นักตลก
nák-dtà-lòkMeaning
1NounB1
comedian; comic
A performer who entertains people with jokes, humorous stories, or funny actions.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindนักตลกnák-dtà-lòkนักตลกnák-dtà-lòkcomedian; comicแสดงsà-dɛɛngแสดงsà-dɛɛng1[to] show; demonstrate2[to] perform; act; put on (a show)3[to] expressทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)โทรทัศน์too-rá-tátโทรทัศน์too-rá-táttelevision; TV
Last night I watched a comedian perform on television.
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เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanชวนchuuanฉันchǎnไปดูbpai-duuนักตลกnák-dtà-lòkคนหนึ่งkon-nʉ̀ngและlɛ́เราraoก็gɔ̂หัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́กันganจนjonปวดท้องbpùuat-tɔ́ɔng
A friend invited me to see a comedian, and we laughed until our stomachs hurt.
นักตลกnák-dtà-lòkเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiตัวเองdtuua-eengไปbpaiงานแต่งngaan-dtɛ̀ngผิดpìtงานngaanจนjonคนดูkon-duuหัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́กันganทั้งtángห้องhɔ̂ng
The comedian told a story about going to the wrong wedding, making everyone in the room laugh.
นักตลกnák-dtà-lòkที่tîiเก่งgèngไม่ได้mâi-dâaiทำให้tam-hâiคนดูkon-duuหัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́เพียงอย่างเดียวpiiang-yàang-diiaoแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangใช้cháiมุกตลกmúk-dtà-lòkสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnปัญหาสังคมbpan-hǎa-sǎng-komได้dâaiโดยdooiไม่mâiทำให้tam-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatหนักnàkเกินไปgəən-bpai
A skilled comedian does more than make the audience laugh; they can also use humor to highlight social problems without making the mood too heavy.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is นักตลก said นัก-ตะ-หลก?
nák-dtà-lòk
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
nák
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
นักnákนักnák1person engaged in [field/activity]; specialist; -er/-ist (prefix)2very; greatly; muchperson engaged in [field/activity]; specialist; -er/-ist (prefix)Part 1
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นักตลกnák-dtà-lòkนักตลกnák-dtà-lòkcomedian; comiccomedian; comicWord