กล้อง
glɔ̂ngMeanings
1NounA1
camera
a device for taking photographs or recording video
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกล้องglɔ̂ngกล้องglɔ̂ng1camera2optical instrument (e.g., telescope, microscope, binoculars)ตัวเล็กdtuua-lékตัวเล็กdtuua-lék1small; small in build2lowercase (letters)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[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.)ถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupถ่ายรูปtàai-rûup[to] take a photo; photograph [sb/sth]เวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visit
I have a small camera to take photos when I travel.
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She turned on the camera and recorded a video of her cat.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoจะjàยืมyʉʉmกล้องglɔ̂ngของkɔ̌ɔngพี่ชายpîi-chaaiไปbpaiถ่ายtàaiงานngaanโรงเรียนroong-riian
Tomorrow we will borrow my older brother's camera to shoot the school event.
ฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngชาร์จแบตcháat-bɛ̀tกล้องglɔ̂ngก่อนgɔ̀ɔnออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiถ่ายtàaiพระอาทิตย์ตกprá-aa-tít-dtòk
I need to charge the camera battery before going out to film the sunset.
2NounB1
optical instrument (e.g., telescope, microscope, binoculars)
an optical instrument for viewing distant or very small objects, such as a telescope, microscope, or binoculars
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderกล้องส่องทางไกลglɔ̂ng-sɔ̀ɔng-taang-glaiกล้องส่องทางไกลglɔ̂ng-sɔ̀ɔng-taang-glai1binoculars2telescope; spyglassดูดาวduu-daaoดูดาวduu-daao[to] stargazeจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmระเบียงrá-biiangระเบียงrá-biiang1balcony; veranda; porch2open corridor / gallery
Tonight I will use binoculars to look at the stars from the balcony.
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ในnaiห้องแล็บhɔ̂ng-lɛ́pมีmiiนักศึกษาnák-sʉ̀k-sǎaฝึกใช้fʉ̀k-cháiกล้องจุลทรรศน์glɔ̂ng-jun-lá-tátเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสังเกตsǎng-gèetเซลล์พืชseel-pʉ̂ʉt
In the lab, students practice using a microscope to observe plant cells.
ไกด์gáiยืมyeumกล้องglâwngดูนกdoo nókให้เราhâi raoส่องsòngนกnókหายากhăa yâakที่têeเกาะgòrอยู่yòoไกลglaiๆ-
The guide lent us binoculars to spot a rare bird perched far away.
นักดาราศาสตร์nák-daa-raa-sàatสมัครเล่นsà-màk-lênตั้งdtângกล้องโทรทรรศน์glɔ̂ng-too-rá-tátติดตามdtìt-dtaamทางช้างเผือกtaang-cháang-pʉ̀ʉakตลอดคืนdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-kʉʉnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเก็บข้อมูลgèp-kɔ̂ɔ-muun
An amateur astronomer set up a telescope to track the Milky Way all night to collect data.
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 tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
glɔ̂ng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |