ค่าโทร
kâa-tooMeanings
1NounB1
call charges; phone call fees
The cost of making telephone calls, as billed by a provider (e.g., per minute, per call, local or international).
Examples
เดือนนี้deuuan néeเดือนนี้deuuan née1this month (current month)2this month; during this monthฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàp1telephone; phone2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3phone callเยอะyéhเยอะyéh1many; much; a lot (of)2a lot; much (colloq.)3excessive; too muchค่าโทรkâa tohค่าโทรkâa toh1call charges; phone call fees2call credit (prepaid)คงจะkong jàคงจะkong jàprobably; likely; I supposeแพงpaengแพงpaeng1expensive2costly; dearly paid for (figurative)แน่ๆnâe nâeแน่ๆnâe nâedefinitely; for sure; certainly
I used my phone a lot this month, the phone bill will probably be expensive.
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ฉันchǎnพยายามpá-yaa-yaamใช้cháiแอปɛ́pโทรtooฟรีfriiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaประหยัดbprà-yàtค่าโทรศัพท์kâa-too-rá-sàpรายเดือนraai-dʉʉan
I try to use free calling apps to save on my monthly telephone costs.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunต้องdtôngโทรไปtoh bpaiต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têhtบ่อยๆbòi bòiค่าโทรkâa tohอาจจะàat jàสูงsŏongมากmâak
If you have to call overseas frequently, the telephone charges can be very high.
ผู้ให้บริการpûu-hâi-bɔɔ-rí-gaanเครือข่ายkrʉʉa-kàaiมือถือmʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láเจ้าjâaoมีmiiโครงสร้างkroong-sâangการคิดgaan-kítค่าโทรkâa-tooที่tîiแตกต่างกันdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàang-ganโดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́การโทรgaan-tooข้ามkâamเครือข่ายkrʉʉa-kàai
Each mobile network provider has a different structure for calculating call costs, especially for cross-network calls.
2NounB1
call credit (prepaid)
Money or credit on a prepaid mobile account that can be used specifically for voice calls.
Examples
ค่าโทรศัพท์kâa-too-rá-sàpค่าโทรศัพท์kâa-too-rá-sàpphone bill; phone chargesฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)หมดแล้วmòt-lɛ́ɛoหมดแล้วmòt-lɛ́ɛoall gone; finished; sold outต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเติมเงินdtəəm-ngənเติมเงินdtəəm-ngən1[to] add funds; top up2a top-up (service/transaction)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
My call credit has run out. I need to top up first.
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เธอtəəช่วยchûuaiเช็คchékให้hâiหน่อยnɔ̀iได้ไหมdâai-mǎiว่าwâaยังyangเหลือlʉ̌ʉaค่าโทรkâa-tooอีกìikกี่gìiบาทbàat
Can you please check for me how many baht of call credit is left?
ฉันchǎnเพิ่งpə̂ngเติมเงินdtəəm-ngənไปbpai100บาทbàatแต่dtɛ̀ɛตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiค่าโทรkâa-tooเหลือlʉ̌ʉaไม่ถึงmâi-tʉ̌ng20บาทbàatแล้วlɛ́ɛo
I just topped up 100 baht, but now my call credit is less than 20 baht left.
สมัยนี้sà-măi néeคนส่วนใหญ่kon sùuan yàiใช้cháiเน็ตnètโทรหาtoh hăaกันganทำให้tam hâiค่าโทรkâa tohที่têeเติมdtermไว้wáiไม่ค่อยmâi kôiได้dâiถูกtòokใช้cháiและláeหมดอายุmòt aa-yúไปbpaiเฉยๆchŏei chŏei
Nowadays, most people use the internet to call each other, causing the topped-up call credit to be rarely used and simply expire.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ค่าโทร said ค่า-โท?
kâa-too
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
kâa
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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
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ค่าโทรkâa-tooค่าโทรkâa-toocall charges; phone call feescall charges; phone call feesWord