จอด

jɔ̀ɔt

Meanings

1VerbA1

[to] park (vehicle)

to stop a vehicle and leave it standing for a period of time

Examples

ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)จอดรถjɔ̀ɔt-rótจอดรถjɔ̀ɔt-rót[to] park a vehicleไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)หน้าร้านnâa-ráanหน้าร้านnâa-ráan1storefront; front of a shop2physical store; brick-and-mortar outletแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เดินเข้าไปdəən-kâo-bpaiเดินเข้าไปdəən-kâo-bpai[to] walk in; [to] walk into [somewhere]ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessert
I parked the car in front of the shop and walked in to buy snacks.
3 more examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiพ่อpɔ̂ɔจอดรถjɔ̀ɔt-rótตรงนี้dtrong-níi
Mom told Dad to park the car here.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnจอดรถjɔ̀ɔt-rótไว้wáiที่tîiชั้นสามchán-sǎamของkɔ̌ɔngลานlaanจอดjɔ̀ɔt
Yesterday I parked my car on the third floor of the parking garage.
เขาkǎoจะjàจอดjɔ̀ɔtมอเตอร์ไซค์mɔɔ-dtəə-sáiไว้wáiข้างkâangตึกdtʉ̀kประมาณbprà-maanหนึ่งnʉ̀ngชั่วโมงchûua-moong
He will park his motorcycle beside the building for about an hour.
2VerbA2

[to] stop and remain (vehicle/craft)

to stop a vehicle or craft and keep it stationary; to park or moor

Examples

ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)จอดรถjɔ̀ɔt-rótจอดรถjɔ̀ɔt-rót[to] park a vehicleไว้หน้าwái-nâaไว้หน้าwái-nâa[to] let [sb] save face; [to] go easy on [sb]โรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)
I parked the car in front of the school.
3 more examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเราraoไปbpaiจอดjɔ̀ɔtเรือrʉʉaที่tîiท่าtâaเพราะprɔ́คลื่นklʉ̂ʉnแรงrɛɛng
Yesterday we moored the boat at the pier because the waves were strong.
ช่วยchûuaiหาที่จอดhǎa-tîi-jɔ̀ɔtใกล้glâiทางเข้าtaang-kâoให้hâiหน่อยnɔ̀iได้ไหมdâai-mǎi
Could you find a parking spot near the entrance?
รถบัสrót-bátต้องdtɔ̂ngจอดjɔ̀ɔtที่tîiช่องchɔ̂ngหมายเลขmǎai-lêekห้าhâaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรับrápผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎan
The bus must stop and park at bay number five to pick up passengers.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Low tone

jɔ̀ɔt

Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.

Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——