ผู้เสพ
pûu-sèepMeanings
1NounB1
drug user
A person who takes illegal drugs.
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] perch (of a bird)6[to] detect; pick up; sense7[to] attack; come on (of fever)8[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceผู้เสพpûu-sèepผู้เสพpûu-sèep1drug user2consumer; user (of [sth])ยาเสพติดyaa-sèep-dtìtยาเสพติดyaa-sèep-dtìtillegal/controlled drugs; narcoticsได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker3คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níiเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níi1last night (time reference)2last night (time noun)
The police arrested three drug users last night.
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กฎหมายgòt-măaiใหม่màiมองว่าmong wâaผู้เสพpôo sàypคือkeuผู้ป่วยpûu bpùuaiที่têeควรkuuanได้รับdâi rápการรักษาgaan rák-săaไม่ใช่mâi châiอาชญากรàat-chá-yaa-gon
The new law views drug users as patients who should receive treatment, not as criminals.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanมีmiiโครงการkroong-gaanบำบัดbam-bàtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaช่วยให้chûuai-hâiผู้เสพpûu-sèepเลิกlə̂əkยาyaaและlɛ́กลับคืนglàp-kʉʉnสู่sùuสังคมsǎng-kom
The government has a rehabilitation program to help drug users quit and return to society.
การตีgaan-dtiiตราdtraaทางสังคมtaang-sǎng-komทำให้tam-hâiผู้เสพpûu-sèepจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakไม่mâiกล้าglâaเข้ารับkâo-rápการช่วยเหลือgaan-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉaเพราะprɔ́กลัวว่าgluua-wâaจะjàถูกปฏิเสธtùuk-bpà-dtì-sèetจากjàakคนรอบข้างkon-rɔ̂ɔp-kâang
Social stigma causes many drug users to be afraid of seeking help, for fear of being rejected by those around them.
2NounB2
consumer; user (of [sth])
A person who consumes or indulges in something, often media, art, or entertainment.
Examples
ในฐานะnai-tǎa-náในฐานะnai-tǎa-náas; in the capacity/role ofผู้เสพpûu-sèepผู้เสพpûu-sèep1drug user2consumer; user (of [sth])ซีรีส์เกาหลีsii-rîi-gao-lǐiซีรีส์เกาหลีsii-rîi-gao-lǐiKorean series; K-dramaตัวยงdtuua-yongตัวยงdtuua-yongardent; die-hard; inveterateเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindจบjòpจบjòp1[to] end; be over2[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)3finished; over; done4[to] graduateทุกtúkทุกtúkevery; eachเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; like
As a dedicated consumer of Korean series, he has finished watching every popular show.
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พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiจัดแสดงjàt-sà-dɛɛngผลงานศิลปะpǒn-ngaan-sǐn-lá-bpàเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดึงดูดdʉng-dùutผู้เสพpûu-sèepงานศิลป์ngaan-sǐnทุกtúkแขนงkà-nɛ̌ɛng
This museum displays artworks to attract consumers of all branches of art.
คอนเทนต์ครีเอเตอร์kɔɔn-teen-krii-ee-dtə̂əยุคใหม่yúk-màiต้องdtɔ̂ngเข้าใจkâo-jaiพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamและlɛ́ความต้องการkwaam-dtɔ̂ng-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngผู้เสพสื่อpûu-sèep-sʉ̂ʉดิจิทัลdì-jì-tâlอย่างลึกซึ้งyàang-lʉ́k-sʉ́ng
Modern content creators must have a deep understanding of the behavior and needs of digital media consumers.
นวนิยายná-wá-ní-yaaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiถูกtùukวิจารณ์wí-jaanว่าwâaมีmiiเนื้อหาnʉ́ʉa-hǎaที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnเกินไปgəən-bpaiสำหรับsǎm-ràpผู้เสพpûu-sèepวรรณกรรมwan-ná-gamกระแสหลักgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-làkทั่วไปtûua-bpai
This novel was criticized for having content that is too complex for the average consumer of mainstream literature.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
pûu
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → Falling
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
ผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)person; one who … (agentive prefix)Part 1
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เสพsèepเสพsèep1[to] use (drugs); take narcotics2[to] consume; take in (media/pleasure)3[to] have sexual relations (archaic/formal)[to] use (drugs); take narcoticsPart 2
ผู้เสพpûu-sèepผู้เสพpûu-sèepdrug userdrug userWord