คัป
kápMeanings
1NounB1
cup (loanword; container or unit)
a transliteration of “cup,” referring to a drinking cup or the cooking measure (1 cup); rare and nonstandard in Thai.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สูตรsùutสูตรsùut1recipe; set of instructions2formula; equation; expression3method; standard procedure4sutra; Buddhist discourseขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessertนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)บอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderน้ำตาลnám-dtaanน้ำตาลnám-dtaan1sugar2brown (color)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostคัปkápคัปkáp1cup (loanword; container or unit)2‘ครับ’ variant (playful/colloquial)
This dessert recipe says to use one cup of sugar.
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ทุกเช้าtúk cháoฉันchănต้องdtôngดื่มdèumกาแฟร้อนgaa fae rónหนึ่งnèungคัปkápใหญ่ๆyài yàiไม่อย่างนั้นmâi yàang nánจะjàไม่มีสมาธิmâi mee sà-maa-tíทำงานtam ngaan
Every morning I have to drink one big cup of hot coffee, otherwise I can't concentrate on work.
เวลาwee-laaทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎanตามdtaamสูตรsùutฝรั่งfà-ràngต้องdtɔ̂ngระวังrá-wangหน่อยnɔ̀iนะnáเพราะprɔ́หนึ่งnʉ̀ngคัปkápของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoไม่mâiเท่ากับtâo-gàpถ้วยtûuaiของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao
When you follow a Western recipe, you have to be careful because their 'cup' is not the same as our 'thuay' (Thai cup).
การใช้gaan-cháiหน่วยวัดnùuai-wátเป็นbpenคัปkápซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenการทับศัพท์gaan-táp-sàpโดยตรงdooi-dtrongอาจàatสร้างsâangความสับสนkwaam-sàp-sǒnให้กับhâi-gàpผู้ที่pûu-tîiคุ้นเคยkún-kəəiกับgàpระบบrá-bòpเมตริกméet-dtrìได้dâai
Using 'cup' as a unit of measurement, which is a direct transliteration, can cause confusion for those accustomed to the metric system.
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‘ครับครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)’ variant (playful/colloquial)
a playful or colloquial spelling of the polite male particle “ครับครับkráppolite particle (male speaker),” used to show politeness or affirmation; common in chat or casual speech rendering.
Examples
ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerคัปkápคัปkáp1cup (loanword; container or unit)2‘ครับ’ variant (playful/colloquial)เดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)จัดการjàt-gaanจัดการjàt-gaan1[to] manage; handle; deal with2[to] arrange; organizeให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itself
Got it, I'll take care of it myself.
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Sorry for the late reply, I just saw the message.
โอเคคัปoo-kee-kápตามdtaamนี้níiนะnáสรุปว่าsà-rùp-wâaเราraoจะjàเริ่มrə̂əmประชุมbprà-chumตอนบ่ายdtɔɔn-bàaiสองsɔ̌ɔng
Okay, let's go with this. To summarize, we'll start the meeting at 2 PM.
ขอบคุณkòp kunสำหรับsăm-ràpข้อมูลkôr moonนะnáคัปkápมีประโยชน์mee bprà-yòtมากๆmâak mâakเลยloieจะjàลองlongเอาไปao bpaiปรับใช้bpràp cháiดูdoo
Thanks for the information! It's very useful. I'll try to apply it.
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 -ป, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
káp
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 | — | — |