ร็อก
rɔ́kMeanings
1NounA2
rock (music genre)
A modern popular music genre characterized by a strong beat, typically centered on electric guitar, bass, and drums. Example: เพลงร็อกเพลงร็อกpleeng-rɔ́krock music; rock song (rock song)
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ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)เพลงร็อกpleeng-rɔ́kเพลงร็อกpleeng-rɔ́krock music; rock songที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกีตาร์ไฟฟ้าgii-dtâa-fai-fáaกีตาร์ไฟฟ้าgii-dtâa-fai-fáaelectric guitarเสียงดังsǐiang-dangเสียงดังsǐiang-dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noise
I like listening to rock music with loud electric guitars.
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Last night the band played rock with strong rhythms and the crowd danced along.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiสถานีวิทยุsà-tǎa-nii-wít-tá-yúจะjàเปิดbpə̀ətเพลงร็อกpleeng-rɔ́kตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtช่วงเช้าchûuang-cháao
Tomorrow the radio station will play rock music throughout the morning.
เสียงกลองsǐiang-glɔɔngกระแทกgrà-tɛ̂ɛkกับgàpกีตาร์gii-dtâaแตกdtɛ̀ɛkพอpɔɔช์ทchá-tɔ́ɔคือkʉʉเอกลักษณ์èek-gà-lákของkɔ̌ɔngร็อกrɔ́kสมัยใหม่sà-mǎi-mài
Punchy drums and distorted guitars are the hallmarks of modern rock.
Tonight this station is playing rock all night.
เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanนัดnátกันไปgan bpaiเทศกาลดนตรีtêt-sà-gaan don-dtreeที่têeมีmeeทั้งtángร็อกrókและláeแจ๊สjáes
My friends are meeting up for a music festival that has both rock and jazz.
ตอนdtɔɔnมัธยมmát-tá-yomเขาkǎoฟังfangร็อกrɔ́kเป็นหลักbpen-làkแต่dtɛ̀ɛช่วงหลังchûuang-lǎngเริ่มrə̂əmสนใจsǒn-jaiแนวnɛɛoอื่นʉ̀ʉnมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
In high school he mainly listened to rock, but lately he’s become more interested in other genres.
2AdjectiveB1
rock-style; having a rock sound
Having the qualities or sound of rock music; used to describe music or style. Example: ท่อนดนตรีร็อก (a rock-style musical passage); ภาพลักษณ์แนวร็อก (a rock look/image)
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งานแฟร์ngaan-fɛɛงานแฟร์ngaan-fɛɛfair; exhibition; trade show; expoปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoโซนsoonโซนsoonzone; area; sectionแฟชั่นfɛɛ-chânแฟชั่นfɛɛ-chân1fashion; style2fashion; fashion-related (attributive)ร็อกrɔ́kร็อกrɔ́k1rock (music genre)2rock-style; having a rock sound3[to] have a rock sound or styleที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerขายkǎaiขายkǎai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coat3classifier: ตัวหนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoshoe; footwearและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เครื่องประดับkrʉ̂ʉang-bprà-dàpเครื่องประดับkrʉ̂ʉang-bprà-dàp1jewelry; personal ornaments2fashion accessories3ornament; decorative fittingแนวnɛɛoแนวnɛɛo1line; row; alignment; formation2direction; approach; tendency; orientation3boundary line; demarcation4genre; style5guideline; principle; policy line6(colloq.) unconventional; artsy; individualistic7classifier for lines or rows8musical line; voice; partจัดจ้านjàt-jâanจัดจ้านjàt-jâan1very spicy; pungent2bold/striking style; vivid3sharp/biting (speech/personality); fierce
This year's fair has a rock fashion zone selling leather jackets, shoes, and bold accessories.
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เธอtəəจัดjàtธีมtiimงานวันเกิดngaan-wan-gə̀ətเป็นbpenร็อกrɔ́kทั้งtángฉากchàakถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupและlɛ́เค้กkéekก็gɔ̂มาmaaในnaiสไตล์sà-dtaiเดียวกันdiiao-gan
She set a rock theme for her birthday; the photo backdrop and cake were in the same style.
สไตลิสต์sà-dtai-lítแนะนำnɛ́-namลุคร็อกสุภาพlúk-rɔ́k-sù-pâapใส่sàiเสื้อเชิ้ตsʉ̂ʉa-chə́ətขาวkǎaoกับgàpแจ็กเก็ตjɛ̀k-gètหนังnǎngและlɛ́รองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoบูตbùut
The stylist suggested a polished rock look: a white shirt with a leather jacket and boots.
บูธbùutนี้níiขายkǎaiเครื่องประดับkrʉ̂ʉang-bprà-dàpแนวร็อกnɛɛo-rɔ́kสำหรับsǎm-ràpแฟนคลับfɛɛn-klápเช่นchênโช้คเกอร์chóok-gə̂əหมุดmùtและlɛ́สายโซ่sǎai-sôo
This booth sells rock-style accessories for fans, such as chokers, studs, and chains.
The hook of this song sounds more rock-like than the band’s previous work.
ลุคใหม่lúk-màiของkɔ̌ɔngนักร้องนำnák-rɔ́ɔng-namดูduuร็อกrɔ́kขึ้นkʉ̂nด้วยdûuaiแจ็กเก็ตjɛ̀k-gètหนังnǎngและlɛ́รองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoบูตbùut
The vocalist’s new look is more rock with a leather jacket and boots.
โปรดิวเซอร์bproh-diu-serเพิ่มpêrmกีตาร์gee-dtaaแตกdtàekนิดnítๆ-ให้hâiท่อนบีtôn beeเพื่อให้pêuua hâiซาวด์saaoออกมาòk maaร็อกrókแต่ยังdtàe yangติดหูdtìt hŏo
The producer added a bit of overdriven guitar to the bridge to make it sound rock yet still catchy.
ท่อนtɔ̂nอินโทรin-tooที่tîiตีdtiiกลองglɔɔngเน้นnénแบ็กบีตbɛ̀k-bìitทำให้tam-hâiทั้งเพtáng-peeลงlongมีmiiอารมณ์aa-romร็อกrɔ́kชัดเจนchát-jeenขึ้นkʉ̂nแม้mɛ́ɛท่อนtɔ̂nหลักlàkจะเป็นjà-bpenป๊อปbpɔ́p
The intro’s backbeat-heavy drumming gives the whole song a distinctly rock feel even though the main section is pop.
3VerbB2
[to] have a rock sound or style
To sound like rock music or exhibit a rock-inspired style or attitude.
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พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)ท่อนฮุกtɔ̂ɔn-húkท่อนฮุกtɔ̂ɔn-húkhook; catchy part of a songเพลงpleengเพลงpleeng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerร็อกrɔ́kร็อกrɔ́k1rock (music genre)2rock-style; having a rock sound3[to] have a rock sound or styleขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[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)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forลุกมาlúk-maaลุกมาlúk-maa[to] get up and come (toward speaker)เต้นdtênเต้นdtên1[to] dance2[to] beat; throb; pulsate3[to] twitch; jerk (sudden movement)
When the chorus kicks in, this song starts rocking so much that I want to get up and dance.
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วันนี้wan-níiเธอtəəร็อกrɔ́kเต็มที่dtem-tîiเลยləəiทั้งtángใส่sàiเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaหนังnǎngทั้งtángกระโดดgrà-dòotร้องเพลงrɔ́ɔng-pleengบนbonเวทีwee-tii
You really rocked out today, wearing a leather jacket and jumping around singing onstage.
แม้mɛ́ɛต้นฉบับdtôn-chà-bàpจะjàฟังfangนุ่มนวลnûm-nuuanแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔวงwongนี้níiเพิ่มpə̂əmกีตาร์ไฟฟ้าgii-dtâa-fai-fáaและlɛ́ตีdtiiกลองglɔɔngให้hâiหนักขึ้นnàk-kʉ̂nเพลงpleengก็gɔ̂ร็อกrɔ́kขึ้นkʉ̂nทันทีtan-tii
Although the original sounds mellow, the song immediately starts rocking when this band adds electric guitar and heavier drumming.
นักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngที่tîiปกติbpòk-gà-dtìยืนนิ่งyʉʉn-nîngกลับglàpร็อกrɔ́kสุดตัวsùt-dtuuaในnaiเพลงpleengสุดท้ายsùt-táaiทั้งtángสะบัดsà-bàtผมpǒmและlɛ́กระโดดgrà-dòotตามdtaamจังหวะjang-wàจนjonคนดูkon-duuเฮลั่นhee-lân
The singer, who usually stands still, rocked out with boundless energy during the final song, tossing their hair and jumping to the beat, making the crowd erupt in cheers.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
rɔ́k
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 | — | — |