ลิตร

lít

Meanings

1NounA1

liter; litre

a metric unit of volume equal to 1,000 milliliters (mL) or 1 cubic decimeter (dm3)

Examples

ขวดนมkùuat-nomขวดนมkùuat-nombaby bottle; feeding bottleนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostลิตรlítลิตรlít1liter; litre2classifier: liter; litre
This milk bottle is one liter.
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ฉันchǎnดื่มน้ำdʉ̀ʉm-náamวันละwan-láสองsɔ̌ɔngลิตรlít
I drink two liters of water a day.
ถังtǎngนี้níiจุjùน้ำnáamได้dâaiห้าhâaลิตรlítเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเติมdtəəmจนjonเต็มdtem
This container holds five liters of water when filled to the top.
สูตรsùutบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiใส่sàiนมnomครึ่งkrʉ̂ngลิตรlítและlɛ́น้ำnáamอีกìikหนึ่งnʉ̀ngลิตรlít
The recipe calls for half a liter of milk and another liter of water.
2ClassifierA2

classifier: liter; litre

classifier for liquids or other substances measured by the liter

Examples

ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offน้ำหนึ่งnáam-nʉ̀ngน้ำหนึ่งnáam-nʉ̀ngfirst-rate; top-qualityลิตรlítลิตรlít1liter; litre2classifier: liter; litre
I bought one liter of water.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛสั่งsàngนมnomสองsɔ̌ɔngลิตรlítสำหรับsǎm-ràpทำtamขนมkà-nǒmพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi
Mom ordered two liters of milk to make dessert tomorrow.
ร้านนี้ráan-níiขายkǎaiน้ำส้มคั้นnáam-sôm-kánครึ่งkrʉ̂ngลิตรlítและlɛ́หนึ่งnʉ̀ngลิตรlít
This shop sells freshly squeezed orange juice in half-liter and one-liter sizes.
ปั๊มน้ำมันbpám-nám-manมีmiiโปรโมชันbproo-moo-chânน้ำดื่มnáam-dʉ̀ʉm6ลิตรlítซื้อsʉ́ʉสองsɔ̌ɔngแถมtɛ̌ɛmหนึ่งnʉ̀ng
The gas station has a promotion on 6-liter water bottles: buy two, get one free.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is ลิตร said ลิด?

lít

  • Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ต is said like ด (t).

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ต, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

lít

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——