ยุคเก่า
yúk-gàoMeanings
1NounB1
old era; bygone times
an earlier historical period; the old days
Examples
คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ยุคเก่าyúk-gàoยุคเก่าyúk-gào1old era; bygone times2old-fashioned; of a former eraไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockโทรศัพท์มือถือtoo-rá-sàp-mʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉโทรศัพท์มือถือtoo-rá-sàp-mʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉmobile phone; cell phoneใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; order
People in the old days didn't have mobile phones to use.
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คุณยายkun yaaiมักจะmák jàเล่าlâoเรื่องราวชีวิตrêuuang raao chee-wítในnaiยุคเก่าyúk gàoให้hâiหลานๆlăan lăanฟังfangอยู่เสมอyòo sà-mŏer
My grandmother often tells her grandchildren stories about her life in the old days.
ชีวิตchee-wítในnaiยุคเก่าyúk gàoเรียบง่ายrîiap ngâaiกว่าgwàaปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banแต่dtàeก็gâwมีmeeความลำบากkwaam lam-bàakในnaiหลายๆlăai lăaiด้านdâan
Life in the old days was simpler than today, but it was also difficult in many ways.
นักประวัติศาสตร์nák bprà-wàt-sàatศึกษาsèuk-săaโบราณวัตถุboh-raan wát-tùเพื่อpêuuaทำความเข้าใจtam kwaam kâo jaiวิถีชีวิตwí-thĭi chee-wítของkŏngผู้คนpôo konในnaiยุคเก่าyúk gào
Historians study artifacts to understand the way of life of people from earlier historical periods.
2AdjectiveB2
old-fashioned; of a former era
having the style or characteristics of an earlier time; not modern (used attributively, e.g., styles or ideas from a former era)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderคอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂əคอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂ə1computer2computer [attrib.]รุ่นrûnรุ่นrûn1model; version2generation; age cohort3class year; intake; batch4seniority level; age groupยุคเก่าyúk-gàoยุคเก่าyúk-gào1old era; bygone times2old-fashioned; of a former eraทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
He uses an old-fashioned model of computer, which makes his work very slow.
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ความคิดkwaam-kítของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangเป็นbpenแบบbɛ̀ɛpยุคเก่าyúk-gàoไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iเข้ากับkâo-gàpคนรุ่นใหม่kon-rûn-mài
His ideas are rather old-fashioned and don't really fit with the new generation.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngปรับปรุงระบบbpràp-bprung-rá-bòpการจัดการgaan-jàt-gaanข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunที่tîiเป็นbpenแบบbɛ̀ɛpยุคเก่าyúk-gàoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มประสิทธิภาพpə̂əm-bprà-sìt-tí-pâap
The company needs to update its old-fashioned data management system to increase efficiency.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaวิธีการสอนwí-tii-gaan-sɔ̌ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngอาจารย์aa-jaanท่านtânนี้níiจะjàดูเป็นduu-bpenสไตล์sà-dtaiยุคเก่าyúk-gàoแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂เต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiหลักการlàk-gaanที่tîiยังคงyang-kongใช้ได้chái-dâaiดีdiiในปัจจุบันnai-bpàt-jù-ban
Although this professor's teaching method seems to be an old-fashioned style, it is full of principles that are still very applicable today.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ค, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
yúk
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
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ยุคเก่าyúk-gàoยุคเก่าyúk-gàoold era; bygone timesold era; bygone timesWord