กต.
go-dtoMeaning
1NounB2
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (abbr.)
an abbreviation for กระทรวงการต่างประเทศกระทรวงการต่างประเทศgrà-suuang-gaan-dtàang-bprà-têet1Ministry of Foreign Affairs2foreign ministry, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand.
Examples
เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเพิ่งpêrngเพิ่งpêrng1just; recently2only just now; only nowได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)7ngan (land unit: 400 m², a quarter of a rai)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerกตkàtแผนกpà-nàekแผนกpà-nàek1department; section2classifier for departmentsกงสุลgong-sŭnกงสุลgong-sŭnconsul
My friend just got a new job at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the consular department.
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กตkàtออกòkประกาศเตือนbprà-gàat dteuuanคนไทยkon taiให้hâiหลีกเลี่ยงlèek lîangการเดินทางgaan dern taangไปยังbpai yangพื้นที่ขัดแย้งpéuun têe kàt yáeng
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) issued a notice warning Thais to avoid traveling to conflict zones.
โฆษกkoh-sòkกตkàtแถลงtà-lăengจุดยืนjùt yeunของkŏngประเทศไทยbprà-têet taiต่อdtòสถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaanความไม่สงบkwaam mâi sà-ngòpในnaiต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têht
The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Thailand's position on the situation of unrest abroad.
เอกสารสำคัญèk-gà-săan săm-kanฉบับchà-bàpนี้néeจะต้องjà dtôngได้รับการรับรองdâi ráp gaan ráp rongจากjàakกตkàtก่อนgònจึงจะjeung jàสามารถsăa-mâatนำไปใช้nam bpai cháiในnaiต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têhtได้dâi
This important document must be certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before it can be used overseas.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กต. said กอ-ตอ?
go-dto
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
go
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |