เลข
lêekMeanings
1NounA1
number; numeral; digit
a number, numeral, or digit; a figure used for counting, calculation, or numbering
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)นับnápนับnáp1[to] count2[to] include; be counted3[to] consider; regardเลขlêekเลขlêek1number; numeral; digit2math; arithmetic (subject)3lottery numberจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6about; concerning; regardingสิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
I can count numbers from one to ten.
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Please write your house number.
The teacher told us to check whether the numbers in the table are correct.
The password must include both letters and numbers.
2NounA2
math; arithmetic (subject)
mathematics or arithmetic as a school subject; often used informally for math class or math problems
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเรียนเลขriian-lêekเรียนเลขriian-lêek[to] study mathตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo1morning (time period)2in the morning
Tomorrow I have math class in the morning.
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Yesterday the teacher gave a lot of math homework.
I don't understand this math problem; I asked a friend to explain.
ถ้าtâaอยากyàakเก่งgèngเลขlékต้องdtôngฝึกfèukทำtamแบบฝึกหัดbàep fèuk-hàtและláeทบทวนtóp-tuuanสูตรsòotบ่อยๆbòi bòi
If you want to be good at math, you need to practice exercises and review formulas often.
3NounB1
lottery number
a number used in or drawn by the lottery; can also refer to a lottery ticket’s number
Examples
ป้าbpâaป้าbpâa1aunt (older sister of father or mother)2auntie; middle‑aged/older woman (address)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offหวยhǔuaiหวยhǔuailottery; numbers game; [Thai] lotteryเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เลขท้ายlêek-táaiเลขท้ายlêek-táai1lottery last digits (prize category)2last digits (of a number)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลังตัวเองdtuua-eengตัวเองdtuua-eeng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own self
Auntie bought a lottery ticket because she likes the number from her house’s last digits.
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แม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaเลขที่lêek-tîiคนkonถามหาtǎam-hǎaบ่อยbɔ̀iคือkʉʉเลขlêekวันเกิดwan-gə̀ətนายกnaa-yók
The vendor said the numbers people ask for most are the prime minister’s birthday numbers.
ผมpǒmเก็บgèpล็อตเตอรี่lɔ́t-dtəə-rîiไว้wáiเพราะprɔ́เลขlêekตรงกับdtrong-gàpทะเบียนรถtá-biian-rótที่tîiเพิ่งpə̂ngเปลี่ยนbplìianใหม่mài
I kept the lottery ticket because its number matches my newly changed license plate number.
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 -ข, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lêek
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 | — | — |