แคลอรี่

kɛɛ-lɔɔ-rîi

Meanings

1NounB1

calorie (nutrition); kilocalorie (kcal)

A unit for measuring energy in food and metabolism; in everyday nutrition it usually refers to a kilocalorie (kcal).

Examples

ขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangbreadชิ้นนี้chín-níiชิ้นนี้chín-níi1this piece/item2this (piece or item)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกี่gìiกี่gìi1how many; how much2loom; weaving loomแคลอรี่kɛɛ-lɔɔ-rîiแคลอรี่kɛɛ-lɔɔ-rîi1calorie (nutrition); kilocalorie (kcal)2small calorie (cal)คะkáคะká1polite particle (female; question softener)2polite address or response particle (female speech)
How many calories are in this piece of bread?
3 more examples
ถ้าtâaอยากyàakลดlótความอ้วนkwaam-ûuanก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngพยายามpá-yaa-yaamควบคุมkûuap-kumแคลอรี่kɛɛ-lɔɔ-rîiในnaiแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láวันwanนะná
If you want to lose weight, you have to try and control your daily calories.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnซื้อsʉ́ʉอาหารสำเร็จรูปaa-hǎan-sǎm-rèt-rûupผมpǒmมักจะmák-jàอ่านàanข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunโภชนาการpoo-chá-naa-gaanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดูduuปริมาณbpà-rí-maanแคลอรี่kɛɛ-lɔɔ-rîiก่อนเสมอgɔ̀ɔn-sà-mə̌ə
Before buying ready-made meals, I always read the nutrition facts to check the calorie amount first.
การคำนวณgaan-kam-nuuanปริมาณbpà-rí-maanแคลอรี่kɛɛ-lɔɔ-rîiที่tîiร่างกายrâang-gaaiต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanต่อวันdtɔ̀ɔ-wanนั้นnánขึ้นอยู่กับkʉ̂n-yùu-gàpปัจจัยbpàt-jaiหลายอย่างlǎai-yàangเช่นchênอายุaa-yúเพศpêetและlɛ́ระดับrá-dàpการออกกำลังกายgaan-ɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaai
Calculating the daily required calorie intake depends on many factors, such as age, gender, and activity level.
2NounC1

small calorie (cal)

A physics/chemistry unit of energy equal to the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1°C (at a specified pressure).

Examples

อาจารย์aa-jaanอาจารย์aa-jaan1teacher; instructor; professor (esp. tertiary)2honorific/title for a teacher3master (spiritual/martial/arts)สอนsɔ̌ɔnสอนsɔ̌ɔn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] instruct; train [sb]3[to] admonish; give moral guidanceว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticize1แคลอรี่kɛɛ-lɔɔ-rîiแคลอรี่kɛɛ-lɔɔ-rîi1calorie (nutrition); kilocalorie (kcal)2small calorie (cal)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ปริมาณbpà-rí-maanปริมาณbpà-rí-maanquantity; amountความร้อนkwaam-rɔ́ɔnความร้อนkwaam-rɔ́ɔn1heat; hotness2heat (physics, transfer)3heat; thermal energy (nontechnical)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; filler1กรัมgramกรัมgram1gram (g)2classifier: gram(s)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoอุณหภูมิun-hà-puumอุณหภูมิun-hà-puumtemperatureสูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂nสูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂n1higher; taller; more elevated2[to] rise; increase; go up1องศาเซลเซียสong-sǎa-seen-sîiatองศาเซลเซียสong-sǎa-seen-sîiat1degrees Celsius (°C)2classifier for °C
The teacher taught that 1 calorie is the amount of heat that raises the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius.
3 more examples
ในnaiการทดลองgaan-tót-lɔɔngเคมีkee-miiครั้งนี้kráng-níiเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngคำนวณkam-nuuanพลังงานpá-lang-ngaanที่tîiปล่อยออกมาbplɔ̀i-ɔ̀ɔk-maaจากjàakปฏิกิริยาbpà-dtì-gì-rí-yaaในnaiหน่วยแคลอรี่nùuai-kɛɛ-lɔɔ-rîi
In this chemistry experiment, we have to calculate the energy released from the reaction in the unit of calories.
อย่าyàaสับสนsàp-sǒnระหว่างrá-wàangแคลอรี่kɛɛ-lɔɔ-rîiในทางnai-taangโภชนาการpoo-chá-naa-gaankcalกับgàpแคลอรี่kɛɛ-lɔɔ-rîiในทางฟิสิกส์nai-taang-fí-sìkเพราะprɔ́ค่าkâaพลังงานpá-lang-ngaanของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manแตกต่างกันdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàang-ganถึงtʉ̌ngหนึ่งพันnʉ̀ng-panเท่าtâo
Don't confuse the nutritional calorie (kcal) with the calorie in physics, because their energy values differ by a thousandfold.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaสสารดูดซับsà-sǎan-dùut-sápพลังงานpá-lang-ngaan100แคลอรี่kɛɛ-lɔɔ-rîiมวลmuuanของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manจะjàเพิ่มขึ้นpə̂əm-kʉ̂nเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiตามdtaamหลักlàkสมมูลsǒm-muunมวลmuuanพลังงานpá-lang-ngaanแม้mɛ́ɛจะjàน้อยnɔ́ɔiจนjonวัดwátไม่ได้mâi-dâaiในทางปฏิบัติnai-taang-bpà-dtì-bàtก็ตามgɔ̂-dtaam
When a substance absorbs 100 calories of energy, its mass increases slightly according to the principle of mass-energy equivalence, even if it's too small to be measured practically.

Tones

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

3 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

kɛɛ

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Low 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——
Work out any syllable's tone in the tone calculator