แซก
sɛ̂ɛkMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] insert; slip in; interject
to put something between other things, or to add briefly in speech, writing, music, or an activity (e.g., interject a comment, insert a phrase)
Examples
ระหว่างประชุมrá-wàang bprà-chumระหว่างประชุมrá-wàang bprà-chumduring the meetingเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแซกsâekแซกsâek1[to] insert; slip in; interject2[to] squeeze through; slip betweenคำถามkam tăamคำถามkam tăamquestionสั้นๆsân sânสั้นๆsân sânbriefly; in shortเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forความชัดเจนkwaam chát jaynความชัดเจนkwaam chát jayn1clarity; sharpness (image/sound)2clarity; definiteness (ideas/statements/decisions)
During the meeting, he inserted a brief question to ask for clarification.
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เธอtəəแซกsɛ̂ɛkประโยคbprà-yòokอธิบายà-tí-baaiไว้wáiในnaiวงเล็บwong-lépเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiผู้pûuอ่านเข้าใจàan-kâo-jaiง่ายขึ้นngâai-kʉ̂n
She inserted an explanatory sentence in parentheses to make it easier for readers to understand.
ผมpǒmชอบchɔ̂ɔpแซกsɛ̂ɛkตัวอย่างdtuua-yàangจริงjingระหว่างrá-wàangบรรยายban-yaaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเชื่อมโยงchʉ̂ʉam-yoongทฤษฎีtrít-sà-diiกับgàpการปฏิบัติgaan-bpà-dtì-bàt
I like to insert real examples during lectures to link theory with practice.
วงดนตรีwong don-dtreeแซกsâekท่อนริฟฟ์tôn rífสั้นๆsân sânระหว่างrá-wàangท่อนร้องtôn róngเพื่อpêuuaสร้างจังหวะsâang jang-wàและláeอารมณ์aa-romให้hâiโดดเด่นdòht dènขึ้นkêun
The band inserted a short riff between the vocal sections to enhance the rhythm and mood.
2VerbB2
[to] squeeze through; slip between
to move into or through a gap between people or things, such as making one's way through a crowd
Examples
แมลงปอmá-lɛɛng-bpɔɔแมลงปอmá-lɛɛng-bpɔɔdragonflyแซกsɛ̂ɛkแซกsɛ̂ɛk1[to] insert; slip in; interject2[to] squeeze through; slip betweenบินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)ผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughกอgɔɔกอgɔɔ1clump; tuft (of plants)2classifier for clumps of plantsหญ้าyâaหญ้าyâa1grass2weed; weedy vegetationไปมาbpai-maaไปมาbpai-maa1[to] go back and forth; frequent2back and forth; to and froอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4in the manner of; -lyคล่องแคล่วklɔ̂ɔng-klɛ̂ɛoคล่องแคล่วklɔ̂ɔng-klɛ̂ɛo1nimble; agile; deft2fluent; skillful
A dragonfly wove its way back and forth through the clumps of grass with agility.
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The children wound their way through the crowd to stand in front of the stage.
เถาวัลย์tǎo-wanแซกsɛ̂ɛkเลื้อยlʉ́ʉaiตามdtaamซอกsɔ̂ɔkก้อนหินgɔ̂ɔn-hǐnแล้วlɛ́ɛoโค้งkóongกลับไปglàp-bpaiพันpanลำlamต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn-máai-yài
The vine threaded its way through the crevices of the rocks and curved back to wrap around the big tree’s trunk.
นักปั่นจักรยานnák bpàn jàk-grà-yaanแซกsâekผ่านpàanรถrótที่têeติดdtìtเป็นช่วงๆbpen chûuang chûuangโดยdoiสลับsà-làpเลนleenอย่างระมัดระวังyàang rá-mát-rá-wang
The cyclist weaved through the intermittently jammed cars, changing lanes carefully.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
sɛ̂ɛk
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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 | — | — |