แพทย์
pɛ̂ɛtMeanings
1NounA2
doctor; physician
a medical professional who diagnoses, treats, and prevents illnesses; physician
Examples
แพทย์pɛ̂ɛtแพทย์pɛ̂ɛt1doctor; physician2medical (attrib.; in compounds)ตรวจdtrùuatตรวจdtrùuat1[to] check; inspect; examine2[to] examine medically; testคนไข้kon-kâiคนไข้kon-kâipatient (medical)ทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
The physician examines patients every day.
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Yesterday I went to see a physician to get treated for a cold.
Tomorrow the physician will call to inform me of the blood test results.
แพทย์pɛ̂ɛtให้คำแนะนำhâi-kam-nɛ́-namในnaiการป้องกันโรคgaan-bpɔ̂ng-gan-rôokและlɛ́อธิบายà-tí-baaiทางเลือกtaang-lʉ̂ʉakการรักษาgaan-rák-sǎaอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiat
The physician gives advice on disease prevention and explains treatment options in detail.
2AdjectiveB2
medical (attrib.; in compounds)
relating to medicine; used attributively or in compounds (e.g., medical field, medical science)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเลือกเรียนlʉ̂ʉak-riianเลือกเรียนlʉ̂ʉak-riian[to] choose to study [sth]สาขาsǎa-kǎaสาขาsǎa-kǎa1branch (office/location)2field; discipline3branch (tree/river) [formal/literary]วิทยาศาสตร์การแพทย์wít-tá-yaa-sàat-gaan-pɛ̂ɛtวิทยาศาสตร์การแพทย์wít-tá-yaa-sàat-gaan-pɛ̂ɛtmedical scienceเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingสนใจsǒn-jaiสนใจsǒn-jai1[to] be interested (in) [sth/sb]2[to] pay attention to; be attentive toงานวิจัยngaan-wí-jaiงานวิจัยngaan-wí-jai1research; research study2research paper/report
He chose to study medical science because he is interested in research.
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โรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanนี้níiมีmiiอุปกรณ์ทางการแพทย์ù-bpà-gɔɔn-taang-gaan-pɛ̂ɛtที่tîiทันสมัยtan-sà-mǎiมากmâak
This hospital has very modern medical equipment.
นวัตกรรมná-wát-dtà-gamแพทย์ดิจิทัลpâet dí-jì-tanช่วยให้chûuai hâiติดตามdtìt dtaamอาการaa-gaanผู้ป่วยpûu bpùuaiเรื้อรังréuua rangได้dâiแม่นยำmâen yamขึ้นkêun
Digital medical innovations help track chronic patients' symptoms more accurately.
เขตkèetปลอดbplɔ̀ɔtบุหรี่bù-rìiถูกtùukกำหนดขึ้นgam-nòt-kʉ̂nตามdtaamหลักฐานlàk-tǎanทางการแพทย์taang-gaan-pɛ̂ɛtเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpควันkwanมือสองmʉʉ-sɔ̌ɔng
Smoke-free zones were established based on medical evidence about secondhand smoke.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แพทย์ said แพด?
pɛ̂ɛt
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ท is said like ด (t).Silent letterย์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ท, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
pɛ̂ɛt
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
ย์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |