โฆษก
koo-sòkMeaning
1NounB1
spokesperson; press secretary
a person officially designated to speak for a group, organization, company, or government, especially to the media or public
Examples
โฆษกkoo-sòkโฆษกkoo-sòkspokesperson; press secretaryของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationแถลงข่าวtà-lɛ̌ɛng-kàaoแถลงข่าวtà-lɛ̌ɛng-kàao1press conference; media briefing2[to] hold a press conference; brief the mediaเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ผลิตภัณฑ์pà-lìt-dtà-panผลิตภัณฑ์pà-lìt-dtà-pan1product; manufactured good2output; end productใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at present
The company's spokesperson held a press briefing about the new product today.
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หลังlǎngการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumคณะทำงานká-ná-tam-ngaanส่งsòngโฆษกkoo-sòkออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaชี้แจงchíi-jɛɛngต่อสื่อdtɔ̀ɔ-sʉ̀ʉ
After the meeting, the team sent the spokesperson to clarify matters to the media.
โฆษกkoo-sòkรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanยืนยันyʉʉn-yanนโยบายná-yoo-baaiเดิมdəəmและlɛ́ตอบคำถามdtɔ̀ɔp-kam-tǎamผู้สื่อข่าวpûu-sʉ̀ʉ-kàaoอย่างรัดกุมyàang-rát-gum
The government spokesperson reaffirmed the existing policy and answered reporters' questions concisely.
ในnaiวิกฤตwí-grìtครั้งนี้kráng-níiองค์กรong-gɔɔnแต่งตั้งdtɛ̀ng-dtângโฆษกkoo-sòkคนเดียวkon-diiaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันข้อมูลbpɔ̂ng-gan-kɔ̂ɔ-muunสับสนsàp-sǒnและlɛ́รักษาrák-sǎaเอกภาพèek-gà-pâapของkɔ̌ɔngสารsǎan
In this crisis, the organization appointed a single spokesperson to prevent confusion and maintain message unity.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โฆษก said โค-สก?
koo-sòk
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
koo
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |