แคปชัน
kɛ̂ɛp-chanMeaning
1NounB1
caption (image/video)
text that explains or labels an image or video; in social media, the text accompanying a post (not subtitles)
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)โพสต์póhtโพสต์póht1[to] post (online)2post (online content)รูปrôopรูปrôop1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)แคปชันkép-chanแคปชันkép-chancaption (image/video)สั้นsânสั้นsân1short (length)2short (time; brief)3conciseๆ-
I posted a photo with a short caption.
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Yesterday I edited the trip photo’s caption to be shorter.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiจะjàลงlongวิดีโอwí-dii-ooแล้วlɛ́ɛoขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanช่วยchûuaiคิดkítแคปชันkɛ̂ɛp-chanให้hâiโดนdoon
Tomorrow I’ll post a video and ask my friend to help think of a catchy caption.
รูปrûupนี้níiฉันchǎnยังyangคิดkítแคปชันkɛ̂ɛp-chanไม่mâiออกɔ̀ɔkขอkɔ̌ɔเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanช่วยหน่อยchûuai-nɔ̀i
I still can’t think of a caption for this photo; please help me.
ถ้าtâaแคปชันkɛ̂ɛp-chanชัดเจนchát-jeenคนดูkon-duuก็gɔ̂จะjàเข้าใจว่าkâo-jai-wâaคลิปklípต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanสื่อsʉ̀ʉอะไรà-rai
If the caption is clear, viewers will understand what the clip is trying to convey.
แบรนด์braenเขียนkĭianแคปชันkép-chanสั้นๆsân sânแต่dtàeโดนใจdohn jaiทำให้tam hâiโพสต์póhtมีmeeคนแชร์kon chaeเยอะyéh
The brand wrote a short yet catchy caption, which led to many shares of the post.
เวลาโพสต์wee-laa-póotงานศิลปะngaan-sǐn-lá-bpàฉันchǎnใส่sàiแคปชันkɛ̂ɛp-chanอธิบายà-tí-baaiกระบวนการทำงานgrà-buuan-gaan-tam-ngaanและlɛ́แรงบันดาลใจrɛɛng-ban-daan-jaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaช่วยchûuaiผู้อ่านpûu-àanตีความdtii-kwaamภาพpâapได้dâaiลึกlʉ́kขึ้นkʉ̂n
When posting artwork, I include captions explaining the process and inspiration to help readers interpret the image more deeply.
แคปชันkép-chanใต้dtâiโพสต์póhtนี้néeชวนติดตามchuuan dtìt-dtaamมากmâakเพราะpráwเล่าlâoเบื้องหลังbêuuang lăngรูปrôopสั้นsânๆ-แต่dtàeชัดเจนchát-jen
The caption under this post is very engaging because it briefly but clearly tells the story behind the photo.
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
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ป, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
kɛ̂ɛp
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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แคปชันkɛ̂ɛp-chanแคปชันkɛ̂ɛp-chancaption (image/video)caption (image/video)Word