คลับ
klápMeanings
1NounA2
club (organized group)
An organized group of people with a common interest or activity.
Examples
โรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคลับklápคลับkláp1club (organized group)2club (social venue)ถ่ายภาพtàai-pâapถ่ายภาพtàai-pâap1to photograph; take a picture (of)2to image (technical)สำหรับsǎm-ràpสำหรับsǎm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingนักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupถ่ายรูปtàai-rûup[to] take a photo; photograph [sb/sth]
The school has a photography club for students who like taking pictures.
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ปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoฉันchǎnเข้าkâoคลับklápอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉและlɛ́เราraoพบกันpóp-ganทุกtúkเดือนdʉʉan
Last year I joined a book club, and we meet every month.
Tomorrow the volunteer club will go pick up trash at the beach.
คลับดาราศาสตร์kláp-daa-raa-sàatของkɔ̌ɔngมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiจัดกิจกรรมjàt-gìt-jà-gamส่องsɔ̀ɔngดาวdaaoพร้อมprɔ́ɔmเชิญchəənนักวิทยาศาสตร์nák-wít-tá-yaa-sàatมาmaaบรรยายban-yaai
The university’s astronomy club organized a stargazing event and invited a scientist to give a talk.
2NounB1
club (social venue)
A place where people meet for social activities, entertainment, or dancing, often at night.
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเต้นdtênเต้นdtên1[to] dance2[to] beat; throb; pulsate3[to] twitch; jerk (sudden movement)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerคลับklápคลับkláp1club (organized group)2club (social venue)แถวtɛ̌ɛoแถวtɛ̌ɛo1row; line2area; neighborhood; vicinity3[classifier] row; line4approximately; about (colloquial)สุขุมวิทsù-kǔm-wítสุขุมวิทsù-kǔm-wítSukhumvit (road/area)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
Shall we go dancing at a club near Sukhumvit tonight?
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คลับklápนี้níiเปิดbpə̀ətเพลงเฮาส์pleeng-haoทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnและlɛ́มีmiiบาร์baaเครื่องดื่มkrʉ̂ʉang-dʉ̀ʉmอยู่yùuชั้นบนchán-bon
This club plays house music all night and has a drink bar upstairs.
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaคลับklápข้างkâangโรงแรมroong-rɛɛmมีmiiดีเจdii-jeeดังdangมาmaaเล่นlênและlɛ́บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatคึกคักkʉ́k-kákมากmâak
My friend said the club next to the hotel has a famous DJ and a very lively atmosphere.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คล, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
kláp
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |