คอล
kɔɔnMeanings
1NounA2
call; phone call
A call by phone or an online voice/video call; an instance of contacting someone by calling.
Examples
เย็นนี้yen-níiเย็นนี้yen-níi1this evening2this evening's (as a modifier)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคอลkɔɔnคอลkɔɔn1call; phone call2[to] call; phone [sb]กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; periodทุ่มtûmทุ่มtûm1evening time marker (7 p.m.–midnight)2[to] throw forcefully; hurl; pitch3[to] slam; fling down; dump4[to] invest heavily; pour in (effort/money/time)ตรงdtrongตรงdtrong1straight (not bent)2directly; straight (direction/path)3direct; straightforward; frank4[to] be straight; align5exact; matching; corresponding
This evening I have a call with my mom at 7 sharp.
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I’ll send the call link on LINE, and then we’ll talk.
เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoมีmiiคอลkɔɔnจากjàakลูกค้าlûuk-káaเขาkǎoขอเลื่อนkɔ̌ɔ-lʉ̂ʉanนัดnátไปbpaiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi
This morning there was a call from a client; they asked to postpone the appointment to tomorrow.
ถ้าtâaคอลkɔɔnนี้níiเกินgəənสิบห้าsìp-hâaนาทีnaa-tiiเราraoจะjàสรุปsà-rùpหัวข้อhǔua-kɔ̂ɔสำคัญsǎm-kanแล้วlɛ́ɛoนัดnátคอลkɔɔnถัดไปtàt-bpai
If this call goes over fifteen minutes, we’ll summarize the key points and schedule the next call.
2VerbA2
[to] call; phone [sb]
To contact somebody by making a phone or online voice/video call.
Examples
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I called the teacher this morning, but the signal was bad.
ถ้าtâaแกgɛɛว่างwâangคืนนี้kʉʉn-níiเราraoคอลkɔɔnคุยงานkui-ngaanกันganสักsàkครึ่งkrʉ̂ngชั่วโมงchûua-moongได้ไหมdâai-mǎi
If you’re free tonight, can we call to discuss work for about half an hour?
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ล, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kɔɔn
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |