แซ็บ
sɛ́pMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
delicious; tasty (Isan; colloq.)
Delicious or tasty, especially of food. Often used of strongly flavored Isan dishes, but does not inherently mean spicy.
Examples
ส้มตำsôm dtamส้มตำsôm dtamsom tam; green papaya saladต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toรสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelแซ็บsáepแซ็บsáep1delicious; tasty (Isan; colloq.)2[to] be delicious; taste good (Isan; colloq.)ๆ-ถึงจะtĕung jàถึงจะtĕung jà1only if; only when; not until2even if; even though; although (often with ก็)อร่อยà-ròiอร่อยà-ròi1delicious; tasty2[to] taste good; be delicious
Som Tum has to have a zesty flavor to be delicious.
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I like to eat Tom Yum Goong that has a strong, zesty flavor.
Yesterday I went to eat Larb; the zesty flavor was very pleasing.
คนต่างชาติkon-dtàang-châatบางคนbaang-konอาจàatไม่mâiชินchinกับgàpอาหารaa-hǎanรสrótแซ็บsɛ́pของkɔ̌ɔngไทยtaiเพราะprɔ́มีmiiทั้งtángเผ็ดpètและlɛ́เปรี้ยวbprîiao
Some foreigners might not be used to the zesty flavor of Thai food because it's both spicy and sour.
2VerbA2
[to] be delicious; taste good (Isan; colloq.)
To taste delicious or good; used predicatively of food, without necessarily implying spiciness.
Examples
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This fish chili dip is very delicious!
ลองlɔɔngกินginแกงอ่อมgɛɛng-ɔ̀ɔmฝีมือfǐi-mʉʉแม่mɛ̂ɛฉันchǎnสิsìรับรองráp-rɔɔngว่าwâaแซ็บsɛ́pอีหลีii-lǐi
Try my mom's Gaeng Om. I guarantee it's truly delicious.
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanคนอีสานkon-ii-sǎanชวนchuuanไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâaoที่บ้านtîi-bâanเขาkǎoทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎanอร่อยà-rɔ̀iมากmâakจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngชมchomว่าwâaแซ็บหลายsɛ́p-lǎai
My Isan friend invited me to their house for a meal. They cooked so well that I had to compliment them, "So delicious!"
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 syllableShort vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
sɛ́p
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |