สเกล
sà-geenMeanings
1NounB1
musical scale
A sequence of musical notes ordered by pitch used for practice, composition, or analysis.
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ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ให้เราhâi-raoให้เราhâi-rao1[to] give us; [to] give me2for us; for me3let us; allow me/usซ้อมsɔ́ɔmซ้อมsɔ́ɔm1[to] practice; train2[to] rehearse3[to] drill; run drills4[to] beat up; assaultสเกลโดเมเจอร์sà-geen-doo-mee-jə̂əสเกลโดเมเจอร์sà-geen-doo-mee-jə̂əC major scaleทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
The teacher has us practice the C major scale every day.
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Before soloing, he usually runs through scales to warm up his fingers.
เพลงpleengนี้níiใช้cháiสเกลไมเนอร์ฮาร์โมนิกsà-geen-mai-nəə-haa-moo-níkทำให้tam-hâiทำนองtam-nɔɔngฟังดูfang-duuเข้มข้นkêm-kôn
This piece uses the harmonic minor scale, which makes the melody sound intense.
นักแต่งเพลงnák dtàeng playngเลือกlêuuakสลับsà-làpสเกลsà-genโหมดmòhtต่างๆdtàang-dtàangเพื่อpêuuaสร้างsâangบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatและláeอารมณ์aa-romที่têeเปลี่ยนไปbplìian bpaiอย่างมีชั้นเชิงyàang mee chán cherng
The composer alternates between different modal scales to craft shifting atmospheres and moods with sophistication.
2NounB1
scale (ratio)
A proportional ratio used to represent size or distance on drawings, maps, or models compared to real life.
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แผนที่păen-têeแผนที่păen-têe1map2classifier: ฉบับ / แผ่นนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderสเกลsà-genสเกลsà-gen1musical scale2scale (ratio)3scale (size level)4scale; graduated markings1:50,000เพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asตำบลdtam-bonตำบลdtam-bon1subdistrict (administrative unit)2locality; place (dated/formal)ต่างdtàangต่างdtàang1different; distinct2various; diverse3each; respectively4foreign; from another place5to differ; be different6in place of; as a substitute forๆ-ชัดchátชัดchát1clear; sharp (visible/audible)2clear; definite3clearlyขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country
This map uses a 1:50,000 scale to show subdistricts more clearly.
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แบบbɛ̀ɛpบ้านbâanจำลองjam-lɔɔngทำตามtam-dtaamสเกลsà-geen1:100เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเทียบขนาดtîiap-kà-nàatกับgàpของจริงkɔ̌ɔng-jingได้dâai
The house model is made at a 1:100 scale so its size can be compared to the real one.
กรุณาgà-rú-naaตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpสเกลsà-geenในnaiแบบก่อสร้างbɛ̀ɛp-gɔ̀ɔ-sâangก่อนgɔ̀ɔnวัดwátระยะrá-yáไม่อย่างนั้นmâi-yàang-nánจะjàคำนวณkam-nuuanผิดpìt
Please check the scale in the construction drawings before measuring; otherwise, calculations will be wrong.
หากhàakต้องdtɔ̂ngการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatถนนซอยtà-nǒn-sɔɔiควรkuuanปรับสเกลbpràp-sà-geenให้hâiเล็กลงlék-longเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmความละเอียดkwaam-lá-ìiatของkɔ̌ɔngแผนที่pɛ̌ɛn-tîi
If you want to show alleyway details, you should reduce the scale to increase the map’s resolution.
3NounB2
scale (size level)
The relative magnitude or extent of something (e.g., ทำในสเกลใหญ่ ‘to do on a large scale’).
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โครงการkrohng gaanโครงการkrohng gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ค่อยkôiค่อยkôi1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterขยายkà-yăaiขยายkà-yăai1[to] expand; enlarge; extend2[to] lengthen; prolong3[to] magnify; zoom in4[to] elaborate; clarifyทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สเกลsà-genสเกลsà-gen1musical scale2scale (ratio)3scale (size level)4scale; graduated markingsใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerผลลัพธ์pŏn-lápผลลัพธ์pŏn-láp1result; outcome2result (math)3output (computing)ดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bile
This project starts small, then expands to a large scale when good results are achieved.
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ถ้าtâaเราraoจะjàผลิตpà-lìtในnaiสเกลอุตสาหกรรมsà-geen-ùt-sǎa-hà-gamเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngปรับbpràpกระบวนการgrà-buuan-gaanให้hâiมีประสิทธิภาพmii-bprà-sìt-tí-pâapมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
If we are to produce on an industrial scale, we need to make the process more efficient.
นโยบายná-yoo-baaiนี้níiถูกtùukออกแบบมาɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛp-maaให้hâiขยายkà-yǎaiได้dâaiในnaiสเกลsà-geenประเทศbprà-têetโดยdooiไม่mâiสูญเสียsǔun-sǐiaคุณภาพkun-ná-pâapของkɔ̌ɔngบริการbɔɔ-rí-gaan
This policy is designed to scale to a national level without losing service quality.
สตาร์ตอัพsà-dtáat-ápกำลังgam-langทดสอบtót-sòpโมเดลธุรกิจmoh-den tú-rá-gìtในnaiสเกลเมืองsà-gayl meuuangก่อนจะgòn jàโรลเอาต์rohn-áaoทั่วtûuaภูมิภาคpoom-mí-pâak
The startup is testing its business model at a city scale before rolling it out across the region.
4NounB2
scale; graduated markings
A series of marks or numbers on a measuring instrument, such as a ruler or thermometer, used to read measurements.
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หมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanชี้chíiชี้chíi1[to] point (at)2[to] indicate; show3[to] point out; highlight4[to] designate; specifyให้ดูhâi-duuให้ดูhâi-duu[to] show [sb] [sth]สเกลsà-geenสเกลsà-geen1musical scale2scale (ratio)3scale (size level)4scale; graduated markingsบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)เครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉang1machine; engine; device2appliance; electrical device3classifier: machines/devices4equipment; gear5aircraft; plane (colloq.)6assortment/set (pref.)7attire; ornaments; regaliaวัดความดันwát-kwaam-danวัดความดันwát-kwaam-dan[to] measure blood pressureว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeค่าkâaค่าkâa1cost; fee; charge2value; numerical value3worth; value (abstract)4polite/friendly address particleกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainในช่วงnai-chûuangในช่วงnai-chûuangduring; in the period ofปกติbpòk-gà-dtìปกติbpòk-gà-dtì1normal; usual; ordinary2normally; usually3normal state; norm
The doctor pointed to the scale on the blood pressure monitor, showing the value is in the normal range.
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เทอร์โมมิเตอร์təə-moo-mí-dtə̂əนี้níiมีmiiสเกลsà-geenทั้งtángองศาเซลเซียสong-sǎa-seen-sîiatและlɛ́ฟาเรนไฮต์faa-reen-hái
This thermometer has scales for both degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit.
เวลาwee-laaอ่านàanไม้บรรทัดmáai-ban-tátให้hâiสังเกตsǎng-gèetสเกลมิลลิเมตรsà-geen-min-lí-méetที่tîiขีดkìitถี่tìiกว่าgwàaสเกลเซนติเมตรsà-geen-seen-dtì-méet
When reading a ruler, note that the millimeter scale has denser markings than the centimeter scale.
เครื่องวัดkrʉ̂ʉang-wátต้องdtɔ̂ngปรับbpràpศูนย์sǔunก่อนgɔ̀ɔnไม่เช่นนั้นmâi-chên-nánการอ่านค่าgaan-àan-kâaบนbonสเกลsà-geenจะjàคลาดเคลื่อนklâat-klʉ̂ʉan
The instrument must be zeroed first; otherwise, readings on the scale will be inaccurate.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สเกล said สะ-เกน?
sà-geen
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sà
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 | — | — |