กล่อง
glɔ̀ngMeanings
1NounA1
box; case; container
A rigid container, usually with a lid, used to hold or store things.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)วางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)หนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉ1book (printed work)2document; letterไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)กล่องglɔ̀ngกล่องglɔ̀ng1box; case; container2classifier: boxes; box-shaped containersใต้dtâaiใต้dtâai1under; beneath; below2south (direction)3southern region; the South4south; southern5below; underneath (adverb)6under; subject to (authority/rules)โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2desk
I put the book in the box under the table.
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This box has a lid and can store things without them falling out.
He found a sturdy box to store old photos on the cabinet.
ช่วยchûuaiเอาaoกล่องglɔ̀ngมีmiiฝาfǎaไปbpaiเก็บของgèp-kɔ̌ɔngเล่นlênให้เรียบร้อยhâi-rîiap-rɔ́ɔiก่อนกินgɔ̀ɔn-ginข้าวkâao
Please use the lidded box to put the toys away neatly before dinner.
2ClassifierA2
classifier: boxes; box-shaped containers
Classifier used to count boxes or box-shaped containers.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offคุกกี้kúk-gîiคุกกี้kúk-gîi1cookie; biscuit2web cookie; browser cookieมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerสามsǎamสามsǎamthree (3)กล่องglɔ̀ngกล่องglɔ̀ng1box; case; container2classifier: boxes; box-shaped containers
I bought three boxes of cookies.
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The staff loaded ten boxes of milk onto the truck.
เราraoต้องdtôngใช้cháiกระดาษทิชชู่grà-dàat tít-chûuอีกèekสองsŏngกล่องglòngสำหรับsăm-ràpงานngaanนี้née
We need two more boxes of tissues for this event.
เขาkǎoสั่งsàngหน้ากากอนามัยnâa-gàak-à-naa-maiยี่ห้อนี้yîi-hɔ̂ɔ-níiมาmaaทดลองtót-lɔɔngห้าhâaกล่องglɔ̀ngก่อนgɔ̀ɔnตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiสั่งsàngล็อตlɔ́tใหญ่yài
He ordered five boxes of this brand of face masks to test before deciding on a large order.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กล, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
glɔ̀ng
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |