กองทัพ
gɔɔng-tápMeanings
1NounB1
armed forces; military; army
a country's armed forces collectively, or a major military service or formation; not restricted to land forces
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พี่ชายpîi-chaaiพี่ชายpîi-chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forสมัครsà-màkสมัครsà-màk1[to] apply (for)2[to] enroll; sign up; register3[to] subscribe4willing; voluntaryเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)กองทัพgɔɔng-tápกองทัพgɔɔng-táp1armed forces; military; army2a large group; hostหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureเรียนจบriian-jòpเรียนจบriian-jòp[to] graduate; complete one's studies
My older brother wants to enlist in the army after graduation.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoกองทัพgɔɔng-tápได้dâaiจัดjàtฝึกfʉ̀kภาคสนามpâak-sà-nǎamครั้งใหญ่kráng-yàiใกล้glâiชายแดนchaai-dɛɛn
Last year the army conducted a major field exercise near the border.
นักข่าวnák-kàaoรายงานraai-ngaanว่าwâaกองทัพgɔɔng-tápปรับbpràpโครงสร้างkroong-sâangหน่วยรบnùuai-rópเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmความคล่องตัวkwaam-klɔ̂ɔng-dtuua
The journalist reported that the army restructured its combat units to increase agility.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanประกาศbprà-gàatนโยบายná-yoo-baaiใหม่màiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaยกระดับyók-rá-dàpความเป็นมืออาชีพkwaam-bpen-mʉʉ-aa-chîipของkɔ̌ɔngกองทัพgɔɔng-tápและlɛ́ความโปร่งใสkwaam-bpròong-sǎiในnaiการจัดgaan-jàtงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maan
The government announced a new policy to enhance the army’s professionalism and transparency in budgeting.
2NounB2
a large group; host
a large number of people or things moving or gathered together (figurative use)
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พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenโปรโมชันbproo-moo-chânโปรโมชันbproo-moo-chân1promotion (special offer; deal)2promotion (publicity/marketing push)ออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outกองทัพgɔɔng-tápกองทัพgɔɔng-táp1armed forces; military; army2a large group; hostลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káacustomer; clientก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerแห่hɛ̀ɛแห่hɛ̀ɛ1[to] parade; form a procession2[to] flock; rush in large numbersเข้าไปkâo-bpaiเข้าไปkâo-bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
As soon as the promotion came out, an army of customers flocked into the store.
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ฝนตกfǒn-dtòkเสาร์นี้sǎo-níiทำให้tam-hâiมีmiiกองทัพgɔɔng-tápรถติดrót-dtìtยาวเหยียดyaao-yìiatทั่วtûuaเมืองmʉʉang
The rain this Saturday created an army of traffic jams stretching across the city.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaคอนเสิร์ตkɔɔn-sə̀ətเริ่มrə̂əmกองทัพgɔɔng-tápมือถือmʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉก็gɔ̂ถูกtùukยกขึ้นyók-kʉ̂nพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-ganเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaถ่ายtàaiวิดีโอwí-dii-oo
When the concert began, an army of mobile phones was raised simultaneously to record videos.
ช่วงปลายchûuang-bplaaiปีbpiiกองgɔɔngทัพอีเมลtáp-ii-meenโปรโมชันbproo-moo-chânถาโถมtǎa-tǒomเข้ามาkâo-maaจนjonกล่องจดหมายglɔ̀ng-jòt-mǎaiล้นlón
At the end of the year, an army of promotional emails floods in until the inbox overflows.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gɔɔng
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
กองgɔɔngกองgɔɔng1pile; heap; stack2to pile (up); heap; stack3classifier: piles; heaps; groups; units4division; department; unit; corpspile; heap; stackPart 1
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กองทัพgɔɔng-tápกองทัพgɔɔng-táparmed forces; military; armyarmed forces; military; armyWord