วิกฤติ

wí-grìt

Meanings

1NounB1

crisis; emergency situation

a very serious situation that is dangerous or unstable and requires urgent action or decisions

Examples

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2AdjectiveB2

critical; crisis-level

extremely serious or severe, reaching a crisis point or turning point

Examples

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Tones

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

Why is วิกฤติ said วิ-กริด?

wí-grìt

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

wí

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——
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Word Breakdown

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วิกฤติwí-grìtวิกฤติwí-grìtcrisis; emergency situationcrisis; emergency situationWord