แบต
bɛ̀tMeanings
1NounA2
battery (device)
informal shorthand for battery; a power cell for phones, laptops, cars, etc.
Examples
โทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàp1telephone; phone2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] callเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉang1machine; engine; device2appliance; electrical device3classifier: machines/devices4equipment; gear5aircraft; plane (colloq.)6assortment/set (pref.)7attire; ornaments; regaliaนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เปลี่ยนbplìianเปลี่ยนbplìian1[to] change; become different2[to] switch; replace; exchangeแบตbɛ̀tแบตbɛ̀t1battery (device)2battery level/chargeได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerง่ายngâaiง่ายngâai1easy; simple2easily; readily
This phone can have its battery easily replaced.
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Yesterday I bought a new battery for my laptop.
Tomorrow the mechanic will bring a new car battery to replace it for me.
กล้องglɔ̂ngตัวdtuuaนี้níiใช้cháiแบตbɛ̀tแบบbɛ̀ɛpเดียวdiiaoกับgàpรุ่นก่อนrûn-gɔ̀ɔnทำให้tam-hâiพกpókสำรองsǎm-rɔɔngก้อนgɔ̂ɔnเดียวdiiaoก็gɔ̂พอpɔɔ
This camera uses the same battery as the previous model, so carrying just one spare is enough.
2NounA2
battery level/charge
informal reference to the remaining power of a device (e.g., แบตจะหมดแบตจะหมดbɛ̀t-jà-mòtthe battery is about to run out ‘the battery is about to die’)
Examples
รีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ชาร์จcháatชาร์จcháat[to] charge (a device/battery)หน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)แบตจะหมดbɛ̀t-jà-mòtแบตจะหมดbɛ̀t-jà-mòtthe battery is about to run outแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Hurry and charge it; the battery is about to die.
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This morning the battery was only at ten percent, so I closed all the apps.
If you keep the map on, the battery will drain very fast.
ผมpǒmพกpókพาวเวอร์แบงก์pao-wə̂ə-bɛ́ngไว้wáiตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtเพราะprɔ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupเยอะyə́แล้วlɛ́ɛoแบตbɛ̀tมักmákจะร่วงjà-rûuangไวwai
I always carry a power bank because I take lots of photos and the battery tends to drop fast.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แบต said แบ็ด?
bɛ̀t
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ต is said like ด (t).
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ต, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bɛ̀t
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |