กฎ
gòtMeanings
1NounA2
rule; regulation
an established rule or set of rules that people are expected or required to follow
Examples
โรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกฎgòtกฎgòt1rule; regulation2law (scientific/natural); principleให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ชุดchútชุดchút1set; collection2outfit; suit; uniform3classifier for sets/outfits/equipment4series; batchนักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
The school has a rule that students must wear uniforms every day.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanครูkruuอธิบายà-tí-baaiกฎgòtของkɔ̌ɔngห้องเรียนhɔ̂ng-riianก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเริ่มrə̂əmกิจกรรมgìt-jà-gam
Yesterday the teacher explained the classroom rules before starting the activity.
เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngปฏิบัติตามกฎbpà-dtì-bàt-dtaam-gòtของkɔ̌ɔngคอนโดkɔɔn-dooเช่นchênห้ามhâamส่งเสียงดังsòng-sǐiang-dangหลังlǎngสี่ทุ่มsìi-tûm
We must follow the condo rules, such as no loud noise after 10 p.m.
คณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaanประกาศกฎbprà-gàat-gòtใหม่màiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiการทำงานร่วมกันgaan-tam-ngaan-rûuam-ganเป็นระบบbpen-rá-bòpและlɛ́โปร่งใสbpròong-sǎiขึ้นkʉ̂n
The committee announced new rules to make collaboration more organized and transparent.
2NounB2
law (scientific/natural); principle
a general law or principle describing consistent natural or scientific phenomena (e.g., a law of physics)
Examples
กฎgòtกฎgòt1rule; regulation2law (scientific/natural); principleแรงโน้มถ่วงrɛɛng-nóom-tùuangแรงโน้มถ่วงrɛɛng-nóom-tùuanggravity; gravitationอธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeทำไมtam-maiทำไมtam-mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)วัตถุwát-tùวัตถุwát-tù1object; thing (physical)2material; substanceตกลงdtòk-longตกลงdtòk-long1[to] agree; reach an agreement2okay; agreed; deal3in the end; after all; as it turns out4[to] settle; finalizeสู่sùuสู่sùu1to; toward(s); into (formal/literary)2[to] enter; go toward (literary)พื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3basis; level; background (figurative)4background (color/pattern)
The law of gravity explains why objects fall to the ground.
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Students use Ohm’s law to calculate electric current.
ตามdtaamกฎgòtอุณหพลศาสตร์un-hà-pon-lá-sàatข้อที่สองkô têe sŏngเอนโทรปีen-troh-bpeeของkŏngระบบrá-bòpปิดbpìtมักmákเพิ่มขึ้นpêrm kûen
According to the second law of thermodynamics, the entropy of a closed system tends to increase.
นักฟิสิกส์nák-fí-sìkตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpว่าwâaข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunสอดคล้องกับsɔ̀ɔt-klɔ́ɔng-gàpกฎgòtการgaanอนุรักษ์พลังงานà-nú-rák-pá-lang-ngaanหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâi
Physicists examine whether the data conforms to the law of conservation of energy.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ฎ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gòt
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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 | — | — |