อนุภาค
à-nú-pâakMeanings
1NounB1
particle (physics/general)
A very small piece of matter; in physics, a discrete entity such as an electron, proton, or other subatomic unit.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asอนุภาคà-nú-pâakอนุภาคà-nú-pâak1particle (physics/general)2grammatical particleฝุ่นfùnฝุ่นfùn1dust; fine dry particles2particulate matter (air pollution)ลอยlɔɔiลอยlɔɔi1[to] float; drift2[to] hover; be suspended3floating; adrift4[to] float (price/exchange rate)5too light for the skin (makeup, colloquial)อยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]แสงแดดsɛ̌ɛng-dɛ̀ɛtแสงแดดsɛ̌ɛng-dɛ̀ɛtsunlight; sunshine
I saw tiny specks of dust floating in the sunlight.
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หลังจากlăng jàakกวาดgwàatพื้นpéunแล้วláeoยังyangมีmeeอนุภาคà-nú-pâakผงpŏngเล็กlékๆ-ติดอยู่dtìt yòoตามdtaamมุมmumห้องhông
After sweeping the floor, there were still minute specks of dust clinging in the corners.
เธอtəəหยิบyìpผ้าpâaเช็ดchétเพราะprɔ́มีmiiอนุภาคà-nú-pâakคราบน้ำมันkrâap-nám-manกระเด็นgrà-denบนbonเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa
She grabbed a cloth because tiny specks of oil splattered on her shirt.
นักเรียนnák-riianดูduuแบบจำลองbɛ̀ɛp-jam-lɔɔngอนุภาคà-nú-pâakอิเล็กตรอนì-lék-dtrɔɔnในnaiห้องhɔ̂ngวิทยาศาสตร์wít-tá-yaa-sàat
Students look at a model of electron particles in the science room.
นักฟิสิกส์nák-fí-sìkอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaโปรตอนbproo-dtɔɔnเป็นbpenอนุภาคà-nú-pâakที่tîiมีmiiประจุบวกbprà-jù-bùuakอยู่ในyùu-naiนิวเคลียสniu-klîiat
The physicist explained that a proton is a positively charged particle in the nucleus.
การทดลองgaan-tót-lɔɔngนี้níiใช้cháiเครื่องเร่งอนุภาคkrʉ̂ʉang-rêng-à-nú-pâakเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaตรวจดูdtrùuat-duuพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamของkɔ̌ɔngนิวตริโนniu-dtrì-noo
This experiment uses a particle accelerator to observe the behavior of neutrinos.
ทฤษฎีtrít-sà-diiสนามsà-nǎamควอนตัมkwɔɔn-dtamมองmɔɔngอนุภาคà-nú-pâakเป็นbpenการกระตุ้นgaan-grà-dtûnของkɔ̌ɔngสนามsà-nǎamที่tîiมีปฏิสัมพันธ์mii-bpà-dtì-sǎm-panกันgan
Quantum field theory views particles as excitations of interacting fields.
เมื่อmêuuaทาสีtaa sĕeผนังpà-năngเส้นผมsên pŏmและláeอนุภาคà-nú-pâakเล็กlékๆ-ในnaiอากาศaa-gàatอาจàatติดdtìtสีsĕeทำให้tam hâiพื้นผิวpéun pĭuไม่เรียบmâi rîiap
When painting the wall, hairs and tiny particles in the air can stick to the paint, making the surface uneven.
2NounB1
grammatical particle
A function word or bound form that marks grammatical relations or discourse features rather than adding lexical content (e.g., Thai particles like ค่ะค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, statement)2polite particle (female, short response), นะนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle).
Examples
คำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ค่ะkâค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, statement)2polite particle (female, short response)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)อนุภาคà-nú-pâakอนุภาคà-nú-pâak1particle (physics/general)2grammatical particleที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderลงท้ายlong-táaiลงท้ายlong-táai1[to] end with; finish with2in the end; ultimately3[to] sign off; closeประโยคbprà-yòokประโยคbprà-yòoksentence (grammar)สุภาพsù-pâapสุภาพsù-pâap1polite; courteous2gentle; mild (manner/speech)3proper; refined; respectableสำหรับsǎm-ràpสำหรับsǎm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingผู้พูดpûu-pûutผู้พูดpûu-pûut1speaker (current talker)2speaker; presenter3speaker (linguistics)หญิงyǐngหญิงyǐng1woman; female (person)2female; feminine3princess (familiar form of address)
The word “kha” is a particle used at the end of polite sentences by female speakers.
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ในnaiภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiอนุภาคà-nú-pâakอย่างyàangนะnáหรือrʉ̌ʉสิsìช่วยchûuaiบอกbɔ̀ɔkน้ำเสียงnáam-sǐiangและlɛ́ท่าทีtâa-tiiของkɔ̌ɔngผู้พูดpûu-pûut
In Thai, particles like “na” or “si” help indicate the speaker’s tone and attitude.
ครูkruuอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaอนุภาคà-nú-pâakซิsíใช้cháiเน้นย้ำnén-yámหรือrʉ̌ʉชักชวนchák-chuuanส่วนsùuanสิsìจะjàสุภาพsù-pâapกว่าgwàa
The teacher explained that the particle “si” can express emphasis and urging, differing from the more polite “si” form.
ผู้เรียนpûu riianควรkuuanสังเกตsǎng-gètตำแหน่งdtam-nàengของkŏngอนุภาคà-nú-pâakในnaiประโยคprà-yôhkเช่นchênล่ะlâหรอกròkและláeเสียทีsĭia teeเพราะpráwส่งผลต่อsòng pŏn dtòrความหมายkwaam măaiเชิงcherngวาทศิลป์waa-tá-sĭn
Learners should observe the position of particles in a sentence, such as “la”, “rok”, and “sia-thi”, because they affect rhetorical meaning.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อนุภาค said อะ-นุ-พาก?
à-nú-pâak
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
à
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
อนุà-núอนุà-nú1minor; secondary2concubine; minor wife3following; after; according tominor; secondaryPart 1
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อนุภาคà-nú-pâakอนุภาคà-nú-pâakparticle (physics/general)particle (physics/general)Word