พิธีกร
pí-tii-gɔɔnMeaning
1NounA2
host; MC; presenter; emcee
a person who leads or presents a ceremony, event, or TV/radio show; an emcee
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเป็นพิธีbpen-pí-tiiเป็นพิธีbpen-pí-tiias a formality; for form's sakeกรgɔɔnกรgɔɔnhand; arm (literary)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)โรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at present
She is the host at today’s school event.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanผมpǒmดูduuรายการทีวีraai-gaan-tii-wiiที่tîiพิธีกรpí-tii-gɔɔnถามtǎamแขกรับเชิญkɛ̀ɛk-ráp-chəənหลายlǎaiคำถามkam-tǎam
Yesterday I watched a TV show where the host asked the guest many questions.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพิธีกรpí-tii-gɔɔnจะjàเปิดงานbpə̀ət-ngaanเวลาwee-laaเก้าgâaoโมงmoongและlɛ́แนะนำnɛ́-namกำหนดการgam-nòt-gaanให้hâiผู้ชมpûu-chom
Tomorrow the emcee will open the event at nine and introduce the schedule to the audience.
พิธีกรpí-tee-gonต้องdtôngควบคุมkûap-kumบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatเวทีway-teeพูดpôotชัดเจนchát-jenและláeเชื่อมchêuuamช่วงchûuangต่างdtàangๆ-ให้hâiลื่นไหลlêun lăi
An emcee must control the stage atmosphere, speak clearly, and link segments smoothly.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พิธีกร said พิ-ที-กอน?
pí-tii-gɔɔn
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pí
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
พิธีpí-tiiพิธีpí-tii1ceremony; rite2ritual; observance3formal procedure; protocolceremony; ritePart 1
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พิธีกรpí-tii-gɔɔnพิธีกรpí-tii-gɔɔnhost; MC; presenter; emceehost; MC; presenter; emceeWord