ตอก
dtɔ̀ɔkMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] hammer; [to] drive in
to strike with a hammer or similar tool so as to force something in, as in driving a nail, stake, or pile
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toตอกdtɔ̀ɔkตอกdtɔ̀ɔk1[to] hammer; [to] drive in2[to] stamp; [to] punch (a ticket/document)3[to] retort; [to] snap back4rattan/bamboo stripตะปูdtà-bpuuตะปูdtà-bpuunail (metal fastener)เข้ากับkâo-gàpเข้ากับkâo-gàp1[to] get along (with sb); fit in (socially)2[to] go (well) with; match; suit [sb/sth]3[to] be appropriate to; be in keeping with (a situation/occasion); be consistent with (facts/evidence)ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implement
The carpenter hammers the nail into the wood.
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Yesterday, Dad used a hammer to drive wooden posts into the ground.
The construction workers drove the piles in until they were firmly set.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnตั้งเต็นท์dtâng-dténเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngตอกdtɔ̀ɔkสมอบกsà-mɔ̌ɔ-bòkให้hâiแน่นnɛ̂nไม่งั้นmâi-ngánลมlomพัดpátหลุดlùt
Before setting up the tent, we must hammer the stakes in firmly or the wind will pull them out.
2VerbB1
[to] stamp; [to] punch (a ticket/document)
to mark or impress with a stamp or punch, such as stamping a document or punching a ticket
Examples
เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiofficial; officer; staff memberตอกdtɔ̀ɔkตอกdtɔ̀ɔk1[to] hammer; [to] drive in2[to] stamp; [to] punch (a ticket/document)3[to] retort; [to] snap back4rattan/bamboo stripบัตรโดยสารbàt-dooi-sǎanบัตรโดยสารbàt-dooi-sǎantravel ticket; passenger ticketก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-countryรถไฟrót-faiรถไฟrót-fai1train2railway; rail service
The staff punched the tickets before we boarded the train.
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กรุณาgà-rú-naaนำnamเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanมาmaaที่tîiเคาน์เตอร์kao-dtə̂əเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiตอกdtɔ̀ɔkตราdtraaให้hâiครบkrópทุกtúkหน้าnâa
Please bring the documents to the counter so the officer can stamp every page.
พนักงานตรวจตั๋วpá-nák-ngaan-dtrùuat-dtǔuaเดินมาdəən-maaตามdtaamแถวtɛ̌ɛoและlɛ́ตอกdtɔ̀ɔkตั๋วdtǔuaของkɔ̌ɔngผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanทีละtii-láคนkon
The ticket inspector walked down the aisle and punched each passenger's ticket one by one.
เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความkwaamถูกต้องตามระเบียบtùuk-dtɔ̂ng-dtaam-rá-bìiapหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉสัญญาsǎn-yaaจะมีjà-miiการgaanตอกdtɔ̀ɔkตราประทับdtraa-bprà-tápของkɔ̌ɔngหน่วยงานnùuai-ngaanกำกับgam-gàpทุกtúkฉบับchà-bàp
For regulatory compliance, every contract will be impressed with the supervisory agency's stamp.
3VerbB2
[to] retort; [to] snap back
to reply sharply or pointedly (informal usage)
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillวิจารณ์wí-jaanวิจารณ์wí-jaan1[to] critique; [to] comment on2[to] criticize (often negatively)แรงraengแรงraeng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)ๆ-เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerตอกกลับdtòk glàpตอกกลับdtòk glàp[to] retort; [to] talk backทันทีtan teeทันทีtan teeimmediately; at onceว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritทำได้tam dâiทำได้tam dâi1[to] be able to do [sth]2I/we did it!3[to] be allowed to do [sth]ดีกว่าdee gwàaดีกว่าdee gwàa1better; preferable (comparative of 'ดี')2had better; would rather (suggestion/decision)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไหมmăiไหมmăi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
As soon as he criticized harshly, she snapped back, “Can you do any better?”
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นักข่าวnák-kàaoถามtǎamจี้jîiเธอtəəเลยləəiตอกdtɔ̀ɔkคำถามkam-tǎamกลับglàpจนjonอีกฝ่ายìik-fàaiเงียบกริบngîiap-grìp
The reporter pressed her, so she shot back a retort that left the other side speechless.
เขาkăoไม่mâiโวยวายwoi waaiแต่dtàeตอกdtòkประโยคprà-yôhkสั้นsânๆ-ที่têeทำเอาtam aoทั้งtángห้องประชุมhông bprà-chumเงียบสนิทngîiap sà-nìt
He didn’t raise his voice, but delivered a sharp comeback that silenced the entire meeting room.
โดนdoonเหน็บnèpมาmaaทั้งวันtáng-wanสุดท้ายsùt-táaiเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ตอกกลับdtɔ̀ɔk-glàpด้วยdûuaiถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamคมกริบkom-grìpจนjonคู่กรณีkûu-gɔɔ-rá-niiหน้าnâaชาchaa
After being sniped at all day, she finally retorted with razor-sharp words that left her opponent stunned.
4NounB2
rattan/bamboo strip
a thin strip of rattan or bamboo used for weaving, tying, or binding
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toสานsǎanสานsǎan1[to] weave; interlace2[to] build on; carry forward; connectใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderตอกdtɔ̀ɔkตอกdtɔ̀ɔk1[to] hammer; [to] drive in2[to] stamp; [to] punch (a ticket/document)3[to] retort; [to] snap back4rattan/bamboo stripไม้ไผ่máai-pàiไม้ไผ่máai-pài1bamboo (plant)2bamboo (material)ถักtàkถักtàk1[to] knit; crochet2[to] braid [sth]; plait [sth]ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeกระบุงgrà-bungกระบุงgrà-bung1a large woven basket2classifier: basketfulขายkǎaiขายkǎai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)
The craftsman uses thin bamboo strips to weave baskets to sell at the market.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiฉันchǎnแช่chɛ̂ɛตอกdtɔ̀ɔkในnaiน้ำnáamก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiสานsǎanเสื่อsʉ̀ʉaได้dâaiง่ายขึ้นngâai-kʉ̂n
Mom told me to soak the rattan strips in water first so that weaving the mat becomes easier.
ตอกdtɔ̀ɔkที่tîiเหลาlǎoให้hâiบางbaangและlɛ́เหนียวnǐiaoช่วยให้chûuai-hâiผูกpùukขอบkɔ̀ɔpฝาชีfǎa-chiiได้dâaiแน่นnɛ̂nและlɛ́ทนทานton-taan
Thin, tough strips help tie the rim of the food cover tightly and durably.
งานประเพณีngaan-bprà-pee-niiปีนี้bpii-níiมีmiiการสาธิตgaan-sǎa-títการทำgaan-tamตอกdtɔ̀ɔkจากjàakไม้ไผ่máai-pàiแล้วlɛ́ɛoนำไปnam-bpaiสานsǎanเป็นbpenเครื่องจักสานkrʉ̂ʉang-jàk-sǎanอย่างประณีตyàang-bprà-nîit
This year’s festival includes a demonstration of making bamboo strips and weaving them into fine handicrafts.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtɔ̀ɔk
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 | — | — |