คลินิก
klí-nìkMeanings
1NounA2
clinic; medical facility
A healthcare facility where patients receive consultation and treatment, typically for non-emergency or specialized care.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyคลินิกklí-nìkคลินิกklí-nìk1clinic; medical facility2skills clinic; focused workshopเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofพบpópพบpóp1[to] meet [sb]2[to] find; discover3[to] encounter; experienceหมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)หวัดwàtหวัดwàt1common cold2scrawled; hastily written
I go to the clinic to see a doctor about my cold.
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Yesterday my mom took me to the clinic for an eye check.
Tomorrow he has an appointment at a dermatology specialty clinic.
คลินิกklí-nìkแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiรับrápรักษาrák-sǎaแบบbɛ̀ɛpผู้ป่วยนอกpûu-bpùuai-nɔ̂ɔkและlɛ́ให้คำปรึกษาhâi-kam-bprʉ̀k-sǎaโดยdooiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngเข้าโรงพยาบาลkâo-roong-pá-yaa-baan
This clinic provides outpatient treatment and consultations without requiring hospital admission.
2NounB2
skills clinic; focused workshop
A session or class offering practical, focused instruction to improve specific skills (e.g., sports, music).
Examples
โค้ชkóotโค้ชkóot1coach; trainer2[to] coach; [to] trainจัดjàtจัดjàt1[to] arrange; organize; set up2[to] provide; supply; allocate3intense; strong; extremeคลินิกklí-nìkคลินิกklí-nìk1clinic; medical facility2skills clinic; focused workshopยิงyingยิงying1[to] shoot; fire2[to] shoot (in sports)3[to] photograph (slang)ประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals4gateway; means of access (figurative)วันเสาร์นี้wan-sǎo-níiวันเสาร์นี้wan-sǎo-níithis Saturdayใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forพัฒนาpát-tá-naaพัฒนาpát-tá-naa1[to] develop; improve2development (process)ทักษะták-sàทักษะták-sàskill; proficiencyให้มาhâi-maaให้มาhâi-maa[to] send; [to] have [sb] come (here)ลงชื่อlong-chʉ̂ʉลงชื่อlong-chʉ̂ʉ1[to] sign (one’s name)2[to] enter a name on a list; sign up3[to] sign in; register presence
The coach is holding a shooting clinic this Saturday; anyone wanting to improve their skills should sign up.
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ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnแข่งkɛ̀ngเราraoไปbpaiเข้าkâoคลินิกklí-nìkเสิร์ฟsə̀əpเทนนิสteen-nítหนึ่งnʉ̀ngวันwanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแก้gɛ̂ɛจุดบกพร่องjùt-bòk-prɔ̂ɔng
Before the match, we attended a one-day tennis serving clinic to fix our weaknesses.
สโมสรsà-moo-sɔ̌ɔnเชิญchəənมือกีตาร์mʉʉ-gii-dtâaชื่อดังchʉ̂ʉ-dangมาmaaจัดjàtคลินิกklí-nìkเทคนิคโซโลték-nìk-soo-lôoโดยdooiมีmiiเวิร์กช็อปwə́ək-chɔ̀pและlɛ́การgaanติวdtiuตัวต่อตัวdtuua-dtɔ̀ɔ-dtuua
The club invited a famous guitarist to run a solo technique clinic, including workshops and one-on-one coaching.
งานngaanนี้níiมีmiiคลินิกklí-nìkกลยุทธ์gon-lá-yútบาสเกตบอลbàat-gèt-bɔɔnที่tîiเน้นnénการอ่านgaan-àanเกมgeemและlɛ́การตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiเร็วreoเหมาะmɔ̀สำหรับsǎm-ràpผู้เล่นpûu-lênระดับกลางrá-dàp-glaangขึ้นไปkʉ̂n-bpai
This event has a basketball strategy clinic focusing on reading the game and quick decision-making, suitable for intermediate and above.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is คลินิก said คลิ-หนิก?
klí-nìk
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 classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คล, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
klí
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 | — | — |