เกต
gèetMeaning
1Noun
gate (airport)
Gate: a numbered boarding gate at an airport (as in เกตสิบห้า, gate 15).
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ขึ้นเครื่องkʉ̂n-krʉ̂ʉangขึ้นเครื่องkʉ̂n-krʉ̂ʉang[to] board a planeที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเกตgèetเกตgèetgate (airport)สิบห้าsìp-hâaสิบห้าsìp-hâafifteen (15)
We board the plane at gate fifteen.
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เกตgèetแปดbpɛ̀ɛtอยู่yùuไกลglaiจากjàakตรงนี้dtrong-níiเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngรีบrîipเดินไปdəən-bpaiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเขาkǎoเรียกrîiakขึ้นเครื่องkʉ̂n-krʉ̂ʉang
Gate eight is far from here, so we need to hurry over before they call us to board.
พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaเปลี่ยนbplìianจากjàakเกตgèetสามsǎamเป็นbpenเกตgèetเจ็ดjètฉันchǎnเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngเดินdəənย้อนกลับไปyɔ́ɔn-glàp-bpai
The staff said the gate had changed from gate three to gate seven, so I had to walk back the other way.
แม้mɛ́ɛในnaiบัตรขึ้นเครื่องbàt-kʉ̂n-krʉ̂ʉangจะjàระบุrá-bùเกตgèetสิบสองsìp-sɔ̌ɔngแต่dtɛ̀ɛควรkuuanตรวจสอบหน้าdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔp-nâaจอjɔɔอีกครั้งìik-krángเพราะprɔ́สายการบินsǎai-gaan-binอาจàatเปลี่ยนbplìianเกตgèetก่อนgɔ̀ɔnขึ้นเครื่องkʉ̂n-krʉ̂ʉang
Although the boarding pass lists gate twelve, you should check the display again because the airline may change the gate before boarding.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เกต said เกด?
gèet
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gèet
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 | — | — |