สกปรก
sòk-gà-bpròkMeanings
1AdjectiveA1
dirty; unclean
not clean; covered with dirt, stains, or impurities
Examples
พื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3plain; unpatterned4basis; level; background (figurative)5background (color/pattern)ห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: roomsสกปรกsòk-gà-bpròkสกปรกsòk-gà-bpròk1dirty; unclean2immoral; corrupt (figurative)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toถูtǔuถูtǔu1[to] rub2[to] scrubเดี๋ยวนี้dǐiao-níiเดี๋ยวนี้dǐiao-níi1right now; at this moment2immediately (imperative)3nowadays; these days
The floor is very dirty; it needs to be mopped now.
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These shoes are dirty from yesterday’s mud.
The dishes in the sink are still dirty; don’t forget to wash them clean.
This floor is dirty. We need to mop it now.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakฝนตกfǒn-dtòkถนนสกปรกtà-nǒn-sòk-gà-bpròkมากmâakรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoฉันchǎnเปื้อนbpʉ̂ʉanโคลนkloonเต็มdtemเลยləəi
After the rain, the road was very dirty and my shoes got covered in mud.
ห้องน้ำhɔ̂ng-náamในnaiปั๊มbpámนั้นnánสกปรกsòk-gà-bpròkจนjonฉันchǎnไม่mâiกล้าglâaเข้าไปkâo-bpaiใช้chái
The restroom at that gas station was so dirty that I didn’t dare to use it.
เขาkăoบ่นbònว่าwâaโรงroongครัวkruuaสกปรกsòk-gà-bpròkสุดๆsùt sùtจนjonทำกับข้าวtam gàp kâaoไม่ไหวmâi wăiต้องdtôngทำความสะอาดtam kwaam sà-àatก่อนgòn
He complained that the kitchen was extremely filthy, to the point that he couldn’t cook and had to clean it first.
2AdjectiveB2
immoral; corrupt (figurative)
morally wrong, corrupt, or indecent (used figuratively about behavior or actions)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]แต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingแต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingbut actually; but in reality; in factใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderวิธีwí-teeวิธีwí-teemethod; wayสกปรกsòk-gà-bpròkสกปรกsòk-gà-bpròk1dirty; unclean2immoral; corrupt (figurative)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหาผลประโยชน์hăa pŏn bprà-yòtหาผลประโยชน์hăa pŏn bprà-yòt1[to] exploit; [to] take advantage of [sb/sth]2[to] seek profit; [to] pursue benefits; [to] profit from [sth]ของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngone's own
He said he would help, but in fact he used dirty methods to benefit himself.
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การซื้อgaan-sʉ́ʉเสียงsǐiangเป็นbpenการเมืองgaan-mʉʉangที่tîiสกปรกsòk-gà-bpròkและlɛ́ทำลายtam-laaiความเชื่อมั่นkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa-mânของkɔ̌ɔngประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon
Vote-buying is dirty politics and destroys the public’s trust.
ธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtของเขาkŏng kăoได้dâiกำไรgam raiจากjàakข้อตกลงkô dtòk-longสกปรกsòk-gà-bpròkที่têeเอาเปรียบao bprìiapชุมชนchum-chonเล็กๆlék lék
His business profited from dirty deals that took advantage of small communities.
คำพูดkam pôotสกปรกsòk-gà-bpròkที่têeใส่ร้ายsài ráaiคนอื่นkon èunอาจàatทำลายtam laaiชื่อเสียงchêuu sĭiangได้dâiยิ่งกว่าyîng gwàaการโจมตีgaan johm dteeตรงๆdtrong dtrong
Dirty words that slander others can damage reputations more than direct attacks.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สกปรก said สก-กะ-ปรก?
sòk-gà-bpròk
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
sòk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |