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sɛɛngMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] overtake; pass (traffic)
to go past another vehicle moving in the same direction
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)แซงsɛɛngแซงsɛɛng1[to] overtake; pass (traffic)2[to] surpass; outstrip (competition)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)โค้งkóongโค้งkóong1curve; bend2[to] curve; bend; arch3curved; bending; arched4[to] bow (upper body)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7creamy; rich (texture/taste)อันตรายan-dtà-raaiอันตรายan-dtà-raai1danger; hazard2dangerous; hazardous
Don't overtake on a curve; it's dangerous.
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A moment ago the truck overtook us on a straight road.
เขาkăoเปิดไฟbpèrt faiเลี้ยวขวาlíiao kwăaและláeบีบbèepแตรdtraeสั้นsânๆ-เพื่อpêuuaขอkŏrแซงsaengแล้วláeoกลับglàpเข้าkâoช่องทางchông taangทันทีtan tee
He signaled right and honked briefly to ask to overtake, then returned to the lane immediately.
2VerbB1
[to] surpass; outstrip (competition)
to move ahead of someone in rank, score, or progress; to exceed
Examples
คะแนนká-nɛɛnคะแนนká-nɛɛn1score; point(s)2vote (counted choice)3rating; grade; markของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsทีมเราtiim-raoทีมเราtiim-raoour teamยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)แซงsɛɛngแซงsɛɛng1[to] overtake; pass (traffic)2[to] surpass; outstrip (competition)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Our team's score hasn't surpassed theirs yet, but it's close.
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ช่วงปลายchûuang-bplaaiเทอมtəəmคะแนนká-nɛɛnเฉลี่ยchà-lìiaของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəแซงsɛɛngเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanขึ้นkʉ̂nมาเป็นmaa-bpenอันดับหนึ่งan-dàp-nʉ̀ng
Towards the end of the term, her GPA overtook her classmates to become number one.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtหน้าใหม่nâa-màiเริ่มrə̂əmแซงsɛɛngคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngด้านdâanยอดyɔ̂ɔtผู้ใช้งานpûu-chái-ngaanภายในpaai-naiเวลาwee-laaไม่กี่mâi-gìiเดือนdʉʉan
The new company began to surpass competitors in user numbers within a few months.
ถ้าtâaเราraoไม่mâiปรับbpràpกลยุทธ์gon-lá-yútตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngก็gɔ̂จะjàยิ่งyîngแซงsɛɛngส่วนแบ่งตลาดsùuan-bɛ̀ng-dtà-làatของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiไกลglai
If we don't adjust our strategy, competitors will further outpace us in market share.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
sɛɛng
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |