เทก
têekMeanings
1NounB1
take
a continuous recorded performance or shot in film, television, or music (loanword from English 'take')
Examples
ฉากchàakฉากchàak1scene (drama/film/story)2backdrop; set; scenery3screen; partition; room divider4setting (of a story)5square; right angle (90°)6setting; backdrop (figurative)7[to] sidestep; dodge asideนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ถ่ายtàaiถ่ายtàai1[to] photograph; take a picture2[to] film; shoot video3[to] copy; duplicate4[to] defecate; poop5[to] pass; transmit; transfer6[to] broadcast; air7[to] shed; molt (feathers or hair)ยากมากyâak-mâakยากมากyâak-mâakvery difficult; very hardเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toถ่ายtàaiถ่ายtàai1[to] photograph; take a picture2[to] film; shoot video3[to] copy; duplicate4[to] defecate; poop5[to] pass; transmit; transfer6[to] broadcast; air7[to] shed; molt (feathers or hair)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)หลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)เทกtêekเทกtêek1take2[to] jump up; [to] take offเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
This scene is very hard to film; we have to reshoot it for many takes.
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นักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngคนนี้kon-níiร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâiเก่งมากgèng-mâakถ่ายtàaiแค่kɛ̂ɛเทกtêekเดียวdiiaoก็gɔ̂ผ่านpàanแล้วlɛ́ɛo
This actor is very good at crying; it only took one take to pass.
ผู้กำกับpûu-gam-gàpสั่งให้sàng-hâiเริ่มrə̂əmเทกtêekใหม่màiเพราะprɔ́มีmiiเสียงsǐiangรถrótแทรกsɛ̂ɛkเข้ามาkâo-maaในnaiวิดีโอwí-dii-oo
The director ordered to start a new take because the sound of a car interrupted the video.
การแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngฉากchàakแอ็กชันɛ̀k-chânแบบbɛ̀ɛpม้วนmúuanเดียวdiiaoจบjòpโดยdooiไม่mâiตัดต่อdtàt-dtɔ̀ɔถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenเทกtêekที่tîiท้าทายtáa-taaiความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâatของkɔ̌ɔngทีมงานtiim-ngaanทุกคนtúk-kon
Performing an action scene in a single continuous shot without editing is a take that challenges the skills of the entire crew.
2VerbB2
[to] jump up; [to] take off
to jump up or spring off the ground, especially in sports like volleyball or basketball (shortened from English 'take off')
Examples
นักnákนักnák1person engaged in [field/activity]; specialist; -er/-ist (prefix)2very; greatly; muchวอลเลย์บอลwon-lây-bonวอลเลย์บอลwon-lây-bon1volleyball (sport)2volleyball (ball)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เทกtêkเทกtêk1take2[to] jump up; [to] take offตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerสูงsŏongสูงsŏong1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3up; to a high position4advanced; elevated (abstract)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofบล็อกblókบล็อกblók1block (solid piece)2[to] block; obstruct3blog; weblog4[to] block (digital/social media)5engine block; block (mechanical)6mold; die; printing blockลูกตบlôok dtòpลูกตบlôok dtòpspike; smash (sports)ฝั่งตรงข้ามfàng dtrong kâamฝั่งตรงข้ามfàng dtrong kâam1opposite side2opposing side; oppositionได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerสบายsà-baaiสบายsà-baai1comfortable; at ease2well; fine (health/state)3[to] be comfortable; feel at ease4easy; effortlessๆ-
That volleyball player can take off so high that he easily blocks the opponent's spikes.
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เขาkǎoฝึกfʉ̀kเทกtêekตัวdtuuaทุกวันtúk-wanเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiกระโดดgrà-dòotชู้ตchúutบาสเกตบอลbàat-gèt-bɔɔnได้ดีขึ้นdâai-dii-kʉ̂n
He practices jumping every day to improve his basketball jump shots.
จังหวะjang-wàที่tîiเขาkǎoเทกtêekตัวdtuuaขึ้นkʉ̂nตบdtòpลูกlûukวอลเลย์บอลwɔn-lêe-bɔnหน้าnâaเน็ตnétนั้นnánสวยงามsǔuai-ngaamและlɛ́มีพลังmii-pá-langมากmâak
The timing when he took off to spike the volleyball at the net was beautiful and very powerful.
การgaanเทกtêekตัวdtuuaที่tîiถูกต้องtùuk-dtɔ̂ngและlɛ́มีประสิทธิภาพmii-bprà-sìt-tí-pâapต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiความแข็งแรงkwaam-kɛ̌ng-rɛɛngของkɔ̌ɔngกล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉaขาkǎaและlɛ́ข้อเท้าkɔ̂ɔ-táao
A correct and effective take-off requires the strength of the leg and ankle muscles.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
têek
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |