แลก
lɛ̂ɛkMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] exchange; swap
to give something and receive something else in return
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)แลกlɛ̂ɛkแลกlɛ̂ɛk1[to] exchange; swap2[to] exchange money; change currencyเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coat3classifier: ตัวสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛngสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛng1the color red2red; red-coloredกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coat3classifier: ตัวสีฟ้าsǐi-fáaสีฟ้าsǐi-fáa1light blue; sky blue (color)2light blue; sky-blueของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingขนาดพอดีkà-nàat-pɔɔ-diiขนาดพอดีkà-nàat-pɔɔ-diithe right size; a perfect fitกว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; over
I swapped my red shirt for my friend's blue shirt because the size fit better.
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Shall we exchange seats? I want to sit by the window.
เขาkǎoยอมyɔɔmแลกlɛ̂ɛkวันหยุดwan-yùtกับgàpโอทีoo-tiiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเก็บเงินgèp-ngənไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoปลายปีbplaai-bpii
He agreed to trade his day off for overtime to save money for a year-end trip.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtเสนอsà-nə̌əให้hâiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanแลกอุปกรณ์lɛ̂ɛk-ù-bpà-gɔɔnเก่าgàoกับgàpรุ่นใหม่rûn-màiโดยdooiไม่mâiเสียsǐiaค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàaiเพิ่มเติมpə̂əm-dtəəm
The company offers employees to exchange old equipment for new models at no additional cost.
I traded my snack for fruit with a friend.
They exchanged comic books, one each, after school.
พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanตกลงdtòk-longแลกlɛ̂ɛkกะgàกันganเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láคนkonได้dâaiไปbpaiธุระtú-ráสำคัญsǎm-kan
The employees agreed to swap shifts so each person could attend to important matters.
2VerbA2
[to] exchange money; change currency
to change money from one currency to another
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastธนาคารtá-naa-kaanธนาคารtá-naa-kaan1bank (financial institution)2bank (of something, specialized)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofแลกlɛ̂ɛkแลกlɛ̂ɛk1[to] exchange; swap2[to] exchange money; change currencyเงินดอลลาร์ngən-dɔn-lâaเงินดอลลาร์ngən-dɔn-lâa1dollar currency (esp. US dollar)2funds in dollars
I go to the bank to exchange dollars.
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When we arrived in Japan, we exchanged money for yen at the airport.
เขาkǎoตั้งใจdtâng-jaiจะjàแลกlɛ̂ɛkเงินบาทngən-bàatเป็นbpenยูโรyuu-rooก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเดินทางdəən-taangสัปดาห์หน้าsàp-daa-nâa
He plans to exchange Thai baht for euros before traveling next week.
ช่วงค่าchûuang-kâaเงินngənผันผวนpǎn-pǔuanควรkuuanตรวจdtrùuatอัตราแลกเปลี่ยนàt-dtraa-lɛ̂ɛk-bplìianหลายแห่งlǎai-hɛ̀ngก่อนgɔ̀ɔnแลกlɛ̂ɛkเงินก้อนngən-gɔ̂ɔnใหญ่yài
When currencies are volatile, you should check exchange rates at several places before exchanging a large amount.
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 syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lɛ̂ɛk
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 | — | — |