Thai word
เศร้า
sâo
悲伤
How to pronounce เศร้า
Falling tone
Starts high, falls quickly to low
เศร้า is written sâo 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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sao
Mid tone
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sào
Low tone
- เศร้า
sâo
Falling tone
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sǎo
Rising tone
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sáo
High tone
What does เศร้า mean?
Translation
悲伤
เศร้า (sâo) means "悲伤" in Thai.
Example sentences
ตอนจบเศร้ามาก ร้องไห้ไปทั้งเรื่องเลย
dtawn jòp sâo mâak, ráwng-hâai bpai tháng rêuang loei
结局太悲伤了，我从头哭到尾。
นักแสดงคนโปรดของฉันเล่นทั้งบทตลกและบทเศร้าได้ดีหมดเลย
nák-sà-daeng khon bpròot khǎwng chǎn lên tháng bòt dtà-lòk láe bòt sâo dâai dii mòt loei
我最喜欢的 nák-sà-daeng 喜剧和悲剧角色都演得很好。
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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