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chɛ́Meanings
1InterjectionB1
camera click; snap (onomatopoeia)
Onomatopoeic sound imitating the click of a camera shutter; often used when describing or mimicking taking a photo.
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenช่างภาพchâang pâapช่างภาพchâang pâapphotographerกดgòtกดgòt1[to] press; push down2[to] click; tap (button/key)3[to] suppress; hold downถ่ายtàaiถ่ายtàai1[to] photograph; take a picture2[to] film; shoot video3[to] copy; duplicate4[to] defecate; poop5[to] pass; transmit; transfer6[to] broadcast; airก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงแชะsĭiang cháeเสียงแชะsĭiang cháeshutter click; click soundดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeเบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] urinate (polite euphemism)6[to] lighten; reduce; easeๆ-
As soon as the photographer pressed to shoot, a soft “chae” click was heard.
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ในnaiห้องhôngเงียบngîiapมากmâakจู่jòoๆ-ก็gâwมีmeeเสียงแชะsĭiang cháeจากjàakกล้องglâwngของkŏngนักข่าวnák kàao
The room was very quiet, and suddenly there was a “chae” click from the reporter’s camera.
เขาkǎoยกyókกล้องglɔ̂ngขึ้นkʉ̂nเล็งlengแล้วlɛ́ɛoกดชัตเตอร์gòt-chát-dtə̂əแชะchɛ́เดียวdiiaoได้dâaiภาพpâapสวยsǔuaiเลยləəi
He raised the camera to aim and pressed the shutter—“chae”—and got a beautiful shot right away.
เสียงแชะsǐiang-chɛ́ของkɔ̌ɔngชัตเตอร์chát-dtə̂əดังdangสอดประสานsɔ̀ɔt-bprà-sǎanกับgàpแฟลชวาบflɛ̂ɛt-wâapราวกับraao-gàpจับเวลาjàp-wee-laaแห่งhɛ̀ngความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamไว้wáiพอดีpɔɔ-dii
The “chae” of the shutter resonated with the flash, as if catching the moment of memory perfectly.
2VerbB1
[to] snap [a photo] (informal)
Informal: to take a quick photo, often with a phone; also used as a playful command to take a picture.
Examples
เดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)แชะchɛ́แชะchɛ́1camera click; snap (onomatopoeia)2[to] snap [a photo] (informal)รูปหน้าrûup-nâaรูปหน้าrûup-nâaface shapeโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ส่งให้sòng-hâiส่งให้sòng-hâi[to] send [sth] to [sb]; [to] pass [sth] to [sb]แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle
I’ll quickly snap a photo in front of the school to show Mom.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเราraoไปbpaiคาเฟ่kaa-fêeใหม่màiแล้วlɛ́ɛoแชะchɛ́รูปrûupลงสตอรี่long-sà-dtɔɔ-rîiทันทีtan-tii
Yesterday I went to a new cafe and immediately snapped a photo for my story.
ก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàกินginเค้กkéekเราraoแชะภาพchɛ́-pâapไว้wáiเป็นbpenที่ระลึกtîi-rá-lʉ́kแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iเริ่มrə̂əmชิมchim
Before eating the cake, we snapped a picture as a keepsake and then started tasting it.
เพื่อนpêuuanบอกว่าbòk wâaยิ้มyímหน่อยnòiเดี๋ยวdĭiaoแชะcháeให้hâiสวยsŭuaiๆ-แล้วก็láeo gâwจัดjàtมุมmumและláeแสงsăengก่อนgònกดgòtถ่ายtàai
My friend said, “Smile, I’ll snap a nice photo,” then adjusted the angle and lighting before taking it.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chɛ́
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 | — | — |