เก็บขยะ
gèp-kà-yàMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] collect garbage; [to] pick up trash
to collect or pick up garbage, trash, or rubbish
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureเก็บขยะgèp-kà-yàเก็บขยะgèp-kà-yà[to] collect garbage; [to] pick up trashไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyทิ้งtíngทิ้งtíng1[to] throw away; discard2[to] drop; let fall3[to] abandon; desert4[to] leave behind; leave (sth) behind5[to] waste; squanderที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerถังขยะtǎng-kà-yàถังขยะtǎng-kà-yàtrash can; garbage binหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing side
Dad picks up the trash to throw it in the bin in front of the house.
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วันหยุดwan-yùtนี้níiพวกเราpûuak-raoจะjàไปbpaiช่วยกันchûuai-ganเก็บขยะgèp-kà-yàที่tîiชายหาดchaai-hàat
This holiday, we will go help pick up trash at the beach.
รถrótเก็บขยะgèp-kà-yàจะjàมาmaaที่tîiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoวันจันทร์wan-jan
The garbage truck comes to our village every Monday morning.
การรณรงค์gaan-ron-ná-rongให้hâiคนkonในnaiชุมชนchum-chonช่วยกันchûuai-ganเก็บขยะgèp-kà-yàและlɛ́แยกประเภทyɛ̂ɛk-bprà-pêetทำให้tam-hâiสภาพแวดล้อมsà-pâap-wɛ̂ɛt-lɔ́ɔmดีขึ้นdii-kʉ̂nมากmâak
Campaigning for people in the community to help pick up and sort garbage has greatly improved the environment.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เก็บขยะ said เก็บ-ขะ-หยะ?
gèp-kà-yà
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 syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gèp
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
เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)to keep; store; put awayPart 1
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ขยะkà-yàขยะkà-yà1trash; garbage; rubbish2junk; worthless stuff (figurative)trash; garbage; rubbishPart 2
เก็บขยะgèp-kà-yàเก็บขยะgèp-kà-yà[to] collect garbage; [to] pick up trash[to] collect garbage; [to] pick up trashWord