คัด
kátMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] select; pick out
to choose items or people from a group based on criteria or quality
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)คัดkátคัดkát1[to] select; pick out2stuffy; congested (nose)3[to] screen; filter; sort4[to] copy neatly (handwriting)ผลงานpǒn-ngaanผลงานpǒn-ngaan1work; output; result2achievementนักเรียนnák-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 markerโดดเด่นdòot-dèenโดดเด่นdòot-dèen1outstanding; prominent2striking; eye-catching3[to] stand out; be prominentไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastแสดงsà-dɛɛngแสดงsà-dɛɛng1[to] show; demonstrate2[to] perform; act; put on (a show)3[to] express4[to] present; exhibitในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)โรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)
The teacher selected standout student works to display at the school event.
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คณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaanคัดkátผู้สมัครpûu-sà-màkจากjàakประวัติbprà-wàtและlɛ́ผลงานpǒn-ngaanก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเรียกrîiakสัมภาษณ์sǎm-pâat
The committee selects applicants based on their resumes and work before inviting them for interviews.
เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngคัดสินค้าkát-sǐn-káaให้hâiเหลือlʉ̌ʉaเฉพาะchà-pɔ́ชิ้นchínที่tîiคุณภาพkun-ná-pâapตรงตามdtrong-dtaamมาตรฐานmâat-dtrà-tǎan
We need to select only the products that meet the quality standards.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtคัดทีมkát-tiimโครงการkroong-gaanจากjàakเกณฑ์geenความเชี่ยวชาญkwaam-chîiao-chaanและlɛ́ความเหมาะสมkwaam-mɔ̀-sǒmกับgàpวัฒนธรรมองค์กรwát-tá-ná-tam-ong-gɔɔn
The company selects the project team based on expertise and cultural fit criteria.
2AdjectiveB1
stuffy; congested (nose)
describing a blocked or congested nose due to a cold or allergy
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentจมูกjà-mùukจมูกjà-mùuk1nose2nose (of an object)คัดkátคัดkát1[to] select; pick out2stuffy; congested (nose)3[to] screen; filter; sort4[to] copy neatly (handwriting)หายใจhǎai-jaiหายใจhǎai-jai[to] breathe; respireไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingฝุ่นfùnฝุ่นfùn1dust; fine dry particles2particulate matter (air pollution)เยอะyə́เยอะyə́1many; much; a lot (of)2a lot; much (colloq.)3excessive; too much
Today my nose is congested and I can hardly breathe because there’s a lot of dust.
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ผมpǒmเป็นหวัดbpen-wàtจมูกjà-mùukคัดkátทั้งวันtáng-wanต้องdtɔ̂ngพกpókสเปรย์sà-bpeenพ่นpônจมูกjà-mùukติดตัวdtìt-dtuua
I have a cold; my nose is stuffed up all day, so I have to carry a nasal spray.
อาการaa-gaanคัดจมูกkát-jà-mùukกำเริบgam-rə̂əpตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉnทำให้tam-hâiนอนnɔɔnหลับไม่สนิทlàp-mâi-sà-nìt
Nasal congestion flares up at night, making it hard to sleep well.
ช่วงchûuangแพ้เกสรpɛ́ɛ-gà-sěenฉันchǎnจะjàจมูกjà-mùukคัดkátสลับข้างsà-làp-kâangรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kแน่นจมูกnɛ̂n-jà-mùukและlɛ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngหายใจhǎai-jaiทางtaangปากbpàakบ่อยbɔ̀i
During pollen allergy season, my nose gets congested alternating sides, making me feel blocked and often breathe through my mouth.
3VerbB2
[to] screen; filter; sort
to examine and separate to accept some and reject others; to grade or classify
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)คัดkátคัดkát1[to] select; pick out2stuffy; congested (nose)3[to] screen; filter; sort4[to] copy neatly (handwriting)นักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilเข้าชมkâo-chomเข้าชมkâo-chom1[to] visit; view (as a visitor)2[to] view; access (online content)รมromรมrom1[to] fumigate; smoke-treat2fumigation; smoking (process)3[to] chemically darken (metal); patinateโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -lyดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmผลงานpǒn-ngaanผลงานpǒn-ngaan1work; output; result2achievementและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ความสม่ำเสมอkwaam-sà-màm-sà-mə̌əความสม่ำเสมอkwaam-sà-màm-sà-mə̌ə1consistency; regularity2uniformity; evenness
The teacher screens students into the club by looking at their work and consistency.
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โรงงานroong-ngaanคัดสินค้าkát-sǐn-káaออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakไลน์laaiผลิตpà-lìtหากhàakไม่ผ่านmâi-pàanมาตรฐานคุณภาพmâat-dtrà-tǎan-kun-ná-pâap
The factory screens products out of the production line if they do not meet quality standards.
คณะกรรมการká-ná gam-má-gaanคัดkátข้อเสนอkôr sà-nĕrวิจัยwí-jaiเป็นbpenรอบrôpๆ-โดยdoiพิจารณาpí-jàa-rá-naaคุณภาพkun-ná-pâapหลักฐานlàk tăanและláeวิธีการwí-tee-gaanอย่างเข้มงวดyàang kêm ngûuat
The committee screens research proposals in rounds, rigorously evaluating the quality of evidence and methodology.
พ่อค้าpɔ̂ɔ-káaคัดkátทุเรียนtú-riianตามdtaamเกรดgrèetแยกyɛ̂ɛkผลpǒnสุกจัดsùk-jàtออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakผลpǒnที่tîiเหมาะmɔ̀สำหรับsǎm-ràpบ่มbòmต่อdtɔ̀ɔ
The vendor grades durians, separating overly ripe ones from those suitable for further ripening.
4VerbB2
[to] copy neatly (handwriting)
to write or transcribe text carefully in a neat, standard style
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)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)คัดkátคัดkát1[to] select; pick out2stuffy; congested (nose)3[to] screen; filter; sort4[to] copy neatly (handwriting)บทกลอนbòt-glɔɔnบทกลอนbòt-glɔɔn1poem; verse (poetic composition)2stanza; verse (poem section)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostบทbòtบทbòt1chapter; section2lesson (unit of study)3role; part (acting)4script/text; lyrics5clause; provision (law/regulation)6role; duty; functionลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alightสมุดsà-mùtสมุดsà-mùt1notebook; exercise book2booklet; record book; ledgerด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooลายมือlaai-mʉʉลายมือlaai-mʉʉ1handwriting2handwritten signature3palm linesให้เรียบร้อยhâi-rîiap-rɔ́ɔiให้เรียบร้อยhâi-rîiap-rɔ́ɔiproperly; neatly; to completion
The teacher assigned copying one stanza of a poem neatly into the notebook.
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ผมpǒmต้องdtɔ̂ngคัดkátรายงานraai-ngaanใหม่màiทั้งหมดtáng-mòtให้hâiเป็นbpenตัวdtuuaบรรจงban-jongก่อนgɔ̀ɔnส่งsòngอาจารย์aa-jaan
I have to transcribe the entire report again in neat script before submitting it to the professor.
เธอtəəคัดkátต้นฉบับdtôn-chà-bàpโบราณboo-raanลงบนlong-bonกระดาษสาgrà-dàat-sǎaโดยdooiรักษาrák-sǎaรูปแบบrûup-bɛ̀ɛpอักขรวิธีàk-kà-rà-wí-tiiให้hâiตรงตามdtrong-dtaamต้นฉบับdtôn-chà-bàp
She carefully transcribed the ancient manuscript onto mulberry paper, preserving the original orthography.
เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaใช้cháiในnaiนิทรรศการní-tát-sà-gaanนักศึกษาnák-sʉ̀k-sǎaได้รับมอบหมายdâi-ráp-mɔ̂ɔp-mǎaiให้hâiคัดkátจดหมายเหตุjòt-mǎai-hèetด้วยdûuaiอักษรàk-sɔ̌ɔnมาตรฐานmâat-dtrà-tǎanและlɛ́จัดวางjàt-waangบรรทัดban-tátให้hâiสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mə̌ə
For the exhibition, students were tasked with carefully transcribing the archives in standard script and aligning the lines consistently.
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
kát
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 | — | — |