ฉาก
chàakMeanings
1NounA2
scene (drama/film/story)
A segment of a play, film, or story that takes place in a single setting or time.
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หนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฉากchàakฉากchàak1scene (drama/film/story)2backdrop; set; scenery3screen; partition; room divider4setting (of a story)5square; right angle (90°)6setting; backdrop (figurative)ที่บ้านtîi-bâanที่บ้านtîi-bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeชายทะเลchaai-tá-leeชายทะเลchaai-tá-leecoast; seashore; seaside
This movie has a scene set at a seaside house.
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In last night’s drama, the scene at the market takes place in the morning.
ผู้กำกับpûu-gam-gàpบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaสองsɔ̌ɔngฉากchàakนี้níiเกิดgə̀ətในnaiเวลาwee-laaต่อกันdtɔ̀ɔ-ganไม่ถึงmâi-tʉ̌ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ngชั่วโมงchûua-moong
The director said these two scenes occur within less than an hour of each other.
นิยายní-yaaiแบ่งเป็นbɛ̀ng-bpenหลายlǎaiบทbòtโดยdooiแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láบทbòtมีmiiฉากchàakที่tîiดำเนินdam-nəənเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanในnaiสถานที่sà-tǎan-tîiเดียวกันdiiao-gan
The novel is divided into several chapters, each featuring a scene that unfolds in a single location.
2NounB1
backdrop; set; scenery
The background, set, or scenery used on stage or in photography/film to create a setting.
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ถ่ายรูปtàai rôopถ่ายรูปtàai rôop[to] take a photo; photograph [sb/sth]หน้าฉากnâa chàakหน้าฉากnâa chàak1public appearance; facade2front of the stage; onstage areaทะเลtá-layทะเลtá-lay1sea2seaside; the beachปลอมbplomปลอมbplom1fake; counterfeit2to forge; counterfeit; falsify3[to] impersonate; pose asดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuanดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuan1[to] seem; appear; look2apparently; seeminglyอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainชายหาดchaai hàatชายหาดchaai hàatbeach; shoreจริงjingจริงjing1true; real; genuine2really; truly; indeed3intensifier particle (final)4truth; reality (rare as noun)ๆ-
We took photos in front of a fake sea backdrop; it looked like a real beach.
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ละครเวทีlá-kɔɔn-wee-tiiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiใช้cháiฉากchàakไม้แบบmáai-bɛ̀ɛpเรียบง่ายrîiap-ngâaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛให้hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatอบอุ่นòp-ùn
This stage play uses simple wooden sets, but they create a warm atmosphere.
ทีมงานtiim-ngaanปรับbpràpแสงsɛ̌ɛngให้hâiเข้ากับkâo-gàpฉากchàakหิมะhì-máเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiภาพpâapออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaดูduuนุ่มนวลnûm-nuuan
The crew adjusted the lighting to match the snow set so the image would appear soft.
ผู้กำกับpûu-gam-gàpเลือกฉากlʉ̂ʉak-chàakโทนสีtoon-sǐiหม่นmònและlɛ́พื้นผิวpʉ́ʉn-pǐuหยาบyàapเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnความอึดอัดkwaam-ʉ̀t-àtของkɔ̌ɔngตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔn
The director chose a muted-toned, rough-textured set to reflect the characters' sense of suffocation.
3NounB1
screen; partition; room divider
A panel or movable divider used to separate spaces or block the view.
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เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)กางฉากgaang-chàakกางฉากgaang-chàak1[to] unfold/set up a screen or backdrop2[to] form a right angle; make perpendicularไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofแยกyɛ̂ɛkแยกyɛ̂ɛk1[to] separate; split; divide2junction; intersection3[to] distinguish; tell apart4separate; distinct; individual5[to] branch offมุมmumมุมmum1corner2angle3point of view; perspectiveแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuuaแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuua1[to] get dressed; dress [oneself]2[to] dress [sb]; clothe [sb]3[to] dress up; dress stylishly; wear a costumeออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)ห้องนั่งเล่นhɔ̂ng-nâng-lênห้องนั่งเล่นhɔ̂ng-nâng-lênliving room; family room; lounge
We unfolded a wooden screen to separate the dressing corner from the living room.
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คาเฟ่kaa-fêeใช้cháiฉากchàakพับpápลายผ้าlaai-pâaแบ่งbɛ̀ngโต๊ะdtóให้hâiลูกค้าlûuk-káaรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเป็นส่วนตัวbpen-sùuan-dtuuaมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
The café uses fabric-patterned folding screens to divide tables and make customers feel more private.
ในnaiงานนิทรรศการngaan ní-tát-sà-gaanเขาkăoตั้งฉากdtâng chàakเคลื่อนที่klêuuan têeเป็นbpenซุ้มsúmเล็กlékๆ-สำหรับsăm-ràpสัมภาษณ์săm-pâatแขกkàek
At the exhibition, they set up movable partitions as small booths for interviewing guests.
คอนโดkon-dooแบบbàepสตูดิโอsà-dtuu-di-oมักmákใช้cháiฉากchàakเลื่อนlêuuanโปร่งแสงbpròhng săengกั้นgânโซนsohnนอนnonกับgàpโซนsohnทำงานtam ngaanเพื่อpêuuaรักษาrák-săaความปลอดโปร่งkwaam bplòt bpròhngแต่ยังdtàe yangแยกyâekพื้นpéunที่ชัดเจนtêe chát jayn
Studio condos often use translucent sliding partitions to separate the sleeping area from the workspace, preserving openness while clearly dividing the space.
4NounB1
setting (of a story)
The time, place, and circumstances in which a narrative, story, or play takes place.
5NounB2
square; right angle (90°)
A right angle of 90 degrees; also a carpenter’s square used to check or draw right angles.
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ช่างไม้châng-máaiช่างไม้châng-máaicarpenter; woodworkerใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderฉาchǎaฉาchǎadim; opaque; muffled (light/color/sound)กวางgwaangกวางgwaangdeerชิดchítชิดchít1close; adjacent2[to] move close; press close3closely; tightlyขอบไม้kɔ̀ɔp-máaiขอบไม้kɔ̀ɔp-máaiwooden edge; wooden rim; wooden trimเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเช็กchékเช็กchék[to] check; verifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeมุมmumมุมmum1corner2angle3point of view; perspectiveนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker90องศาจริงong-sǎa-jingองศาจริงong-sǎa-jing1true bearing/true angle2true degree value (corrected)ไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
The carpenter uses a square against the edge of the wood to check if this corner is truly 90 degrees.
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ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnตัดdtàtแผ่นไม้pɛ̀n-máaiอัดàtเขาkǎoเอาaoฉากchàakมาmaaวาดwâatเส้นsênให้ได้hâi-dâaiมุมฉากmum-chàakพอดีpɔɔ-dii
Before cutting the plywood, he used a square to draw a line at a perfect right angle.
เวลาwee-laaประกอบbprà-gɔ̀ɔpชั้นวางของchán-waang-kɔ̌ɔngต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiฉากchàakช่วยchûuaiจัดให้jàt-hâiผนังpà-nǎngกับgàpพื้นpʉ́ʉnตั้งฉากdtâng-chàakกันganไม่เช่นนั้นmâi-chên-nánชั้นchánจะjàเอียงiiang
When assembling a shelf, you need a square to ensure the wall and floor are perpendicular; otherwise the shelf will tilt.
วิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gɔɔnตรวจdtrùuatแบบก่อสร้างbɛ̀ɛp-gɔ̀ɔ-sâangโดยdooiใช้cháiฉากchàakแนบnɛ̂ɛpกับgàpคานkaanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaยืนยันyʉʉn-yanว่าwâaมุมmumต่อdtɔ̀ɔคานkaanเป็นbpenมุมฉากmum-chàakตามdtaamมาตรฐานmâat-dtrà-tǎan
The engineer checks the construction plan by placing a square against the beam to confirm that the joint angle is a right angle according to standards.
6NounB2
setting; backdrop (figurative)
The surroundings or background against which events unfold, viewed figuratively as a theatrical setting.
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerปิดกั้นbpìt-gânปิดกั้นbpìt-gân1[to] block; obstruct; prevent access2[to] suppress; censor; restrictฉากchàakฉากchàak1scene (drama/film/story)2backdrop; set; scenery3screen; partition; room divider4setting (of a story)5square; right angle (90°)6setting; backdrop (figurative)เกิดเหตุgə̀ət-hèetเกิดเหตุgə̀ət-hèet[for an incident] to occurเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)หลักฐานlàk-tǎanหลักฐานlàk-tǎan1evidence; proof2documentary evidence; supporting document3basis; grounds (abstract)อย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiatอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiat1thoroughly; in detail; meticulously2finely; into very small pieces
The police cordoned off the scene of the incident to collect evidence thoroughly.
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นักข่าวnák-kàaoรายงานraai-ngaanจากjàakฉากchàakไฟไหม้fai-mâiซึ่งsʉ̂ngยังyangมีmiiควันkwanหนาทึบnǎa-tʉ́pลอยlɔɔiอยู่yùu
The reporter is reporting from the scene of the fire, where thick smoke still lingers.
อาสาสมัครaa-sǎa-sà-màkหลายคนlǎai-konรีบrîipไปยังbpai-yangฉากchàakน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaช่วยchûuaiอพยพòp-pá-yópผู้สูงอายุpûu-sǔung-aa-yú
Many volunteers rushed to the scene of the flood to help evacuate the elderly.
เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiแพทย์pɛ̂ɛtฉุกเฉินchùk-chə̌ənประเมินbprà-məənสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiถึงtʉ̌ngฉากchàakอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetบนbonทางด่วนtaang-dùuan
Emergency medical personnel assessed the situation immediately upon arriving at the scene of the accident on the expressway.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
chàak
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High 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 | — | — |