เทป
têepMeanings
1NounA2
tape (cassette; recording tape)
a cassette or magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureเปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for businessเทปtêepเทปtêep1tape (cassette; recording tape)2tape (adhesive strip)เพลงpleengเพลงpleeng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesเก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เครื่องเล่นkrʉ̂ʉang-lênเครื่องเล่นkrʉ̂ʉang-lên1playground equipment; play apparatus2amusement ride3media player (device); playback deviceทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoevery morning
Dad plays old cassette tapes on the player every morning.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnอัดเสียงàt-sǐiangลงlongเทปtêepเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเก็บไว้gèp-wáiฟังfangทีหลังtii-lǎng
Yesterday I recorded my voice onto a tape to listen to later.
He bought a secondhand video tape to watch his favorite movie.
สมัยเรียนsà-mǎi-riianเราraoใช้cháiเทปคาสเซ็ตtêep-kâat-sétอัดàtบทบรรยายbòt-ban-yaaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoเอามาao-maaเปิดbpə̀ətทบทวนtóp-tuuanก่อนgɔ̀ɔnสอบsɔ̀ɔp
When we were studying, we used cassette tapes to record lectures and played them back to review before exams.
2NounA2
tape (adhesive strip)
a narrow adhesive strip used for sticking or sealing things
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเทปtêepเทปtêep1tape (cassette; recording tape)2tape (adhesive strip)ติดdtìtติดdtìt1[to] stick; attach; fasten2[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere3[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)4addicted to; hooked on; attached to5close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous6owing; indebted; behind on payments7busy; occupied; tied up8[to] catch fire; light; start; come on9[to] follow closely; keep close toกระดาษgrà-dàatกระดาษgrà-dàat1paper (material)2sheet of paper; piece of paper3paper; written or printed sheetเข้าด้วยกันkâo-dûuai-ganเข้าด้วยกันkâo-dûuai-gan1together; jointly; in combination2[to] come together; join together
I use tape to stick the papers together.
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Yesterday I used tape to seal the parcel box tightly.
Bring tape tomorrow so we can stick the sign on the wall.
เขาkăoฉีกchèekเทปtêpเป็นbpenเส้นsênยาวyaaoแล้วláeoค่อยๆkôi kôiแปะbpàeตามdtaamขอบkòpเพื่อpêuuaซีลseenซองsongเอกสารèk-gà-săanไม่ให้mâi hâiเปิดbpèrtเองayng
He tore off a long strip of tape and carefully stuck it along the edge to seal the document envelope so it wouldn't open by itself.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เทป said เทบ?
têep
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ป is said like บ (p).
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ป, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
têep
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 | — | — |