Thai word
แซ่บ
sâaep
辣/性感/棒（伊善语源）
How to pronounce แซ่บ
Falling tone
Starts high, falls quickly to low
แซ่บ is written sâaep and carries the falling tone. Listen first, then copy the pitch — in Thai the pitch belongs to the word the way a vowel does.
Same syllable, five tones
Thai uses pitch to tell words apart. Below is the same syllable on each of the five tones — nothing changes but the pitch. Say your word (highlighted) on one of the other four and a Thai listener hears a different word, or none at all.
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saaep
Mid tone
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sàaep
Low tone
- แซ่บ
sâaep
Falling tone
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sǎaep
Rising tone
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sáaep
High tone
What does แซ่บ mean?
Translation
辣/性感/棒（伊善语源）
แซ่บ (sâaep) means "辣/性感/棒（伊善语源）" in Thai.
Example sentences
ส้มตำร้านนี้แซ่บหลาย!
sôm-dtam ráan níi sâep lǎai
这家店的青木瓜沙拉太好吃了！
ส้มตำร้านนี้แซ่บมาก กินแล้วฟินสุดๆ
sôm-dtam ráan níi sâep mâak, gin láaeo fin sùt-sùt
这家的 sôm-dtam 太 sâep 了，吃完 fin sùt-sùt。
Test yourself
One word from the same tone group. Its meaning is not on this page — see whether it stuck.
What does this word mean?
ห้า
hâa
Related words
More words with the falling tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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