โจทย์
jòotMeanings
1NounA2
problem; exercise; question (esp. math/school)
a problem, exercise, or set question to be solved, especially in mathematics or schoolwork
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วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)โจทย์jòhtโจทย์jòht1problem; exercise; question (esp. math/school)2prompt; brief; guiding questionคณิตká-nítคณิตká-nít1mathematics2mathematical; arithmeticง่ายngâaiง่ายngâai1easy; simple2easily; readilyๆ-หนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostข้อkôข้อkô1item; point; clause2classifier: items/points/clauses/questions3joint (anatomy)4condition; term5node; joint; segment (botany/zoology)
Today the teacher gave an easy math problem, one question.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnทำtamโจทย์jòotการบ้านgaan-bâanไม่mâiเสร็จsètเพราะprɔ́ยังyangคิดkítวิธีแก้wí-tii-gɛ̂ɛไม่ได้mâi-dâai
Yesterday I didn’t finish the homework problems because I couldn’t figure out how to solve them.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiมีmiiสอบsɔ̀ɔpครูkruuบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaจะมีjà-miiโจทย์jòotข้อเขียนkɔ̂ɔ-kǐianและlɛ́โจทย์jòotคำนวณkam-nuuanปนbponกันgan
There’s a test tomorrow; the teacher said there will be both written questions and calculation problems.
เวลาwee-laaเจอjəəโจทย์jòotที่tîiยากyâakฉันchǎnมักจะmák-jàอ่านàanเงื่อนไขngʉ̂ʉan-kǎiให้hâiละเอียดlá-ìiatแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iแยกyɛ̂ɛkข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunทีละtii-láส่วนsùuanก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเริ่มrə̂əmคำนวณkam-nuuan
When I encounter a difficult problem, I usually read the conditions carefully and then separate the information piece by piece before calculating.
2NounB1
prompt; brief; guiding question
a prompt, brief, or guiding question that frames a task, discussion, research topic, or design assignment
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ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)โจทย์jòhtโจทย์jòht1problem; exercise; question (esp. math/school)2prompt; brief; guiding questionสั้นsânสั้นsân1short (length)2short (time; brief)3conciseๆ-เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofชี้chéeชี้chée1[to] point (at)2[to] indicate; show3[to] point out; highlight4[to] designate; specifyกรอบgròpกรอบgròp1frame; border2crispy; crunchy3framework; scope; limits4emaciated; gaunt (slang/figurative)การสนทนาgaan sŏn-tá-naaการสนทนาgaan sŏn-tá-naaconversation; dialogue; discussionในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องเรียนhông riianห้องเรียนhông riianclassroomพรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after today
The teacher gave a short prompt to frame tomorrow’s classroom discussion.
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ก่อนgònเริ่มrêrmทำtamโครงการkrohng gaanเราraoตกลงกันdtòk long ganว่าwâaโจทย์jòhtวิจัยwí-jaiคือkeuผลกระทบpŏn grà-tópของkŏngขยะพลาสติกkà-yà pláas-dtìkต่อdtòชุมชนchum-chonชายฝั่งchaai fàng
Before starting the project, we agreed that the research prompt is the impact of plastic waste on coastal communities.
การgaanระดมสมองrá-dom-sà-mɔ̌ɔngวันนี้wan-níiตั้งต้นdtâng-dtônจากjàakโจทย์jòotว่าwâaจะjàออกแบบɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛpแอปɛ́pให้hâiผู้สูงอายุpûu-sǔung-aa-yúใช้ง่ายchái-ngâaiขึ้นkʉ̂nได้อย่างไรdâai-yàang-rai
Today’s brainstorming starts from the prompt: ‘How can we design the app to be easier for seniors to use?’
ที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumปรับbpràpโจทย์jòotการสนทนาgaan-sǒn-tá-naaให้hâiชัดเจนchát-jeenขึ้นkʉ̂nโดยdooiกำหนดขอบเขตgam-nòt-kɔ̀ɔp-kèetและlɛ́คำถามkam-tǎamชี้นำchíi-namที่tîiทุกคนtúk-konต้องdtɔ̂ngตอบdtɔ̀ɔp
The meeting refined the discussion prompt by defining the scope and guiding questions that everyone must address.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โจทย์ said โจด?
jòot
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ท is said like ด (t).Silent letterย์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ท, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
jòot
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
ย์ 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 | — | — |