จอสกรีน
jɔɔ-sà-griinMeaning
1NounB1
screen; display (informal)
An electronic display screen of a device (e.g., phone, computer, TV); an informal term for screen/monitor.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)จอสกรีนjɔɔ-sà-griinจอสกรีนjɔɔ-sà-griinscreen; display (informal)โทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàp1telephone; phone2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3phone callฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ร้าวráaoร้าวráao1[to] crack; develop a crack2cracked; fractured (not fully broken)3[fig.] strained; breaking downต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเอาไปao-bpaiเอาไปao-bpai1[to] take/carry [sth] away2take it; you can have itเปลี่ยนbplìianเปลี่ยนbplìian1[to] change; become different2[to] switch; replace; exchangeใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)
Yesterday my phone’s screen cracked; I have to get it replaced.
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เวลาway-laaอ่านàanข่าวkàaoยาวๆyaao yaaoบนbonจอสกรีนjaw sà-greenแนะนำให้náe-nam hâiปรับbpràpตัวอักษรdtuua àk-sŏnให้hâiใหญ่ขึ้นyài kûenเพื่อpêuuaถนอมสายตาtà-nŏm săai dtaa
When reading long news on the screen, it’s recommended to enlarge the font to protect your eyes.
เขาkăoชอบchôpทำงานบนtam-ngaan bonจอสกรีนjaw sà-greenใหญ่ๆyài yàiเพราะpráwดูdooรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatของkŏngภาพpâapได้dâiชัดchátกว่าgwàa
He likes working on larger screens because he can see image details more clearly.
ถ้าtâaแสงสะท้อนsɛ̌ɛng-sà-tɔ́ɔnบนbonจอสกรีนjɔɔ-sà-griinแรงrɛɛngเกินไปgəən-bpaiให้hâiปรับมุมbpràp-mumหรือrʉ̌ʉเปิดbpə̀ətโหมดถนอมสายตาmòot-tà-nɔ̌ɔm-sǎai-dtaaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótความล้าkwaam-láa
If the glare on the screen is too strong, adjust the angle or turn on eye-care mode to reduce fatigue.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is จอสกรีน said จอ-สะ-กรีน?
jɔɔ-sà-griin
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
jɔɔ
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
จอjɔɔจอjɔɔ1screen; display surface2monitor; display (device)3classifier for screens/monitors4dog (12-year zodiac cycle), as in ปีจอscreen; display surfacePart 1
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สกรีนsà-griinสกรีนsà-griin1[to] screen-print2[to] screen/filter [sb]/[sth]3screen print; screen-printed pattern[to] screen-printPart 2
จอสกรีนjɔɔ-sà-griinจอสกรีนjɔɔ-sà-griinscreen; display (informal)screen; display (informal)Word