โทรเข้า
too-kâoMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] call in; phone in
To make a telephone call to a particular person, number, or service, described from the perspective of the receiving end.
Examples
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Yesterday, someone called the wrong number.
Tomorrow, a customer will call to reserve a table.
ถ้าtâaมีใครmii-kraiโทรเข้ามาtoo-kâo-maaถามหาtǎam-hǎaฉันchǎnช่วยchûuaiบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaฉันchǎnจะjàโทรกลับtoo-glàpตอนบ่ายdtɔɔn-bàai
If anyone calls asking for me, please tell them I will call back in the afternoon.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โทรเข้า said โท-เข้า?
too-kâo
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
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
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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โทรเข้าtoo-kâoโทรเข้าtoo-kâo[to] call in; phone in[to] call in; phone inWord