แกลลอน

glɛɛ-lɔɔn

Meanings

1NounA2

gallon (unit)

a unit of liquid volume used in some countries; US gallon ≈ 3.785 liters, UK (imperial) gallon ≈ 4.546 liters

Examples

หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostแกลลอนglɛɛ-lɔɔnแกลลอนglɛɛ-lɔɔn1gallon (unit)2liquid container; jerrycan3classifier: gallons; liquid containersมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoประมาณbprà-maanประมาณbprà-maan1approximately; about2[to] estimate; approximate3estimate (noun)4something like; along the lines of (informal)5moderate; reasonable (literary)สี่sìiสี่sìi1four (number)2four (as a noun)ลิตรlítลิตรlít1liter; litre2classifier: liter; litre
One gallon is about four liters.
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รถrótคันkanนี้níiเติมน้ำมันdtəəm-nám-manเต็มdtemถังtǎngใช้cháiประมาณbprà-maan10แกลลอนglɛɛ-lɔɔn
This car takes about 10 gallons to fill the tank.
ราคาน้ำมันraa-kaa-nám-manที่tîiอเมริกาà-mee-rí-gaaขายkǎaiเป็นbpenดอลลาร์dɔn-lâaต่อdtɔ̀ɔแกลลอนglɛɛ-lɔɔn
The price of gasoline in America is sold in dollars per gallon.
ถ้าtâaจะjàทาสีtaa-sǐiห้องนอนhɔ̂ng-nɔɔnใหม่màiทั้งหมดtáng-mòtเราraoน่าnâaจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngใช้cháiสีsǐiอย่างน้อยyàang-nɔ́ɔiสองsɔ̌ɔngแกลลอนglɛɛ-lɔɔn
If we're going to repaint the entire bedroom, we'll probably need at least two gallons of paint.
2NounA2

liquid container; jerrycan

a container for liquids, typically a plastic jug or can with a handle; not necessarily of one-gallon capacity

Examples

แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offนมnomนมnom1milk2breast; boob (informal)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostแกลลอนglɛɛ-lɔɔnแกลลอนglɛɛ-lɔɔn1gallon (unit)2liquid container; jerrycan3classifier: gallons; liquid containers
Mom bought a gallon of milk.
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ช่วยchûuaiเอาaoแกลลอนglɛɛ-lɔɔnเปล่าbplàaoไปbpaiทิ้งtíngถังขยะtǎng-kà-yàหน่อยnɔ̀i
Please throw the empty gallon container in the trash.
เขาkǎoเจาะรูjɔ̀-ruuที่tîiฝาfǎaแกลลอนglɛɛ-lɔɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำtamบัวรดน้ำbuua-rót-náam
He poked holes in the gallon jug's cap to make a watering can.
เด็กๆdèk dèkนำnamแกลลอนgaaen-lonพลาสติกpláat-sà-dtìkเก่าgàoมาmaaประดิษฐ์bprà-dìtเป็นbpenกระปุกออมสินgrà-bpùk om sĭn
The children used an old plastic gallon container to create a piggy bank.
3ClassifierB1

classifier: gallons; liquid containers

a counting unit for gallons of liquid or for liquid containers called แกลลอนแกลลอนglɛɛ-lɔɔn1gallon (unit)2liquid container; jerrycan3classifier: gallons; liquid containers, regardless of their exact capacity

Examples

ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offนมnomนมnom1milk2breast; boob (informal)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostแกลลอนglɛɛ-lɔɔnแกลลอนglɛɛ-lɔɔn1gallon (unit)2liquid container; jerrycan3classifier: gallons; liquid containers
I bought one gallon of milk.
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เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngซื้อsʉ́ʉน้ำดื่มnáam-dʉ̀ʉmสองsɔ̌ɔngแกลลอนglɛɛ-lɔɔnสำหรับsǎm-ràpไปbpaiแคมป์ปิ้งkɛ́m-bpîng
We need to buy two gallons of drinking water for the camping trip.
น้ำมันพืชnám-man-pʉ̂ʉtขวดkùuatใหญ่yàiนี้níiมีmiiปริมาณbpà-rí-maanหนึ่งnʉ̀ngแกลลอนglɛɛ-lɔɔnพอดีpɔɔ-dii
This large bottle of cooking oil contains exactly one gallon.
โรงงานroong-ngaanแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiใช้cháiน้ำยาเคมีnáam-yaa-kee-miiเดือนละdʉʉan-láหลายlǎaiร้อยrɔ́ɔiแกลลอนglɛɛ-lɔɔnในnaiการผลิตgaan-pà-lìt
This factory uses several hundred gallons of chemical solution per month in its production.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กล, the first consonant ก sets the class.
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

glɛɛ

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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