กวด
gùuatMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] chase; pursue
To chase after or pursue someone or something closely
Examples
หมาmăaหมาmăa1dog2dog (insult)วิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseกวดgùuatกวดgùuat1[to] chase; pursue2[to] tighten3[to] press; urge [sb] to hurryแมวmaeoแมวmaeocatไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyรอบๆrôp rôpรอบๆrôp rôp1around; all around; nearby2around (surrounding a place/thing)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivated
The dog chased the cat around the house.
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The police ran chasing the suspect into a narrow alley.
รถrótสายตรวจsǎai-dtrùuatขับรถkàp-rótกวดgùuatรถแต่งrót-dtɛ̀ngซิ่งsîngที่tîiพยายามpá-yaa-yaamหลบหนีlòp-nǐiไปตามbpai-dtaamถนนสายหลักtà-nǒn-sǎai-làk
The patrol car chased the modified racing car that was trying to escape along the main road.
2VerbB2
[to] tighten
To tighten, twist, or screw something firmly
Examples
คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toกวดgùuatกวดgùuat1[to] chase; pursue2[to] tighten3[to] press; urge [sb] to hurryน็อตnɔ́tน็อตnɔ́tnut (fastener)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)แน่นnɛ̂nแน่นnɛ̂n1tight; secure; firm2crowded; packed3uncomfortably full; bloated; tight4solid; reliable; certain (figurative)ล้อlɔ́ɔล้อlɔ́ɔ1wheel2[to] tease; mock; kidจะได้jà-dâaiจะได้jà-dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)หลุดlùtหลุดlùt1[to] come off; come loose2[to] slip out; leak3[to] escape; get free4off-target; outside the intended bounds5[to] drop out; be left out
You need to tighten the nut firmly so the wheel won't come off.
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Can you help tighten this screw a bit more?
ก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiจะjàเปิดเครื่องbpə̀ət-krʉ̂ʉangจักรjàkช่างchângต้องdtɔ̂ngตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpและlɛ́กวดgùuatน็อตnɔ́tทุกtúkตัวdtuuaให้hâiแน่นหนาnɛ̂n-nǎa
Before starting the machine, the mechanic must check and securely tighten every bolt.
ช่างยนต์châng yonกวดgùuatหัวเทียนhŭua tiianจนแน่นjon nâenเกินไปgern bpaiทำให้tam hâiเกลียวในgliiao naiเสื้อสูบsêuua sòopเสียหายsĭia hăai
The mechanic tightened the spark plug too much, causing damage to the thread in the cylinder block.
3VerbB2
[to] press; urge [sb] to hurry
To push or urge someone to do something faster or more strictly.
Examples
ช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2span; extent3section; segment (part of something)4range; interval (between limits)5distance between supportsใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toสอบsɔ̀ɔpสอบsɔ̀ɔp1[to] take an exam; sit a test2exam; test (colloq.)3[to] test; examine (ability)4tapered; narrowing toward one endแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)กวดgùuatกวดgùuat1[to] chase; pursue2[to] tighten3[to] press; urge [sb] to hurryลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsให้hâiให้hâi1[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)อ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ[to] read; [to] studyอย่างหนักyàang-nàkอย่างหนักyàang-nàkheavily; severely; seriously; intensely
Approaching the exams, the mother pushes her child to study hard.
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หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaกวดgùuatพวกเราpûuak-raoให้hâiรีบrîipทำงานtam-ngaanชิ้นนี้chín-níiให้hâiเสร็จsètก่อนgɔ̀ɔnวันศุกร์wan-sùk
The boss pushed us to quickly finish this piece of work before Friday.
ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanกวดgùuatลูกน้องlûuk-nɔ́ɔngให้hâiรีบrîipทำtamยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiให้hâiเข้าเป้าkâo-bpâoก่อนgɔ̀ɔnสิ้นปีsîn-bpii
The manager pushed his subordinates to quickly meet the sales targets before the end of the year.
โค้ชkóotกวดgùuatนักกีฬาnák-gii-laaอย่างหนักyàang-nàkในnaiช่วงเดือนchûuang-dʉʉanสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnการแข่งขันกีฬาโอลิมปิกgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎn-gii-laa-oo-lim-bpìkจะjàเริ่มขึ้นrə̂əm-kʉ̂n
The coach pushed the athletes extremely hard during the final month before the Olympic Games began.
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 endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gùuat
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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 | — | — |