แส่
sɛ̀ɛMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] meddle; [to] interfere
to meddle or interfere in other people's affairs; to be nosy.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerแส่sɛ̀ɛแส่sɛ̀ɛ[to] meddle; [to] interfereเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineได้ไหมdâai-mǎiได้ไหมdâai-mǎi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)
Can you not meddle in my business?
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เขาkăoชอบchôpแส่sàeเรื่องrêuuangของkŏngคนอื่นkon èunทั้งๆtáng tángที่têeตัวเองdtuua engก็gâwยังyangเอาaoตัวdtuuaไม่mâiรอดrôot
He likes to interfere in other people's affairs, even though he can't even manage his own life.
ฉันchănไม่ชอบmâi chôpเพื่อนบ้านpêuuan bâanคนนี้kon néeเลยloieเขาkăoแส่sàeไม่mâiเข้าkâoเรื่องrêuuangจริงๆjing jing
I don't like this neighbor at all. He's really nosy about things that don't concern him.
การที่gaan-tîiคุณkunเข้าไปยุ่งkâo-bpai-yûngกับgàpปัญหาbpan-hǎaส่วนตัวsùuan-dtuuaของkɔ̌ɔngพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoโดยdooiไม่mâiได้รับเชิญdâi-ráp-chəənถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการgaanแส่sɛ̀ɛที่tîiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaan
Your getting involved in their personal problems without being invited is considered unwanted meddling.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sɛ̀ɛ
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |