แซ่บๆ
sâep sâepMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
tasty; delicious; full of flavor (colloq.)
Delicious or strongly flavorful, often describing spicy food; a reduplicated form of แซ่บแซ่บsɛ̂p1delicious; tasty (Isan); spicy and flavorful2hot; attractive; exciting (slang), originally from Isan usage.
Examples
เย็นนี้yen néeเย็นนี้yen née1this evening2this evening's (as a modifier)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketส้มตำsôm dtamส้มตำsôm dtamsom tam; green papaya saladแซ่บๆsâep sâepแซ่บๆsâep sâep1tasty; delicious; full of flavor (colloq.)2So tasty/spicy! So hot!3sexy; bold; striking (slang)4juicy (gossip/news) (slang)
Tonight, I want to eat some intensely spicy and flavorful papaya salad.
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ถ้าtâaชอบchôpอาหารอีสานaa-hăan ee-săanรสจัดจ้านrót jàt jâanต้องdtôngลองlongแกงอ่อมgaeng òmไก่gàiที่นี่têe nêeเลยloieรับรองráp rongว่าwâaแซ่บๆsâep sâepถึงใจtĕung jai
If you like intensely flavored Isaan food, you must try the chicken 'om' curry here. I guarantee it's intensely delicious to the core.
ไปbpaiร้านนั้นráan nánสิsìเขาkăoทำยำtam yamวุ้นเส้นwún sênได้dâiรสชาติrót-châatแซ่บๆsâep sâepถูกใจtòok jaiมากmâak
You should go to that restaurant; they make glass noodle salad with a very delicious and spicy flavor that I really like.
ความโดดเด่นkwaam dòt dènของkŏngอาหารปักษ์ใต้aa-hăan bpàk-dtâiคือkeuเครื่องแกงkrêuuang gaengที่têeเผ็ดร้อนpèt rónทำให้tam hâiทุกtúkเมนูmay-nooมีmeeรสชาติrót-châatแซ่บๆsâep sâepที่têeเป็นเอกลักษณ์bpen èek-gà-lákเฉพาะตัวchà-pór dtuua
The distinctiveness of Southern Thai food is its fiery hot curry paste, which gives every dish a uniquely intense and flavorful taste.
2InterjectionB1
So tasty/spicy! So hot!
an exclamation praising spiciness, deliciousness, or someone’s striking/sexy look
Examples
ชิมchimชิมchim[to] taste; sample (food or drink)ส้มตำsôm dtamส้มตำsôm dtamsom tam; green papaya saladโอ๊ยóoiโอ๊ยóoi1ouch; ow2ugh; geez; oh manแซ่บๆsâep sâepแซ่บๆsâep sâep1tasty; delicious; full of flavor (colloq.)2So tasty/spicy! So hot!3sexy; bold; striking (slang)4juicy (gossip/news) (slang)เผ็ดpètเผ็ดpèt1spicy; hot (pungent)2figuratively fierce/bitingแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)อร่อยà-ròiอร่อยà-ròi1delicious; tasty2[to] taste good; be delicious
(Tastes papaya salad) Oh, wow, so spicy and good! It's hot but delicious.
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เห็นhĕnเพื่อนpêuuanใส่sàiชุดใหม่chút màiโหhŏoชุดchútนี้néeแซ่บๆsâep sâepไปbpaiซื้อséuมาจากmaa jàakไหนnăiเนี่ยnîia
Whoa, that outfit is hot! Where did you buy it from?
ดูdooการแสดงบนเวทีgaan sà-daeng bon way-teeแซ่บๆsâep sâepทั้งtángร้องróngทั้งtángเต้นdtênจัดเต็มjàt dtemขนาดนี้kà-nàat néeไม่mâiแปลกใจbplàek jaiเลยloieที่têeบัตรbàtขายkăaiหมดเกลี้ยงmòt glîiang
Fierce! Singing and dancing with that much energy, it's no wonder the tickets were completely sold out.
3AdjectiveB2
sexy; bold; striking (slang)
describing a person, look, or style as sexy, daring, or eye‑catching (slang)
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)แต่งตัวdtàeng dtuuaแต่งตัวdtàeng dtuua1[to] get dressed; dress [oneself]2[to] dress [sb]; clothe [sb]3[to] dress up; dress stylishly; wear a costumeได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerแซ่บๆsâep sâepแซ่บๆsâep sâep1tasty; delicious; full of flavor (colloq.)2So tasty/spicy! So hot!3sexy; bold; striking (slang)4juicy (gossip/news) (slang)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedดูสิdoo sìดูสิdoo sìlook!; see!ใครๆkrai kraiใครๆkrai krai1everyone; people in general2anyone at all; just anyoneก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerมองmongมองmong1[to] look at2[to] watch; observe3[to] view; regard; consider
That girl dresses so daringly, look! Everyone is staring at her.
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วันนี้wan néeขอkŏrแต่งหน้าdtàeng nâaลุคlúkแซ่บๆsâep sâepไปปาร์ตี้bpai bpâa-dtêeหน่อยnòiนะnáจะได้jà dâaiเกิดgèrt
Today, I want to do a sexy makeup look for the party, so I can stand out.
นางแบบnaang bàepคนนี้kon néeมีmeeอินinเeนอnoร์rที่têeแซ่บๆsâep sâepไม่ว่าmâi wâaใส่sàiชุดchútธรรมดาtam-má-daaแค่ไหนkâe năiก็gâwดูdooโดดเด่นdòht dènขึ้นมาkêun maaทันทีtan tee
This model has such a fierce/sexy vibe; no matter how plain the clothes she wears, she immediately looks outstanding.
การที่gaan têeดาราdaa-raaบางคนbaang konกล้าglâaที่จะtêe jàฉีกchèekแนวnaeoมาmaaแต่งตัวdtàeng dtuuaลุคlúkแซ่บๆsâep sâepถือเป็นtĕu bpenการสร้างgaan sâangภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákใหม่màiที่têeน่าจับตามองnâa jàp dtaa mong
The fact that some celebrities dare to break from their usual style to adopt a more daring/sexy look is considered the creation of a new, noteworthy public image.
4AdjectiveB2
juicy (gossip/news) (slang)
describing gossip, news, or content as exciting and sensational (slang)
Examples
เธอๆter-terเธอๆter-terhey; hey, youมานี่maa nêeมานี่maa nêecome hereเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soonมีเรื่องmee rêuuangมีเรื่องmee rêuuang1[to] have an issue; something came up2[to] get into a quarrel/fightเม้าท์máoเม้าท์máo1[to] gossip; chat2gossip; chitchat3mouth (slang; nonstandard)แซ่บๆsâep sâepแซ่บๆsâep sâep1tasty; delicious; full of flavor (colloq.)2So tasty/spicy! So hot!3sexy; bold; striking (slang)4juicy (gossip/news) (slang)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคู่รักดาราkôo rák daa-raaคู่รักดาราkôo rák daa-raacelebrity coupleคู่kôoคู่kôo1pair; couple2classifier for pairs3even (number)4in pairs; double5[to] pair; matchใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเล่าให้ฟังlâo hâi fangเล่าให้ฟังlâo hâi fang[to] tell [sb]; [to] recount (to [sb]); [to] share what happened (with [sb])
Hey you, come here quick, I have some sensational gossip about a new celebrity couple to tell you.
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ข่าวการเมืองkàao gaan meuuangช่วงนี้chûuang néeมีแต่mee dtàeประเด็นbprà-denแซ่บๆsâep sâepให้hâiติดตามdtìt dtaamทุกวันtúk wanเลยloie
Political news lately has had nothing but sensational issues to follow every single day.
รายการraai gaanทอล์คtókโชว์chôhนั้นnánพยายามpà-yaa-yaamหาhăaแต่dtàeประเด็นbprà-denดราม่าdraa-mâaแซ่บๆsâep sâepมาmaaนำเสนอnam sà-nĕrเพื่อpêuuaเรียกเรตติ้งrîiak râyt-dtîngโดยdoiไม่mâiคำนึงถึงkam-neung tĕungผลกระทบpŏn grà-tópต่อdtòแหล่งข่าวlàeng kàao
That talk show tries to find only sensational, dramatic topics to present in order to boost ratings, without considering the impact on the sources.
วงการบันเทิงwong gaan ban-terngมักจะmák jàมีmeeสตอรี่sà-dto-rîiแซ่บๆsâep sâepถูกtòokปล่อยออกมาbplòi òk maaกลบglòpข่าวkàaoด้านลบdâan lópของkŏngคนดังkon dangคนอื่นkon èunเสมอsà-mĕrซึ่งsêungเป็นbpenเรื่องrêuuangที่têeน่าสังเกตnâa săng-gèt
The entertainment industry often has sensational stories released to bury the negative news of other celebrities, which is an interesting thing to observe.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แซ่บๆ said แซ่บ-แซ่บ?
sâep sâep
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
sâep
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |