อก
òkMeanings
1NounA2
chest; breast
The front part of the torso between the neck and the abdomen; the chest or breast.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกอดgɔ̀ɔtกอดgɔ̀ɔt[to] hug; embraceลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)แนบnɛ̂ɛpแนบnɛ̂ɛp1[to] attach; enclose2[to] press close; hold closeอกòkอกòk1chest; breast2breast (culinary cut)3bosom; heart (figurative)
He hugged his child close to his chest.
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Last night I slept on my side and my chest hurt a bit.
หมอmɔ̌ɔใช้cháiสเตsà-dteeโทtooสโคปsà-kôopฟังfangเสียงsǐiangหัวใจhǔua-jaiที่อกtîi-òkของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuai
The doctor used a stethoscope to listen to the patient’s heart at the chest.
นักวิ่งnák wîngหายใจhăai jaiลึกléukๆ-เพื่อpêuuaขยายkà-yăaiอกòkก่อนgònออกตัวòk dtuuaในnaiการแข่งขันgaan kàeng kăn
The runner took deep breaths to expand the chest before starting the race.
2NounB1
breast (culinary cut)
The breast portion of a bird or animal used as food (e.g., chicken breast).
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeสลัดsà-làtสลัดsà-làt1salad2[to] shake off; fling; tossใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)อกòkอกòk1chest; breast2breast (culinary cut)3bosom; heart (figurative)ไก่ย่างgài-yâangไก่ย่างgài-yâanggrilled/barbecued chicken (Thai dish)
Today I will make a salad with grilled chicken breast.
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แม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaอกเป็ดòk-bpètชิ้นนี้chín-níiนุ่มnûmเหมาะกับmɔ̀-gàpการทำgaan-tamสเต๊กsà-dtéek
The vendor said this duck breast is tender and good for making steak.
เวลาway-laaทำtamต้มยำdtôm yamฉันchănชอบchôpใส่sàiอกไก่òk gàiหั่นhànชิ้นchínบางbaangๆ-เพราะpráwสุกsùkเร็วreo
When making tom yum, I like to add thinly sliced chicken breast because it cooks quickly.
เชฟchéepแนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâiนำnamอกไก่òk-gàiมาmaaหมักmàkในnaiนมเปรี้ยวnom-bprîiaoก่อนgɔ̀ɔnจะjàช่วยให้chûuai-hâiเนื้อnʉ́ʉaนุ่มnûmชุ่มฉ่ำchûm-chàmหลังlǎngย่างyâang
The chef recommends marinating chicken breast in buttermilk first, which helps the meat stay tender and juicy after grilling.
3NounB2
bosom; heart (figurative)
A figurative term for one’s innermost feelings or emotions; the seat of emotion.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutจากใจจริงjàak-jai-jingจากใจจริงjàak-jai-jingsincerely; from the heartจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]คนฟังkon-fangคนฟังkon-fang1listener2listening audienceสะเทือนsà-tʉʉanสะเทือนsà-tʉʉan1[to] shake; vibrate; tremble; quake2[to be] affected; impacted; unsettled3[to] shock; distress (emotionally)4shaken; disturbed; affectedถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingอกòkอกòk1chest; breast2breast (culinary cut)3bosom; heart (figurative)
She spoke from the heart, moving the listeners to their core.
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This bad news weighed on my heart all day, so I couldn’t work.
Even though she smiled, inside her heart was full of worry.
คำขอโทษkam kŏr tôhtนั้นnánปลอบใจbplòp jaiฉันchănให้hâiค่อยๆkôi kôiคลายklaaiความโกรธkwaam gròhtที่têeสะสมsà-sŏmมานานmaa naan
That apology comforted me, gradually easing the anger that had built up for a long time.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
òk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid 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 | — | — |