ดราฟต์
dráapMeanings
1NounB1
a first version; a draft
a first or early version of a text, plan, or design that can be changed.
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ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เขียนkǐianเขียนkǐian1[to] write2[to] draw; sketch3[to] fill out; write in4[to] compose; author5[to] write (data); burn (a disc)ดราฟต์dráapดราฟต์dráap1a first version; a draft2a sports draft3[to] draft [sth]4[to] draft [sb]แรกrɛ̂ɛkแรกrɛ̂ɛk1first; earliest; initial2at first; initiallyของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffรายงานraai-ngaanรายงานraai-ngaan1report (document/account)2[to] report; inform officiallyพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after today
I will write the first draft of the report tomorrow.
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นี่nîiเป็นbpenแค่kɛ̂ɛดราฟต์dráapแรกrɛ̂ɛkของkɔ̌ɔngบทความbòt-kwaamอาจจะàat-jàยังyangมีข้อผิดพลาดmii-kɔ̂ɔ-pìt-plâatอยู่yùuเยอะyə́
This is just the first draft of the article, so there might still be many mistakes.
ช่วยchûuaiดูduuดราฟต์dráapอีเมลii-meenฉบับchà-bàpนี้níiให้hâiหน่อยnɔ̀iได้ไหมdâai-mǎiว่าwâaภาษาpaa-sǎaโอเคoo-keeหรือยังrʉ̌ʉ-yang
Could you please look at this email draft and tell me if the language is okay?
ทีมกฎหมายtiim-gòt-mǎaiกำลังgam-langตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpดราฟต์dráapแรกrɛ̂ɛkของkɔ̌ɔngสัญญาsǎn-yaaอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiatก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàส่งให้sòng-hâiคู่สัญญาkûu-sǎn-yaaอีกฝ่ายìik-fàai
The legal team is meticulously reviewing the first draft of the contract before sending it to the other party.
2NounB2
a sports draft
a system or event where sports teams choose eligible new players.
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การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; matterดราฟต์dráapดราฟต์dráap1a first version; a draft2a sports draft3[to] draft [sth]4[to] draft [sb]เอ็นบีเอen-bee-ayเอ็นบีเอen-bee-ayNational Basketball Associationปีนี้bpee néeปีนี้bpee née1this year2this year; during the current yearมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoผู้เล่นpôo lênผู้เล่นpôo lên1player; gamer2participant; player (in a market or field)เก่งๆgèng géngเก่งๆgèng géngskilled; talented; capableให้เลือกhâi lêuuakให้เลือกhâi lêuuak1[to] allow (someone) to choose; offer options2to choose from; available for selectionเยอะมากyér mâakเยอะมากyér mâak1very many; numerous (colloquial)2very much; a lot (colloq.)
This year's NBA draft has a lot of talented players to choose from.
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แฟนๆfaen faenทุกคนtúk konต่างdtàangตื่นเต้นdtèun dtênที่têeจะjàได้dâiรู้rúuว่าwâaใครkraiจะได้jà dâaiเป็นbpenผู้เล่นpôo lênอันดับหนึ่งan-dàp nèungในnaiงานngaanดราฟต์dráap
All the fans are excited to find out who will be the number one player in the draft.
การgaanดราฟต์dráapถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenกลไกgon-gaiสำคัญsǎm-kanที่tîiช่วยให้chûuai-hâiทีมtiimที่tîiอ่อนแอɔ̀ɔn-ɛɛกว่าgwàaมีโอกาสmii-oo-gàatสร้างsâangทีมtiimขึ้นkʉ̂nมาใหม่maa-màiและlɛ́เพิ่มpə̂əmความสามารถในการแข่งขันkwaam-sǎa-mâat-nai-gaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎn
The draft is a crucial mechanism that allows weaker teams a chance to rebuild and become more competitive.
ลำดับlam-dàpในnaiการgaanดราฟต์dráapมักจะmák jàถูกtòokกำหนดgam-nòtโดยdoiผลงานpŏn ngaanของkŏngทีมteemในnaiฤดูกาลréu-doo-gaanที่ผ่านมาtêe pàan maaซึ่งsêungเป็นbpenการให้สิทธิ์gaan hâi sìtทีมteemที่ทำtêe tamผลงานpŏn ngaanได้dâiไม่ดีmâi deeเลือกlêuuakก่อนgòn
The draft order is usually determined by the team's performance in the previous season, giving teams with poor records the first picks.
3VerbB2
[to] draft [sth]
to make a first or rough version of something, such as a document or plan.
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เดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forดราฟต์dráapดราฟต์dráap1a first version; a draft2a sports draft3[to] draft [sth]4[to] draft [sb]อีเมลตอบกลับii-meen-dtɔ̀ɔp-glàpอีเมลตอบกลับii-meen-dtɔ̀ɔp-glàpreply email; email responseลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káacustomer; clientก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ส่งให้sòng-hâiส่งให้sòng-hâi[to] send [sth] to [sb]; [to] pass [sth] to [sb]คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindอีกทีìik-tiiอีกทีìik-tii1again; once more2another time; later
Let me draft an email response to the client first, then I'll send it to you to take a look.
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หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaสั่งให้sàng-hâiฉันchǎnดราฟต์dráapแผนงานpɛ̌ɛn-ngaanสำหรับsǎm-ràpโครงการkroong-gaanใหม่màiภายในpaai-naiวันศุกร์นี้wan-sùk-níi
My boss told me to draft a plan for the new project by this Friday.
เราraoควรจะkuuan jàดราฟต์dráapข้อkôเสนอโครงการsà-nĕr krohng gaanคร่าวๆkrâao krâaoขึ้นมาkêun maaเพื่อpêuuaนำไปnam bpaiหารือhăa-reuในnaiที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chumทีมteemสัปดาห์หน้าsàp-daa nâa
We should draft a rough project proposal to discuss in the team meeting next week.
ฝ่ายกฎหมายfàai-gòt-mǎaiกำลังgam-langดราฟต์dráapสัญญาsǎn-yaaฉบับchà-bàpแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรวมruuamข้อตกลงkɔ̂ɔ-dtòk-longใหม่màiที่tîiเราraoเพิ่งpə̂ngเจรจากันjee-rá-jaa-ganไปbpai
The legal department is drafting a revised contract to incorporate the new terms we just negotiated.
4VerbB2
[to] draft [sb]
to select a player in a sports draft.
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ทีมtiimทีมtiimteam; groupของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao1our (belonging to us)2oursน่าจะnâa-jàน่าจะnâa-jà1probably; likely2might be a good idea (suggestion)3should have (regret/criticism)ดราฟต์dráapดราฟต์dráap1a first version; a draft2a sports draft3[to] draft [sth]4[to] draft [sb]ผู้เล่นpûu-lênผู้เล่นpûu-lên1player; gamer2participant; player (in a market or field)ตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ng1position; location; spot2position; post; job title; role3rank; status4slot; placement; orderกองหลังgɔɔng-lǎngกองหลังgɔɔng-lǎng1defense; back line (team sports)2defender (player position)3rear guard (military)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current year
Our team will probably draft a defensive player this year.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoทีมtiimคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngดราฟต์dráapผู้เล่นpûu-lênดาวรุ่งdaao-rûngไปbpaiทำให้tam-hâiทีมtiimเก่งgèngขึ้นkʉ̂nมากmâak
Last year, the rival team drafted a star rookie, which made their team much better.
นักวิเคราะห์nák-wí-krɔ́คาดการณ์kâat-gaanว่าwâaทีมtiimที่tîiมีสิทธิ์mii-sìtเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเป็นอันดับแรกbpen-an-dàp-rɛ̂ɛkจะjàดราฟต์dráapควอเตอร์แบ็กkwɔɔ-dtəə-bɛ̀kคนดังkon-dangจากjàakมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-lai
Analysts predict that the team with the first pick will draft the famous quarterback from the university.
มันmanน่าประหลาดใจnâa-bprà-làat-jaiมากmâakที่tîiพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiดราฟต์dráapผู้เล่นpûu-lênที่tîiไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iมีใครmii-kraiรู้จักrúu-jàkแทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàเป็นbpenตัวเต็งdtuua-dtengที่tîiทุกคนtúk-konคาดไว้kâat-wái
It was very surprising that they decided to draft a relatively unknown player instead of the favorite everyone expected.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ดราฟต์ said ดร๊าบ?
dráap
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ฟ is said like บ (p).Silent letterต์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.Spoken toneSaid with a High tone in everyday Thai, as if written ดร๊าบ (dráap). The spelling rule would give a Low tone.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ดร, the first consonant ด sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ฟ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
ResultSpoken tone
High tone
dráap
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Spelling rule: Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Spoken tone Said with a High tone in everyday Thai. The spelling rule would give a Low tone, but this loanword follows how it's actually pronounced. Say it as if written ดร๊าบ (dráap).
ต์ 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 | — | — |
The chart shows the spelling rule. In everyday Thai, this syllable is said with a High tone instead.