ชัด
chátMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
clear; sharp (visible/audible)
Easy to see or hear; not blurred, faint, or muffled.
Examples
เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ชัดchátชัดchát1clear; sharp (visible/audible)2clear; definite3clearlyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)ทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)คำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utterance
The teacher’s voice is very clear; I hear every word.
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Yesterday, after the rain stopped, the mountains looked clearer.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiฉันchǎnจะjàเอาaoกล้องglɔ̂ngไปbpaiถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoเพราะprɔ́แสงsɛ̌ɛngทำให้tam-hâiภาพpâapชัดchát
Tomorrow I’ll take my camera to shoot in the morning because the light makes the photos clear.
เปิดbpə̀ətซับไตเติลsáp-dtai-dtəənหน่อยnɔ̀iสิsìเสียงsǐiangนักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngไม่ชัดmâi-chátเพราะprɔ́มีmiiลมแรงlom-rɛɛng
Turn on the subtitles; the actors’ voices aren’t clear because it’s very windy.
2AdjectiveB1
clear; definite
Obvious or without doubt; unequivocal.
Examples
หลักฐานlàk-tǎanหลักฐานlàk-tǎan1evidence; proof2documentary evidence; supporting document3basis; grounds (abstract)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ชัดเจนchát-jeenชัดเจนchát-jeen1clear; distinct; obvious2explicit; definite; unambiguous; unequivocal3clearly; explicitly; unambiguouslyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)โกงgoongโกงgoong1[to] cheat; swindle; rig2bent; bowed; hunched
This evidence makes it obvious that he didn’t cheat.
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The facts are so obvious that no one can argue.
From the report figures, it’s clear that the costs are still too high.
ท่าทีtâa-teeของเขาkŏng kăoชัดเจนchát-jenว่าwâaไม่เห็นด้วยmâi hĕn dûuaiแม้máeจะjàไม่mâiพูดตรงpôot dtrongๆ-
His attitude makes it obvious that he disagrees, even though he doesn’t say it directly.
3AdverbB1
clearly
In a clear or unmistakable way; with sharp detail or certainty.
Examples
หลักฐานlàk-tǎanหลักฐานlàk-tǎan1evidence; proof2documentary evidence; supporting document3basis; grounds (abstract)บอกbɔ̀ɔkบอกbɔ̀ɔk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showชัดchátชัดchát1clear; sharp (visible/audible)2clear; definite3clearlyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainที่บ้านtîi-bâanที่บ้านtîi-bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; periodเกิดเหตุgə̀ət-hèetเกิดเหตุgə̀ət-hèet[for an incident] to occur
The evidence shows clearly that he was at home when the incident happened.
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หลังlǎngฟังfangคำอธิบายkam-à-tí-baaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoฉันchǎnเข้าใจkâo-jaiชัดchátว่าwâaต้องdtɔ̂ngทำtamขั้นkânตอนไหนdtɔɔn-nǎiก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
After hearing the explanation, I understood clearly which step must be done first.
เสียงsǐiangในnaiคลิปklípได้ยินdâi-yinอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeenว่าwâaแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láคนพูดkon-pûutอะไรà-rai
You can clearly hear what each person says in the clip.
ผลpǒnโหวตwòotแสดงให้เห็นsà-dɛɛng-hâi-hěnอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeenว่าwâaฝ่ายfàaiไหนnǎiเป็นbpenผู้ชนะpûu-chá-ná
The vote results clearly show which side won.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chát
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |