ศุกร์
sùkMeanings
1NounA1
Friday
The day of the week after Thursday and before Saturday; in Thai usage, the sixth day of the week.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentวันศุกร์wan-sùkวันศุกร์wan-sùkFridayฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ดีใจdii-jaiดีใจdii-jaiglad; happyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Today is Friday; I’m very happy.
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We plan to have dinner together on Friday.
I will submit the work next Friday.
She goes back to her hometown every Friday after work.
2Proper nounB1
Venus (planet)
The second planet from the Sun in our solar system.
Examples
นักดาราศาสตร์nák-daa-raa-sàatนักดาราศาสตร์nák-daa-raa-sàatastronomerบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asดาวศุกร์daao-sùkดาวศุกร์daao-sùkVenus (planet)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerชัดchátชัดchát1clear; sharp (visible/audible)2clear; definite3clearlyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตอนเย็นdtɔɔn-yenตอนเย็นdtɔɔn-yen1evening; early evening2in the evening
Astronomers say we can see Venus clearly in the evening.
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โพรบสำรวจprôhp săm-rùuatเคยkoeiส่งข้อมูลsòng kô-moonสภาพผิวsà-pâap pĭuดาวศุกร์daao sùkกลับมาglàp maaยังyangโลกlôhk
A probe once sent data about Venus's surface back to Earth.
แสงsɛ̌ɛngจ้าjâaเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanดาวศุกร์daao-sùkทำให้tam-hâiผู้คนpûu-konมักmákสับสนsàp-sǒnกับgàpวัตถุwát-tùบินbinในnaiยามค่ำyaam-kâm
Brightness like Venus often makes people confuse it with flying objects at night.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatของkɔ̌ɔngดาวศุกร์daao-sùkหนาแน่นnǎa-nɛ̂nและlɛ́เต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiคาร์บอนไดออกไซด์kaa-bɔɔn-dai-ɔ̀ɔk-saiทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətสภาวะsà-paa-wáเรือนกระจกrʉʉan-grà-jòkอย่างรุนแรงyàang-run-rɛɛng
Venus’s atmosphere is dense and full of carbon dioxide, causing an intense greenhouse effect.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ศุกร์ said สุก?
sùk
- Same-sounding letterศ sounds just like ส, so the reading uses ส.Silent letterร์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sùk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
ร์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |