บุ๊ก
búkMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] book; reserve (informal)
to make a reservation or booking; to reserve.
Examples
เดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)บุ๊กโต๊ะbúk-dtóบุ๊กโต๊ะbúk-dtó[to] book a table; reserve a tableร้านนี้ráan-níiร้านนี้ráan-níithis shop; this storeให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ตอนเย็นdtɔɔn-yenตอนเย็นdtɔɔn-yen1evening; early evening2in the eveningนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle
I’ll book a table at this restaurant for the evening.
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoควรkuuanบุ๊กbúkตั๋วdtǔuaรถไฟrót-faiล่วงหน้าlûuang-nâaจะได้jà-dâaiไม่mâiพลาดplâatที่นั่งtîi-nâng
Tomorrow we should book train tickets in advance so we don’t miss out on seats.
งานสัมมนาngaan-sǎm-má-naaเต็มเร็วdtem-reoมากmâakถ้าtâaไม่mâiบุ๊กbúkที่tîiพักไว้pák-wáiตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiอาจàatหาhǎaห้องhɔ̂ngไม่ได้mâi-dâai
The seminar fills up quickly; if you don’t book accommodation now, you might not find a room.
เขาบุ๊กkǎo-búkห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chumสองsɔ̌ɔngชั่วโมงchûua-moongพร้อมprɔ́ɔmขอkɔ̌ɔอุปกรณ์ù-bpà-gɔɔnโปรเจกเตอร์bproo-jèek-dtə̂əและlɛ́เครื่องเสียงkrʉ̂ʉang-sǐiangครบkrópชุดchút
He booked the meeting room for two hours and requested a full set of projector and audio equipment.
2NounC1
book (English loanword; chiefly in compounds)
A book; an English loanword used chiefly in compounds such as อีบุ๊กอีบุ๊กii-búke-book; electronic book (e-book).
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)บอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]นักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultโน้ตบุ๊กnóot-búkโน้ตบุ๊กnóot-búk1notebook computer; laptop2notebook (paper)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)สเก็ตช์sà-gètสเก็ตช์sà-gèt1sketch (drawing)2[to] sketch (draw quickly)3sketch (brief outline)4[to] outline brieflyบุ๊กbúkบุ๊กbúk1[to] book; reserve (informal)2book (English loanword; chiefly in compounds)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after today
The teacher told students to bring their notebook computers and sketchbooks tomorrow.
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ฉันchănชอบchôpพกพาpók paaสมุดsà-mùtแพลนเนอร์บุ๊กplaen-ner búkเล่มlêmเล็กlékๆ-ไว้wáiจดjòtตารางงานdtaa-raang ngaanกับgàpไอเดียai-diiaระหว่างrá-wàangเดินทางdern taang
I like to carry a small planner book to jot down schedules and ideas while traveling.
สตาร์ทอัพsà-dtàat-àpแจกjɛ̀ɛkเวิร์กบุ๊กwə́ək-búkให้hâiผู้เข้าร่วมpûu-kâo-rûuamเวิร์กช็อปwə́ək-chɔ̀pเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiจดjòtขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnการพัฒนาgaan-pát-tá-naaไอเดียai-diiaอย่างเป็นระบบyàang-bpen-rá-bòp
The startup handed out workbooks to workshop participants so they could record steps for developing ideas systematically.
นักเขียนnák-kǐianบางคนbaang-konยังyangยืนยันyʉʉn-yanใช้cháiสเก็ตช์sà-gètบุ๊กbúkกระดาษgrà-dàatคู่กับkûu-gàpโน้ตบุ๊กnóot-búkดิจิทัลdì-jì-tâlเพราะprɔ́สัมผัสsǎm-pàtการgaanขีดเขียนkìit-kǐianช่วยchûuaiจุดประกายjùt-bprà-gaaiความคิดkwaam-kítได้dâaiดีกว่าdii-gwàa
Some writers still insist on using a paper sketchbook alongside a digital notebook because the tactile act of writing better sparks ideas.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
búk
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → 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 | — | — |