แซว
sɛɛoMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] tease; rib; banter
to make playful or lighthearted jokes about someone; to tease in a friendly way
Examples
เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)แซวsaeoแซวsaeo[to] tease; rib; banterฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)รองเท้าrong táaoรองเท้าrong táaoshoe; footwearคู่kôoคู่kôo1pair; couple2classifier for pairs3in pairs; double4[to] pair; matchใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)แบบbàepแบบbàep1style; type; kind; manner2model; pattern; design; template3form; questionnaire4in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)ขำๆkăm kămขำๆkăm kăm1amusing; a bit funny2just for fun; not seriously
My friends like to tease me playfully about my new shoes.
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เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoเขาkǎoแซวsɛɛoพี่ชายpîi-chaaiว่าwâaแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuuaหล่อlɔ̀ɔไปbpaiออกกำลังกายɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaai
This morning he teased his older brother for dressing up handsomely to exercise.
พวกเราpûuak-raoชอบchɔ̂ɔpแซวsɛɛoกันganในกลุ่มnai-glùmแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂รู้rúuขอบเขตkɔ̀ɔp-kèetและlɛ́ไม่mâiทำให้tam-hâiใครkraiเสียใจsǐia-jai
We like to tease each other in the group, but we know our limits and don’t hurt anyone’s feelings.
ระหว่างrá-wàangกินข้าวgin kâaoเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanแซวsaeoกันganเรื่องrêuuangฉายาchăa-yaaสนุกๆsà-nùk sà-nùkเพื่อpêuuaคลายเครียดklaai krîiat
While eating, coworkers teased each other with funny nicknames to relieve stress.
เขาkăoชอบchôpแซวsaeoฉันchănแรงๆraeng raengเรื่องrêuuangมาmaaสายsăaiจนjonเริ่มrêrmรู้สึกrúu-sèukไม่สบายใจmâi sà-baai jai
He likes to make biting remarks about me being late to the point I’m starting to feel uncomfortable.
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanบางคนbaang-konแซวsɛɛoแรงrɛɛngเกินไปgəən-bpaiจนjonดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanตั้งใจdtâng-jaiข่มkòmให้hâiเสียหน้าsǐia-nâa
Some friends tease too harshly, to the point it seems like they intend to humiliate.
เขาkǎoไม่mâiโกรธgròotที่tîiโดนแซวdoon-sɛɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiหยุดyùtเพราะprɔ́มันmanแทงใจtɛɛng-jaiเกินไปgəən-bpai
He didn’t get angry at being teased, but told them to stop because it cut too close to the bone.
นักข่าวnák kàaoแซวsaeoนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangด้วยdûuayคำถามkam tăamคมๆkom komที่têeจงใจjong-jaiสะกิดsà-gìtประเด็นbprà-denอ่อนไหวòn wăi
The journalist ribbed the politician with sharp questions that intentionally poked at sensitive issues.
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 -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
sɛɛo
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 | — | — |