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tee-leeMeanings
1NounB1
telephoto (lens); tele lens
informal short form for a telephoto lens used to magnify distant subjects; also the telephoto camera on phones.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)พกเทเลpók-tee-leeพกเทเลpók-tee-lee[to] carry a telephoto lensไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyถ่ายtàaiถ่ายtàai1[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)นกnókนกnók1bird2classifier for birds (ตัว)3[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)
Today I brought a telephoto lens to photograph birds at the park.
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ถ้าtâaจะjàถ่ายtàaiดวงจันทร์duuang-janให้hâiชัดchátควรkuuanใช้cháiเทเลtee-leeเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaซูมsuumได้dâaiไกลglaiขึ้นkʉ̂n
If you want a sharp photo of the moon, you should use a telephoto lens to zoom farther.
มือถือmeuu tĕuuรุ่นrûnนี้néeมีmeeเทเลtay-layแยกyâekทำให้tam hâiถ่ายtàaiวัตถุwát-tùไกลglaiๆ-ได้dâiรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatดีdee
This phone model has a separate telephoto camera, allowing detailed shots of distant subjects.
พอpɔɔเปลี่ยนไปใช้bplìian-bpai-cháiเทเลtee-lee200มิลลิเมตรmin-lí-méetระยะrá-yáกดgòtอัดàtฉากหลังchàak-lǎngก็gɔ̂ดูduuใกล้glâiขึ้นkʉ̂nภาพpâapสัตว์ป่าsàt-bpàaจึงjʉngเด่นdènมากmâak
When switching to a 200mm telephoto, the background compression increases, making wildlife subjects stand out.
2AdjectiveB1
telephoto; long-focal-length
relating to a telephoto lens or camera, used to make distant subjects appear larger.
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มือถือmʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉมือถือmʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉ1mobile phone; cellphone; smartphone2handheld; portable (held in the hand)รุ่นrûnรุ่นrûn1model; version2generation; age cohort3class year; intake; batch4seniority level; age groupนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกล้องglɔ̂ngกล้องglɔ̂ng1camera2optical instrument (e.g., telescope, microscope, binoculars)เทเลtee-leeเทเลtee-lee1telephoto (lens); tele lens2telephoto; long-focal-lengthถ่ายtàaiถ่ายtàai1[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)วัตถุwát-tùวัตถุwát-tù1object; thing (physical)2material; substanceไกลglaiไกลglai1far; distant2far; to a distant place3far (in time/relationship); distantได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerชัดchátชัดchát1clear; sharp (visible/audible)2clear; definite3clearly
This phone has a tele camera that captures distant subjects clearly.
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เวลาwee-laaไปbpaiดูคอนเสิร์ตduu-kɔɔn-sə̀ətผมpǒmใช้cháiเลนส์leenเทเลtee-leeบนbonมือถือmʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉซูมsuumนักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngบนbonเวทีwee-tii
When I go to concerts, I use the phone’s tele lens to zoom in on the singer on stage.
โหมดเทเลmòht tay-layช่วยให้chûuai hâiภาพpâapนกnókไกลglaiๆ-คมkomกว่าgwàaโหมดปกติmòht bpòk-gà-dtìเพราะpráwทางยาวtaang yaaoโฟกัสfoh-gátยาวyaaoขึ้นkêun
The tele mode makes distant birds sharper than the normal mode because of the longer focal length.
ถ้าtâaถ่ายtàaiพระจันทร์prá-janควรkuuanสลับsà-làpไปที่bpai-tîiกล้องglɔ̂ngเทเลtee-leeและlɛ́ใช้cháiขาตั้งkǎa-dtângเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangภาพpâapสั่นไหวsàn-wǎiจากjàakการgaanซูมsuumระยะไกลrá-yá-glai
When shooting the moon, switch to the tele camera and use a tripod to avoid shake from long-distance zooming.
Tones
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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
tee
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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เทเลtee-leeเทเลtee-leetelephoto (lens); tele lenstelephoto (lens); tele lensWord