การ์ด
gáatMeanings
1NounA2
card (printed item)
a paper card such as a greeting card, postcard, or collectible card
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] emit; transmit; send out6[to] escort; see off7wholesaleการ์ดgáatการ์ดgáat1card (printed item)2card (ID; bank; access)3guard; bouncer4guard; defensive stanceวันเกิดwan-gə̀ətวันเกิดwan-gə̀ətbirthdayให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
I send a birthday card to my friend.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnเขียนkǐianการ์ดgáatขอบคุณkɔ̀ɔp-kunและlɛ́หย่อนyɔ̀ɔnลงlongไปรษณีย์bprai-sà-nii
Yesterday I wrote a thank-you card and dropped it in the mail.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiฉันchǎnจะjàซื้อsʉ́ʉการ์ดgáatปีใหม่bpii-màiให้hâiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaและlɛ́เพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaan
Tomorrow I will buy New Year cards for my family and coworkers.
เขาkăoสะสมsà-sŏmการ์ดgàatโปสการ์ดbpóht-gáatลายlaaiเมืองเก่าmeuuang gàoและláeแลกlâekกันganกับgàpนักสะสมnák sà-sŏmต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têht
He collects vintage city postcards and trades them with collectors abroad.
2NounA2
card (ID; bank; access)
a plastic card used for identification, membership, access control, or financial transactions (e.g., ID card, ATM card, key card)
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderการ์ดgáatการ์ดgáat1card (printed item)2card (ID; bank; access)3guard; bouncer4guard; defensive stanceเอทีเอ็มee-tii-emเอทีเอ็มee-tii-emATM; cash machineกดเงินgòt-ngənกดเงินgòt-ngən[to] withdraw money (from ATM)
I use an ATM card to withdraw cash.
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To enter the building, you must tap your card at the door.
She shows her student card to get a discount.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtออกɔ̀ɔkการ์ดgáatพนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan-màiที่tîiใช้cháiเป็นbpenบัตรผ่านbàt-pàanและlɛ́บัตรbàtจ่ายjàaiค่าอาหารkâa-aa-hǎanในnaiโรงอาหารroong-aa-hǎan
The company issued new employee cards that function as access cards and as payment cards in the cafeteria.
3NounB1
guard; bouncer
a security guard or bouncer, especially at events or venues
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightการ์ดgáatการ์ดgáat1card (printed item)2card (ID; bank; access)3guard; bouncer4guard; defensive stanceหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)ผับpàpผับpàppub; barขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forตรวจdtrùuatตรวจdtrùuat1[to] check; inspect; examine2[to] examine medically; testบัตรbàtบัตรbàt1card; pass; badge2ticket3voucher; couponก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[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)
Last night the club’s bouncer asked to check IDs before letting people in.
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At the concert, security guards kept people from crowding the stage.
ถ้าtâaไม่มีmâi-miiสายรัดsǎai-rátข้อมือkɔ̂ɔ-mʉʉการ์ดgáatจะjàไม่ยอมให้mâi-yɔɔm-hâiผ่านpàanประตูbprà-dtuu
If you don’t have a wristband, the guard will not let you through the door.
ผู้จัดงานpûu-jàt-ngaanเพิ่มpə̂əmการ์ดgáatอีกìikสองsɔ̌ɔngคนkonเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดูแลduu-lɛɛโซนsoonวีไอพีwii-ai-piiและlɛ́ตรวจdtrùuatความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-pai
The organizer added two more guards to oversee the VIP zone and check security.
4NounB2
guard; defensive stance
a defensive position, especially the position of the hands and arms used to protect oneself in boxing or other combat sports
Examples
ครูมวยkruu-muuaiครูมวยkruu-muuaiboxing instructor; Muay Thai trainerบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ยกการ์ดyók-gáatยกการ์ดyók-gáat1[to] raise one's guard2[to] be vigilant; [to] take precautionsสูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂nสูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂n1higher; taller; more elevated2[to] rise; increase; go upเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-gan1[to] protect; guard2[to] prevent; avert; ward off3preventive; protectiveใบหน้าbai-nâaใบหน้าbai-nâaface
My boxing coach told me to raise my guard to protect my face.
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แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเริ่มrə̂əmหมดแรงmòt-rɛɛngในnaiยกสุดท้ายyók-sùt-táaiนักมวยnák-muuaiฝ่ายแดงfàai-dɛɛngก็gɔ̂ยังyangตั้งการ์ดdtâng-gáatได้dâaiแน่นnɛ̂nจนjonคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuหาช่องhǎa-chɔ̂ngชกchókได้dâaiยากyâak
Although the boxer in red was running out of energy in the final round, he maintained such a tight guard that his opponent struggled to find an opening.
โค้ชkóotให้hâiเขาkǎoดูduuภาพช้าpâap-cháaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสังเกตsǎng-gèetว่าwâaทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiออกหมัดɔ̀ɔk-màtขวาkwǎaการ์ดgáatด้านซ้ายdâan-sáaiจะjàตกdtòkจนjonเปิดช่องbpə̀ət-chɔ̂ngให้hâiคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuสวนกลับsǔuan-glàp
The coach had him watch the footage in slow motion to notice how his left guard dropped whenever he threw a right punch, leaving an opening for a counterattack.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is การ์ด said ก๊าด?
gáat
- Silent letterร์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.Spoken toneSaid with a High tone in everyday Thai, as if written ก๊าด (gáat). The spelling rule would give a Low tone.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
ResultSpoken tone
High tone
gáat
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Spelling rule: Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Spoken tone Said with a High tone in everyday Thai. The spelling rule would give a Low tone, but this loanword follows how it's actually pronounced. Say it as if written ก๊าด (gáat).
ร์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |
The chart shows the spelling rule. In everyday Thai, this syllable is said with a High tone instead.