News and society สาเหตุ sǎa-hèet
cause noun
- sǎa rising
- hèet low
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
สาเหตุsǎa-hèet is the cause of something, usually something bad: an accident, a fire, an illness, a power cut. News reports say the cause is still unknown with the formal ยังไม่ทราบสาเหตุyang mâi sâap sǎa-hèet.
In conversation people ask เพราะอะไรpráw à-rai, because of what?, or ทำไมtam-mai, why? The reason someone gives is a เหตุผลhèet-pǒn.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- sahet
- sa het
- saahet
- sahed
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