การโทร
gaan-tooMeaning
1NounA2
calling (by phone); telephoning
the act of contacting someone by telephone or voice service (including internet voice calls)
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaใช้เวลาchái-wee-laa1[to] spend time [doing sth/with sb]2[to] take (a certain amount of) timeไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)การโทรgaan-tooการโทรgaan-toocalling (by phone); telephoningหาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contactเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2companion; peer (classmate, colleague)เกือบgʉ̀ʉapเกือบgʉ̀ʉapalmost; nearlyสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondชั่วโมงchûua-moongชั่วโมงchûua-moong1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of time3lesson period; class period
Yesterday I spent almost two hours on the phone with my friend.
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ประวัติbprà-wàtการโทรgaan-tooในnaiมือถือmʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnบันทึกban-tʉ́kทุกtúkการโทรgaan-tooเข้าkâoและlɛ́โทรออกtoo-ɔ̀ɔkในnaiช่วงเดือนchûuang-dʉʉanที่ผ่านมาtîi-pàan-maa
The call history on my phone records every incoming and outgoing call from the past month.
Calling grandma is a good thing.
สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnการโทรgaan-tooไปbpaiต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têetมีmiiค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàaiสูงsǔungมากmâak
In the past, making calls overseas was very expensive.
ฉันchǎnใช้cháiแอปพลิเคชันɛ́p-plí-kee-chânไลน์laaiสำหรับsǎm-ràpการโทรgaan-tooหาhǎaเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanที่อยู่tîi-yùuต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàt
I use the LINE application for calling friends who are in other provinces.
การโทรgaan-tooเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแจ้งข่าวjɛ̂ɛng-kàaoร้ายráaiเป็นbpenสิ่งที่sìng-tîiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiอยากyàakทำtam
Making a phone call to deliver bad news is something no one wants to do.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is การโทร said การ-โท?
gaan-too
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gaan
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
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การโทรgaan-tooการโทรgaan-toocalling (by phone); telephoningcalling (by phone); telephoningWord