เลือก
lʉ̂ʉakMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] choose; select; pick
to decide on or pick one or more options from several
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เลือกlʉ̂ʉakเลือกlʉ̂ʉak1[to] choose; select; pick2[to] elect3picky; choosy; selectiveเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coat3classifier: ตัวสีฟ้าsǐi-fáaสีฟ้าsǐi-fáa1light blue; sky blue (color)2light blue; sky-blueไม่เอาmâi-aoไม่เอาmâi-ao1[to] not take; not want; refuse; decline2no; I don't want (it); passสีเขียวsǐi-kǐiaoสีเขียวsǐi-kǐiao1green (color)2green; green-colored3eco-friendly; environmental
I choose the blue shirt, not the green one.
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Yesterday he chose spicy dishes because he wanted to try a new taste.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoจะjàเลือกlʉ̂ʉakที่นั่งtîi-nângใกล้glâiหน้าต่างnâa-dtàangหรือrʉ̌ʉทางเดินtaang-dəənดีdii
Tomorrow should we choose seats by the window or the aisle?
ถ้าtâaเธอtəəเลือกเรียนlʉ̂ʉak-riianวิชานี้wí-chaa-níiแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaเธอtəəต้องdtɔ̂ngทำtamโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekปลายภาคbplaai-pâakด้วยdûuaiนะná
If you choose to take this course, it means you’ll have to do a final project as well.
2VerbB1
[to] elect
to choose someone for a public position by voting
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderสิทธิ์sìtสิทธิ์sìt1right; entitlement2authorization; permissions (access rights)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเลือกlʉ̂ʉak1[to] choose; select; pick2[to] elect3picky; choosy; selectiveนายกเทศมนตรีnaa-yók-têet-sà-mon-dtriiนายกเทศมนตรีnaa-yók-têet-sà-mon-dtriimunicipal mayorคนใหม่kon-màiคนใหม่kon-mài1new person; newcomer; new member/hire2new romantic partner (colloquial)เมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níi1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; on the previous day
Villagers went to exercise their rights to elect a new mayor yesterday.
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ปีนี้bpee néeเราraoต้องdtôngออกไปòk bpaiเลือกlêuuakผู้ว่าราชการpôo wâa râat-chá-gaanกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpเพราะpráwอยากเห็นyàak hĕnการเปลี่ยนแปลงgaan bplìian bplaeng
This year we have to go out to elect the Bangkok governor because we want to see change.
ประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakเลือกlʉ̂ʉakผู้สมัครอิสระpûu-sà-màk-ìt-sà-ràเพราะprɔ́เชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaเขาkǎoจะjàทำงานtam-ngaanโปร่งใสbpròong-sǎi
Many citizens elected the independent candidate because they believe he will work transparently.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàมีmiiฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkผู้มีสิทธิ์เลือกตั้งpûu-mii-sìt-lʉ̂ʉak-dtângก็gɔ̂ยังyangไปbpaiใช้cháiสิทธิ์sìtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเลือกlʉ̂ʉakสมาชิกsà-maa-chíkสภาsà-paaเขตkèetอย่างyàangคึกคักkʉ́k-kák
Despite the heavy rain, eligible voters still turned out enthusiastically to elect district council members.
3AdjectiveB1
picky; choosy; selective
describing someone who is hard to please or very particular about choices; choosy
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเรื่องมากrʉ̂ʉang-mâakเรื่องมากrʉ̂ʉang-mâakfussy; pickyเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเลือกlʉ̂ʉak1[to] choose; select; pick2[to] elect3picky; choosy; selectiveอาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsนานมากnaan-mâakนานมากnaan-mâakfor a very long timeกว่าจะgwàa-jàกว่าจะgwàa-jànot until; by the time (introducing a clause)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket
He's picky and takes a long time to settle on food before he agrees to eat.
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เธอtəəเป็นbpenคนkonเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaมากmâakถ้าtâaเนื้อผ้าnʉ́ʉa-pâaไม่ดีmâi-diiนิดเดียวnít-diiaoก็gɔ̂ไม่ใส่mâi-sài
She's very choosy about clothes; if the fabric isn't just right, she won't wear it.
ลูกค้าlûuk-káaคนนี้kon-níiเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเหลือเกินlʉ̌ʉa-gəənต้องdtɔ̂ngให้hâiลองlɔɔngหลายlǎaiแบบbɛ̀ɛpกว่าจะgwàa-jàพอใจpɔɔ-jai
This customer is extremely choosy; we have to let them try many styles before they're satisfied.
เขาkăoขึ้นชื่อkêun-chêuuว่าwâaเป็นbpenคนkonเลือกlêuuakเรื่องrêuuangรสชาติrót-châatไวน์waiจนjonเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanไม่mâiกล้าglâaสั่งให้sàng hâiแทนtaen
He's known for being very particular about wine flavors, to the point that friends don't dare order on his behalf.
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 -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lʉ̂ʉak
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 | — | — |