มาร์ค
máakMeanings
1Proper nounA2
Mark (given name)
a male given name, typically a transliteration of the English name Mark; also used for public figures named Mark
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นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownมาร์คmáakมาร์คmáak1Mark (given name)2Mark (nickname for Abhisit Vejjajiva)3[to] mark (colloq.)4mark; label; score (loanword, informal)
This is my friend named Mark.
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Yesterday Mark called to invite me to a movie.
Tomorrow Mark will come to deliver something at my house.
มาร์คmáakเป็นbpenคนอังกฤษkon-ang-grìtที่tîiพูดpûutไทยtaiได้dâaiคล่องklɔ̂ɔngเลยləəiช่วยchûuaiล่ามlâamให้hâiทีมเราtiim-rao
Mark is an Englishman who speaks Thai fluently, so he interpreted for our team.
2Proper nounB1
Mark (nickname for Abhisit Vejjajiva)
a common Thai nickname referring to former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva; context-specific proper noun
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ข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news; news report2news item; report3rumor; hearsayเล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)3question or topic particle (literary)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeมาร์คmáakมาร์คmáak1Mark (given name)2Mark (nickname for Abhisit Vejjajiva)3[to] mark (colloq.)4mark; label; score (loanword, informal)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)เวทีดีเบตwee-tii-dii-bèetเวทีดีเบตwee-tii-dii-bèet1debate stage; debate platform2debate event; debate forumเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)เศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìtเศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìt1economy2economic conditions; the economyเย็นนี้yen-níiเย็นนี้yen-níi1this evening2this evening's (as a modifier)
The news said Mark will take the stage for an economic debate this evening.
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สมัยsà-măiที่têeมาร์คmáakเป็นbpenนายกฯnaa-yókเขาkăoมักmákตอบคำถามdtòp kam tăamสื่อsèuuด้วยdûuayน้ำเสียงnám sĭiangสุภาพsù-pâapแต่dtàeชัดเจนchát-jen
When Mark was prime minister, he often answered the media with a polite yet clear tone.
นักศึกษาnák-sʉ̀k-sǎaการเมืองgaan-mʉʉangยกyókกรณีgɔɔ-rá-niiมาร์คmáakเป็นbpenตัวอย่างdtuua-yàangของkɔ̌ɔngผู้นำpûu-namที่tîiเน้นnénกระบวนการgrà-buuan-gaanประชาธิปไตยbprà-chaa-típ-bpà-dtai
Political science students cite Mark as an example of a leader who emphasizes democratic processes.
แม้mɛ́ɛเวลาwee-laaจะjàผ่านมาpàan-maaหลายคนlǎai-konยังyangถกเถียงtòk-tǐiangบทบาทbòt-bàatของkɔ̌ɔngมาร์คmáakต่อdtɔ̀ɔทิศทางtít-taangพรรคpákและlɛ́วัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamการเมืองไทยgaan-mʉʉang-tai
Even after time has passed, many still debate Mark's role in the party's direction and Thailand's political culture.
3VerbB1
[to] mark (colloq.)
To put an identifying mark on [sth] or indicate a particular point or position.
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)มาร์คคะแนนmáak-ká-nɛɛnมาร์คคะแนนmáak-ká-nɛɛn[to] keep score; record the scoreการบ้านgaan-bâanการบ้านgaan-bâan1homework; school assignment2housework (colloq.)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมุมmumมุมmum1corner2angle3point of view; perspectiveกระดาษgrà-dàatกระดาษgrà-dàat1paper (material)2sheet of paper; piece of paper3paper; written or printed sheet
The teacher marked the homework score at the corner of the paper.
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ช่วยchûuaiมาร์คmáakจุดjùtนัดหมายnát-mǎaiบนbonแผนที่pɛ̌ɛn-tîiให้hâiหน่อยnɔ̀iจะได้jà-dâaiไม่หลงmâi-lǒng
Please mark the meeting point on the map so we won't get lost.
ถ้าtâaเธอtəəมาร์คmáakชื่อchʉ̂ʉผู้เข้าร่วมpûu-kâo-rûuamผิดpìtรายงานraai-ngaanทั้งtángชุดchútจะjàคลาดเคลื่อนklâat-klʉ̂ʉan
If you mark the participants' names incorrectly, the entire report will be off.
อาจารย์aa-jaanมาร์คmáakข้อสอบkɔ̂ɔ-sɔ̀ɔpอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiatโดยdooiไฮไลต์hai-láiจุดแข็งjùt-kɛ̌ngและlɛ́คอมเมนต์kɔm-ménจุดjùtที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngปรับปรุงbpràp-bprung
The professor marked the exam meticulously, highlighting strengths and commenting on areas to improve.
4NounB1
mark; label; score (loanword, informal)
a mark, label, or score/grade recorded on something; informal usage influenced by English
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ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)เขียนkǐianเขียนkǐian1[to] write2[to] draw; sketch3[to] fill out; write in4[to] compose; author5[to] write (data); burn (a disc)มาร์คmáakมาร์คmáak1Mark (given name)2Mark (nickname for Abhisit Vejjajiva)3[to] mark (colloq.)4mark; label; score (loanword, informal)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมุมmumมุมmum1corner2angle3point of view; perspectiveกระดาษgrà-dàatกระดาษgrà-dàat1paper (material)2sheet of paper; piece of paper3paper; written or printed sheetว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toแก้gɛ̂ɛแก้gɛ̂ɛ1[to] fix; solve; correct2[to] undo; unfasten; untie3[to] take off (clothes)4[to] edit; revise; amend5[to] remedy; treat; counteractตรงนี้dtrong-níiตรงนี้dtrong-níi1here; right here2this place/spot; this location3this part; this section; this point
The teacher wrote a mark in the corner of the paper saying this part needs correction.
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ในnaiแบบฟอร์มbɛ̀ɛp-fɔɔmมีmiiมาร์คmáakสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛngให้hâiติ๊กdtíkเฉพาะchà-pɔ́ช่องchɔ̂ngที่tîiเกี่ยวข้องgìiao-kɔ̂ɔng
On the form there are red marks to tick only the relevant boxes.
รายงานraai-ngaanเล่มlêmนี้níiได้dâaiมาร์คmáakรวมruuamเก้าgâaoสิบsìpคะแนนká-nɛɛnจากjàakหนึ่งร้อยnʉ̀ng-rɔ́ɔi
This report got a total mark of ninety out of one hundred.
ฉันchănติดdtìtสติ๊กเกอร์sà-dtík-gêrเป็นbpenมาร์คmáakไว้บนwái bonกล่องglòngทุกtúkใบbaiเพื่อpêuuaแยกyâekประเภทสินค้าbprà-pâyt sĭn-káaตามdtaamล็อตlótการผลิตgaan pà-lìt
I put stickers as marks on every box to categorize products by production lot.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is มาร์ค said ม้าก?
máak
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ค is said like ก (k).Silent letterร์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.Spoken toneSaid with a High tone in everyday Thai, as if written ม้าก (máak). The spelling rule would give a Falling tone.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ค, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
ResultSpoken tone
High tone
máak
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Spelling rule: Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
Spoken tone Said with a High tone in everyday Thai. The spelling rule would give a Falling tone, but this loanword follows how it's actually pronounced. Say it as if written ม้าก (máak).
ร์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |
The chart shows the spelling rule. In everyday Thai, this syllable is said with a High tone instead.