จดหมาย

jòt măai

Meanings

1NounA1

letter (mail)

a written message sent to someone, traditionally on paper by post

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เขียนkĭianเขียนkĭian1[to] write2[to] compose; author3[to] fill out; write in4[to] draw; sketchจดหมายjòt măaiจดหมายjòt măai1letter (mail)2formal letter; epistleถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reachแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)สัปดาห์sàp-daaสัปดาห์sàp-daa1classifier: weeks2week
I write a letter to my mother every week.
2NounB1

formal letter; epistle

a formal or official letter, often with a set structure

Examples

ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightเขียนkĭianเขียนkĭian1[to] write2[to] compose; author3[to] fill out; write in4[to] draw; sketchจดหมายราชการjòt-măai râat-chá-gaanจดหมายราชการjòt-măai râat-chá-gaanofficial letter; government letterเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขออนุญาตใช้kŏr à-nú-yâat cháiขออนุญาตใช้kŏr à-nú-yâat chái[to] ask for permission to use [sth]สถานที่sà-tăan tîiสถานที่sà-tăan tîiplace; location; venue
I have to write an official letter to request permission to use the venue.

Word Breakdown

จดjòtจดjòt1[to] note; jot down; write down2[to] register; record officially3to reach; to touch (poetic/lit.)Part 1
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หมายmăaiหมายmăai1intend; aim; mean (to do)2designate; mark; note3mark; sign; note4official notice/writ; warrant5designated spot (e.g., fishing/hunting)6ticket/number tag (informal)Part 2
จดหมายjòt măaiจดหมายjòt măailetter (mail)