เคเบิล
kee-bəənMeanings
1NounA2
cable (electrical/communication)
A thick insulated wire or bundle of wires used to carry electricity or transmit signals.
Examples
ช่างไฟchâng-faiช่างไฟchâng-faielectricianลากเคเบิลlâak-kee-bəənลากเคเบิลlâak-kee-bəən[to] pull [a] cable; run [a] cable; lay [a] cableเส้นใหญ่sên-yàiเส้นใหญ่sên-yài1wide rice noodles2well-connected; influentialเข้าบ้านkâo-bâanเข้าบ้านkâo-bâan[to] enter the house; [to] come into the house
The electrician pulled a thick cable into the house.
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There was a storm last night, and the power cable behind the house came loose.
เขาkǎoเปลี่ยนbplìianเคเบิลไฟฟ้าkee-bəən-fai-fáaหลักlàkของkɔ̌ɔngตึกdtʉ̀kเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiระบบไฟฟ้าrá-bòp-fai-fáaมีเสถียรภาพmii-sà-tǐian-rá-pâapมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
He replaced the building’s main power cable to make the electrical system more stable.
โครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiต้องdtɔ̂ngฝังfǎngเคเบิลkee-bəənแรงสูงrɛɛng-sǔungใต้ดินdtâai-dinเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaส่งsòngไฟฟ้าfai-fáaข้ามkâamแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamอย่างyàangปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-pai
This project requires burying high-voltage cables underground to safely transmit electricity across the river.
Please give me the charging cable for the phone.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnลืมlʉʉmเอาaoเคเบิลkee-bəənไว้wáiที่tîiออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítเลยləəiชาร์จแบตcháat-bɛ̀tไม่ได้mâi-dâai
Yesterday I forgot my cable at the office, so I couldn't charge the battery.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeอย่าลืมyàa leumพกเคเบิลpók kay-bêrnไว้wáiโอนohnรูปrôopจากjàakกล้องglâwngเข้าkâoคอมฯkom
Tomorrow don't forget to bring a cable to transfer photos from the camera to the computer.
ถ้าtâaจะjàต่อมือถือdtɔ̀ɔ-mʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉเข้ากับkâo-gàpจอjɔɔทีวีtii-wiiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiเคเบิลkee-bəənที่รองรับtîi-rɔɔng-rápการส่งข้อมูลgaan-sòng-kɔ̂ɔ-muunได้dâaiทั้งtángภาพpâapและlɛ́เสียงsǐiang
If you want to connect your phone to the TV, you need a cable that supports transmitting both video and audio data.
2NounB1
cable TV/service
Television programming or service delivered via a cable network.
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedพ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardดูทีวีduu-tii-wiiดูทีวีduu-tii-wii[to] watch TVผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughเคเบิลkee-bəənเคเบิลkee-bəən1cable (electrical/communication)2cable TV/serviceอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remain
My parents’ house still watches TV via cable.
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ถ้าtâaติดdtìtเคเบิลkee-bəənจะมีjà-miiช่องchɔ̂ngสารคดีsǎa-rá-ká-diiและlɛ́กีฬาgii-laaมากกว่าmâak-gwàaดูduuเสาอากาศsǎo-aa-gàatปกติbpòk-gà-dtì
If we subscribe to cable, there will be more documentary and sports channels than regular antenna TV.
ผมpǒmยกเลิกyók-lə̂əkเคเบิลkee-bəənแล้วlɛ́ɛoหันไปhǎn-bpaiดูduuสตรีมมิ่งsà-dtriim-mîngเพราะprɔ́แพ็กเกจpɛ́k-gèetเคเบิลkee-bəənแพงขึ้นpɛɛng-kʉ̂nทุกปีtúk-bpii
I canceled cable and switched to streaming because the cable package gets more expensive every year.
คอนโดkɔɔn-dooนี้níiรวมruuamค่าkâaเคเบิลkee-bəənพื้นฐานpʉ́ʉn-tǎanในnaiค่าส่วนกลางkâa-sùuan-glaangแต่dtɛ̀ɛถ้าtâaอยากได้yàak-dâaiช่องchɔ̂ngพรีเมียมprii-miiamต้องdtɔ̂ngสมัครsà-màkเพิ่มpə̂əmเองeeng
This condo includes basic cable in the common fees, but if you want premium channels you have to subscribe yourself.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kee
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |