วิก
wíkMeaning
1NounB2
theater; cinema (informal)
an informal word for a theater or cinema building; also used in names of venues
Examples
เย็นนี้yen-níiเย็นนี้yen-níi1this evening2this evening's (as a modifier)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyดูหนังduu-nǎngดูหนังduu-nǎng[to] watch a movieที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerวิกwíkวิกwíktheater; cinema (informal)ข้างkâangข้างkâang1side; flank2beside; next to; by3classifier: sides; paired parts4side; party (in a dispute or game)5side; lateral (modifier)สถานีรถไฟsà-tǎa-nii-rót-faiสถานีรถไฟsà-tǎa-nii-rót-faitrain station; railway stationกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
Shall we go watch a movie at the cinema by the train station this evening?
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เมื่อก่อนmêuua gònหมู่mòoบ้านเราbâan raoมีmeeวิกเล็กwík lékๆ-ฉายchăaiหนังnăngกลางคืนglaang keunทุกtúkวันเสาร์wan săo
Our village used to have a small cinema that showed movies at night every Saturday.
ละครเวทีlá-kon way-teeใหม่màiจะjàเปิดbpèrtที่têeวิกศาลาwík săa-laaแดงdaengซึ่งsêungขึ้นชื่อkêun-chêuuเรื่องrêuuangเวทีway-teeขนาดkà-nàatกะทัดรัดgà-tát-rátแต่dtàeบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatอบอุ่นòp ùn
The new stage play will open at Sala Daeng Vik, known for its compact stage yet warm atmosphere.
เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatคลาสสิกklâat-sìkของkɔ̌ɔngวิกเก่าwík-gàoริมน้ำrim-náamมากกว่าmâak-gwàaห้างhâangสมัยใหม่sà-mǎi-màiที่tîiดูduuไร้ráiเสน่ห์sà-hèen
He prefers the classic vibe of the old riverside theater to modern malls that feel charmless.
Shall we go watch a movie at the cinema near our place tonight?
เมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔnผมpǒmชอบchɔ̂ɔpหนีnǐiเรียนriianไปbpaiดูหนังduu-nǎngที่tîiวิกเก่าwík-gàoในnaiตลาดdtà-làat
I used to skip class to watch movies at the old cinema in the market.
เทศกาลtêht-sà-gaanปีนี้bpee néeคัดหนังkát năngอาร์ตáatไปbpaiฉายchăaiหลายlăaiวิกwíkทั้งtángในnaiกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpและláeเชียงใหม่chiiang mài
This year’s festival has selected art films to screen at several theaters, both in Bangkok and Chiang Mai.
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
wík
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 | — | — |