เท็กซ์
tékMeanings
1NounA2
text; written content
written or typed words, especially as content on a page or screen
Examples
เท็กซ์tékเท็กซ์ték1text; written content2[to] text3text message4textbookในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เว็บไซต์wép-sáiเว็บไซต์wép-sáiwebsite; siteหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of yearนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ตัวเล็กdtuua-lékตัวเล็กdtuua-lék1small; small in build2lowercase (letters)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
The text on this page is very small.
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I want to change the text color on this slide.
The picture is nice, but the text is a bit hard to read.
กราฟิกดีไซเนอร์graa-fìk-dii-sai-nə̂əกำลังgam-langจัดวางjàt-waangเท็กซ์tékให้hâiเข้ากับkâo-gàpภาพประกอบpâap-bprà-gɔ̀ɔpในnaiโปสเตอร์bpóot-dtə̂ə
The graphic designer is arranging the text to fit the illustrations in the poster.
2VerbA2
[to] text
to send a text message
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเท็กซ์tékเท็กซ์ték1text; written content2[to] text3text message4textbookมาหาmaa-hǎaมาหาmaa-hǎa1[to] come see/visit [sb]2[to] come looking for [sth]ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
He texts me every day.
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I will text you to tell you the time later.
If you arrive home, don't forget to text me.
ตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiกำลังgam-langประชุมbprà-chumอยู่yùuเจ้านายjâo-naaiก็gɔ̂เท็กซ์tékมาmaaสั่งsàngงานด่วนngaan-dùuan
While I was in a meeting, the boss texted me to assign urgent work.
3NounA2
text message
a short written message sent by phone or online chat
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ได้รับdâi-rápได้รับdâi-ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)เท็กซ์tékเท็กซ์ték1text; written content2[to] text3text message4textbookจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเมื่อเช้านี้mʉ̂ʉa-cháao-níiเมื่อเช้านี้mʉ̂ʉa-cháao-níithis morning (earlier today)
I received a text from mom this morning.
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Last night, a weird text was sent to my number.
การสื่อสารgaan-sʉ̀ʉ-sǎanเรื่องสำคัญrʉ̂ʉang-sǎm-kanผ่านทางpàan-taangเท็กซ์tékอาจจะàat-jàทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətความเข้าใจผิดkwaam-kâo-jai-pìtได้dâaiง่ายngâai
Communicating important matters via text can easily cause misunderstandings.
4NounB1
textbook
a textbook, especially a foreign or university-level one
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offเท็กซ์tékเท็กซ์ték1text; written content2[to] text3text message4textbookที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerศูนย์sǔunศูนย์sǔun1zero; 02center; hubหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉ1book (printed work)2document; letterมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiuniversity
Today I have to go buy a textbook at the university bookstore.
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เท็กซ์tékเล่มlêmนี้níiราคาแพงraa-kaa-pɛɛngมากmâakเพราะprɔ́นำเข้าnam-kâoมาจากmaa-jàakต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têet
This textbook is very expensive because it's imported from abroad.
อาจารย์aa-jaanสั่งให้sàng-hâiพวกเราpûuak-raoไปbpaiอ่านàanเท็กซ์tékบทbòtที่ห้าtîi-hâaก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเข้าเรียนkâo-riianวิชาเคมีwí-chaa-kee-mii
The professor told us to read chapter five of the textbook before attending the chemistry class.
นักศึกษาแพทย์nák-sʉ̀k-sǎa-pɛ̂ɛtส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngอ่านàanเท็กซ์tékภาษาอังกฤษpaa-sǎa-ang-grìtเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเข้าใจเนื้อหาkâo-jai-nʉ́ʉa-hǎaที่tîiลึกซึ้งlʉ́k-sʉ́ngและlɛ́ทันสมัยtan-sà-mǎi
Most medical students need to read English textbooks in order to understand deep and up-to-date content.
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 syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ték
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
ซ์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |