คาเฟ่
kaa-fêeMeaning
1NounA2
café; coffee shop
a café or coffee shop serving drinks and light meals; often a trendy venue (loanword from English/French)
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ดื่มdʉ̀ʉmดื่มdʉ̀ʉm1[to] drink2[to] drink alcoholกาแฟgaa-fɛɛกาแฟgaa-fɛɛcoffee (drink; beans; plant)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerคาเฟ่kaa-fêeคาเฟ่kaa-fêecafé; coffee shopหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of yearซอยsɔɔiซอยsɔɔi1lane; small street2[to] finely slice; shred3classifier for lanes/alleys
We sit and drink coffee at the café at the entrance of the alley.
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Tomorrow I’ll meet a friend at a café that plays soft music.
The cafés around here serve breakfast and homemade desserts.
ช่วงบ่ายchûuang bàaiเราraoชอบchôpไปbpaiคาเฟ่kaa-fêhบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatชิลchinๆ-เพื่อpêuuaทำงานtam ngaanและláeคุยกันkui gan
In the afternoon we like to go to a laid-back café to work and chat.
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 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 | — | — |