เอช
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1NounA2
letter H (English)
the spoken name of the English letter H; used when spelling words or reading abbreviations
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตารางธาตุdtaa-raang-tâatตารางธาตุdtaa-raang-tâatperiodic table (of elements)สัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lákสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lák1symbol; emblem2character/sign (e.g., %, @, ⌘)3icon; pictogramของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsไฮโดรเจนhai-droo-jeenไฮโดรเจนhai-droo-jeenhydrogen (H, element 1)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.เอชétเอชétletter H (English)
In the periodic table, the symbol for hydrogen is H.
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This letter is read as H (ehch).
His initials are H-K.
สะกดsà-gòtคำว่าkam-wâaบ้านbâanเป็นbpenบีbiiเอeeเอ็นenเอชétไม่mâiถูกtùukนะnáเพราะprɔ́ตัวdtuuaสุดท้ายsùt-táaiไม่ใช่mâi-châiเอชét
Spelling the word baan as B-A-A-N-H is incorrect because the last letter is not H.
ตอนdtɔɔnไปbpaiขึ้นเครื่องkʉ̂n-krʉ̂ʉangเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiถามรหัสtǎam-rá-hàtว่าwâaเอชétเคkeeทีtiiใช่ไหมchâi-mǎiแล้วlɛ́ɛoให้hâiยืนยันyʉʉn-yanอีกครั้งìik-kráng
When boarding, the staff asked if the code was H-K-T and had me confirm again.
ครูkruuเขียนkǐianตัวdtuuaเอชétบนbonกระดานgrà-daanแล้วlɛ́ɛoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaนี่nîiคือkʉʉไฮโดรเจนhai-droo-jeen
The teacher wrote the letter H on the board and said this is hydrogen.
สูตรsùutของkɔ̌ɔngน้ำnáamคือkʉʉเอชétสองsɔ̌ɔngโอooหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngไฮโดรเจนhai-droo-jeenสองsɔ̌ɔngอะตอมà-dtɔɔmกับgàpออกซิเจนɔ̀ɔk-sí-jeenหนึ่งnʉ̀ngอะตอมà-dtɔɔm
The formula for water is H2O, meaning two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen.
ในnaiปฏิกิริยาbpà-dtì-gì-rí-yaaนี้níiเราraoติดตามdtìt-dtaamอะตอมà-dtɔɔmที่tîiมีmiiสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lákเอชétเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดูduuการถ่ายโอนgaan-tàai-oonโปรตอนbproo-dtɔɔn
In this reaction, we track the atoms with the symbol H to observe proton transfer.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เอช said เอ๊ด?
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- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ช is said like ด (t).Spoken toneSaid with a High tone in everyday Thai, as if written เอ๊ด (ét). The spelling rule would give a Low tone.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ช, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
ResultSpoken tone
High tone
ét
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Spelling rule: Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Spoken tone Said with a High tone in everyday Thai. The spelling rule would give a Low tone, but this loanword follows how it's actually pronounced. Say it as if written เอ๊ด (ét).
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 | — | — |
The chart shows the spelling rule. In everyday Thai, this syllable is said with a High tone instead.