ทริก
tríkMeanings
1NounB1
trick; tip; clever technique
A clever or useful method that makes a task easier or helps achieve a desired result.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoทริกtríkทริกtrík1trick; tip; clever technique2trick; deceptive ploy3trick; feat of skillง่ายngâaiง่ายngâai1easy; simple2easily; readilyๆ-ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerช่วยให้chûuai hâiช่วยให้chûuai hâi[to] enable; help [sb/sth] (to) do [sth]; make [sth] possible/easierพับpápพับpáp1[to] fold; fold up; turn down2folded bolt; folded bundle (of cloth)3[to] call off; cancel (informal)4classifier: folded bolts or bundles of clothเสื้อsêuuaเสื้อsêuua1shirt; top2jacket; coatได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเร็วขึ้นreo kêunเร็วขึ้นreo kêun1faster; more quickly2faster (than before)3[to] become faster; speed up
I have a simple trick that helps me fold shirts faster.
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มีmiiทริกtríkอะไรà-raiที่tîiช่วยให้chûuai-hâiจำjamศัพท์sàpได้dâaiนานขึ้นnaan-kʉ̂nไหมmǎiเพราะprɔ́ฉันchǎnท่องtɔ̂ɔngแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂ลืมlʉʉmตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt
Do you have any tricks for remembering vocabulary longer? I keep forgetting words after memorizing them.
แม่mɛ̂ɛสอนsɔ̌ɔnทริกtríkปอกbpɔ̀ɔkหอมแดงhɔ̌ɔm-dɛɛngให้hâiฉันchǎnโดยdooiแช่chɛ̂ɛน้ำnáamไว้ก่อนwái-gɔ̀ɔnเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiลอกlɔ̂ɔkเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakง่ายขึ้นngâai-kʉ̂n
My mother taught me a trick for peeling shallots: soaking them in water first makes the skins easier to remove.
ทริกtríkหนึ่งnèungที่têeช่วยให้chûuai hâiตอบdtòpคำถามสัมภาษณ์kam tăam săm-pâatได้dâiชัดเจนchát-jenขึ้นkêunคือkeuการgaanยกตัวอย่างyók dtuua yàangจากjàakประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanจริงjingแทนที่จะtaen têe jàพูดถึงpôot tĕungจุดแข็งjùt kăengของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngลอยloiๆ-
One useful trick for answering interview questions more clearly is to give examples from actual experience rather than making vague statements about your strengths.
2NounB2
trick; deceptive ploy
A plan or action intended to deceive or mislead someone, often to gain an advantage.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)หลงเชื่อlǒng-chʉ̂ʉaหลงเชื่อlǒng-chʉ̂ʉa[to] be taken in; be misled into believingว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerรางวัลraang-wanรางวัลraang-wan1prize; award2reward3bounty (offered reward)นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ทริกtríkทริกtrík1trick; tip; clever technique2trick; deceptive ploy3trick; feat of skillของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsมิจฉาชีพmít-chǎa-chîipมิจฉาชีพmít-chǎa-chîip1crook; swindler; fraudster2criminal livelihood (literary)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหลอกlɔ̀ɔkหลอกlɔ̀ɔk1[to] deceive; cheat; trick2[to] scare; spook; play a trick on3fake; sham; counterfeit4[to] lure; bait; entice (under false pretenses)ให้เราhâi-raoให้เราhâi-rao1[to] give us; [to] give me2for us; for me3let us; allow me/usโอนเงินoon-ngənโอนเงินoon-ngən[to] transfer money
Don't fall for the claim that you've won a prize. It's a scammer's trick to get us to transfer money.
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ร้านนี้ráan-níiใช้cháiทริกtríkติดป้ายdtìt-bpâaiว่าwâaลดราคาlót-raa-kaaทั้งที่táng-tîiยังyangขายkǎaiราคาเดิมraa-kaa-dəəm
This shop uses the trick of putting up sale signs even though the prices haven't changed.
การgaanแอบɛ̀ɛpใส่sàiสินค้าsǐn-káaเพิ่มpə̂əmในnaiตะกร้าdtà-grâaโดยที่dooi-tîiลูกค้าlûuk-káaไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเป็นbpenทริกtríkที่tîiบางเว็บไซต์baang-wép-sáiใช้cháiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiลูกค้าlûuk-káaจ่ายเงินjàai-ngənมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂nโดยไม่รู้ตัวdooi-mâi-rúu-dtuua
Secretly adding unselected items to a shopping cart is a trick some websites use to make customers pay more without realizing it.
นายหน้าnaai-nâaอ้างว่าâang-wâaมีmiiคนkonเสนอราคาsà-nə̌ə-raa-kaaสูงกว่าsǔung-gwàaทั้งที่táng-tîiไม่มีmâi-miiจริงjingซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenทริกtríkที่tîiใช้cháiกดดันgòt-danให้hâiผู้ซื้อpûu-sʉ́ʉรีบrîipวางwaangเงินมัดจำngən-mát-jam
The agent falsely claimed that someone had made a higher offer, a trick used to pressure the buyer into quickly paying a deposit.
3NounB2
trick; feat of skill
A skillful move or performance intended to impress or entertain, such as a skateboarding maneuver or a magic trick.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillฝึกfʉ̀kฝึกfʉ̀k1[to] practice; train (oneself); exercise (a skill)2[to] train; coach (someone)3[to] drill; discipline (sb)ทริกtríkทริกtrík1trick; tip; clever technique2trick; deceptive ploy3trick; feat of skillใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)สเกตบอร์ดsà-géet-bɔ̀ɔtสเกตบอร์ดsà-géet-bɔ̀ɔtskateboard (board)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàbefore (introducing a clause)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeได้สำเร็จdâai-sǎm-rètได้สำเร็จdâai-sǎm-rètsuccessfully; with success
He practiced a new skateboarding trick for several days before successfully landing it.
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นักมายากลnák maa-yaa-gonโชว์chohทริกtríkเสกsèkเหรียญrĭianให้hâiหายไปhăai bpaiเด็กdèkๆ-เลยloieปรบมือbpròp meuuกันganใหญ่yài
The magician performed a disappearing-coin trick, and the children applauded enthusiastically.
ทริกtríkที่tîiนักnákสเกตบอร์ดsà-géet-bɔ̀ɔtคนkonนั้นnánโชว์chooดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanง่ายngâaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiทั้งtángการทรงตัวgaan-song-dtuuaและlɛ́จังหวะjang-wàที่tîiแม่นยำmɛ̂n-yam
The trick that skateboarder performed looks easy, but it requires both balance and precise timing.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเคยkəəiเห็นhěnทริกtríkทายtaaiไพ่pâiนี้níiมาmaaหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔนักมายากลnák-maa-yaa-gonทายtaaiไพ่pâiที่tîiฉันchǎnเลือกlʉ̂ʉakได้dâaiถูกtùukฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂ยังyangทึ่งtʉ̂ngอยู่ดีyùu-dii
Although I've seen this card-guessing trick many times, I'm still amazed when the magician correctly identifies the card I chose.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ทร, the first consonant ท sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
trík
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |