แชต
chɛ́tMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] chat; [to] text (online)
to exchange text messages in real time via an online or mobile chat service
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightว่างไหมwâang-mǎiว่างไหมwâang-mǎi[Are you] free?; [Is it] available?แชตกันchɛ́t-ganแชตกันchɛ́t-gan[to] chat with each other (online)หน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)
Are you free tonight? Let's chat (by text) a bit.
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Yesterday we chatted with friends all night on LINE.
If it's urgent, send me a chat; no need to call.
ช่วงchûuangประชุมbprà-chumเราraoแชตchɛ́tในกลุ่มnai-glùmทีมtiimเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaส่งลิงก์sòng-língเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanแบบเรียลไทม์bɛ̀ɛp-riian-tai
During the meeting, we chatted in the team group to send document links in real time.
2NounA2
chat; text chat
a text-based conversation conducted in real time via a chat app or online service
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for businessแอปɛ́pแอปɛ́papp; application (software)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]แชตchɛ́tแชตchɛ́t1[to] chat; [to] text (online)2chat; text chatของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsกลุ่มเพื่อนglùm-pʉ̂ʉanกลุ่มเพื่อนglùm-pʉ̂ʉangroup of friends; circle of friends
Tonight we open the app and go into the group’s chat.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnคุยkuiเรื่องงานrʉ̂ʉang-ngaanในnaiแชตchɛ́tของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtทั้งtángเย็นyen
Yesterday I talked about work in the company’s chat all evening.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiครูkruuจะjàตอบคำถามdtɔ̀ɔp-kam-tǎamนักเรียนnák-riianในnaiแชตchɛ́tของkɔ̌ɔngชั้นเรียนchán-riianตอนdtɔɔnเจ็ดjètโมงmoong
Tomorrow the teacher will answer students’ questions in the class chat at seven o’clock.
ระหว่างrá-wàangการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumเราraoใช้cháiแชตchɛ́tของkɔ̌ɔngแพลตฟอร์มplɛ̂ɛt-fɔɔmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaส่งลิงก์sòng-língและlɛ́คุยกันkui-ganแบบเรียลไทม์bɛ̀ɛp-riian-tai
During the meeting, we used the platform’s chat to send links and talk in real time.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แชต said แช็ต?
chɛ́t
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ต, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chɛ́t
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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 | — | — |