คาเฟอีน
kaa-fee-iinMeaning
1NounA2
caffeine
A natural stimulant compound found in coffee, tea, cacao, and some soft drinks and medications that increases alertness and reduces fatigue.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)กาแฟgaa-fɛɛกาแฟgaa-fɛɛcoffee (drink; beans; plant)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคาเฟอีนkaa-fee-iinคาเฟอีนkaa-fee-iincaffeineซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationช่วยให้chûuai-hâiช่วยให้chûuai-hâi[to] enable; help [sb/sth] (to) do [sth]; make [sth] possible/easierฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ตื่นตัวdtʉ̀ʉn-dtuuaตื่นตัวdtʉ̀ʉn-dtuua1alert; attentive; responsive2[to] become alert/active; become aware
Coffee contains caffeine, which helps me feel alert.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnดื่มชาdʉ̀ʉm-chaaเพราะprɔ́คาเฟอีนkaa-fee-iinช่วยchûuaiไม่ให้mâi-hâiง่วงngûuang
Yesterday I drank tea because caffeine helps me not feel sleepy.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiฉันchǎnจะjàดื่มdʉ̀ʉmโกโก้goo-gôoที่tîiมีmiiคาเฟอีนkaa-fee-iinเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉดึกdʉ̀k
Tomorrow I will drink cocoa that has a little caffeine to study late.
แพทย์pɛ̂ɛtบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaคาเฟอีนkaa-fee-iinในnaiกาแฟgaa-fɛɛชาchaaและlɛ́น้ำอัดลมnáam-àt-lomบางชนิดbaang-chá-nítช่วยchûuaiเพิ่มpə̂əmความตื่นตัวkwaam-dtʉ̀ʉn-dtuuaและlɛ́ลดlótความเหนื่อยล้าkwaam-nʉ̀ʉai-láaได้dâai
The doctor said that caffeine in coffee, tea, and some soft drinks can increase alertness and reduce fatigue.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kaa
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 | — | — |