พกเทเล

pók-tee-lee

Meaning

1VerbB2

[to] carry a telephoto lens

to carry or have a telephoto camera lens with you (photography slang)

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyถ่ายtàaiถ่ายtàai1[to] photograph; take a picture2[to] film; shoot video3[to] copy; duplicate4[to] defecate; poop5[to] pass; transmit; transfer6[to] broadcast; air7[to] shed; molt (feathers or hair)นกnókนกnók1bird2classifier for birds (ตัว)3[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสวนsŭuanสวนsŭuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)พกเทเลpók tay-layพกเทเลpók tay-lay[to] carry a telephoto lensไปด้วยbpai dûuayไปด้วยbpai dûuay1too; as well; also2[to] go along; accompany [sb]3at the same time; concurrentlyเผื่อpèuuaเผื่อpèuua1in case; just in case; for [sb]2[to] set aside; reserve (for later/for [sb])3[to] allow for; take into accountได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerช็อตchótช็อตchót1shot (small drink)2shot (film; video)3shot (photo)4[to] short-circuit; be shorted5shorted; electrically dead6short of cash; temporarily broke (colloq.)7classifier: shotไกลๆglai glaiไกลๆglai glai1from afar; at a distance2far-off; distant
I brought a telephoto lens to the park today to shoot birds in case I get distant shots.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

3 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

pók

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

พกpókพกpók[to] carry (on oneself)[to] carry (on oneself)Part 1
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พกเทเลpók-tee-leeพกเทเลpók-tee-lee[to] carry a telephoto lens[to] carry a telephoto lensWord