คิดถึง
kít-tʉ̌ngMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] miss [sb/sth]; long for
to feel longing or homesickness for someone or something; to miss
Examples
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ตอนdtonไปเรียนbpai rianต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têhtใหม่ๆmài màiผมpŏmคิดถึงkít tĕungพ่อpôrกับgàpแม่mâeมากmâak
When I first went to study abroad, I missed my parents a lot.
If I move away, will you miss me?
ถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaเราraoจะjàวิดีโอคอลwí-dii-oo-kɔɔnกันganทุกคืนtúk-kʉʉnแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂ยังyangคิดถึงkít-tʉ̌ngเธอtəəอยู่ดีyùu-dii
Even though we video call every night, I still miss you.
2VerbB1
[to] think of; remember [sb/sth]
to have someone or something in mind or to recall them, often with some emotion or affection
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เพลงpleengเพลงpleeng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ทีไรtii-raiทีไรtii-raiwhenever; every time (that)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerคิดถึงkít-tʉ̌ngคิดถึงkít-tʉ̌ng1[to] miss [sb/sth]; long for2[to] think of; remember [sb/sth]สมัยเรียนsà-mǎi-riianสมัยเรียนsà-mǎi-riianschool days; student daysมัธยมmát-tá-yomมัธยมmát-tá-yom1secondary; middle/high school level2secondary school; secondary levelทุกทีtúk-tiiทุกทีtúk-tii1every time; on each occasion2always; invariably3increasingly; more and more
Whenever I hear this song, it makes me think of my high school days.
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บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiทำให้tam-hâiฉันchǎnคิดถึงkít-tʉ̌ngตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiเราraoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoภูเขาpuu-kǎoด้วยกันdûuai-ganครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛk
This kind of atmosphere makes me think of the first time we went to the mountains together.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพูดถึงpûut-tʉ̌ngอาหารaa-hǎanเพื่อสุขภาพpʉ̂ʉa-sùk-kà-pâapคนส่วนใหญ่kon-sùuan-yàiมักจะmák-jàคิดถึงkít-tʉ̌ngผักpàkและlɛ́ผลไม้pǒn-lá-máai
When talking about healthy food, most people tend to think of vegetables and fruits.
สถาปัตยกรรมsà-tǎa-bpàt-dtà-yá-gamของkɔ̌ɔngเมืองเก่าอยุธยาmʉʉang-gào-à-yút-tá-yaaทำtamให้hâiเราraoคิดถึงkít-tʉ̌ngความรุ่งเรืองkwaam-rûng-rʉʉangของkɔ̌ɔngอาณาจักรaa-naa-jàkในอดีตnai-à-dìit
The architecture of the old city of Ayutthaya makes us think of the glory of the past kingdom.
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
kít
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
คิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; plan[to] think; considerPart 1
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คิดถึงkít-tʉ̌ngคิดถึงkít-tʉ̌ng[to] miss [sb/sth]; long for[to] miss [sb/sth]; long forWord