บุ๊ค
búkMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] book; reserve
To reserve or make a booking for a seat, ticket, table, room, service, etc.; informal loanword from English.
Examples
ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]บุ๊คโต๊ะbúk-dtóบุ๊คโต๊ะbúk-dtó1[to] book/reserve a table2a table booking/reservation (informal)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerคืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle
Please book a table for two tonight.
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Yesterday I booked train tickets to Chiang Mai.
Tomorrow I need to book a haircut appointment before noon.
ถ้าtâaอยากได้yàak-dâaiห้องhɔ̂ngเห็นhěnวิวwiuทะเลtá-leeเราraoควรkuuanบุ๊คbúkล่วงหน้าlûuang-nâaอย่างน้อยyàang-nɔ́ɔiหนึ่งnʉ̀ngสัปดาห์sàp-daa
If we want a sea-view room, we should book at least a week in advance.
2NounB1
book (loanword; informal spelling)
Colloquial Thai transliteration of the English noun ‘book’; used informally or playfully in writing. Standard Thai uses ‘หนังสือหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉ1book (printed work)2document; letter’.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offบุ๊คbúkบุ๊คbúk1[to] book; reserve2book (loanword; informal spelling)มือสองmʉʉ-sɔ̌ɔngมือสองmʉʉ-sɔ̌ɔng1second-hand; used2second-hand itemมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2classifier: knives, swords, candles, cartsนึงnʉngนึงnʉngone (colloquial)
Yesterday I bought a secondhand book.
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The teacher told us to read this book and summarize the content.
เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpสะสมsà-sǒmบุ๊คbúkภาพถ่ายpâap-tàaiท่องเที่ยวtɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoจากjàakหลายlǎaiประเทศbprà-têet
He likes collecting travel photo books from many countries.
ผมpŏmว่าwâaบุ๊คbúkเล่มlêmนี้néeเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangได้dâiลื่นไหลlêun lăiแม้máeภาษาpaa-săaออกจะòk jàเล่นๆlên lênไม่เป็นทางการmâi bpen taang gaan
I think this book tells the story smoothly even though the language is a bit playful and informal.
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 | — | — |