กฟผ
gɔɔ-fɔɔ-pɔ̌ɔMeaning
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Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
The abbreviation for the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), a state enterprise responsible for generating and transmitting electric power in Thailand
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)วิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gɔɔnวิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gɔɔnengineerอยู่ที่yùu-tîiอยู่ที่yùu-tîi1[to] be at; be located at2[to] be at (a level/amount)3[to] depend on; be up toกฟผgɔɔ-fɔɔ-pɔ̌ɔกฟผgɔɔ-fɔɔ-pɔ̌ɔElectricity Generating Authority of Thailand
My father works as an engineer at EGAT.
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กฟผgɔɔ-fɔɔ-pɔ̌ɔขอความร่วมมือkɔ̌ɔ-kwaam-rûuam-mʉʉให้hâiประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประหยัดbprà-yàtการใช้ไฟฟ้าgaan-chái-fai-fáaในช่วงnai-chûuangฤดูร้อนrʉ́-duu-rɔ́ɔn
EGAT requests cooperation from the public to save electricity during the summer.
เขื่อนภูมิพลkʉ̀ʉan-puu-mí-ponเป็นหนึ่งbpen-nʉ̀ngในnaiแหล่งผลิตlɛ̀ng-pà-lìtไฟฟ้าfai-fáaพลังน้ำpá-lang-náamที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanของkɔ̌ɔngกฟผgɔɔ-fɔɔ-pɔ̌ɔซึ่งsʉ̂ngหล่อเลี้ยงlɔ̀ɔ-líiangประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonในnaiหลายlǎaiจังหวัดjang-wàt
Bhumibol Dam is one of EGAT's major hydroelectric power generation sources that sustains people in several provinces.
กฟผgɔɔ-fɔɔ-pɔ̌ɔมีmiiแผนที่pɛ̌ɛn-tîiจะjàเพิ่มpə̂əmสัดส่วนsàt-sùuanการผลิตไฟฟ้าgaan-pà-lìt-fai-fáaจากjàakพลังงานหมุนเวียนpá-lang-ngaan-mǔn-wiianให้hâiมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂nเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótการปล่อยgaan-bplɔ̀iก๊าซเรือนกระจกgáat-rʉʉan-grà-jòk
EGAT has plans to increase the proportion of electricity generated from renewable energy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กฟผ said กอ-ฟอ-ผอ?
gɔɔ-fɔɔ-pɔ̌ɔ
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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
gɔɔ
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 | — | — |