กิจ

gìt

Meanings

1NounB2

duty; task (formal)

a responsibility or job that must be done (formal/literary)

Examples

เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)รับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] host; welcome7[to] withstand; bearตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ng1position; location; spot2position; post; job title; role3rank; status4slot; placement; orderแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeกิจgìtกิจgìt1duty; task (formal)2affairs; business; activities (often in compounds)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerได้รับมอบหมายdâi-ráp-mɔ̂ɔp-mǎaiได้รับมอบหมายdâi-ráp-mɔ̂ɔp-mǎai[to] be assigned; be entrusted (with)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)สำเร็จsǎm-rètสำเร็จsǎm-rèt1[to] succeed2finished; completedโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -lyไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ผัดวันประกันพรุ่งpàt-wan-bprà-gan-prûngผัดวันประกันพรุ่งpàt-wan-bprà-gan-prûng[to] procrastinate
After taking the position, he must complete the assigned duty without procrastination.
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2NounB2

affairs; business; activities (often in compounds)

business, affairs, or activities; frequently used as an element in compounds such as กิจการกิจการgìt-jà-gaan1business; enterprise2affairs; operations and กิจกรรมกิจกรรมgìt-jà-gamactivity; event

Examples

มหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiuniversityมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกิจกรรมgìt-jà-gamกิจกรรมgìt-jà-gamactivity; eventและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)กิจการgìt-jà-gaanกิจการgìt-jà-gaan1business; enterprise2affairs; operationsหลายอย่างlǎai-yàangหลายอย่างlǎai-yàangmany things; various thingsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerนักศึกษาnák-sʉ̀k-sǎaนักศึกษาnák-sʉ̀k-sǎauniversity/college studentต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเข้าร่วมkâo-rûuamเข้าร่วมkâo-rûuam1[to] join; participate; take part; attend2[to] join as a member/party; accedeเช่นchênเช่นchên1for example; such as2like; asกิจการgìt-jà-gaanกิจการgìt-jà-gaan1business; enterprise2affairs; operationsนักศึกษาnák-sʉ̀k-sǎaนักศึกษาnák-sʉ̀k-sǎauniversity/college studentและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)กิจกรรมgìt-jà-gamกิจกรรมgìt-jà-gamactivity; eventชมรมchom-romชมรมchom-romclub; association
The university has various activities and affairs that students must join, such as student affairs and club activities.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -จ, a stop, so it is dead.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Low tone

gìt

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——