เคล็ด(klét)
Meanings
1NounB1
knack; secret tip; trick
a useful method or secret tip for doing something well; a knack
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)บอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] ask/tell (someone to do something) (colloquial)3[to] indicate; show4[to] state; say (reporting speech)เคล็ดklétเคล็ดklét1omen; sign2sprain; muscle pull3knack; secret tip; trickเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightอ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense ofออกเสียงòk sĭiangออกเสียงòk sĭiang1[to] pronounce2[to] vote (by voice)3pronunciationทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); dailyจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เก่งขึ้นgèng kêunเก่งขึ้นgèng kêun1more skilled; better (at)2[to] improve; get better (at)
The teacher shared a small tip: read aloud every day and you’ll improve.
2NounB2
omen; sign
a sign believed to indicate good or bad fortune
Examples
เช้าcháaoเช้าcháao1morning2morning; early-morning3in the morningวันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysออกเดินทางòk dern taangออกเดินทางòk dern taang1[to] set out; depart; leave on a trip2(of transport) [to] departถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)เจอjerเจอjer1[to] meet; run into2[to] face; experience3[to] find; come acrossพระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2honorific prefix/title3divine; holy (as modifier)4Buddha image; amuletถือว่าtĕuu wâaถือว่าtĕuu wâa1[to] consider; regard; deem2[to] be considered; count as; be deemed3it's fair to say; arguably4fairly; ratherเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsเคล็ดklétเคล็ดklét1omen; sign2sprain; muscle pull3knack; secret tip; trickดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)5gall; bile
On the morning of a trip, meeting a monk is considered a good omen.
3NounB2
sprain; muscle pull
a minor injury where a muscle or tendon is pulled or sprained, causing sharp pain
Examples
เมื่อเช้าmêuua cháoเมื่อเช้าmêuua cháothis morning; earlier todayเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herหิ้วhîwหิ้วhîw1[to] carry by hand2[to] bring along (casual speech)3[to] bring alcohol (slang)ของหนักkŏng nàkของหนักkŏng nàkheavy object; heavy itemแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)เอวeoเอวeo1waist2waistline; measurementเกิดgèrtเกิดgèrt1to be born2born (indicating birthplace/time)3to happen; occur; arise4if (เกิด…); too; overly (เกิด…ไป)เคล็ดklétเคล็ดklét1omen; sign2sprain; muscle pull3knack; secret tip; trickเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)ลำบากlam-bàakลำบากlam-bàak1difficult; troublesome2[to] be in hardship; have a hard time3poor; needy (of living conditions)ทั้งวันtáng wanทั้งวันtáng wanall day; the whole day
This morning she carried something heavy and got a sprain in her waist, making it hard to walk all day.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ขัดยอกkàt yôkขัดยอกkàt yôk1embezzle; misappropriate2embezzlement; misappropriation (offense)
- embezzle; misappropriate
- embezzlement; misappropriation (offense)
เคล็ดลับklét lápเคล็ดลับklét láp1tip; helpful hint2secret method; trick
- tip; helpful hint
- secret method; trick
เคล็ดขัดยอกklét kàt yôkเคล็ดขัดยอกklét kàt yôk1sprain; strain (injury)2[to] be sprained; [to] be strained
- sprain; strain (injury)
- [to] be sprained; [to] be strained
ลางlaangลางlaang1omen; sign; portent2vague; faint; indistinct
- omen; sign; portent
- vague; faint; indistinct
กลเม็ดgon-lá-métกลเม็ดgon-lá-métploy; ruse; secret trick; tactic
ploy; ruse; secret trick; tactic