จุด
jùtMeanings
1NounA2
dot; spot; speck
a small round mark or small area of color
Examples
ปลาการ์ตูนbplaa-gaa-dtuunปลาการ์ตูนbplaa-gaa-dtuunclownfish (Amphiprioninae)มีจุดmii-jùtมีจุดmii-jùt1spotted; having dots2[to] have spots; [to] be dottedสีขาวsǐi-kǎaoสีขาวsǐi-kǎao1the color white2white (in color)3figurative: pure/innocent/harmlessบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figure
The clownfish has white spots on its body.
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Her shirt is stained with small brown spots.
The doctor saw a dark spot on the X-ray and asked for further tests.
ภาพวาดpâap wâatสไตล์sà-dtaaiดอทdòtมีจุดmee jùtเล็กlékๆ-จำนวนมากjam-nuuan mâakเรียงกันriiang ganเป็นbpenลวดลายlûuat laaiสีสันsĕe-săn
The dot-style painting has many tiny dots arranged into colorful patterns.
2NounA2
point (location/time)
a particular place, position, stage, or moment
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เจอกันjəə-ganเจอกันjəə-gan1see you; see you later2[to] meet each other; meet upที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerจุดนัดพบjùt-nát-pópจุดนัดพบjùt-nát-pópmeeting point; rendezvous pointหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of yearห้างhâangห้างhâang1mall; shopping center2department store3trading firm (dated/formal)
Let's meet at the meeting point in front of the mall.
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Yesterday I arrived at the destination a bit later than planned.
Tomorrow the bus will stop at this point at eight o'clock.
เราraoกำลังเข้าgam-lang-kâoสู่sùuจุดเปลี่ยนjùt-bplìianสำคัญsǎm-kanของkɔ̌ɔngโครงการkroong-gaanซึ่งsʉ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ngตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanในช่วงnai-chûuangนี้níi
We are reaching a critical turning point of the project, at which we must decide on the budget.
3VerbA2
[to] light; ignite
to cause to start burning; to light (a candle, incense, fire)
Examples
ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]จุดjùtจุดjùt1dot; spot; speck2point (location/time)3[to] light; ignite4point (argument/aspect)5decimal point6degree (° symbol)7point (classifier for small dots/points)เทียนtiianเทียนtiian1candle2aromatic medicinal seed; plant yielding such seedsให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)หน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)
Please light the candle for me.
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Villagers light incense to pay respect to the Buddha in the morning.
Before the ceremony begins, we will light a fire in the courtyard.
เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiทุกคนtúk-konอย่าyàaจุดไฟjùt-faiในพื้นที่nai-pʉ́ʉn-tîiป่าbpàaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótความเสี่ยงkwaam-sìiangไฟไหม้fai-mâi
Officials ask everyone not to light fires in the forested area to reduce the risk of wildfire.
4NounB1
point (argument/aspect)
a particular feature, aspect, or idea in discussion or reasoning
Examples
อาจารย์aa-jaanอาจารย์aa-jaan1teacher; instructor; professor (esp. tertiary)2honorific/title for a teacher3master (spiritual/martial/arts)เน้นnénเน้นnén1[to] emphasize; stress2[to] focus on; prioritize3[to] accentuate (pronunciation/typography)จุดสำคัญjùt-sǎm-kanจุดสำคัญjùt-sǎm-kankey point; main pointสามsǎamสามsǎamthree (3)ข้อkɔ̂ɔข้อkɔ̂ɔ1item; point; clause2classifier: items/points/clauses/questions3joint (anatomy)4condition; term5node; joint; segment (botany/zoology)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การสอบgaan-sɔ̀ɔpการสอบgaan-sɔ̀ɔpexamination; test
The teacher emphasized three key points for the exam.
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ขอkɔ̌ɔเสริมsə̌əmอีกìikจุดjùtนะnáประเด็นbprà-denนี้níiเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanโดยตรงdooi-dtrong
Let me add another point: this issue directly concerns the budget.
The point I disagree with is the evaluation method.
เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความชัดเจนkwaam-chát-jeenขอkɔ̌ɔแยกyɛ̂ɛkเป็นสองbpen-sɔ̌ɔngจุดjùtคือkʉʉเหตุผลhèet-pǒnและlɛ́ผลกระทบpǒn-grà-tóp
For clarity, let me separate it into two points: the reasons and the impacts.
5NounB1
decimal point
the symbol separating whole numbers from fractional parts in decimals
Examples
เขียนkǐianเขียนkǐian1[to] write2[to] draw; sketch3[to] fill out; write in4[to] compose; author5[to] write (data); burn (a disc)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureเลขสามlêek-sǎamเลขสามlêek-sǎam1the number three2the thirties (age)จุดjùtจุดjùt1dot; spot; speck2point (location/time)3[to] light; ignite4point (argument/aspect)5decimal point6degree (° symbol)7point (classifier for small dots/points)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostสี่sìiสี่sìi1four (number)2four (as a noun)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ถูกต้องtùuk-dtɔ̂ngถูกต้องtùuk-dtɔ̂ng1correct; right2proper; in accordance3exactly; rightly; correctlyนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle
Write the number 3.14 correctly.
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เวลาwee-laaอ่านàanค่าkâaให้ดูhâi-duuตัวเลขdtuua-lêekก่อนgɔ̀ɔnจุดjùtและlɛ́หลังlǎngจุดjùtให้hâiชัดเจนchát-jeen
When reading the value, look carefully at the digits before the decimal point and after it.
โปรแกรมbproo-grɛɛmนี้níiตั้งค่าdtâng-kâaให้hâiใช้cháiจุดjùtเป็นbpenตัวdtuuaคั่นkânทศนิยมtót-sà-ní-yomแทนtɛɛnสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lákอื่นʉ̀ʉn
This program is set to use a dot as the decimal separator instead of other symbols.
รายงานทางการเงินraai-ngaan-taang-gaan-ngənต้องdtɔ̂ngระบุrá-bùทศนิยมtót-sà-ní-yomด้วยdûuaiจุดjùtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangความสับสนkwaam-sàp-sǒnเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangหลักlàkพันpan
Financial reports must specify decimals with a dot to avoid confusion about thousands separators.
6NounB1
degree (° symbol)
the symbol for degrees used in angles or temperature
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The angle we measured is 90 degrees, which is a right angle.
กราฟgráapนี้níiแสดงsà-dɛɛngค่าเฉลี่ยkâa-chà-lìiaที่tîi45องศาong-sǎaพร้อมprɔ́ɔmช่วงchûuangความคลาดเคลื่อนkwaam-klâat-klʉ̂ʉan
This graph shows the mean at 45 degrees with a margin of error.
7ClassifierB2
point (classifier for small dots/points)
classifier for small dots or specks (e.g., freckles, small spots)
Examples
ใบหน้าbai-nâaใบหน้าbai-nâafaceของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกระgràกระgrà1freckle2speckled; mottled (pattern)3hawksbill turtleประมาณbprà-maanประมาณbprà-maan1approximately; about2[to] estimate; approximate3estimate (noun)4moderate; reasonable (literary)สิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenจุดjùtจุดjùt1dot; spot; speck2point (location/time)3[to] light; ignite4point (argument/aspect)5decimal point6degree (° symbol)7point (classifier for small dots/points)กระจายgrà-jaaiกระจายgrà-jaai1[to] spread; disperse; scatter2be distributed; be disseminated3broadcast; disseminate (information)4scattered; spread out; dispersedอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)แก้มgɛ̂ɛmแก้มgɛ̂ɛm1cheek2float; buoy (fishing, regional)
His face has about ten freckles scattered on the cheeks.
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เสื้อsêuuaสีขาวsĕe kăaoตัวdtuuaนี้néeมีจุดmee jùtเล็กlékๆ-ตรงdtrongชายเสื้อchaai sêuuaต้องdtôngซักsákออกòk
This white shirt has small specks at the hem; they need to be washed out.
หมอmɔ̌ɔบันทึกban-tʉ́kจำนวนjam-nuuanจุดjùtดำdamบนbonผิวหนังpǐu-nǎngผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเปรียบเทียบbprìiap-tîiapการเปลี่ยนแปลงgaan-bplìian-bplɛɛng
The doctor recorded the number of dark spots on the patient’s skin to compare changes.
กล้องจุลทรรศน์glɔ̂ng-jun-lá-tátเผยให้เห็นpə̌əi-hâi-hěnจุดjùtจิ๋วjǐuจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakบนbonตัวอย่างdtuua-yàangซึ่งsʉ̂ngนับnápได้dâaiกว่าgwàa50จุดjùt
The microscope revealed numerous tiny specks on the sample, which could be counted at over 50 spots.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
jùt
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 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 | — | — |