ละคร
lá-kɔɔnMeanings
1NounA2
drama; play; theater show
A dramatic work or performance, such as a stage play, TV drama, or radio drama; also a show of this type.
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneละครlá-kɔɔnละครlá-kɔɔn1drama; play; theater show2theater; dramatic artsทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6side/party (institutional)ทีวีtii-wiiทีวีtii-wii1television (device)2classifier: เครื่อง3television (broadcast medium)
Tonight I will watch a drama on TV.
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เมื่อวานmêuua waanเราraoไปดูbpai dooละครเวทีlá-kon way-teeที่têeโรงละครrohng lá-konเล็กๆlék lékสนุกมากsà-nùk mâak
Yesterday we went to see a stage play at a small theater; it was very enjoyable.
The drama ends tomorrow; I plan to watch it live.
ละครlá-kɔɔnเรื่องใหม่rʉ̂ʉang-màiนี้níiดัดแปลงdàt-bplɛɛngจากjàakนิยายní-yaaiดังdangและlɛ́ออกอากาศɔ̀ɔk-aa-gàatสัปดาห์sàp-daaละláสองsɔ̌ɔngตอนdtɔɔn
This new drama is adapted from a famous novel and airs twice a week.
2NounB1
theater; dramatic arts
The field or art of dramatic performance, including acting and stagecraft.
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เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)วิชาwí-chaaวิชาwí-chaa1subject; course; field of study2classifier: courses/subjects3knowledge; skill; discipline4esoteric or magical artsละครlá-kɔɔnละครlá-kɔɔn1drama; play; theater show2theater; dramatic artsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofฝึกfʉ̀kฝึกfʉ̀k1[to] practice; train (oneself); exercise (a skill)2[to] train; coach (someone)3[to] drill; discipline (sb)การแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛng1performance; show2expression; display; demonstration (explaining/showing)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)การใช้gaan-cháiการใช้gaan-chái1use; usage; utilization2exercise (of a right or authority)เวทีwee-tiiเวทีwee-tii1stage; platform2forum; arena3ring (combat sports)
She studies drama at school to practice acting and stage use.
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สาขาsǎa-kǎaละครlá-kɔɔnในnaiมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiเน้นnénทั้งtángการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngการกำกับgaan-gam-gàpและlɛ́งานngaanฉากchàak
The drama program at the university focuses on acting, directing, and stage design.
ชมรมchom-romละครlá-kɔɔnจัดjàtเวิร์กช็อปwə́ək-chɔ̀pเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangการเคลื่อนไหวร่างกายgaan-klʉ̂ʉan-wǎi-râang-gaaiและlɛ́การออกเสียงgaan-ɔ̀ɔk-sǐiangสำหรับsǎm-ràpผู้เริ่มต้นpûu-rə̂əm-dtôn
The drama club runs workshops on body movement and voice projection for beginners.
วงwongการละครgaan-lá-kɔɔnต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiความร่วมมือkwaam-rûuam-mʉʉของkɔ̌ɔngนักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngทีมtiimเทคนิคték-nìkและlɛ́ผู้กำกับpûu-gam-gàpเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanบนbonเวทีwee-tiiที่tîiสมบูรณ์sǒm-buun
The field of drama relies on collaboration among actors, technical crews, and directors to create a complete stage experience.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ละคร said ละ-คอน?
lá-kɔɔn
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 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
lá
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 | — | — |