เธค
têekMeaning
1NounB1
nightclub; disco
A place for dancing to music, especially at night; a nightclub or discotheque.
Examples
คืนวันศุกร์keun wan sùkคืนวันศุกร์keun wan sùkFriday nightพี่ชายpêe chaaiพี่ชายpêe chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitเธคtêkเธคtêknightclub; discoกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanfriends (plural)
On Friday nights, my older brother likes to go to the nightclub with his friends.
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เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเราraoไปbpaiแดนซ์dɛɛnกันganที่tîiเธคtêekเปิดใหม่bpə̀ət-màiแถวtɛ̌ɛoทองหล่อtɔɔng-lɔ̀ɔมาmaaสนุกมากsà-nùk-mâak
Last night we went dancing at a new nightclub in the Thong Lo area, it was a lot of fun.
เธคtêekสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnกับgàpผับpàpสมัยนี้sà-mǎi-níiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatแตกต่างกันdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàang-ganพอสมควรpɔɔ-sǒm-kuuanเลยləəiนะná
The atmosphere of old-school discotheques and modern pubs is quite different.
เธคtêekแห่งhɛ̀ngนั้นnánโด่งดังdòong-dangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangระบบrá-bòpแสงสีเสียงsɛ̌ɛng-sǐi-sǐiangที่tîiล้ำสมัยlám-sà-mǎiและlɛ́ดีเจdii-jeeชื่อดังchʉ̂ʉ-dangที่tîiมักจะmák-jàมาmaaเปิดbpə̀ətเพลงpleeng
That nightclub is famous for its state-of-the-art light and sound system and the famous DJs who often come to play music.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เธค said เทก?
têek
- Same-sounding letterธ sounds just like ท, so the reading uses ท.Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ค is said like ก (k).
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 -ค, 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 | — | — |