ตลก
dtà-lòkMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
funny; amusing
causing laughter; amusing or comical
Examples
หนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ตลกdtà-lòkตลกdtà-lòk1funny; amusing2comedian3ridiculous; absurd; laughableมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)หัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́หัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́1[to] laugh2[to] laugh at; ridiculeทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)
This movie is very funny; I laughed the whole time.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเราraoเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangตลกdtà-lòkให้hâiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanฟังfangแล้วlɛ́ɛoทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂หัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́
Yesterday we told a funny story to our friends, and everyone laughed.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเขาkǎoจะjàส่งsòngคลิปตลกklíp-dtà-lòkมาmaaให้ดูhâi-duuบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaดูduuแล้วlɛ́ɛoอารมณ์ดีaa-rom-dii
Tomorrow he will send a funny clip to watch, saying it puts you in a good mood.
โฆษณาkoo-sà-naaนั้นnánทำtamออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaได้dâaiน่ารักnâa-rákและlɛ́ตลกdtà-lòkจนjonฉันchǎnยิ้มyímไม่หยุดmâi-yùt
That advertisement was so cute and funny that I couldn't stop smiling.
2NounB1
comedian
a person who performs to make people laugh; comic
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneตลกdtà-lòkตลกdtà-lòk1funny; amusing2comedian3ridiculous; absurd; laughableที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-countryเวทีwee-tiiเวทีwee-tii1stage; platform2forum; arena3ring (combat sports)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ผับpàpผับpàppub; barเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallหัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́หัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́1[to] laugh2[to] laugh at; ridicule
Last night I watched a comedian performing on stage at a pub; he made everyone in the place laugh.
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ตลกdtà-lòkคนโปรดkon-bpròotของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangชีวิตchii-wítตัวเองdtuua-eengได้dâaiฮาhaaมากmâakจนjonผู้ชมpûu-chomปรบมือbpròp-mʉʉยาวyaao
My favorite comedian told stories from his life so hilariously that the audience gave a long round of applause.
งานเทศกาลngaan-têet-sà-gaanครั้งนี้kráng-níiมีmiiตลกdtà-lòkหลายlǎaiคณะká-náผลัดกันplàt-ganแสดงsà-dɛɛngทำให้tam-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatคึกคักkʉ́k-kákตลอดคืนdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-kʉʉn
This festival features several comedian troupes taking turns to perform, keeping the atmosphere lively all night.
แม้máeตลกdtà-lòkรุ่นเก๋าrûn găoจะjàไม่mâiใช้cháiมุกตลกmúk dtà-lòkแรงraengๆ-แต่dtàeจังหวะjang-wàการเล่าเรื่องgaan lâo rêuuangของเขาkŏng kăoคมกริบkom grìpและláeสะท้อนsà-tónสังคมsăng-komได้ดีdâai dee
Even though the veteran comedian doesn't use edgy jokes, his timing is razor-sharp and offers keen social commentary.
3AdjectiveB2
ridiculous; absurd; laughable
so silly or inappropriate that it invites laughter or derision; absurd
Examples
ข้ออ้างkɔ̂ɔ-âangข้ออ้างkɔ̂ɔ-âang1excuse2pretext3plea; claimed ground (legal)ของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneตลกdtà-lòkตลกdtà-lòk1funny; amusing2comedian3ridiculous; absurd; laughableมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingขัดกับkàt-gàpขัดกับkàt-gàp[to] conflict with [sth]; [to] contradict [sth]ความจริงkwaam-jingความจริงkwaam-jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truthทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)ข้อkɔ̂ɔข้อkɔ̂ɔ1item; point; clause2classifier: items/points/clauses/questions3joint (anatomy)4condition; term5node; joint; segment (botany/zoology)
His excuse seems absurd because it contradicts every fact.
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การแก้ปัญหาgaan-gɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaด้วยdûuaiการปิดgaan-bpìtไฟfaiทั้งtángเมืองmʉʉangฟังดูfang-duuตลกdtà-lòkและlɛ́ใช้งานchái-ngaanไม่ได้mâi-dâai
Solving the problem by turning off power to the entire city sounds absurd and unworkable.
กฎgòtที่tîiห้ามhâamนักเรียนnák-riianหัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́ในnaiชั่วโมงchûua-moongดนตรีdon-dtriiมันmanตลกdtà-lòkเกินไปgəən-bpaiและlɛ́ไม่mâiสมเหตุสมผลsǒm-hèet-sǒm-pǒn
A rule that forbids students from laughing in music class is overly absurd and unreasonable.
ข้อเสนอkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌əให้hâiสร้างsâangสะพานลอยsà-paan-lɔɔiข้ามkâamทุ่งนาtûng-naaร้อยกิโลเมตรrɔ́ɔi-gì-loo-méetนั้นnánตลกdtà-lòkจนjonไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaจะjàเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nจริงjing
The proposal to build a pedestrian bridge across a hundred kilometers of rice fields is so absurd that no one believes it will actually happen.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ตลก said ตะ-หลก?
dtà-lòk
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtà
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 | — | — |