ท็อป
tɔ́pMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
top; best; top-tier
best or highest in rank, quality, or status; top-tier; also used as slang for excellent
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerคะแนนká-nɛɛnคะแนนká-nɛɛn1score; point(s)2vote (counted choice)3rating; grade; markท็อปtɔ́pท็อปtɔ́p1top; best; top-tier2top (upper part)3top (clothing)4[to] top; add on topของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: rooms
She got the top score in the class.
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This shop has the top donuts in the neighborhood.
He is the label’s top singer right now.
Our team has been at the top tier of the league for three years.
2NounA2
top (upper part)
the uppermost part or highest point of something
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyยืนyʉʉnยืนyʉʉn1[to] stand2standing; upright (posture/position)3fixed; steady; unchanged (figurative)4to be fixed; remain unchanged (figurative)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerท็อปtɔ́pท็อปtɔ́p1top; best; top-tier2top (upper part)3top (clothing)4[to] top; add on topของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเนินnəənเนินnəən1hill; mound; rise2bump; hump (road/surface)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)มองmɔɔngมองmɔɔng1[to] look at2[to] watch; observe3[to] view; regard; considerวิวwiuวิวwiu1view; scenery2view (online count)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
We stood at the top of the hill and looked at the view.
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The cat likes to sleep on the top of the cabinet to look down.
ลิฟต์lípกระจกgrà-jòkพาpaaเราraoขึ้นkʉ̂nไปจนถึงbpai-jon-tʉ̌ngท็อปtɔ́pของkɔ̌ɔngอาคารaa-kaanซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenจุดชมวิวjùt-chom-wiu
The glass elevator took us up to the top of the building, which is the viewpoint.
3NounA2
top (clothing)
an upper-body garment such as a T‑shirt, blouse, or shirt
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ท็อปtɔ́pท็อปtɔ́p1top; best; top-tier2top (upper part)3top (clothing)4[to] top; add on topสีขาวsǐi-kǎaoสีขาวsǐi-kǎao1the color white2white (in color)3figurative: pure/innocent/harmlessไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaan[to] go to work
Today I wore a white top to work.
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Tomorrow I'll wear a floral top to the beach.
เธอtəəซื้อsʉ́ʉท็อปtɔ́pแขนkɛ̌ɛnสั้นsânไว้wáiใส่sàiกับgàpกางเกงยีนส์gaang-geeng-yiinตัวโปรดdtuua-bpròot
She bought a short-sleeved top to wear with her favorite jeans.
งานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangเย็นนี้yen-níiเป็นbpenกึ่งgʉ̀ngทางการtaang-gaanใส่sàiท็อปtɔ́pผ้าซาตินpâa-saa-dtinกับgàpกางเกงgaang-geengทรงตรงsong-dtrongก็gɔ̂ดูดีduu-diiแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Tonight's party is semi-formal; pairing a satin top with straight-leg pants would look good.
4VerbB1
[to] top; add on top
To put an ingredient or layer on top of something, especially food or a drink.
Examples
เช้านี้cháo néeเช้านี้cháo néethis morningฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ท็อปtópท็อปtóp1top; best; top-tier2top (upper part)3top (clothing)4[to] top; add on topขนมปังkà-nŏm bpangขนมปังkà-nŏm bpangbreadด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooกล้วยglûuaiกล้วยglûuai1banana (fruit)2banana plant/tree3easy; a breeze (slang)หั่นhànหั่นhàn1[to] slice; cut [sth] into pieces; chop2[to] slash; sharply reduce [sth]บางๆbaang baangบางๆbaang baang1thin; fine (not thick)2thinly; in a thin layer3slight; faint; subtle4slightly; faintlyก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerออกòkออกòk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)ไปทำงานbpai tam ngaanไปทำงานbpai tam ngaan[to] go to work
This morning I topped my bread with thinly sliced bananas before going to work.
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เค้กวันเกิดkéek-wan-gə̀ətถูกtùukท็อปtɔ́pด้วยdûuaiสตรอว์เบอร์รีsà-dtrɔɔ-bəə-riiสดsòtทำให้ดูtam-hâi-duuน่ากินnâa-ginมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
The birthday cake was topped with fresh strawberries, making it look more appetizing.
ทีมเราtiim-raoไม่mâiคิดว่าkít-wâaจะjàท็อปtɔ́pสถิติsà-tì-dtìปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoได้dâaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂ทำคะแนนtam-ká-nɛɛnรวมruuamมากกว่าmâak-gwàa
We didn’t think we could exceed last year’s record, but in the end we scored higher overall.
ภาพยนตร์pâap-pá-yonเรื่องใหม่rʉ̂ʉang-màiท็อปtɔ́pรายได้raai-dâaiเปิดตัวbpə̀ət-dtuuaของkɔ̌ɔngค่ายkâaiด้วยdûuaiการทำยอดขายgaan-tam-yɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiแซงsɛɛngทุกtúkเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangในnaiไตรมาสนี้dtrai-mâat-níi
The new movie topped the studio’s opening revenues by surpassing every title this quarter.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ป, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
tɔ́p
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 | — | — |