แฟกซ์
fɛ́ɛkMeanings
1NounB1
fax (message/transmission)
a document or image sent or received via a fax system over telephone lines; the transmission itself
Examples
พี่pîiพี่pîi1older sibling2older person (informal address)3I; you (for the older person)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแฟกซ์fɛ́ɛkแฟกซ์fɛ́ɛk1fax (message/transmission)2fax machine3[to] fax [sth]เข้ามาkâo-maaเข้ามาkâo-maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingพี่pîiพี่pîi1older sibling2older person (informal address)3I; you (for the older person)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)วางอยู่waang-yùuวางอยู่waang-yùu[to] be placed; [to] lie (somewhere)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtótable; desk
Sir, a fax came in for you. It's on the table.
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ช่วยchûuaiตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpให้hâiหน่อยnɔ̀iว่าwâaแฟกซ์fɛ́ɛkที่tîiส่งไปsòng-bpaiเมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoถึงtʉ̌ngผู้รับpûu-rápเรียบร้อยดีrîiap-rɔ́ɔi-diiไหมmǎi
Could you please check if the fax that was sent this morning reached the recipient successfully?
ลายเซ็นlaai-senบนbonแฟกซ์fɛ́ɛkไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iชัดchátเลยləəiรบกวนróp-guuanช่วยchûuaiส่งsòngมาใหม่maa-màiอีกครั้งìik-krángได้ไหมdâai-mǎiครับkráp
The signature on the fax is not very clear. Could you please trouble you to send it again?
ตามกฎหมายdtaam-gòt-mǎaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoสำเนาsǎm-naoแฟกซ์fɛ́ɛkของkɔ̌ɔngเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanทางกฎหมายtaang-gòt-mǎaiบางbaangประเภทbprà-pêetอาจàatไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatใช้cháiเป็นbpenหลักฐานlàk-tǎanในnaiชั้นศาลchán-sǎanได้dâai
By law, a fax copy of certain types of legal documents may not be admissible as evidence in court.
2NounB1
fax machine
a device that scans documents and transmits or receives them as images over telephone lines
Examples
ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítoffice; workplace (loanword)ไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockแฟกซ์fɛ́ɛkแฟกซ์fɛ́ɛk1fax (message/transmission)2fax machine3[to] fax [sth]แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderอีเมลii-meenอีเมลii-meen1email; e-mail2[to] email [sb/sth]กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkหมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogether
There's no fax machine at the office anymore; we all use email.
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กระดาษgrà-dàatในnaiเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangแฟกซ์fɛ́ɛkหมดmòtช่วยchûuaiไปbpaiเติมdtəəmให้hâiหน่อยnɔ̀iได้ไหมdâai-mǎi
The paper in the fax machine has run out. Could you please refill it?
ฉันchǎnไม่รู้mâi-rúuวิธีใช้wí-tii-cháiแฟกซ์fɛ́ɛkรุ่นrûnนี้níiเลยləəiเพราะprɔ́มันmanมีmiiปุ่มbpùmเยอะแยะไปหมดyə́-yɛ́-bpai-mòt
I don't know how to use this model of fax machine at all because it has so many buttons.
การบำรุงรักษาgaan-bam-rung-rák-sǎaเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangแฟกซ์fɛ́ɛkให้hâiใช้งานได้chái-ngaan-dâaiดีdiiอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌əเป็นbpenสิ่งจำเป็นsìng-jam-bpenสำหรับsǎm-ràpสำนักงานsǎm-nák-ngaanที่tîiยังyangต้องdtɔ̂ngพึ่งพาpʉ̂ng-paaการสื่อสารgaan-sʉ̀ʉ-sǎanรูปแบบrûup-bɛ̀ɛpนี้níi
Regularly maintaining the fax machine to keep it in good working order is essential for offices that still rely on this form of communication.
3VerbB1
[to] fax [sth]
to send a document by fax
Examples
เดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)แฟกซ์fɛ́ɛkแฟกซ์fɛ́ɛk1fax (message/transmission)2fax machine3[to] fax [sth]เอกสารèek-gà-sǎanเอกสารèek-gà-sǎandocumentไปให้bpai-hâiไปให้bpai-hâi[to] go give [sth] [to sb]นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
I will fax the document to you tomorrow.
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รบกวนróp-guuanช่วยchûuaiแฟกซ์fɛ́ɛkใบเสนอราคาbai-sà-nə̌ə-raa-kaaฉบับchà-bàpนี้níiไปที่bpai-tîiแผนกบัญชีpà-nɛ̀ɛk-ban-chiiด้วยdûuaiค่ะkâ
Please fax this price quotation to the accounting department.
Have you faxed the application form to them yet?
สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnที่tîiยังyangไม่มีmâi-miiอีเมลii-meenเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngแฟกซ์fɛ́ɛkเอกสารสำคัญèek-gà-sǎan-sǎm-kanทุกอย่างtúk-yàangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaยืนยันyʉʉn-yanคำสั่งซื้อkam-sàng-sʉ́ʉ
In the past, before there was email, we had to fax every important document to confirm an order.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แฟกซ์ said แฟ้ก?
fɛ́ɛk
- Silent letterซ์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.Spoken toneSaid with a High tone in everyday Thai, as if written แฟ้ก (fɛ́ɛk). The spelling rule would give a Falling tone.
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 -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
ResultSpoken tone
High tone
fɛ́ɛk
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Spelling rule: Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
Spoken tone Said with a High tone in everyday Thai. The spelling rule would give a Falling tone, but this loanword follows how it's actually pronounced. Say it as if written แฟ้ก (fɛ́ɛk).
ซ์ 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 | — | — |
The chart shows the spelling rule. In everyday Thai, this syllable is said with a High tone instead.