แจ๊ซ
jɛ́ɛtMeanings
1NounA2
jazz (music genre)
A musical genre characterized by swing, improvisation, syncopation, and blue notes, originating in African American communities in the early 20th century.
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ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)เพลงpleengเพลงpleeng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesแจ๊ซjɛ́ɛtแจ๊ซjɛ́ɛt1jazz (music genre)2jazz; jazz-relatedตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉnตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉn1at night; during the night2nighttime; the night period
I like listening to jazz at night.
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ดนตรีdon-dtriiแจ๊ซjɛ́ɛtมีmiiจังหวะjang-wàแกว่งgwɛ̀ɛngและlɛ́การด้นสดgaan-dôn-sòtที่tîiสนุกมากsà-nùk-mâak
Jazz music has swinging rhythms and very enjoyable improvisation.
เขาkǎoเริ่มrə̂əmเรียนรู้riian-rúuการด้นสดgaan-dôn-sòtในnaiแจ๊ซjɛ́ɛtจากjàakบันทึกเสียงban-tʉ́k-sǐiangของkɔ̌ɔngศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinรุ่นเก่าrûn-gào
He began learning improvisation in jazz from recordings of old artists.
แจ๊ซjɛ́ɛtมีmiiรากrâakจากjàakชุมชนchum-chonแอฟริกันɛɛ-frí-ganอเมริกันà-mee-rí-ganต้นdtônศตวรรษsà-dtà-wátที่tîi20และlɛ́โดดเด่นdòot-dèenด้วยdûuaiซิงโคเปชันsing-koo-bpee-chanและlɛ́บลูโน้ตbluu-nóot
Jazz has roots in early 20th-century African American communities and is characterized by syncopation and blue notes.
2NounA2
jazz; jazz-related
Relating to jazz music or its style, as in a jazz band or jazz festival; in Thai, normally follows the noun it modifies.
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คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคอนเสิร์ตkɔɔn-sə̀ətคอนเสิร์ตkɔɔn-sə̀ət1concert2classifier: งาน / รอบวงwongวงwong1circle; ring2band; musical group3group; circle (of people)4classifier: sets (musical groups, rings)แจ๊ซjɛ́ɛtแจ๊ซjɛ́ɛt1jazz (music genre)2jazz; jazz-relatedที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสวนลุมsǔuan-lumสวนลุมsǔuan-lumLumphini Park (Bangkok) [colloquial]
Tonight there’s a jazz band concert at Lumphini Park.
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Shall we go watch the riverside jazz festival?
This event also has a jazz-style dance class for beginners.
บาร์baaเปิดใหม่bpə̀ət-màiมีmiiวงสดwong-sòtแนวnɛɛoแจ๊ซjɛ́ɛtทุกคืนtúk-kʉʉnศุกร์sùkบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatสบายมากsà-baai-mâak
The new bar has a live jazz band every Friday night; the atmosphere is very relaxed.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
jɛ́ɛt
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |