ตรอก
dtrɔ̀ɔkMeanings
1NounB1
alley; lane
A narrow street or passage between buildings.
Examples
ร้านกาแฟráan gaa-faeร้านกาแฟráan gaa-faecoffee shop; caféอยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]ตรอกdtròkตรอกdtròk1alley; lane2alley; lane (classifier)เล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleข้างkâangข้างkâang1side; flank2beside; next to; by3side; party (in a dispute or game)4side; lateral (modifier)วัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assess
The café is in a small alley beside the temple.
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พอporเลี้ยวlíiaoเข้าkâoตรอกdtròkก็gâwเงียบngîiapลงlongทันทีtan teeมีแต่mee dtàeบ้านไม้bâan máaiเก่าๆgào gàoเรียงรายriiang raai
As soon as we turned into the alley, it became quiet, with rows of old wooden houses.
เด็กๆdèk dèkชอบchôpวิ่งเล่นwîng lênในnaiตรอกdtròkหลังlăngตลาดdtà-làatเพราะpráwรถrótเข้ามาkâo maaไม่ถึงmâi tĕung
Kids like to play in the alley behind the market because cars can't get in.
ตรอกdtrɔ̀ɔkนี้níiคดเคี้ยวkót-kíiaoและlɛ́แคบkɛ̂ɛpมากmâakต้องdtɔ̂ngเดินdəənเรียงriiangหนึ่งnʉ̀ngเท่านั้นtâo-nánถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàสวนกันsǔuan-ganได้dâai
This alley is winding and very narrow; you have to walk single file to pass each other.
2ClassifierB2
alley; lane (classifier)
Classifier for alleys or small lanes.
Examples
ย่านเก่าyâan-gàoย่านเก่าyâan-gàoold district; historic neighborhoodมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoตรอกdtrɔ̀ɔkตรอกdtrɔ̀ɔk1alley; lane2alley; lane (classifier)หลายlǎaiหลายlǎaimany; severalตรอกdtrɔ̀ɔkตรอกdtrɔ̀ɔk1alley; lane2alley; lane (classifier)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเชื่อมchʉ̂ʉamเชื่อมchʉ̂ʉam1[to] connect; link2[to] weld; solder; braze3[to] sweeten with syrupถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6about; concerning; regardingกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkเป็นเหมือนbpen-mʉ̌ʉanเป็นเหมือนbpen-mʉ̌ʉan[to] be like; resemble [sb/sth]; be similar to [sb/sth]เขาวงกตkǎo-wong-gòtเขาวงกตkǎo-wong-gòtmaze; labyrinth
The old district has many alleys that connect together like a maze.
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บ้านbâanคุณยายkun-yaaiอยู่yùuสุดsùtตรอกdtrɔ̀ɔkหนึ่งnʉ̀ngเดินเข้าไปdəən-kâo-bpaiจากjàakปากซอยbpàak-sɔɔiไม่ไกลmâi-glai
Grandma's house is at the end of one alley, not far from the entrance of the lane.
เทศบาลtêet-sà-baanสำรวจsǎm-rùuatจำนวนjam-nuuanตรอกdtrɔ̀ɔkทั้งหมดtáng-mòtในnaiชุมชนchum-chonเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปรับปรุงbpràp-bprungป้ายชื่อbpâai-chʉ̂ʉ
The municipality surveyed the total number of alleys in the community to improve signage.
ในnaiเทศกาลtêht-sà-gaanนี้néeพ่อค้าpô káaแผงลอยpăeng loiจะjàตั้งdtângเรียงriangตามdtaamตรอกdtròkต่างdtàangๆ-ทำให้tam hâiการจราจรหนาแน่นgaan jà-raa-jon năa nâen
During the festival, street vendors line up along various alleys, causing heavy traffic.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ตร, the first consonant ต sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtrɔ̀ɔk
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 | — | — |