แฟลช
flɛ̂ɛtMeanings
1NounA2
flash (camera light)
a bright, brief light used in photography or on a device camera
Examples
ถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupถ่ายรูปtàai-rûup[to] take a photo; photograph [sb/sth]นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for business4[to] put on; play (music or video)แฟลชflɛ̂ɛtแฟลชflɛ̂ɛt1flash (camera light)2(colloq.) USB flash drive; thumb drive3[to] flash; emit a brief bright lightเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: roomsมืดmʉ̂ʉtมืดmʉ̂ʉt1dark; lacking light2after dark; late3[to] get dark; become dark4gloomy; obscure (figurative)
We need to turn on the flash for this photo because the room is dark.
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Last night I used my phone’s flash to photograph the birthday cake.
เวลาwee-laaไปbpaiคอนเสิร์ตkɔɔn-sə̀ətบางbaangที่tîiห้ามhâamใช้cháiแฟลชflɛ̂ɛtเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiรบกวนróp-guuanศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpin
At concerts, some places forbid using flash so as not to disturb the artists.
ช่างภาพchâng-pâapปรับbpràpกำลังgam-langแฟลชflɛ̂ɛtให้hâiพอดีpɔɔ-diiกับgàpแสงsɛ̌ɛngห้องhɔ̂ngเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiภาพpâapหน้าnâaขาวkǎaoเกินไปgəən-bpai
The photographer adjusts the flash power to match the room light so the faces aren’t overexposed.
2NounA2
(colloq.) USB flash drive; thumb drive
a colloquial shortening of แฟลชไดรฟ์แฟลชไดรฟ์flɛ̂ɛt-draiflash drive; USB drive: a small portable USB device for storing and transferring digital data
Examples
ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forยืมyʉʉmยืมyʉʉm1[to] borrow [sth]2[to] borrow [an idea, style, etc.]แฟลชflɛ̂ɛtแฟลชflɛ̂ɛt1flash (camera light)2(colloq.) USB flash drive; thumb drive3[to] flash; emit a brief bright lightหน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ก็อปไฟล์gɔ̀p-faiก็อปไฟล์gɔ̀p-fai[to] copy a file
Let me borrow your flash drive; I need to copy some files.
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The teacher said we can submit the assignment via a flash drive or email.
I carry a flash drive with me in case I need to transfer data urgently.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnประชุมbprà-chumเขาkǎoโอนoonสไลด์sà-laiลงแฟลชlong-flɛ̂ɛtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไปbpaiเปิดbpə̀ətที่tîiเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chum
Before the meeting, he transferred the slides to a flash drive to open them on the meeting room computer.
3VerbB1
[to] flash; emit a brief bright light
to produce a sudden short burst of bright light, as from a camera or device
Examples
กล้องglɔ̂ngกล้องglɔ̂ng1camera2optical instrument (e.g., telescope, microscope, binoculars)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineแฟลชวาบflɛ̂ɛt-wâapแฟลชวาบflɛ̂ɛt-wâap1sudden flash; flare2[to] flash suddenlyหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1time; occasion; instance2classifier for occurrences or timesตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; periodถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupถ่ายรูปtàai-rûup[to] take a photo; photograph [sb/sth]ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ที่มืดtîi-mʉ̂ʉtที่มืดtîi-mʉ̂ʉta dark place; the dark
My camera flashed once when taking a photo in the dark.
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As soon as she pressed the shutter, the phone flashed brightly.
Some car headlights flash briefly to warn pedestrians.
ระหว่างrá-wàangคอนเสิร์ตkon sèrtไฟเวทีfai way-teeแฟลชfláetถี่ๆtèe tèeจนjonต้องdtôngหลับตาlàp dtaaเพราะpráwแสบตาsàep dtaa
During the concert, the stage lights flashed rapidly, making me close my eyes because they were too bright.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ฟล, the first consonant ฟ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ช, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
flɛ̂ɛt
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |