กะเช้า
gà-cháoMeaning
1NounB1
morning shift
a work shift that takes place in the morning, typically the earliest shift of the day
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeกะเช้าgà-cháoกะเช้าgà-cháomorning shiftต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toตื่นdtʉ̀ʉnตื่นdtʉ̀ʉn1[to] wake up; awaken2be awake; stay awake3[to] be startled; be alarmed; get excited aboutตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)ตีห้าdtii-hâaตีห้าdtii-hâa5 a.m.; five in the morning
Tomorrow I work the morning shift, so I have to wake up at 5 a.m.
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ถ้าtâaเธอtəəไม่ว่างmâi-wâangกะเช้าgà-cháoฉันchǎnจะjàสลับsà-làpไปbpaiเข้ากะkâo-gàเช้าcháoแทนtɛɛnให้ได้hâi-dâai
If you’re not free for the morning shift, I can switch to take the morning shift instead.
เมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔnฉันchǎnไม่ชอบmâi-chɔ̂ɔpกะเช้าgà-cháoแต่dtɛ̀ɛตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiชอบchɔ̂ɔpเพราะprɔ́เลิกงานlə̂ək-ngaanเร็วreoและlɛ́รถrótไม่ติดmâi-dtìt
I used to dislike the morning shift, but now I like it because I finish early and there’s no traffic.
ผู้จัดpûu-jàtการกำหนดgaan-gam-nòtให้hâiทีมtiimบริการลูกค้าbɔɔ-rí-gaan-lûuk-káaเพิ่มpə̂əmกะเช้าgà-cháoในnaiวันจันทร์wan-janเพื่อรองรับpʉ̂ʉa-rɔɔng-rápลูกค้าlûuk-káaที่tîiติดต่อdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔเข้ามาkâo-maaเร็วreoเป็นพิเศษbpen-pí-sèet
The manager assigned the customer service team an additional morning shift on Mondays to accommodate customers who contact us especially early.
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 endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gà
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
กะgàกะgà1work shift2with (informal)3[to] estimate; guess4[to] intend; plan (informal)5(dialectal) then; also; indeedwork shiftPart 1
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กะเช้าgà-cháoกะเช้าgà-cháomorning shiftmorning shiftWord