualifications weren’t complete, his connections pushed the documents through quickly.
ระบบrá-bòpที่tîiโปร่งใสbpròong-sǎiต้องdtɔ̂ngลดlótอิทธิพลìt-tí-ponของkɔ̌ɔngเส้นสายsên-sǎaiในnaiขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnคัดเลือกkát-lʉ̂ʉakบุคลากรbùk-ká-laa-gɔɔn
A transparent system must reduce the influence of personal connections in recruitment processes.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
sên
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → Falling
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
เส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)line; stripe; thread-like lengthPart 1
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สายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch10classifier for rivers and streamslate (in the day); running latePart 2
เส้นสายsên-sǎaiเส้นสายsên-sǎaiconnections; pull; influenceconnections; pull; influenceWord