ตลาด
dtà-làatMeanings
1NounA1
market; marketplace
A place where people buy and sell goods, often with many stalls or shops.
Examples
ตอนเช้าๆdton cháo cháoตอนเช้าๆdton cháo cháoin the morning; morningsฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offผักผลไม้pàk pŏn-lá-máaiผักผลไม้pàk pŏn-lá-máaivegetables and fruits; produce
In the mornings, I go to the market to buy vegetables and fruit.
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The market has many stalls and a lot of people.
เมื่อวานmêuua waanฉันchănเดินdernในnaiตลาดdtà-làatที่têeมีmeeร้านráanเล็กๆlék lékต่อกันdtò ganเป็นbpenแถวๆtăeo-tăeo
Yesterday I walked in a market where small shops were lined up in rows.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoจะjàไปbpaiตลาดน้ำdtà-làat-náamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaซื้อของsʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔngกินginจากjàakเรือrʉʉaพ่อค้าแม่ค้าpɔ̂ɔ-káa-mɛ̂ɛ-káa
Tomorrow we will go to a floating market to buy food from vendors on boats.
2NounB2
market (economic demand/sector)
The buyers or demand for a product, or a specific sector of buyers (e.g., domestic market, export market).
Examples
ปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationเน้นnénเน้นnén1[to] emphasize; stress2[to] focus on; prioritize3[to] accentuate (pronunciation/typography)เจาะตลาดjɔ̀-dtà-làatเจาะตลาดjɔ̀-dtà-làat[to] break into a market; [to] penetrate a marketในประเทศnai-bprà-têetในประเทศnai-bprà-têet1domestic; internal (to a country)2domestically; [somewhere] within the countryเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingผู้บริโภคpûu-bɔɔ-rí-pôokผู้บริโภคpûu-bɔɔ-rí-pôok1consumer (marketplace)2consumer (ecology/biology)เริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toกลับมาglàp-maaกลับมาglàp-maa1[to] come back; return2[to] resume; make a comeback; be backจับจ่ายjàp-jàaiจับจ่ายjàp-jàai[to] spend (money); shopมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂nมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n1more; increasingly2greater; more (than before)
This year the company focuses on penetrating the domestic market because consumers have started spending more again.
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สินค้าsǐn-káaออร์แกนิกɔɔ-gɛɛ-níkของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoเริ่มrə̂əmมีmiiตลาดdtà-làatในกลุ่มnai-glùmคนรักสุขภาพkon-rák-sùk-kà-pâapมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
Our organic products are beginning to have a growing market among health-conscious consumers.
แม้mɛ́ɛผลิตภัณฑ์pà-lìt-dtà-panจะjàขายดีkǎai-diiในnaiตลาดdtà-làatยุโรปyú-ròopแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangต้องdtɔ̂ngปรับbpràpบรรจุภัณฑ์ban-jù-panเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขยายkà-yǎaiตลาดdtà-làatอเมริกาà-mee-rí-gaa
Although the product sells well in the European market, the packaging still needs adjustment to expand into the American market.
สตาร์ทอัพsà-dtàat-àpกำลังgam-langกำหนดgam-nòtกลยุทธ์gon-lá-yútแบ่งbɛ̀ngส่วนตลาดsùuan-dtà-làatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจับjàpกลุ่มลูกค้าglùm-lûuk-káaที่tîiมีmiiความต้องการkwaam-dtɔ̂ng-gaanเฉพาะทางchà-pɔ́-taangในnaiต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têet
The startup is defining a market segmentation strategy to capture overseas customers with specialized needs.
3AdjectiveB2
popular; mainstream (colloq.)
Common or widely appealing; aimed at mass audiences (e.g., popular style, mainstream taste).
Examples
เพลงชุดpleeng-chútเพลงชุดpleeng-chútset of songs; album; suite (music)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outแนวnɛɛoแนวnɛɛo1line; row; alignment; formation2direction; approach; tendency; orientation3boundary line; demarcation4genre; style5guideline; principle; policy line6(colloq.) unconventional; artsy; individualisticตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)ง่ายngâaiง่ายngâai1easy; simple2easily; readilyและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ติดหูdtìt-hǔuติดหูdtìt-hǔucatchy; memorable (of a tune or phrase)คนส่วนใหญ่kon-sùuan-yàiคนส่วนใหญ่kon-sùuan-yàimost people; the majority
This new album is made in a mainstream style, easy to listen to and catchy for most people.
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หนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiอาร์ตáatมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛวางwaangโทนtoonให้hâiเข้าkâoตลาดdtà-làatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดึงdʉngคนดูkon-duuวงกว้างwong-gwâang
This film isn’t very artsy; it’s toned to be mainstream to attract a broad audience.
ดีไซน์dee-saaiของเขาkŏng kăoถูกtòokวิจารณ์wí-jaanว่าwâaออกแบบòk bàepให้hâiตลาดdtà-làatเกินไปgern bpaiจนขาดjon kàatเอกลักษณ์èk-gà-lákเฉพาะตัวchà-pór dtuua
His design was criticized as being too mainstream, lacking a unique identity.
ผู้กำกับpûu-gam-gàpเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangแบบbɛ̀ɛpตลาดdtà-làatเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเข้าถึงkâo-tʉ̌ngผู้ชมpûu-chomทั่วไปtûua-bpaiแม้mɛ́ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngลดทอนlót-tɔɔnความซับซ้อนkwaam-sáp-sɔ́ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngประเด็นbprà-denลงlong
The director chose a mainstream storytelling style to reach general audiences, even if it meant simplifying the themes.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ตลาด said ตะ-หลาด?
dtà-làat
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 | — | — |