คล่อง
klɔ̂ɔngMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
fluent; nimble
able to do something easily and smoothly, especially speaking a language or performing a task skillfully
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-tai1Thai language2Thai-language; in Thai3Thai (school subject)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerคล่องklɔ̂ɔngคล่องklɔ̂ɔng1fluent; nimble2liquid; having liquidity (finance)3unobstructed; free-flowing; smooth4nimble; deftขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)หลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ฝึกfʉ̀kฝึกfʉ̀k1[to] practice; train (oneself); exercise (a skill)2[to] train; coach (someone)3[to] drill; discipline (sb)ทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
She speaks Thai more fluently after practicing every day.
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The teacher praised him for reading aloud fluently and clearly.
พอpɔɔทำงานtam-ngaanมาหลายเดือนmaa-lǎai-dʉʉanเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ใช้cháiโปรแกรมbproo-grɛɛmนี้níiได้dâaiคล่องklɔ̂ɔngแล้วlɛ́ɛo
After working for several months, he can use this program skillfully now.
ล่ามlâamคนนี้kon-níiสลับsà-làpภาษาจีนpaa-sǎa-jiinกับgàpอังกฤษang-grìtได้dâaiคล่องklɔ̂ɔngจนjonการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumดำเนินไปdam-nəən-bpaiอย่างราบรื่นyàang-râap-rʉ̂ʉn
This interpreter switches between Chinese and English fluently, so the meeting proceeds smoothly.
2AdjectiveB2
liquid; having liquidity (finance)
having enough cash or liquid assets to pay easily; financially liquid
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)คล่องตัวklɔ̂ɔng-dtuuaคล่องตัวklɔ̂ɔng-dtuua1nimble; agile; flexible2agile; flexible (operations/finance)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)เงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)จ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)4[to] pass a ballค่าkâaค่าkâa1cost; fee; charge2value; numerical value3worth; value (abstract)4monetary value; worth5polite/friendly address particleวัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìpวัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìpraw material; ingredientสดsòtสดsòt1fresh (not preserved)2live (broadcast/in real time)3bright; vivid (color)4in cash5raw; uncooked (food)6unmixed; straight (of a drink)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
Our shop has good liquidity these days; we can pay for fresh ingredients immediately.
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เขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaกระแสเงินสดgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-ngən-sòtคล่องตัวklɔ̂ɔng-dtuuaเลยləəiโอนoonค่าkâaงานngaanได้dâaiภายในpaai-naiวันเดียวwan-diiao
He said the cash flow is liquid, so he could transfer the payment within the same day.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtคล่องklɔ̂ɔngมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂nหลังlǎngขายkǎaiทรัพย์สินsáp-sǐnบางส่วนbaang-sùuanทำให้tam-hâiชำระหนี้cham-rá-nîiระยะสั้นrá-yá-sânได้dâaiสบายsà-baai
The company became more liquid after selling some assets, enabling it to easily pay short-term debts.
นักลงทุนnák-long-tunชอบchɔ̂ɔpกิจการgìt-jà-gaanที่tîiคล่องklɔ̂ɔngเพราะprɔ́พร้อมprɔ́ɔmจ่ายjàaiเจ้าหนี้jâao-nîiและlɛ́ค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàaiฉุกเฉินchùk-chə̌ənได้dâaiอย่างyàangไม่ติดขัดmâi-dtìt-kàt
Investors like businesses that are liquid because they can pay creditors and emergency expenses without difficulty.
3AdjectiveB2
unobstructed; free-flowing; smooth
moving or proceeding without blockage or delay (e.g., traffic, processes, workflow)
Examples
เช้านี้cháao-níiเช้านี้cháao-níithis morningถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetโล่งlôongโล่งlôong1open; spacious; clear2clear (of traffic or crowd)3relieved; at ease4well-ventilated; airyรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerคล่องklɔ̂ɔngคล่องklɔ̂ɔng1fluent; nimble2liquid; having liquidity (finance)3unobstructed; free-flowing; smooth4nimble; deftกว่าปกติgwàa-bpòk-gà-dtìกว่าปกติgwàa-bpòk-gà-dtìmore than usual; more than normal
This morning the roads were clear, so traffic moved more smoothly than usual.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakเพิ่มpə̂əmช่องทางchɔ̂ng-taangชำระเงินcham-rá-ngənกระบวนการเช็กgrà-buuan-gaan-chékเอาต์aoก็gɔ̂ไหลlǎiคล่องklɔ̂ɔngไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngต่อdtɔ̀ɔคิวนานkiu-naan
After adding payment channels, the checkout process flowed smoothly without long lines.
เราraoปรับbpràpขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnอนุมัติà-nú-mátให้hâiสั้นsânลงlongเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanจึงjʉngวิ่งwîngงานngaanได้dâaiคล่องklɔ̂ɔngตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛต้นทางdtôn-taangถึงtʉ̌ngปลายทางbplaai-taang
We shortened the approval steps, so documents moved through the workflow smoothly from start to finish.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaระบบrá-bòpไม่mâiล่มlômและlɛ́ข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunซิงก์singทันทีtan-tiiการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanข้ามทีมkâam-tiimก็gɔ̂คล่องklɔ̂ɔngไม่มีmâi-miiคอขวดkɔɔ-kùuatเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
When the system doesn’t crash and data syncs instantly, cross-team work proceeds smoothly without bottlenecks like before.
4AdjectiveB2
nimble; deft
moving or acting quickly and efficiently; dexterous
Examples
พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)คนใหม่kon-màiคนใหม่kon-mài1new person; newcomer; new member/hire2new romantic partner (colloquial)จับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)7[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceกรรไกรgan-graiกรรไกรgan-grai1scissors2classifier: เล่มได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerคล่องklɔ̂ɔngคล่องklɔ̂ɔng1fluent; nimble2liquid; having liquidity (finance)3unobstructed; free-flowing; smooth4nimble; deftตัดกระดาษdtàt-grà-dàatตัดกระดาษdtàt-grà-dàat[to] cut paperเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เส้นตรงsên-dtrongเส้นตรงsên-dtronga straight line (geometry)อย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoquickly; rapidly; swiftly
The new employee handles scissors deftly, cutting paper into straight lines quickly.
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เขาkǎoพิมพ์pimรายงานraai-ngaanได้dâaiคล่องklɔ̂ɔngมือmʉʉไม่mâiชะงักchá-ngákเลยləəiแม้mɛ́ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎiหลายlǎaiจุดjùt
He types the report deftly, his hands never faltering even with many corrections.
เชฟchéepหั่นhànผักpàkได้dâaiคล่องklɔ̂ɔngจนjonแทบtɛ̂ɛpมองmɔɔngไม่ทันmâi-tanมีดmîitขึ้นลงkʉ̂n-longเป็นจังหวะbpen-jang-wàสวยงามsǔuai-ngaam
The chef chops vegetables so deftly it's hard to follow, the knife moving rhythmically and elegantly.
นักnákกายกรรมgaai-yá-gamหมุนตัวmǔn-dtuuaและlɛ́ลงพื้นlong-pʉ́ʉnได้dâaiคล่องklɔ̂ɔngรักษาสมดุลrák-sǎa-sǒm-dunอย่างแม่นยำyàang-mɛ̂n-yam
The acrobat spins and lands deftly, maintaining balance with precision.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
klɔ̂ɔng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |