นัด
nátMeanings
1NounA2
appointment; meeting
a planned time to meet or do something; an appointment
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีนัดmii-nátมีนัดmii-nát[to] have an appointment/meeting/dateกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)หมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shaman
Today I have a doctor’s appointment.
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Yesterday I went to my appointment at the clinic.
Tomorrow I have a job interview appointment at ten.
เราraoมีmiiนัดประชุมnát-bprà-chumกับgàpลูกค้าlûuk-káaช่วงบ่ายchûuang-bàaiต้องdtɔ̂ngไปให้bpai-hâiตรงเวลาdtrong-wee-laa
We have an appointment for a meeting with a client in the afternoon; we must be on time.
2VerbA2
[to] make an appointment; arrange to meet
to agree on a time to meet or do something; to schedule
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)นัดเจอnát-jəəนัดเจอnát-jəə[to] arrange to meet; set up a meetupกันganกันgan1together; 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; earmarkบ่ายbàaiบ่ายbàai1afternoon2in the afternoon3[to] slant; lean; turn asideสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22second
We arranged to meet at 2 p.m.
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Yesterday I scheduled a technician to fix the electricity at home.
Let’s schedule to discuss work at the same café tomorrow.
ถ้าtâaเธอtəəว่างwâangเย็นนี้yen-níiเราraoมาmaaนัดnátซ้อมsɔ́ɔmอีกครั้งìik-krángเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเตรียมdtriiamพรีเซนต์prii-seenพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi
If you’re free this evening, let’s set a time to practice again to prepare for tomorrow’s presentation.
3NounB1
round; match (sports)
a scheduled game, bout, or match in sports or competition
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightมีนัดmii-nátมีนัดmii-nát[to] have an appointment/meeting/dateฟุตบอลfút-bɔɔnฟุตบอลfút-bɔɔn1football; soccer2football (the ball)ทีมชาติtiim-châatทีมชาติtiim-châatnational teamที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyรอดูrɔɔ-duuรอดูrɔɔ-duu[to] wait and see; [to] wait to watch
Tonight there is a national team football match that everyone is waiting to watch.
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นัดชิงชนะเลิศnát-ching-chá-ná-lə̂ətจะjàเตะdtèวันเสาร์wan-sǎoที่tîiสนามกลางsà-nǎam-glaangของkɔ̌ɔngเมืองmʉʉang
The final match will be played on Saturday at the city's neutral stadium.
นักมวยnák-muuaiยกเลิกนัดyók-lə̂ək-nátเพราะprɔ́บาดเจ็บbàat-jèpทำให้tam-hâiต้องdtɔ̂ngเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai
The boxer canceled the bout due to injury, causing the competition to be postponed.
ผู้ตัดสินpûu-dtàt-sǐnประกาศbprà-gàatยุติyú-dtìนัดnátก่อนกำหนดgɔ̀ɔn-gam-nòtหลังlǎngเกิดเหตุgə̀ət-hèetวุ่นวายwûn-waaiในnaiสนามsà-nǎam
The referee announced an early end to the match after chaos broke out in the stadium.
4ClassifierB1
classifier: round; match; appointment
a classifier for scheduled events or bouts, such as appointments, rounds, or matches
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentทีมเราtiim-raoทีมเราtiim-raoour teamแข่งkɛ̀ngแข่งkɛ̀ng1[to] compete2[to] raceสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondนัดnátนัดnát1appointment; meeting2[to] make an appointment; arrange to meet3round; match (sports)4classifier: round; match; appointment5classifier: shot; round of ammunitionติดกันdtìt-ganติดกันdtìt-gan1adjacent; side-by-side2consecutively; in a row3side-by-side; next to each other4[to] be attached/contiguous
Our team has two matches in a row today.
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The doctor scheduled me for three appointments this month to check my condition.
มวยmuuaiรายการraai-gaanนี้níiมีmiiทั้งหมดtáng-mòtหกhòkนัดnátเริ่มrə̂əmตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛหกโมงเย็นhòk-moong-yen
This boxing event has six bouts in total, starting from 6 p.m.
รอบrɔ̂ɔpแบ่งกลุ่มbɛ̀ng-glùmจะjàเตะdtèกันganแบบbɛ̀ɛpเหย้าyâoเยือนyʉʉanทีมtiimละláหกhòkนัดnátก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเข้าสู่kâo-sùuรอบrɔ̂ɔpน็อกเอาต์nɔ́k-ao
In the group stage, teams play home-and-away, six matches each before entering the knockout round.
5NounB2
classifier: shot; round of ammunition
A classifier used to count shots fired or rounds of ammunition.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงปืนsǐiang-bpʉʉnเสียงปืนsǐiang-bpʉʉngunshot; sound of a gunสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondนัดnátนัดnát1appointment; meeting2[to] make an appointment; arrange to meet3round; match (sports)4classifier: round; match; appointment5classifier: shot; round of ammunitionจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)โทรแจ้งtoo-jɛ̂ɛngโทรแจ้งtoo-jɛ̂ɛng[to] notify by phoneตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officer
Last night, the villagers heard two gunshots and called the police.
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The police found ten rounds of ammunition in the box, but no gun.
พยานpá-yaanยืนยันyʉʉn-yanว่าwâaได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงปืนsǐiang-bpʉʉnเพียงpiiangนัดnátเดียวdiiaoซึ่งsʉ̂ngไม่ตรงmâi-dtrongกับgàpคำให้การkam-hâi-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎi
The witness insisted that they had heard only one gunshot, which contradicted the suspect's statement.
เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiตรวจdtrùuatนับnápกระสุนgrà-sǔnที่เหลือtîi-lʉ̌ʉaทีละtii-láนัดnátเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเปรียบเทียบกับbprìiap-tîiap-gàpจำนวนjam-nuuanที่tîiบันทึกไว้ban-tʉ́k-wáiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnการฝึกgaan-fʉ̀k
The officers counted the remaining ammunition round by round to compare it with the quantity recorded before the training session.
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 -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
nát
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 | — | — |