ชาร์ลี
chaa-liiMeanings
1Proper nounA2
Charlie (given name)
A Western given name, usually male but sometimes used for females; transliterated in Thai as “ชาร์ลีชาร์ลีchaa-lii1Charlie (given name)2Charlie (NATO code for C)”.
Examples
ชาร์ลีchaa-liiชาร์ลีchaa-lii1Charlie (given name)2Charlie (NATO code for C)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mine
Charlie is my friend.
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Charlie will come to visit Thailand next month.
Do you know the guy named Charlie?
ชาร์ลีchaa-liiเป็นbpenนักเรียนแลกเปลี่ยนnák-riian-lɛ̂ɛk-bplìianจากjàakอเมริกาà-mee-rí-gaaและlɛ́เขาkǎoพูดpûutภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiได้dâaiนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀i
Charlie is an exchange student from America, and he can speak a little Thai.
2NounB1
Charlie (NATO code for C)
The NATO phonetic code word for the letter C.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillบอกbɔ̀ɔkบอกbɔ̀ɔk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showรหัสrá-hàtรหัสrá-hàt1password; passcode2code number; identifier3code; coding system4cipher; secret codeว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอัลฟ่าan-fâaอัลฟ่าan-fâa1alpha (Greek letter)2alpha version (software)3alpha (dominant individual); alpha male/female4alpha (finance)5alpha (physics)6alpha (Omegaverse/fandom)บราโว่braa-wôoบราโว่braa-wôobravo; well doneชาร์ลีchaa-liiชาร์ลีchaa-lii1Charlie (given name)2Charlie (NATO code for C)
He said the code was "Alpha Bravo Charlie."
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The landing code is "Charlie-Tango-Nine," please confirm.
เวลาwee-laaสะกดsà-gòtชื่อchʉ̂ʉผ่านpàanวิทยุwít-tá-yúเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiรหัสrá-hàtแทนtɛɛnตัวอักษรdtuua-àk-sɔ̌ɔnเช่นchênชาร์ลีchaa-liiแทนtɛɛnตัวdtuuaซีsii
When spelling a name over the radio, we must use codes for letters, for example "Charlie" for the letter C.
เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganความสับสนkwaam-sàp-sǒnในnaiการสื่อสารgaan-sʉ̀ʉ-sǎanทางทหารtaang-tá-hǎanการออกเสียงgaan-ɔ̀ɔk-sǐiangตัวอักษรdtuua-àk-sɔ̌ɔnCจะjàถูกtùukแทนที่tɛɛn-tîiด้วยdûuaiคำว่าkam-wâaชาร์ลีchaa-liiตามdtaamมาตรฐานสากลmâat-dtrà-tǎan-sǎa-gon
To prevent confusion in military communication, the pronunciation of the letter 'C' is replaced by the word "Charlie" according to international standards.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ชาร์ลี said ชา-ลี?
chaa-lii
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chaa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ร์ is silent here.
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
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ชาร์ลีchaa-liiชาร์ลีchaa-liiCharlie (given name)Charlie (given name)Word