กล
gonMeanings
1NounB1
trick; stratagem
a trick, scheme, or clever method used to deceive or outsmart someone
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderกลgonกลgon1trick; stratagem2mechanism; device workingsง่ายๆngâai ngâaiง่ายๆngâai ngâai1easy; simple; uncomplicated2plain; low-key; informal3simply; casually; without much effort4easygoing; not fussy (of a person)หลอกlòkหลอกlòk1[to] deceive; cheat; trick2[to] scare; spook; play a trick on3fake; sham; counterfeit4[to] lure; bait; entice (under false pretenses)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowโอนเงินon ngernโอนเงินon ngern[to] transfer money
He used a simple trick to fool his friend into transferring money.
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นักต้มตุ๋นnák-dtôm-dtǔnมีmiiกลgonหลายlǎaiแบบbɛ̀ɛpเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลอกlɔ̀ɔkเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaทางtaangออนไลน์ɔɔn-laai
Scammers have many schemes to deceive victims online.
เธอtəəจับได้jàp-dâaiทันtanว่าwâaข้อเสนอkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌əส่วนลดsùuan-lótนั้นnánเป็นbpenแค่kɛ̂ɛกลgonการตลาดgaan-dtà-làat
She quickly realized that the discount offer was just a marketing ploy.
ผู้สมัครpûu-sà-màkบางคนbaang-konพยายามpá-yaa-yaamใช้cháiกลgonชวนเชื่อchuuan-chʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเอาชนะใจao-chá-ná-jaiคนดูkon-duuแทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàเสนอsà-nə̌əข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunจริงjing
Some candidates try to use persuasive tricks to win over viewers instead of offering real information.
2NounB2
mechanism; device workings
the mechanism or inner workings of a device or system
Examples
นาฬิกาnaa-lí-gaaนาฬิกาnaa-lí-gaa1clock; watch2o'clock; time of day3classifier: เรือนเรือนไม้rʉʉan-máaiเรือนไม้rʉʉan-máaiwooden houseนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingกลgonกลgon1trick; stratagem2mechanism; device workingsภายในpaai-naiภายในpaai-nai1inside; internal2inside; indoors3within; inside (place/scope)4within (time limit); byยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardสมบูรณ์sǒm-buunสมบูรณ์sǒm-buun1complete; perfect; whole2robust; sound (of health/body)3fertile; bountiful (of land/resources)
This wooden clock still runs because the inner mechanism is intact.
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ช่างchângเปิดbpə̀ətฝาfǎaกลgonของkɔ̌ɔngเครื่องเล่นเพลงkrʉ̂ʉang-lên-pleengเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดูว่าduu-wâaฟันเฟืองfan-fʉʉangหมุนmǔnปกติbpòk-gà-dtìหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâi
The technician opened the device’s mechanism cover to check whether the gears were turning properly.
กลgonของkɔ̌ɔngประตูอัตโนมัติbprà-dtuu-àt-dtà-noo-mátต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiเซ็นเซอร์sen-sə̂əกับgàpมอเตอร์mɔɔ-dtə̂əทำงานร่วมกันtam-ngaan-rûuam-ganอย่างแม่นยำyàang-mɛ̂n-yam
The mechanism of the automatic door requires sensors and a motor to work together precisely.
วิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gɔɔnอธิบายà-tí-baaiกลgonควบคุมkûuap-kumอุณหภูมิun-hà-puumของkɔ̌ɔngระบบrá-bòpว่าwâaใช้cháiวาล์วwaaoและlɛ́วงจรไฟฟ้าwong-jɔɔn-fai-fáaตอบสนองdtɔ̀ɔp-sà-nɔ̌ɔngตามdtaamข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunจากjàakตัวdtuuaวัดwát
The engineer explained the system’s temperature-control mechanism as using valves and electrical circuits responding to sensor data.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ล, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gon
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 | — | — |