ทศท
tor-sor-torMeaning
1NounB2
Telephone Organization of Thailand (TOT)
Telephone Organization of Thailand (TOT); a former Thai state-owned telecommunications company (now part of National Telecom)
Examples
สมัยก่อนsà-măi gònสมัยก่อนsà-măi gòn1formerly; in the past; back then2the old days; former timesถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forติดตั้งdtìt dtângติดตั้งdtìt dtâng1[to] install; set up2[to] mount; fitโทรศัพท์บ้านtoh-rá-sàp bâanโทรศัพท์บ้านtoh-rá-sàp bâanlandline phone; home phoneเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyติดต่อdtìt-dtòrติดต่อdtìt-dtòr1[to] contact; get in touch2[to] touch; be in contact; connect; adjoin3[to] spread; be transmitted (of a disease)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerทศทtor-sor-torทศทtor-sor-torTelephone Organization of Thailand (TOT)
In the old days, if we wanted to request a landline installation, we had to contact TOT.
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พ่อpôrของฉันkŏng chănเคยkoeiทำงานtam ngaanเป็นbpenวิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gonอยู่ที่yòo têeทศทtor-sor-torเป็นเวลาbpen way-laaเกือบgèuapสามสิบsăam sìpปีก่อนbpee gònที่จะtêe jàเกษียณอายุgà-sĭian aa-yú
My father used to work as an engineer at TOT for almost thirty years before he retired.
ปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banทศทtor-sor-torได้dâiควบรวมกิจการkûuap ruuam gìt-jà-gaanกับgàpกสทและláeเปลี่ยนbplìianชื่อchêuเป็นbpenบริษัทbò-rí-sàtโทรคมนาคมtoh-rá-kom-má-naa-komแห่งชาติhàeng châatหรือrĕuNT
Currently, TOT has merged with CAT and changed its name to National Telecom or NT.
การแปรรูปgaan bprae rôopรัฐวิสาหกิจrát-wí-săa-hà-gìtทำให้tam hâiทศทtor-sor-torต้องdtôngปรับตัวbpràp dtuuaอย่างหนักyàang nàkเพื่อpêuuaแข่งขันkàeng kǎnกับgàpบริษัทเอกชนbor-rí-sàt èk-gà-chonในnaiตลาดdtà-làatโทรคมนาคมtoh-rá-kom-má-naa-kom
The privatization of state enterprises forced TOT to adapt heavily to compete with private companies in the telecommunications market.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทศท said ทะ-สด?
tor-sor-tor
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
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 | — | — |