แชท

chɛ́t

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] chat (online)

To communicate by typing messages over the internet or in a messaging app; to chat in a message window. Example: แชทกับเพื่อนในไลน์ (chat with a friend on LINE)

Examples

ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)แชทchɛ́tแชทchɛ́t1[to] chat (online)2chat; online text conversationกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every dayในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ไลน์laaiไลน์laai1LINE app; a LINE message2[to] LINE (message)3LINE ID
I chat with my friends on LINE every day.
3 more examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเราraoแชทchɛ́tคุยkuiนัดเจอnát-jəəกันganที่tîiห้างhâang
Yesterday we chatted to arrange to meet at the mall.
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiจะjàว่างไหมwâang-mǎiเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเราraoแชทchɛ́tคุยงานkui-ngaanกันganในกลุ่มnai-glùm
Are you free tonight? Let's chat about work in the group.
เขาkǎoไม่mâiสะดวกsà-dùuakโทรtooเลยləəiขอkɔ̌ɔแชทchɛ́tคุยkuiรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatผ่านpàanแอปɛ́pแทนtɛɛn
He couldn't make a call, so he asked to chat the details through the app instead.
2NounA2

chat; online text conversation

An online text conversation; the set of messages exchanged. Example: ลบแชทเก่า (delete old chats)

Examples

ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)เปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for businessห้องแชทhɔ̂ng-chɛ́tห้องแชทhɔ̂ng-chɛ́tchat roomให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ถามtǎamถามtǎam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] ask about; consult3[to] question; interrogateคำถามkam-tǎamคำถามkam-tǎamquestion
The teacher opened a chat room for questions.
3 more examples
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเราraoตามdtaamอ่านàanแชทchátยาวyaaoๆ-ในกลุ่มnai glùmของkŏngทีมteem
Yesterday we went through a long chat in the team group.
ฉันchǎnบันทึกban-tʉ́kแชทchɛ́tสำคัญsǎm-kanไว้wáiเผื่อpʉ̀ʉaย้อนกลับไปyɔ́ɔn-glàp-bpaiดูduuรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiat
I saved the important chat in case I need to review the details later.
ในnaiแชทchɛ́tของkɔ̌ɔngโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekมีmiiสรุปsà-rùpงานngaanและlɛ́ไฟล์แนบfai-nɛ̂ɛpที่tîiทุกคนtúk-konต้องdtɔ̂ngตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔp
In the project chat, there are summaries and attachments that everyone must review.

Tones

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

Why is แชท 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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ท, 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

1[to] chat (online)