นักพูด
nák-pûutMeaning
1NounB1
public speaker; orator
a person skilled in public speaking; often a professional or notable speaker (e.g., motivational speaker)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)นักพูดnák-pûutนักพูดnák-pûutpublic speaker; oratorที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีชื่อเสียงmii-chʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangมีชื่อเสียงmii-chʉ̂ʉ-sǐiang1famous; renowned; well-known2[to] be famous; have a reputationและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)พูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutเก่งมากgèng-mâakเก่งมากgèng-mâak1very good (at [sth]); highly skilled2well done!; great job!
He is a famous and very skilled speaker.
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วันนี้wan-níiมีmiiนักพูดnák-pûutสร้างแรงบันดาลใจsâang-rɛɛng-ban-daan-jaiมาmaaบรรยายban-yaaiที่tîiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao
Today, a motivational speaker came to give a talk at our company.
การเป็นgaan-bpenนักพูดnák-pûutที่ดีtîi-diiได้dâaiต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiการฝึกฝนgaan-fʉ̀k-fǒnและlɛ́ความมั่นใจkwaam-mân-jaiในตัวเองnai-dtuua-eeng
Becoming a good public speaker requires practice and self-confidence.
นักพูดnák pûutคนkonนั้นnánสามารถsăa-mâatโน้มน้าวใจnóhm-náao jaiผู้ฟังpôo fangให้hâiคล้อยตามklói dtaamได้dâiอย่างน่าทึ่งyàang nâa tûengด้วยdûuayวาทศิลป์waa-tá-sĭnของเขาkŏng kăo
That speaker was able to persuade the audience impressively with his rhetoric.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 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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นักพูดnák-pûutนักพูดnák-pûutpublic speaker; oratorpublic speaker; oratorWord