แชตช้า
chɛ́t-cháaMeanings
1VerbA2
to chat slowly
To respond or type in a chat at a slow pace.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)แชตช้าchɛ́t-cháaแชตช้าchɛ́t-cháa1to chat slowly2slow to chat; slow to reply in chatขอโทษนะkɔ̌ɔ-tôot-náขอโทษนะkɔ̌ɔ-tôot-ná1sorry (soft; familiar)2excuse me (soft; familiar)
I’m replying slowly in chat today, sorry.
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Yesterday I replied slowly in chat because I couldn’t type fast enough.
เดี๋ยวนี้dǐiao-níiฉันchǎnแชตช้าchɛ́t-cháaเวลาwee-laaอยู่yùuบนbonรถไฟrót-faiเพราะprɔ́สัญญาณsǎn-yaanไม่ดีmâi-dii
These days I reply slowly in chat when I’m on the train because the signal is bad.
ถ้าtâaฉันchǎnแชตช้าchɛ́t-cháaระหว่างประชุมrá-wàang-bprà-chumช่วยchûuaiรอก่อนrɔɔ-gɔ̀ɔnนะnáเดี๋ยวdǐiaoพิมพ์pimสรุปsà-rùpให้hâiครบkróp
If I reply slowly in chat during the meeting, please wait; I’ll finish typing the summary.
2AdjectiveA2
slow to chat; slow to reply in chat
Slow in typing messages or responding during an online chat.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillแชตช้าchɛ́t-cháaแชตช้าchɛ́t-cháa1to chat slowly2slow to chat; slow to reply in chatมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toรอrɔɔรอrɔɔ[to] waitนานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)
He chats very slowly, and I have to wait a long time.
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Yesterday you were so slow to chat that I thought you had fallen asleep.
If you keep replying slowly, the appointment might be postponed because we can't coordinate in time.
เราraoเสียเวลาsǐia-wee-laaไปbpaiเยอะyə́เพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoแชตช้าchɛ́t-cháaตกdtòkลงรายละเอียดlong-raai-lá-ìiatเลยləəiล่าช้าlâa-cháaไปbpaiทั้งtángทีมtiim
We lost a lot of time because he replied slowly in chat, so finalizing the details was delayed for the whole team.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แชตช้า said แช็ต-ช้า?
chɛ́t-cháa
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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แชตช้าchɛ́t-cháaแชตช้าchɛ́t-cháato chat slowlyto chat slowlyWord