เฟด
fêetMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] fade; gradually reduce/increase or blend (sound, light, image; hair)
to make something, or to become, gradually less or more noticeable (e.g., lower/raise volume or brightness, blend images or colors; taper hair for a smooth transition); also used for fade in/out in audio/video
Examples
ดีเจdii-jeeดีเจdii-jeedisc jockey; radio/club hostช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]เฟดfêetเฟดfêet1[to] fade; gradually reduce/increase or blend (sound, light, image; hair)2a fade haircut3fade (transition/effect)4the Fed; US central bank (Federal Reserve)5[to] fade out (socially); gradually pull backเสียงเพลงsǐiang-pleengเสียงเพลงsǐiang-pleengmusic; musical soundขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-countryหน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
DJ, please fade the music up a bit.
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ช่างตัดผมchâng dtàt pŏmบอกว่าbòk wâaเขาkăoจะjàเฟดfètผมpŏmด้านข้างdâan kâangให้ดูhâi dooเนียนๆniian niian
The barber said he will fade the hair on the sides to make it look smooth.
พอpɔɔหนังnǎngจะjàจบjòpผู้กำกับpûu-gam-gàpสั่งให้sàng-hâiเฟดfêetภาพpâapเป็นbpenสีขาวsǐi-kǎaoทั้งหมดtáng-mòt
When the movie was about to end, the director ordered to fade the screen completely to white.
นักออกแบบnák-ɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛpใช้cháiเทคนิคték-nìkเฟดfêetสีsǐiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangการไล่ระดับgaan-lâi-rá-dàpที่tîiนุ่มนวลnûm-nuuanระหว่างrá-wàangส่วนsùuanที่มืดtîi-mʉ̂ʉtและlɛ́สว่างsà-wàangของkɔ̌ɔngภาพpâap
The designer used a color fading technique to create a smooth gradient between the dark and light parts of the image.
2NounB1
a fade haircut
a hairstyle with hair gradually transitioning in length, creating a smooth blend from short to long (or vice versa)
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forตัดผมdtàt-pǒmตัดผมdtàt-pǒm1[to] cut [sb]'s hair2[to] get a haircutทรงsongทรงsong1shape; form2style; look (e.g., hairstyle)3[royal] to have; possess4[royal] to be; to do5(royal) honorific prefixเฟดfêetเฟดfêet1[to] fade; gradually reduce/increase or blend (sound, light, image; hair)2a fade haircut3fade (transition/effect)4the Fed; US central bank (Federal Reserve)5[to] fade out (socially); gradually pull backครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
I want to get a fade haircut.
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ช่างchângครับkrápช่วยchûuaiตัดdtàtรองrɔɔngทรงsongสูงsǔungแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂เฟดfêetด้านข้างdâan-kâangให้hâiหน่อยnɔ̀iครับkráp
Barber, could you give me a high fade on the sides, please?
Your new fade haircut looks so cool.
การตัดgaan dtàtผมpŏmทรงsongสกินเฟดsà-gin fètที่têeไล่ระดับlâi rá-dàpความยาวkwaam yaaoจนเกลี้ยงjon glîiangติดdtìtหนังศีรษะnăng sĭi-sàเป็นที่นิยมbpen têe ní-yomมากmâakในหมู่nai mòoวัยรุ่นwai rûn
The skin fade hairstyle, which tapers the hair down to the bare skin, is very popular among teenagers.
3NounB2
fade (transition/effect)
a gradual transition of audio volume or visual opacity between scenes or clips (fade in/out)
Examples
การใส่gaan-sàiการใส่gaan-sài1insertion; adding2putting on; wearingเฟดเสียงfêet-sǐiangเฟดเสียงfêet-sǐiang[to] fade the sound (in/out)ตอนจบdtɔɔn-jòpตอนจบdtɔɔn-jòp1ending; conclusion; finale2final episode/installmentเพลงpleengเพลงpleeng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]เพลงpleengเพลงpleeng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesจบjòpจบjòp1[to] end; be over2[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)3finished; over; done4[to] graduateได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerนุ่มนวลnûm-nuuanนุ่มนวลnûm-nuuansoft; gentle; smooth (tone, manner, texture); tenderขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country
Adding a sound fade at the end of the song makes it end more smoothly.
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ฉันchǎnไม่ชอบmâi-chɔ̂ɔpการเปลี่ยนฉากgaan-bplìian-chàakแบบbɛ̀ɛpตัดdtàtไปเลยbpai-ləəiอยากyàakให้hâiใช้cháiเฟดfêetมากกว่าmâak-gwàa
I don't like hard cuts for scene transitions; I'd prefer to use a fade.
ผู้กำกับpôo gam-gàpใช้cháiเทคนิคték-níkเฟดอินfàyt inจากjàakความมืดkwaam mûetเพื่อpêuuaสื่อถึงsùue tĕungการเริ่มต้นgaan rêrm dtônวันใหม่wan màiอย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháa
The director used a fade-in from black technique to slowly signify the beginning of a new day.
ความยาวkwaam-yaaoของkɔ̌ɔngเฟดfêetระหว่างrá-wàangคลิปวิดีโอklíp-wí-dii-ooมีผลต่อmii-pǒn-dtɔ̀ɔจังหวะjang-wàและlɛ́ความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kของkɔ̌ɔngวิดีโอwí-dii-ooโดยรวมdooi-ruuam
The duration of the fade between video clips affects the overall rhythm and mood of the video.
4Proper nounB2
the Fed; US central bank (Federal Reserve)
the United States central bank, officially the Federal Reserve
Examples
นักลงทุนnák-long-tunนักลงทุนnák-long-tuninvestorจับตาดูjàp-dtaa-duuจับตาดูjàp-dtaa-duu[to] watch [sb/sth] closely; keep an eye on; monitorการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumการประชุมgaan-bprà-chum1meeting; conference; assembly2session/sitting (of a formal body)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเฟดfêetเฟดfêet1[to] fade; gradually reduce/increase or blend (sound, light, image; hair)2a fade haircut3fade (transition/effect)4the Fed; US central bank (Federal Reserve)5[to] fade out (socially); gradually pull backในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สัปดาห์นี้sàp-daa-níiสัปดาห์นี้sàp-daa-níithis week
Investors are keeping a close watch on the Fed's meeting this week.
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The news that the Fed would raise interest rates caused the stock market to fall.
นักวิเคราะห์nák-wí-krɔ́คาดการณ์kâat-gaanว่าwâaเฟดfêetจะjàยังคงyang-kongนโยบายการเงินná-yoo-baai-gaan-ngənที่tîiเข้มงวดkêm-ngûuatต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaต่อสู้กับdtɔ̀ɔ-sûu-gàpเงินเฟ้อngən-fə́ə
Analysts predict that the Fed will continue its tight monetary policy to combat inflation.
ถ้อยแถลงtɔ̂ɔi-tà-lɛ̌ɛngของkɔ̌ɔngประธานbprà-taanเฟดfêetมีอิทธิพลmii-ìt-tí-ponอย่างสูงyàang-sǔungต่อdtɔ̀ɔทิศทางtít-taangของkɔ̌ɔngตลาดการเงินdtà-làat-gaan-ngənโลกlôokและlɛ́ค่าkâaเงินดอลลาร์ngən-dɔn-lâa
The Fed chairman's statement has a strong influence on the direction of global financial markets and the value of the dollar.
5VerbB2
[to] fade out (socially); gradually pull back
to gradually withdraw from a situation, group, or interaction without abruptness (colloquial, from English ‘fade out’)
Examples
หลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ทะเลาะกันtá-lɔ́-ganทะเลาะกันtá-lɔ́-gan[to] argue; quarrel (with each other)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเฟดตัวfêet-dtuuaเฟดตัวfêet-dtuua[to] fade away; [to] withdraw; [to] distance oneselfออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)กลุ่มเพื่อนglùm-pʉ̂ʉanกลุ่มเพื่อนglùm-pʉ̂ʉangroup of friends; circle of friendsไปเลยbpai-ləəiไปเลยbpai-ləəi1Go ahead; go right now2[to] go past; go beyond3completely; altogether; really (emphatic)
After the argument, he just started to fade away from the friend group.
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ฉันchǎnรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaเขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamจะjàเฟดfêetออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakชีวิตchii-wítฉันchǎnเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iตอบdtɔ̀ɔpข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaamเหมือนเคยmʉ̌ʉan-kəəi
I feel like he's trying to fade out of my life because he doesn't reply to my messages like he used to.
แทนที่จะtaen têe jàบอกเลิกbòk lêrkกันganตรงๆdtrong dtrongเขาkăoเลือกlêuuakที่จะtêe jàค่อยๆkôi kôiเฟดตัวfâyt dtuuaออกมาòk maaโดยdoiการตอบgaan dtòpแชทchátช้าลงcháa longเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuai
Instead of breaking up directly, he chose to gradually fade away by replying to messages more and more slowly.
ดูเหมือนว่าdoo mĕuuan wâaความสัมพันธ์kwaam săm-panของkŏngทั้งคู่táng kôoไม่ได้mâi dâaiจบลงjòp longเพราะpráwการทะเลาะgaan tá-lóใหญ่โตyài dtohแต่dtàeเป็นbpenการgaanค่อยๆkôi kôiเฟดfètออกจากกันòk jàak ganไปbpaiเองayng
It seems their relationship didn't end with a big fight, but they just gradually faded from each other's lives.
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 -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
fêet
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 | — | — |