โทรสาร
too-rá-sǎanMeanings
1NounA2
fax machine
A device used to send and receive copies of documents by fax.
Examples
เครื่องโทรสารkrʉ̂ʉang-too-rá-sǎanเครื่องโทรสารkrʉ̂ʉang-too-rá-sǎanfax machine; facsimile machineอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtótable; desk
The fax machine is on the desk.
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The fax machine broke down yesterday.
Dad bought a new fax machine for the office.
ช่างchâangกำลังgam-langซ่อมsɔ̂mเครื่องโทรสารkrʉ̂ʉang-too-rá-sǎanเพราะprɔ́เครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmดึงdʉngกระดาษgrà-dàat
The technician is repairing the fax machine because it won't feed the paper.
2NounA2
fax; faxed document
A document or message sent or received by fax.
Examples
โทรสารtoo-rá-sǎanโทรสารtoo-rá-sǎan1fax machine2fax; faxed document3fax; facsimile transmission4[to] faxฉบับchà-bàpฉบับchà-bàp1classifier for documents/printed texts2issue; edition; copyนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)
This fax has two pages.
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I received a fax from a customer this morning.
กรุณาgà-rú-naaวางwaangโทรสารtoo-rá-sǎanฉบับchà-bàpนี้níiไว้wáiบนbonโต๊ะdtóของkɔ̌ɔngผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaan
Please put this fax on the manager's desk.
ข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaamบางส่วนbaang-sùuanในnaiโทรสารtoo-rá-sǎanฉบับchà-bàpนี้níiอ่านàanไม่mâiออกɔ̀ɔkเราraoจึงjʉngขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiลูกค้าlûuk-káaส่งsòngมาใหม่maa-mài
Some of the text in this fax is unreadable, so we asked the customer to send it again.
3NounB1
fax; facsimile transmission
A system or method for transmitting copies of documents or images electronically, typically over telephone lines.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] emit; transmit; send out6[to] escort; see off7wholesaleเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanเอกสารèek-gà-sǎandocumentทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)โทรสารtoo-rá-sǎanโทรสารtoo-rá-sǎan1fax machine2fax; faxed document3fax; facsimile transmission4[to] fax
Yesterday I sent the documents by fax.
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เมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔnเราraoส่งsòngเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanทางtaangโทรสารtoo-rá-sǎanแต่dtɛ̀ɛตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiส่งsòngทางtaangอีเมลii-meen
We used to send documents by fax, but now we send them by email.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtรับrápคำสั่งซื้อkam-sàng-sʉ́ʉทางtaangโทรสารtoo-rá-sǎanแล้วlɛ́ɛoพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanจะjàโทรกลับtoo-glàpไปbpaiยืนยันyʉʉn-yan
The company accepts orders by fax, and a staff member then calls back to confirm them.
แม้mɛ́ɛการส่งgaan-sòngเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanทางtaangโทรสารtoo-rá-sǎanจะjàไม่สะดวกmâi-sà-dùuakเท่าtâoอีเมลii-meenแต่dtɛ̀ɛหน่วยงานnùuai-ngaanบางbaangแห่งhɛ̀ngก็gɔ̂ยังyangใช้cháiวิธีwí-tiiนี้níiเป็นbpenช่องทางchɔ̂ng-taangสำรองsǎm-rɔɔng
Although sending documents by fax is less convenient than email, some organizations still use this method as a backup channel.
4VerbB1
[to] fax
To send a document or message by fax.
Examples
กรุณาgà-rú-naaกรุณาgà-rú-naa1please (polite/formal request)2kindness; benevolence3kind; benevolentโทรสารtoo-rá-sǎanโทรสารtoo-rá-sǎan1fax machine2fax; faxed document3fax; facsimile transmission4[to] faxเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanเอกสารèek-gà-sǎandocumentนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสำนักงานsǎm-nák-ngaanสำนักงานsǎm-nák-ngaan1office; workplace2agency; bureau (institution)
Please fax this document to the office.
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กรุณาgà-rú-naaโทรสารtoo-rá-sǎanใบสมัครbai-sà-màkมาก่อนmaa-gɔ̀ɔnแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iส่งsòngต้นฉบับdtôn-chà-bàpทางtaangไปรษณีย์bprai-sà-nii
Please fax the application first, then send the original by mail.
ฝ่ายจัดซื้อfàai-jàt-sʉ́ʉโทรสารtoo-rá-sǎanใบสั่งซื้อbai-sàng-sʉ́ʉไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛผู้ขายpûu-kǎaiยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâaiยืนยันyʉʉn-yanว่าwâaได้รับdâi-ráp
The purchasing department has faxed the purchase order, but the seller has not yet confirmed receipt.
หากhàakไม่สะดวกmâi-sà-dùuakส่งsòngเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanทางtaangอีเมลii-meenท่านtânสามารถsǎa-mâatโทรสารtoo-rá-sǎanสำเนาsǎm-naoสัญญาsǎn-yaaมาmaaให้เราhâi-raoตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpก่อนgɔ̀ɔnส่งsòngต้นฉบับdtôn-chà-bàpได้dâai
If sending the document by email is inconvenient, you can fax us a copy of the contract for review before sending the original.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โทรสาร said โท-ระ-สาร?
too-rá-sǎan
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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
too
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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สารsǎanสารsǎan1substance; material2message; content3letter; epistle (formal/literary)4essence; substance (figurative)substance; materialPart 2
โทรสารtoo-rá-sǎanโทรสารtoo-rá-sǎanfax machinefax machineWord