โกสต์
góotMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] ghost [sb] (stop contact)
(Slang) To suddenly stop all contact with someone, without explanation, especially in dating or social life.
Examples
คุยกันkui ganคุยกันkui gan1[to] talk together; chat2[to] discuss; talk things through; negotiate3[to] be talking (romantically); be seeing each other (informal)อยู่ดีๆyòo dee deeอยู่ดีๆyòo dee deesuddenly; out of the blue; for no apparent reasonเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerโกสต์gôhtโกสต์gôht1[to] ghost [sb] (stop contact)2ghost; spirit3[to] ghost (gaming)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไปเลยbpai loieไปเลยbpai loie1Go ahead; go right now2[to] go past; go beyond3completely; altogether; really (emphatic)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ตอบไลน์dtòp laaiตอบไลน์dtòp laai[to] reply on LINEมาเป็นmaa bpenมาเป็นmaa bpen1[to] become; serve as2[to] come in (a form/quantity)3for (a duration) up to nowอาทิตย์aa-títอาทิตย์aa-tít1classifier for weeks2the Sun3week4Sunday (abbr.)5given nameแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
We were talking just fine, and then he just ghosted me. He hasn't replied to my LINE messages for a week.
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ทำไมtam maiเธอterถึงtĕungโกสต์gôhtเขาkăoล่ะlâอย่างน้อยyàang nóiก็gâwน่าจะnâa jàบอกลาbòk laaกันganดีๆdee dee
Why did you ghost him? You should have at least said a proper goodbye.
การgaanโดนdoonคนkonที่tîiเราraoชอบchɔ̂ɔpโกสต์góotเป็นอะไรbpen-à-raiที่tîiเจ็บปวดjèp-bpùuatมากmâakเพราะprɔ́มันmanทำtamให้hâiเราraoรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kไร้ค่าrái-kâaและlɛ́สับสนsàp-sǒn
Being ghosted by someone you like is very painful because it makes you feel worthless and confused.
ในnaiยุคyúkนี้néeการโกสต์gaan góhtกลายเป็นglaai bpenวิธีwí-teeบอกเลิกbòk lêrkที่têeคนkonนิยมní-yomใช้cháiแต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingแล้วláeoมันmanเป็นbpenการกระทำgaan grà-tamที่têeขาดkàatความรับผิดชอบkwaam ráp-pìt-chôpต่อdtòความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèukของkŏngอีกฝ่ายèek fàai
In this era, ghosting has become a popular way to break up, but it's actually an act that lacks responsibility for the other person's feelings.
2NounB2
ghost; spirit
A ghost; a spirit. An English loanword often used in modern media instead of the Thai word ผีผีpǐi1ghost; spirit2corpse; dead body.
Examples
หนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoโกสต์góotโกสต์góot1[to] ghost [sb] (stop contact)2ghost; spirit3[to] ghost (gaming)โผล่plòoโผล่plòo[to] emerge; appear; stick out; pop upออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outตอนท้ายdtɔɔn-táaiตอนท้ายdtɔɔn-táai1the end; final part2at/towards the endเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)น่ากลัวnâa-gluuaน่ากลัวnâa-gluua1scary; frightening2awfully; terribly; extremelyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
This movie has a ghost that appears at the end; it's very scary.
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น้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoฉันchǎnกลัวgluuaโกสต์góotมากmâakเลยləəiไม่mâiกล้าglâaนอนnɔɔnคนเดียวkon-diiaoตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉn
My little sister is very afraid of ghosts, so she doesn't dare to sleep alone at night.
มีmiiตำนานdtam-naanเล่าlâoว่าwâaโกสต์góotของkɔ̌ɔngหญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoคนหนึ่งkon-nʉ̀ngยังคงวนเวียนyang-kong-won-wiianอยู่ในyùu-naiโรงแรมroong-rɛɛmเก่าgàoแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níi
There's a legend that the ghost of a young woman still haunts this old hotel.
สื่อsʉ̀ʉสมัยใหม่sà-mǎi-màiมักmákใช้cháiคำว่าkam-wâaโกสต์góotแทนtɛɛnคำว่าkam-wâaผีpǐiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเรื่องเล่าrʉ̂ʉang-lâoดูduuมีmiiความเป็นkwaam-bpenสากลsǎa-gonมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
Modern media often uses the word "ghost" instead of "phi" to make stories seem more international.
3VerbC1
[to] ghost (gaming)
(Gaming) To cheat by secretly watching an opponent’s live stream or screen to learn their position or plan.
Examples
หยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2[to] take time off; be off work or schoolโกสต์góotโกสต์góot1[to] ghost [sb] (stop contact)2ghost; spirit3[to] ghost (gaming)เดี๋ยวนี้dǐiao-níiเดี๋ยวนี้dǐiao-níi1right now; at this moment2immediately (imperative)3nowadays; these daysเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asนายnaaiนายnaai1Mr. (male title)2boss; employer; superior3chief; leader; master4you (informal, usually to a male peer)เปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for business4[to] put on; play (music or video)สตรีมsà-dtriimสตรีมsà-dtriim1[to] stream (media online)2[to] livestream; broadcast live online3stream; livestream (online broadcast)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remain
Stop ghosting right now! I see you have my stream open.
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เขาkǎoถูกtùukกล่าวหาglàao-hǎaว่าwâaโกสต์góotในnaiทัวร์นาเมนต์tuua-naa-meenเพราะprɔ́วิธีwí-tiiเดินเกมdəən-geemของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoมันmanเป๊ะbpéเกินไปgəən-bpaiเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanรู้rúuตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngของkɔ̌ɔngทุกคนtúk-kon
He was accused of ghosting in the tournament because his gameplay was too perfect, as if he knew everyone's position.
การโกสต์gaan-gòotถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการละเมิดgaan-lá-mə̂ətกฎgòtอย่างyàangร้ายแรงráai-rɛɛngในnaiการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnอีสปอร์ตii-sà-bpɔ̀ɔtซึ่งsʉ̂ngอาจàatนำไปสู่nam-bpai-sùuการตัดสิทธิ์gaan-dtàt-sìtทันทีtan-tiiและlɛ́แบนbɛɛnจากjàakการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnในอนาคตnai-à-naa-kót
Ghosting is considered a serious violation in e-sports competitions, which can lead to immediate disqualification and a ban from future events.
การพิสูจน์gaan pí-sòotว่าwâaผู้เล่นpôo lênทำtamการโกสต์gaan góhtนั้นnánเป็นbpenเรื่องrêuuangที่têeท้าทายtáa-taaiอย่างยิ่งyàang yîngหากhàakไม่มีmâi meeหลักฐานlàk tăanที่ชัดเจนtêe chát jaynเพราะpráwผู้เล่นpôo lênที่têeเก่งกาจgèng gàatก็gâwสามารถsăa-mâatคาดเดาkâat daoการเคลื่อนไหวgaan klûuean wăiของkŏngคู่ต่อสู้kôo dtòr sôoได้dâiจากjàakประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaan
Proving that a player is ghosting is extremely challenging without clear evidence, as skilled players can also predict opponents' movements through game sense.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โกสต์ said โก๊ด?
góot
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ส is said like ด (t).Silent letterต์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.Spoken toneSaid with a High tone in everyday Thai, as if written โก๊ด (góot). The spelling rule would give a Low tone.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ส, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
ResultSpoken tone
High tone
góot
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Spelling rule: Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Spoken tone Said with a High tone in everyday Thai. The spelling rule would give a Low tone, but this loanword follows how it's actually pronounced. Say it as if written โก๊ด (góot).
ต์ 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.