คัดไทย
kát-taiMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] practice Thai handwriting; copy Thai script neatly
to practice Thai penmanship by copying Thai script neatly, often as a school exercise.
Examples
การบ้านgaan-bâanการบ้านgaan-bâan1homework; school assignment2housework (colloq.)วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)นักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilคัดไทยkát-taiคัดไทยkát-tai1[to] practice Thai handwriting; copy Thai script neatly2Thai penmanship; Thai handwriting practice2หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)
For homework today, the teacher had the students practice Thai penmanship for 2 pages.
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ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkผมpŏmต้องdtôngฝึกfèukคัดไทยkát taiทุกวันtúk wanจนjonลายมือlaai meuสวยขึ้นsŭuai kêun
When I was a kid, I had to practice my Thai handwriting every day until my penmanship improved.
ถ้าtâaอยากyàakให้hâiลายมือlaai-mʉʉเป็นระเบียบเรียบร้อยbpen-rá-bìiap-rîiap-rɔ́ɔiก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngตั้งใจdtâng-jaiคัดไทยkát-taiให้hâiเสร็จsètนะnáลูกlûuk
If you want your handwriting to be neat and tidy, you have to focus on finishing your Thai penmanship practice, dear.
การgaanคัดไทยkát taiอย่างสม่ำเสมอyàang sà-màm-sà-mĕrไม่เพียงแต่mâi piiang dtàeจะjàทำให้tam hâiลายมือlaai meuสวยงามsŭuay ngaamขึ้นkêunแต่ยังdtàe yangเป็นbpenการฝึกสมาธิgaan fùek sà-maa-tíและláeความอดทนkwaam òt tonอีกด้วยèek dûuay
Regularly practicing Thai penmanship not only makes one's handwriting more beautiful but also serves as a way to practice concentration and patience.
2NounB1
Thai penmanship; Thai handwriting practice
the subject or activity of practicing Thai handwriting.
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สมุดsà-mùtสมุดsà-mùt1notebook; exercise book2booklet; record book; ledgerคัดไทยkát-taiคัดไทยkát-tai1[to] practice Thai handwriting; copy Thai script neatly2Thai penmanship; Thai handwriting practiceของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainที่ไหนtîi-nǎiที่ไหนtîi-nǎi1where?2wherever (with ก็)3no way!; not at all (colloq.)
Where is my Thai handwriting notebook?
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วิชาwí-chaaคัดไทยkát-taiสมัยsà-mǎiประถมbprà-tǒmช่วยchûuaiปูพื้นฐานbpuu-pʉ́ʉn-tǎanให้hâiฉันchǎnมีmiiลายมือlaai-mʉʉที่tîiอ่านง่ายàan-ngâaiมาmaaจนถึงjon-tʉ̌ngทุกวันนี้túk-wan-níi
The Thai handwriting subject in elementary school helped lay the foundation for me to have legible handwriting to this day.
คะแนนสอบká-nɛɛn-sɔ̀ɔpคัดไทยkát-taiของkɔ̌ɔngลูกชายlûuk-chaaiไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iดีdiiเท่าไหร่tâo-ràiเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoเป็นbpenคนkonใจร้อนjai-rɔ́ɔnและlɛ́เขียนkǐianไม่เรียบร้อยmâi-rîiap-rɔ́ɔi
My son's grade on the Thai handwriting exam wasn't very good because he is impatient and writes messily.
ในnaiยุคดิจิทัลyúk-dì-jì-tâlที่tîiคนส่วนใหญ่kon-sùuan-yàiพิมพ์pimมากกว่าmâak-gwàaเขียนkǐianความสำคัญkwaam-sǎm-kanของkɔ̌ɔngวิชาwí-chaaคัดไทยkát-taiอาจàatถูกtùukมองข้ามmɔɔng-kâamไปbpaiบ้างbâang
In the digital age where most people type more than they write, the importance of Thai handwriting as a subject might be somewhat overlooked.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
คัดkátคัดkát1[to] select; pick out2stuffy; congested (nose)3[to] screen; filter; sort4[to] copy neatly (handwriting)[to] select; pick outPart 1
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คัดไทยkát-taiคัดไทยkát-tai[to] practice Thai handwriting; copy Thai script neatly[to] practice Thai handwriting; copy Thai script neatlyWord